Author Topic: Your 300th, 400th, 500th etc. SS Image Approved ? (Read 9836 times)

mwp1969 · « **on:** September 14, 2009, 16:58 »

This week my 300th image was approved at Shutterstock

*I would like to suggest that this link be used for those that would like to keep track of and report their 100th, 200th, 300th etc. and beyond upload milestones for their submissions to SS. I would find being able to draw some comparisons for SS helpful similar to how we compare with the gauges here on MSG for Dreamstime and IS ...

-Mark
www.PayneImages.com

elvinstar · « **Reply #1 on:** September 14, 2009, 19:11 »

Congrats! Keep plugging away and you'll see your revenue grow.

takestock · « **Reply #2 on:** September 15, 2009, 03:07 »

Nice one Mark!

More up - more sales!
Let's hope so.

leaf · « **Reply #3 on:** September 15, 2009, 05:13 »

congrats. It is always great to achieve a goal.

cybernesco · « **Reply #4 on:** September 15, 2009, 06:19 »

Congrats Mark!!! You have nice shots of Seattle...makes me want to go there. Denis

Aetherial · « **Reply #5 on:** September 17, 2009, 23:59 »

congrats! I'm almost there, it took me a little over a year, how long did it take you?

mwp1969 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 19, 2009, 00:46 »

Quote from: Aetherial on September 17, 2009, 23:59

congrats! I'm almost there, it took me a little over a year, how long did it take you?

It took me just over a year as well ... working it part-time most of that time. - Mark

mwp1969 · « **Reply #7 on:** September 28, 2009, 01:51 »

Quote from: takestock on September 15, 2009, 03:07

Nice one Mark!

More up - more sales!
Let's hope so.

My sales have been growing ... no plateau as of yet ...

-Mark

mwp1969 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 30, 2009, 18:51 »

Shot past my 400th approval today ... I had been trying to kick it up a few notches here lately and looks like I'm headed in the right direction with 100+ approvals in this last six weeks.

-Mark

suwanneeredhead · « **Reply #9 on:** October 30, 2009, 19:24 »

I'm so proud! Kisses Mark!

(in case some of you missed it, he's my husband, we met through microstock photography, got married, and just celebrated our one-year wedding anniversary!)

Stacey

digiology · « **Reply #10 on:** October 31, 2009, 16:10 »

Congrats to the both of you!

mwp1969 · « **Reply #11 on:** December 01, 2009, 11:21 »

Hit my 500th SS approval today. I feel I am starting to find my stride with this last 100 + approvals happening in around four weeks ...

Back to uploading.

-Mark

mwp1969 · « **Reply #12 on:** December 26, 2009, 23:18 »

My 600th SS image was approved today. Getting these last 100 images approved took about 3 1/2 weeks which was an additional improvement in time since my last 100 approvals at SS.

*I would like to suggest that this link be used for those that would like to report their 100th, 200th, 300th etc. and beyond upload milestones for their submissions to SS.

I would also like to suggest sharing uploading strategies as they evolve.

My strategy for SS is to always have at least a batch of of 1-3 images ready to upload after a batch is processed. I prefer to have 5-8 as a minimum when I have at least a 2nd batch ready to go before I increase to a larger batch size.

I look forward hearing those that don't mind sharing

-Mark
http://markwpayne.wordpress.com

P.S. I believe in setting, achieving and recognizing small obtainable goals within the larger big picture in order to track and accelerate future growth ...

mwp1969 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 09, 2010, 14:58 »

I just had my 700th approval at Shutterstock and set a personal best for myself with 100 approvals achieved at SS in less than two weeks. I hope to be able to maintain this pace for a couple of weeks. I have another small batch always ready to upload as soon as one is reviewed.

-Mark
http://markwpayne.wordpress.com

*I would like to suggest that this link be used for those that would like to keep track of and report their 100th, 200th, 300th etc. and beyond upload milestones for their submissions to SS. I would find being able to draw some comparisons for SS helpful similar to how we compare with the gauges here on MSG for Dreamstime and IS ...

donding · « **Reply #14 on:** January 09, 2010, 17:36 »

How are your sales with that many uploads?

I looked at your portfolio and noticed the five dollar bill. I'm surprised they let you put that on there. I had a problem with some of the stock sites (can't remember if they were one of them) saying they couldn't put a full image of currency on the web because of counterfiting. You can put a partial image just not a full one.

mwp1969 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 10, 2010, 00:13 »

Quote from: donding on January 09, 2010, 17:36

How are your sales with that many uploads?

I looked at your portfolio and noticed the five dollar bill. I'm surprised they let you put that on there. I had a problem with some of the stock sites (can't remember if they were one of them) saying they couldn't put a full image of currency on the web because of counterfiting. You can put a partial image just not a full one.

donding

My sales have been steadily increasing with my having had multiple BMEs at SS in the last six month. My December was $2.00 short of topping my November BME so I am very happy there.

Regarding the U.S. Five Dollar Bill and other currency, I had a couple of flat money images that were approved prior to their changes to their upload policies for these kinds of images. So I guess for now the images out there will continue to earn until they make a policy of removing images of this type that were previously accepted as SS.

Back on topic. What kind of upload pace do you maintain per week to maintain your sales own volume at SS ?

-Mark
http://markwpayne.wordpress.com

PowerDroid · « **Reply #16 on:** January 10, 2010, 09:35 »

I also wonder about the focus on racing to increased port size as quickly as possible. Of course, that's a goal for all of us, but I care most of all about RPI. So I wonder if the race to get to 700 has had the desired effect on revenue growth or if you're oversaturating subjects you already have well covered and are cannibalizing your own sales? Not a knock on you, as I haven't looked at your port... but on the widespread desire to grow port size at any cost, rather than focusing on the more important factors of diversity, uniqueness, and yes, quality.

willie · « **Reply #17 on:** January 10, 2010, 10:26 »

Quote from: PowerDroid on January 10, 2010, 09:35

I also wonder about the focus on racing to increased port size as quickly as possible. Of course, that's a goal for all of us, but I care most of all about RPI. So I wonder if the race to get to 700 has had the desired effect on revenue growth or if you're oversaturating subjects you already have well covered and are cannibalizing your own sales? Not a knock on you, as I haven't looked at your port... but on the widespread desire to grow port size at any cost, rather than focusing on the more important factors of diversity, uniqueness, and yes, quality.

first off , congrats to OP . we all have different ideas of what defines success, so if volume is important to you, power to you.

i agree with PD also. i don't think volume is necessarily vital to increased earnings. if so, we would see dl next to all those contributors who flood the sites with slight variations of (to quote Achilles) similars. maybe SS is diff, because they are as i learn is hot on quantity not quality, as they are THE SUBS king.

but each time i hear someone shout about reaching the stars in counts,
i keep going back to the esteemed Mr Locke who in an older thread came in to say that it is not a wise idea to celebrate simply because you just made xxxxxxxxxxx uploads. Mr Locke instead pointed out the importance is the number of sales, not the quantity of your portfolio.

till this day, i have maintained this advice from Mr. Locke

gbcimages · « **Reply #18 on:** January 10, 2010, 10:35 »

I myself don't think numbers is what it's all about. I upload one or two images a day and my earnings don't change . I have 596 images on site,and make less then $50 a month. I believe it's the type of material you have. Just my thought.

Peter · « **Reply #19 on:** January 10, 2010, 11:31 »

I passed my 7200 today...

Yeee.... whatever.

donding · « **Reply #20 on:** January 10, 2010, 11:39 »

Quote from: mwp1969 on January 10, 2010, 00:13

Quote from: donding on January 09, 2010, 17:36
How are your sales with that many uploads?

I looked at your portfolio and noticed the five dollar bill. I'm surprised they let you put that on there. I had a problem with some of the stock sites (can't remember if they were one of them) saying they couldn't put a full image of currency on the web because of counterfiting. You can put a partial image just not a full one.

donding

My sales have been steadily increasing with my having had multiple BMEs at SS in the last six month. My December was $2.00 short of topping my November BME so I am very happy there.

Regarding the U.S. Five Dollar Bill and other currency, I had a couple of flat money images that were approved prior to their changes to their upload policies for these kinds of images. So I guess for now the images out there will continue to earn until they make a policy of removing images of this type that were previously accepted as SS.

Back on topic. What kind of upload pace do you maintain per week to maintain your sales own volume at SS ?

-Mark
http://markwpayne.wordpress.com

To be honest with you I don't know for sure how many images I have on there. I upload in fairly large batchs. I haven't uploaded for awhile now because of other things going on in my life and then yesterday my camera decided to crap out, so I got all kinds of time on my hands. That's why I've been on here so much lately. I gotta compare camera now. You got any recomendations? I got a D200 right now.

mwp1969 · « **Reply #21 on:** January 11, 2010, 01:24 »

Quote from: PowerDroid on January 10, 2010, 09:35

I also wonder about the focus on racing to increased port size as quickly as possible. Of course, that's a goal for all of us, but I care most of all about RPI. So I wonder if the race to get to 700 has had the desired effect on revenue growth or if you're oversaturating subjects you already have well covered and are cannibalizing your own sales? Not a knock on you, as I haven't looked at your port... but on the widespread desire to grow port size at any cost, rather than focusing on the more important factors of diversity, uniqueness, and yes, quality.

PowerDroid,

I agree 100% when it comes to the fact that the number of images does not matter. I would not be happy if I grew my portfolio to 1000 images and had nothing to show for it. I have had multiple BMEs at SS and many other sites in the last six months ... so yes I am happy with the results. On the other hand the volume numbers do matter when it comes to keeping a SS portfolio active. If there are similar newly uploaded images in one's submission then that refreshes the sort by newest first. Rather than having a cannibalizing effect, I submit that frequent uploading of your specialized topics ALLOWS your image in a particular topic a fighting chance to show up in the newest section for your competing keywords in the growing millions of photos online. It is then ... that there is cross-pollenization across your portfolio to similar older images that are discovered. At least for the subscription plans ...

I also submit that it is important to have breadth in ones portfolio as well as depth when it comes to the type and number of images in ones portfolio. As far as quality is concerned I am making an effort to work on higher quality images in addition to those that start to sell well that I can create quickly. I am starting to add vectors to my portfolio as my illustration skills develop further ...

Thanks for the discussion

-Mark
http://markwpayne.wordpress.com

PowerDroid · « **Reply #22 on:** January 11, 2010, 07:09 »

Agreed on the importance of regularly adding new material to keep showing up near the top of searches. It's a necessary strategy.

But for most of us that's what it is, a strategy, rather than the goal. In the stat spreadsheets I keep, I care about my port size only in the sense that it's a multiplier in hitting my revenue goals. Port size x RPI = Revenue. I have a revenue goal in mind, I upload a few images a day, and I carefully watch my RPI as the key determining factor of whether I'll reach my goal. As an analogy, think about your day job... do you benchmark how many days you worked and celebrate when you've hit 100 work days for the year, 200, 300? Now, of course I enjoy producing images for microstock and don't really want to compare it to a grind, but I have a daily quota to hit and it's my expectation that a month from now I'll have 60 more images, and two months from now I'll have 120 more images, etc. I'm not excited when I meet my upload quotas, but instead I'm excited to see the movement in RPI if there's any... and in fact I'm thrilled when it remains constant... that tells me I'm uploading intelligently. Looking at the count of new images just tells me I'm uploading.

Therefore I'd find it most interesting to see a thread about people tracking their RPI rather than how many images they've uploaded. Does everyone's RPI slip over time? Who has bucked the trend and how?

mwp1969 · « **Reply #23 on:** January 11, 2010, 20:10 »

Quote from: PowerDroid on January 11, 2010, 07:09

Agreed on the importance of regularly adding new material to keep showing up near the top of searches. It's a necessary strategy.

But for most of us that's what it is, a strategy, rather than the goal. In the stat spreadsheets I keep, I care about my port size only in the sense that it's a multiplier in hitting my revenue goals. Port size x RPI = Revenue. I have a revenue goal in mind, I upload a few images a day, and I carefully watch my RPI as the key determining factor of whether I'll reach my goal. As an analogy, think about your day job... do you benchmark how many days you worked and celebrate when you've hit 100 work days for the year, 200, 300? Now, of course I enjoy producing images for microstock and don't really want to compare it to a grind, but I have a daily quota to hit and it's my expectation that a month from now I'll have 60 more images, and two months from now I'll have 120 more images, etc. I'm not excited when I meet my upload quotas, but instead I'm excited to see the movement in RPI if there's any... and in fact I'm thrilled when it remains constant... that tells me I'm uploading intelligently. Looking at the count of new images just tells me I'm uploading.

Therefore I'd find it most interesting to see a thread about people tracking their RPI rather than how many images they've uploaded. Does everyone's RPI slip over time? Who has bucked the trend and how?

Powerdroid,

Keeping what you said in mind, I imagine you would have to agree that if RPI were the variable X, no matter what amount X is, it will equal more revenue as a multiple of a portfolio of 7400 images such as Peters, rather than a portfolio of 400 images if the RPI is equal. I agree that when RPI is falling ... it is a trend worth investigating ... and I know a thing or two about trends

While 300, 400, 500 images etc are just tiny milestones along the way on the journey, it is a goal of mine to continue grow my abilities, continue to increase my revenue stream, increase my RPI and grow gross and profit margins whenever possible.

-Mark
http://markwpayne.wordpress.com

mwp1969 · « **Reply #24 on:** February 13, 2010, 15:29 »

Today my 800th SS image was approved. It took five weeks to reach my next step of 100 images approved at SS. This was a little slower than the previous 100 approvals. I worked on some high quality Valentines Day and anniversary type of illustration backgrounds as well as other raster and vector illustrations. These were more labor intensive during this period of 100 approvals.

I anticipate a further slowdown in my uploading activities as I continue to explore vector illustrations in pursuit of higher returns. However even in this slowdown period I will continue with my strategy of uploading a new batch as each batch is reviewed.

-Mark
http://markwpayne.wordpress.com

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