Had enough of Russia?;-)
Return per image per month - 1-2 dollars on average, unless you do only highly conceptual shots and then it could be up to 5-7.

Thanks Elena;  I still love Russia and photographing the wildlife here but it is a very difficult environment to work in, difficult to get around and near the animals, and difficult for an American with all the border patrol checks, security checks, registration issues, et al.  Nevertheless, major reason for return is to seek treatment for my eyes and digestion.  I am yearn for American food and Mexican food; neither is available here in Far East Russia.

Elena, $1-2/image; is that per month.  I assume so; with a port. of roughly 10,000 images, one could be looking at 120K per year; I understand there are many cost involved but that is still respectable.

For others that may be reading, here is my return for wildlife images.  Approx. 1000 images across all sites (except IS, only 30 images on IS); return is approx $300/month or roughly $0.30 per image/month.  The market for wildlife is a bit less so I am not disappointed with these results; especially considering the clothing styles and other considerations do not change for wildlife; they pretty much wear the same clothes year to year; so hopefully the images will keep a constant sales rate year to year.

iMHO, this is a very poorly conceived move on IS part.  Any five contributors that are selected are going to be active contributors, contributors with large port. on IS and contributors that have lost thousands during the past frauds not including the losses incurred because of the poor management and non-functioning IT department.

I would not be able to contain myself on such a call; i might start calm and collected but I am sure near the middle of the call my line would be disconnected.  Despite the purpose of the conference call; how could it not turn into a "bitch fest"

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Thanks but really not interested in forging a relationship with someone in India.

Since designers are our primary customers, maybe you can hookup with somebody in the design forums at one of the micros. 

Thanks lisa, i thought about that and have contacted the lady that came up with the idea; waiting for her reply with acceptance or denial before I contact others.

does sorting the keywords by importance really help; i do my keywording in photo mechanic but it does not sort according to importance

Pixart and others;

Thanks; really, Thanks!  That post took alot of thought and time; really helpful.  You are correct, my preference is time in the field not time behind the computer.  One look at my images and you can see they are pretty raw and direct from the camera, minor tweaks for white balance or saturation but basically directly out of the camera.

I have never been a fan of photoshop as I just do not like the time behind the computer; but then again, I like to eat food and I like to drive my car (when I get one) to sites to take pictures, so much easier than walking or riding the bus with a 600mm, camera body, heavy tripod and head, etc-so-I should try some of these on a rainy day.

I like to think of concepts and parodies; so this is right up my alley.  Now, if I could team up with a designer; that would be the perfect thing.

Thanks all, great answers.  i don't plan to do any pears, apples, strawberry, et al isolated on white; i do have some ideas for some new stuff; as a former scientist i have some ideas in that arena also.

Maybe if you keep asking the same question you'll get the answers you want to hear http://www.microstockgroup.com/general-stock-discussion/projected-revenue/

My answer is the same as before. And I'm experienced.

And I'm confused. A month ago you said

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I am converting from exclusive at Dreamstime to multi-submissions.  I have 808 files on Dreamstime (hopefully will have that up to 1000 by months end), monthly income of roughly $70-100.

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At $25/100 is the same as approx. $250/1000; I am making more than that from wildlife images.

How'd such a big change happen in a month?

Actually, last time I was asking the projected revenue of wildlife images.  This time I am requesting projected revenue of regular microstock type images.

Your response last time was

You have some nice wildlife images but I don't think wildlife sells as well as some of the more popular stock categories.

With your 800 images at the top four sites I would say $250 - $350 per month.

That was spot on; my current projected revenue for this month seems to be in line for approx. $300

My answer is the same as before. And I'm experienced. \

So you are saying the projected revenue for regular images would be the same as wildlife?

Nevertheless, you are correct, no need to ask the question; time will tell the outcome.  Just nervous about the projected relocation.

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Race:

Laughing my **S off; take a "chill pill", sip a beer or something

I agree, it's like talking to a wall. One excuse after another why the site is wrong because someone didn't read the rules and can't follow them. 

"The procedure of decline one, decline all robs me of the opportunity to establish which type of images the site prefers."

Hint: Alamy does not judge content, only image quality. Someone new to any agency should read the instructions and help files.

Alamy is pretty basic and upfront; you can send in a picture of a rock; not an interesting rock, just an everyday "by the side of the road" rock.  If it is lite correctly, proper contrast, good white balance and position well in the frame; it will be accepted by Alamy.  SS would deny it based on focus; IS would deny based on lack of punch or color, DT would deny it based on similars, Fotolia would deny it based on "to many of the same", etc.

I have been uploading for three weeks, weak sales, slow review times and so much bad press leaves me feeling like it is a waste.  Only hope and the fact that if I don't use my 18 uploads, I lose them-keeps me uploading.

Totaling all the sites, I'm doing close to $4 per image per month these days, but I expect that will dip to more like $3 from April to August or so, if the past few years are any indication, then come back to current levels in Sept.  So if you're doing what I'm doing, you should get $300-$400 per 100 images.

But this number is on the high side, from what I've read here.  I believe the average was more like $1 per image per month.  But of course, it all depends on what you're uploading.  Expect more for vectors (assuming you know what subjects sell).  And if you're doing photos, and don't know what sells, you could do more like $.50 per image per month... meaning most photos don't sell at all.

Thanks, encouraging numbers; even $1/image/month would be good for a start.

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Quote from: bad to the bone on March 11, 2011, 22:01

25$ Dollar if your are real good.

It could be much more, but it could be much much less.    If I were starting today, I would have VERY LOW expectations.

With all due respect, I am looking for some numbers from actual experience of members.  Hopefully, I can get some real work feedback of their experiences.  I know it will vary from port. to port.

And I gave you an approx amount of money you can make from each 100 uploads/month  

I had always heard that regular type of images sold much more than wildlife.  At $25/100 is the same as approx. $250/1000; I am making more than that from wildlife images.  I am hoping some of the other experienced members will also add comments.

I will be returning to USA (from Far East Russia) in June; no way I can live on the limited income I make from wildlife photography in USA ($300-500/month).  So, it looks like I need to do the isolated on white and other type of shots (business, food, et al...).

What is the approx. return on new uploads; for example, say I upload 100 images-what would be an approx average amount of money to make from each 100 uploads/month. I will upload to all sites, IS excluded as they will only allow limited uploads.

I have worked as a portrait photographer in the past, done some product and commercial photography and have the needed equipment.  I expect my images will be solid; not earth-shattering great but solid.