Hi. I was wondering, those who are premium membership with FAA, is it worth it ? I know it's only 30$ a year, but will you make that back ? I have around 3k files which will fit into art wall.

Thanks

Yes, with 3,000 images that would fit well on on FFA it's well worth the $30 a year. I am below average on artsy images (mostly do background crap) and I've made a few sales that have paid for 20 years worth of membership.  I do agree if you can direct folks to your images on FAA that would be the ticket! I don't but I know others that do and they make much more money per year then me.

I have my own website where I can sell prints and stuff. But thought that FAA does everything for you and you just sell
. Otherwise I could try advert my own portfolio to sell prints.

My images are more microstock but I did upload a ton of landscapes there. Unfortunately they sell about as well as landscapes do on microstock. I made $24 last year and $33 the year before. I paid for an account for two years but then my credit card number changed so they couldn�t bill me again. They block you from uploading new images but don�t take down any of your old photos, so I�ll make another $25 this year.

Seems that isn't worth the time investing.

I have some 10k files there which earns about 500-1k a year.
But their upload system is pain in the ass, really slow (one by one photo) and always something crushing.

Can I have a look at your store?

So is it worth the hassle or no ?

yes, you need a decent sized portfolio and do the work - just waiting for sales won't get you anywhere

https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/steve-estvanik

we have a group of artists on FAA who cross-promote each others work and discuss working within FAA

https://fineartamerica.com/groups/the-hashtag-team.html?tab=overview

If that means to pay to advertise, I see no point. Better advert your own website. That's what I thought, that FAA stated they do everything, including advertising for you. And you only get the commission. At the moment I have around 2.6k on photo4me. Never sold anything, but not bothered because I don't have to pay any fees.

As of today, I have almost 550 photos on FAA, and I have made over $12k there since I started in ~2014.
I do not advertise, promote or cross-promote anything, I don't interact with comments and likes.
My last FAA sale was two days ago (see below). The advertisement mentioned is not mine (this is what the FAA does, hence the deep discount).

Is that $12k profit or sales? As I know FAA will take a lot of commissions.

Quote from: Zero Talent on March 29, 2024, 07:36

As of today, I have almost 550 photos on FAA, and I have made over $12k there since I started in ~2014.
I do not advertise, promote or cross-promote anything, I don't interact with comments and likes.
My last FAA sale was two days ago (see below). The advertisement mentioned is not mine (this is what the FAA does, hence the deep discount).

Is that $12k profit or sales? As I know FAA will take a lot of commissions.

you don't know - FAA takes no commission - they set a basic price for a product and you add the amount you want to get when it sells

My experience is similar to those who suggest you pay the $30 and upload what you have, don't limit yourself to just 25 images. I make the $30 back easily in January of each year, and I set my prices high enough to make a healthy profit, this year clearing roughly 10 times the cost of membership with a single large print sale at the beginning of the year, which isn't unusual. Products don't earn much but I sell those there too since, like microstock, they add up, but it's the prints where I make my profit.

I've got a little over 900 images there which you can check out if you'd like. https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/marianne-campolongo/shop

I sell mostly travel related images, a lot of lighthouses, and landscape and nature, and occasionally black and white photos. I have a core group of images that sell frequently but you never know what will do best year to year.

I've done best when I was active on social media and was part of a group similar to what Steve describes cross-promoting with other artists there, mostly on twitter. I haven't been very active on social media nor on FAA groups the past few years and sales have slowed a bit, but they are still strong even without my doing anything. I expect them to do even better if I can find the time to get back into social media again later this year when I'm less busy. But I've been on there since 2010, and I assume my repeat sellers get a boost in searches. If you're new, you'll need to do some promoting on your own I'd assume.

Uploads are slow but you can save your prices which speeds things up. I have a few different tiers of prices and try to upload similarly priced ones at the same time. I haven't added anything new in a while, since I don't have much chance to shoot fine art in winter, but like stock, uploading regularly can help boost sales. With a big portfolio to add, you'll have plenty to feed the beast.

I've done best when I was active on social media and was part of a group similar to what Steve describes cross-promoting with other artists there, mostly on twitter. I haven't been very active on social media nor on FAA groups the past few years and sales have slowed a bit, but they are still strong even without my doing anything. I expect them to do even better if I can find the time to get back into social media again later this year when I'm less busy. But I've been on there since 2010, and I assume my repeat sellers get a boost in searches. If you're new, you'll need to do some promoting on your own I'd assume.

Yap, and as most of their traffic comes from google promotion that includes backlinks is also a way to try but for people that would like to start today heavy promotion is the only way it might work

I understand this site is for selling art photography. This site is not for selling stock photography.

Quote from: stoker2014 on March 30, 2024, 04:23

I understand this site is for selling art photography. This site is not for selling stock photography.

Mate, that�s why it�s opened on off topic subforum, what�s your problem here ? Just move on. *.

With your permission, I could move this thread from the "Off-Topic" to the "Print on Demand" subforum, since it is obviously on-topic.

very interesting discussion. I keep paying the 30 dollars but never upload. Must change that.

I will probably start an extra twitter and insta account for FAA promotion