Hello,
I am a vector illustrator. I have 1610 vector illustrations on SS. But I decided to upload my vectors to other stock web sites.

However, it takes considerable amount of time to upload all those vectors to other sites, so I want to know which sites are worthwhile of uploading.

Which sites are efficient with vector images sales? Please feel free to mention "not worthy sites" as well, if you know any.
Thanks.

Quote from: Activesocial on December 23, 2020, 11:46
Hello,
I am a vector illustrator. I have 1610 vector illustrations on SS. But I decided to upload my vectors to other stock web sites.

However, it takes considerable amount of time to upload all those vectors to other sites, so I want to know which sites are worthwhile of uploading.

Which sites are efficient with vector images sales? Please feel free to mention "not worthy sites" as well, if you know any.
Thanks.

Vectorstock.com, do you know it?

Quote from: alexandersr on December 24, 2020, 14:38

Quote from: Activesocial on December 23, 2020, 11:46
Hello,
I am a vector illustrator. I have 1610 vector illustrations on SS. But I decided to upload my vectors to other stock web sites.

However, it takes considerable amount of time to upload all those vectors to other sites, so I want to know which sites are worthwhile of uploading.

Which sites are efficient with vector images sales? Please feel free to mention "not worthy sites" as well, if you know any.
Thanks.

Vectorstock.com, do you know it?

Does it work for you?
I haven't even reached minimum payout there after 2,5 years and would delete my account if there was any easy way.

Granted, I gave up making vectors a long time ago, because the earnings from them didn't justify the time it takes to create them and now make photos only, but even on Shuttesrtock I've made much more from the 400 or so vectors I have than on Vectorstock, so it's hard for me to imagine that this site is really efficient for anyone? At least the upload process was fairly easy from what I remember.

Quote from: alexandersr on December 24, 2020, 14:38

Quote from: Activesocial on December 23, 2020, 11:46
Hello,
I am a vector illustrator. I have 1610 vector illustrations on SS. But I decided to upload my vectors to other stock web sites.

However, it takes considerable amount of time to upload all those vectors to other sites, so I want to know which sites are worthwhile of uploading.

Which sites are efficient with vector images sales? Please feel free to mention "not worthy sites" as well, if you know any.
Thanks.

Vectorstock.com, do you know it?

We're you joking? Site with 23M vectors and they promote their 703,986 Free Vectors. Not like a free video or a free image, but 703,986 free vectors?

Ranked below Panther which, hey is Panther still in business? What's a .3 rank? Oh about $2 a month.

Worthy site would be Adobe Stock.

Graphic River. Pain in the nuts uploading though.

Use StockSubmitter, makes it very easy and time-saving to upload to multiple agencies at once.

Quote from: Noedelhap on December 26, 2020, 21:07
Use StockSubmitter, makes it very easy and time-saving to upload to multiple agencies at once.

How do you prepare your vector files for Stock Submitter? Do you embed keywords in EPS or JPG preview? How do they adapt your files to the different demands of the sites? Some of them wants them zipped some needs JPG preview separately some wants artboard size huge... so I wonder how can you upload vectors to multiple sites at once through a submitter app?

Quote from: medveh on December 27, 2020, 21:43

Quote from: Noedelhap on December 26, 2020, 21:07
Use StockSubmitter, makes it very easy and time-saving to upload to multiple agencies at once.

How do you prepare your vector files for Stock Submitter? Do you embed keywords in EPS or JPG preview? How do they adapt your files to the different demands of the sites? Some of them wants them zipped some needs JPG preview separately some wants artboard size huge... so I wonder how can you upload vectors to multiple sites at once through a submitter app?

I often use 1200x1200 pt artboard size (which export as 5000x5000 JPG preview at 300 dpi). Simply keep the .eps and /jpg of the same name in 1 directory and StockSubmitter treats it as one file combo. The software allows you to embed, save, update and arrange keywords and other metadata to the accompanying JPG. After adding the metadata, you can upload each file to all agencies and then hit the Submit button. Stocksubmitter also zips files upon submission if the agency requires it. They also have specific options for certain agencies (even iStocks CV). It may take a day to get used to all the settings but once you get the hang of it, it saves you a ton of time.

I always export a 5000x5000 pixel JPG and that's suitable for all agencies. Shutterstock requires huge artboard size now but SS

Quote from: Noedelhap on December 27, 2020, 22:25

Quote from: medveh on December 27, 2020, 21:43

Quote from: Noedelhap on December 26, 2020, 21:07
Use StockSubmitter, makes it very easy and time-saving to upload to multiple agencies at once.

How do you prepare your vector files for Stock Submitter? Do you embed keywords in EPS or JPG preview? How do they adapt your files to the different demands of the sites? Some of them wants them zipped some needs JPG preview separately some wants artboard size huge... so I wonder how can you upload vectors to multiple sites at once through a submitter app?

I often use 1200x1200 pt artboard size (which export as 5000x5000 JPG preview at 300 dpi). Simply keep the .eps and /jpg of the same name in 1 directory and StockSubmitter treats it as one file combo. The software allows you to embed, save, update and arrange keywords and other metadata to the accompanying JPG. After adding the metadata, you can upload each file to all agencies and then hit the Submit button. Stocksubmitter also zips files upon submission if the agency requires it. They also have specific options for certain agencies (even iStocks CV). It may take a day to get used to all the settings but once you get the hang of it, it saves you a ton of time.

I always export a 5000x5000 pixel JPG and that's suitable for all agencies. Shutterstock requires huge artboard size now but SS

Good to know, I thought it is more complicated but it all makes sense this way! Thanks!

Quote from: Uncle Pete on December 25, 2020, 17:21

Quote from: alexandersr on December 24, 2020, 14:38

Quote from: Activesocial on December 23, 2020, 11:46
Hello,
I am a vector illustrator. I have 1610 vector illustrations on SS. But I decided to upload my vectors to other stock web sites.

However, it takes considerable amount of time to upload all those vectors to other sites, so I want to know which sites are worthwhile of uploading.

Which sites are efficient with vector images sales? Please feel free to mention "not worthy sites" as well, if you know any.
Thanks.

Vectorstock.com, do you know it?

We're you joking? Site with 23M vectors and they promote their 703,986 Free Vectors. Not like a free video or a free image, but 703,986 free vectors?

Ranked below Panther which, hey is Panther still in business? What's a .3 rank? Oh about $2 a month.

Worthy site would be Adobe Stock.

Sorry i only knew that website it's dedicated to sell vectors, but didn't know it was too bad.

Besides the sites already mentioned, I make surprisingly a nice amount on Canva (even without the double earnings they have now for some months).
I say surprisingly because only 10 percent of my portfolio is accepted there (~70 vectors) and I make almost as much as on AdobeStock (~700 vectors)
BUT review sometimes takes months and after many years I still have no idea what they accept and what not, they don't give you a rejection reason, and the contributor interface is pretty annoying too (for me at least).
So if you have strong nerves, you might want to give it a try.

Quote from: alexandersr on December 28, 2020, 21:53

Quote from: Uncle Pete on December 25, 2020, 17:21

Quote from: alexandersr on December 24, 2020, 14:38

Quote from: Activesocial on December 23, 2020, 11:46
Hello,
I am a vector illustrator. I have 1610 vector illustrations on SS. But I decided to upload my vectors to other stock web sites.

However, it takes considerable amount of time to upload all those vectors to other sites, so I want to know which sites are worthwhile of uploading.

Which sites are efficient with vector images sales? Please feel free to mention "not worthy sites" as well, if you know any.
Thanks.

Vectorstock.com, do you know it?

We're you joking? Site with 23M vectors and they promote their 703,986 Free Vectors. Not like a free video or a free image, but 703,986 free vectors?

Ranked below Panther which, hey is Panther still in business? What's a .3 rank? Oh about $2 a month.

Worthy site would be Adobe Stock.

Sorry i only knew that website it's dedicated to sell vectors, but didn't know it was too bad.

And if you didn't bring them up, I never would have heard of the place, so don't be sorry. Nice to know I don't want to go there after looking and from others advise and comments. 

Fck

Quote from: DiscreetDuck on September 30, 2025, 08:53
Fck

Yeah, five year old thread.  But I wonder what's going on now with Vector sales. I get a smattering, SSTK and Adobe, nothing big. Maybe someone can add something new?

By the way, all the part about uploading, has changed. We don't need to make the pairs anymore, for most sites. But there are many differences. For myself, Adobe is easy because I upload the Vector, they make the JPG or anything else, from that, on their site.

Here's what my notes say, and please, anyone correct me, if this has changed. In any case, always have the JPG and EPS have the identical name.

Adobe = EPS only (I upload the matching JPG and copy and paste the data, then delete the JPG, I don't have a new enough version of anything to embed data)
SSTK = EPS only (add keywords later)
DT = ftp JPG to default and then ftp the EPS to "additional" they get paired. DT reads the data.
Alamy = Upload Vector and Jpg to Vector folder. They get processed and only the EPS will show in the portfolio. Add data later
iStock = paired with same name. I use Deep Meta but online or qHero. The new DM is very interesting. https://deepmeta.creativ.zone/

The last one and it's not important, POND5 upload the files, combined in one zip.