I'm relatively new in micros.  I've been visiting this forum for quite a while and have heard much of the summer slow down.  I've finally got full time internet access at home, a rather nice studio set up, and have just returned from a couple phenomenal photo trips.  Long story short, should I hold off on uploading the 200+ pictures I have ready to go so that they are new and fresh on the sites when sales pick up, or upload them now and hope they don't get lost to obscurity as newer files are uploaded.  I know it's best to slowly upload to SS, which is not a concern to me as I haven't been accepted there yet, but what about the others?  DT seems steady regardless of uploads, but what about IS, StockXpert, 123, and FT?

Thanks!

I just upload all the time.  Perhaps if you upload, you might get picked for an image of the week or artist of the week or get one of your photos featured on the front page of a site.  That will lead to lots of sales.  Perhaps a big buyer will find something they like in your portfolio and download lots of images.  None of that happens when they aren't on the sites.

I don�t think Shutterstock is slow. I was accepted at 09/27/08 and my income has doubled. I�ve had uploaded nearly 400 images on dreamstime last week, but had only 4 Downloads.

I don�t think Shutterstock is slow. I was accepted at 09/27/08 and my income has doubled. I�ve had uploaded nearly 400 images on dreamstime last week, but had only 4 Downloads.

Apples to Oranges, you can't compare SS returns with ANY other site.  They've always been high volume. And you usually start getting sales from the time you upload your first image.

Other sites seem to be about portfolio exposure.  The more images you have in your port, the more sales start to come in regularly.

And, of course, it's all about QUALITY... if your images aren't as good as what is currently on the site, your images will sink to the bottom.  But a quality image will stand the test of time and stay up or near the top.