Author Topic: Need advice, going for one more agency (Read 4339 times)

panicAttack · « **on:** July 10, 2016, 08:57 »

Greetings everyone and excuse my English

I always submit to 6 agencies (SS, Alamy, FT, IS, 123RF and DT), and as I grow my portfolio I can see earnings going up more or less on most of those agencies except for last one DT.

Also, i have some images on DP but it's about 5% of my full portfolio but not planning to submit there because of some topics i have read here (3% royalty and similar things).

So, from now on, I think I will not submit anymore to DT, even it's easy submit. Not planning to delete my portfolio, just don't want to waste my time anymore.

I need to tell that I have mostly photo portfolio with about 10% vector illustrations and no videos.

I was thinking about envato or pond5, but want to hear from you if any other is good for photographer/vector artist.

In terms of earnings, easiness of upload, trust and overall contributor experience, which one do you recommend and why?

I read here that pond5 is mostly good for video makers, so i would like to hear from contributors that have only images there.

Thank you!

Pauws99 · « **Reply #1 on:** July 10, 2016, 10:15 »

Envato is OK for sales but you may find the reject nearly everything :-(

jar · « **Reply #2 on:** July 10, 2016, 11:17 »

envato very bad for me. canstock better, less sales but good %:
    $1.60
    $0.75
    $2.50
    $0.25
    $0.35
    $0.25
    $0.50
    $0.25
    $0.75
    $0.75
    $2.50
...

Steveball · « **Reply #3 on:** July 10, 2016, 19:23 »

Envato - 100% rejection after 100% acceptance for 2 years so stopped uploading 6 months ago. Canstock probably best of the rest.

MxR · « **Reply #4 on:** July 11, 2016, 08:21 »

Creative Market!!

70% and you decide price

Stock Wife · « **Reply #5 on:** July 11, 2016, 08:34 »

Pond5 is a waste of time for a port with no video.

I'd say BigStock or Canva. We are on Envato (photo dune only, will not submit videos to them and don't have vectors at the moment) but sales are pretty infrequent (1-2 a month) and royalties are not that high. They also rejected a lot (most) of our work.

Lana · « **Reply #6 on:** July 11, 2016, 09:12 »

I like Bigstock, it sells more for me than 123 and DT. I do not submit neither to Envato nor to P5 as I have only photos in my port. Alamy is currently dead for me (still hoping for that big sale one day

But I hardly ever have a day without a sale at Bigstock (about 230 photos online, travel), they are very easy to submit to, and their payout threshold is reasonable, so is their review process (instant). Although the 0,25$ commission is a bummer and I hardly ever get a credit sale.

Jo Ann Snover · « **Reply #7 on:** July 11, 2016, 12:00 »

Quote from: MxR on July 11, 2016, 08:21

Creative Market!!

70% and you decide price

Just bear in mind that their standard license includes 500 items for resale. Makes it hard for photographers/illustrators who expect an EL for those selling physical products for resale.

etudiante_rapide · « **Reply #8 on:** July 11, 2016, 14:25 »

personally, if you cannot make money with ss
you won't make money anywhere else.
so, i would advise concentrate your efforts on making sellable images with ss.

the time you waste uploading to every single site to the right
will be better used to making new images for ss.

until another site can market their images as well as ss, or the old istock
i would not bother.

or you can try the elite clubs like offset and stocksy
whic are doing well for those who cheer for them.
their images would not be the same as you give to ss
as their needs are somewhat a bit (or very) different .

panicAttack · « **Reply #9 on:** July 11, 2016, 15:01 »

Quote from: etudiante_rapide on July 11, 2016, 14:25

personally, if you cannot make money with ss
you won't make money anywhere else.
so, i would advise concentrate your efforts on making sellable images with ss.

the time you waste uploading to every single site to the right
will be better used to making new images for ss.

until another site can market their images as well as ss, or the old istock
i would not bother.

or you can try the elite clubs like offset and stocksy
whic are doing well for those who cheer for them.
their images would not be the same as you give to ss
as their needs are somewhat a bit (or very) different .

did you read my post?

really don't understand people who put their images to every single site they find.

i only submit to 6 sites and will probably stop submitting to one of them and need advice of any good earner to take it place.

btw. even SS is my far best earner, while increasing my portfolio I see better progress in other sites I mentioned (FT and 123rf)

for example, I increase my portfolio by 100% in one year, SS earning go up about 50%, and FT and 123rf earning go about up 70-100%

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