if you are a beginner, you are wasting your time with cutcaster and stockfresh.. you can continue with the rest.. they will sell once you have a bigger port..

How many files do I need to consider my portofolio decent or big?

Unless you are making over $1000/month on your best site, i wouldn't worry about any more than the top 5-8 sites.

With my "big" portofolio consisting of 23 files I'm thinking of retiring and live like a king with lots of money and things. Kaching 

if you are a beginner, you are wasting your time with cutcaster and stockfresh.. you can continue with the rest.. they will sell once you have a bigger port..

Agreed. Cutcaster especially is a waste of time.

Stockfresh, I continue to hold out hope for but lately it's getting harder and harder to believe that anything is ever going to happen there. At this point the site has been around so long that it's starting to look outdated.

Quote from: adrian3008 on December 04, 2013, 05:46

How many files do I need to consider my portofolio decent or big?

Unless you are making over $1000/month on your best site, i wouldn't worry about any more than the top 5-8 sites.

I would say yes, but finding the top 5 or 8 sites usually means you have to try 20 sites. Then there is the whole figuring out if you just want money or do you have other expectations from sites.

You can't trust the poll on the left as an illustrator. Without experimenting you probably won't know your top 5-8 sites.
My two cents as an illustrator would be this.

Try GL, and Toonvectors - Each has lower sales but good Rpd --GL around $5.00 and TV $14.00
I have good luck with DT, 123 and Canstock as well. Decent Rpd at these sites for me. Around $2.00 to $2.50
If you are OK with a lot of sub sales you will want to try SS, IS, DT, BS and FT. Rpd between $.40 and $1.50

I like Yay and Stockami because of a fairly high Rpd.

Finally think about starting a symbio site.
With a small port like you have right now uploading and testing a number of sites will be relatively easy.

Currently I have sales only on Shutterstock, Fotolia and Depositphotos. No sales for 3-4 months on Dreamstime (big disappointment as they are on big earner top list) ,Bigstock, Canstock, Graphicriver, Cutcaster, Stockfresh, 123rf, Istock. I need an advice. Is it a right decision to cancel the account on non-earners agencies and focus on the first 3 and have more time for designs ?

Or alternative 3: just leave the files you have 'sitting' on the low performers and concentrate on those which are working for you. If you have a few spare minutes sometime and aren't feeling very inspired, add to the poor performers, if you want to.
Nowadays, you really need to have quantity as well as quality as there is so much competition.

I agree. That's an interesting point of view. As I hate sad endings and say goodbye to soon to those agencies, I decided to leave them for the moment and concentrate on my top 3 earners.