Guess I picked the worst time to join IS. Uploaded 18 images in February and a few more this month. Review so slow compared to SS, DT and Fotolia. Have 7 online finally, many still in the queue, no sales and hardly any views. I did a search for one image that was accepted yesterday using words that bring it to the top one to five images on top of page one on SS and DT (even after many months online) and after going through 7 or 8 pages on IS, I still couldn't find it.

Obviously with a tiny port it's too early to tell, but the inability to find my most popular images (on other sites) using even multiple search terms that really narrow it down, leaves me wondering if anyone will even see my photos there, never mind DL them. Time will tell but I'm in no rush to keep uploading.

Interesting results-thanks for all your hard work!
This is my first post here so hope you don't mind my making a suggestion, but I'd like to pose two questions for next year:

1. Where does traditional stock fit into a microstockers income?
Many photographers shoot for both markets (even Yuri). Since there is some talk that the two markets are converging, it would be helpful to know if traditional shooters are also doing well on the micros, and vice-versa. Are some of those part-time microstockers making the other 60% of their income from traditional stock; are they seeing microstock earnings become a bigger and bigger part of their income? It'd be good to know.

2. What's your RPI on the micros and is that per month or per year? On the traditional agencies?
That's an income gauge that helps take into account the difference in portfolio sizes and helps you predict, to some extent, how much your income will rise as you upload more. If RPI is falling across the board, then that's important to consider when setting goals and managing your expectations.
 
Further Income Breakdown?
I'm pretty new to this & a part-timer, but I'd like to see what's possible out there for more than just the very top shooters so I'm eager to see more income data. We know half made less than $3,200, which means the top 50% of microstockers surveyed have an income that ranges from enough money to buy some new equipment next year to enough to live nicely. You said you were going to go into more detail & I'd love to get a sense of what percent of microstockers - broken down by full-timers and part-timers, fall within certain income ranges.  In that top group, for example, how many are in the $150-211K bracket, $100-149.9K, $75-99.9K, $40-74.9K, $10-39.9K, $3,200-9.9K? Maybe a breakdown on the lower end of the spectrum too, say above & below $1,000 and maybe below $100?

I know that's a lot of work, but you've hinted that the numbers so far don't tell the full story - finding some way to see the distribution of income along such a huge spectrum will give us a much better picture

(Please don't ban me from the forum. If it's too much work, I understand) 

Thanks again for all your hard work!