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« on: May 29, 2008, 07:53 »
I guess my question was more from a perspective of "why do the new sites even start?" I would think that it would be difficult for them to even draw attention from top submitters. I understand the attraction of a new agency to new submitters, as oftentimes it seems that when an agency is new, it's standards are somewhat loose as they work to build their library.
As I look at the Big6, I see 4 of the 5 agencies I submit to. I have a great amount of diffficulty getting anything accepted at Istock, where I'm actually amazed that I've earned a couple of hundred dollars in 18 months on only 5 or 6 images! At Dreamstime, my gallery is only 40-some-odd images....I have not really concentrated on them very much. I have earned $150 in about 3 years. I forget about Fotolia entirely, StockXpert won't have me and I don't think I've tried 123RoyaltyFree. Then, of course, Shutterstock is my best performer with almost 900 images and payouts everymonth ranging from $125-$150. And then BigStock has made me almost $400 in 3 years - my gallery is a little under 400 there, I think.
I'm getting off the original topic here - but wondering if I should concentrate more on Dreamstime and Fotolia? It's difficult for me to justify taking time away from Shutterstock, as we all know continuous uploading is key. Does that also apply elsewhere? I want to be able to build and diversify and I'm trying to determine my best course of action to do so without sacrificing my performance at Shutterstock.
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