August was another cracking month on Shutterstock. A total of 64 downloads with my Best Day Ever (BDE) netting six downloads. Grand totals to date are 135 downloads with $35 commission earned. So well on the way to my first $75 payout. A few sales on Istock and two on Bigstockphoto helped boost the month. Over at Veer Marketplace, my very small portfolio of 60 images has had a few views but no sales as yet. I am currently uploading a lot more images to them so (hopefully) might see that first sale soon. Nothing last month at Yaymicro or at British agency Picturenation. Picturenation introduced a new (lower) pricing structure in August with hi resolution sales dropping from £75 to £15. Commission remains at 40% of this amount. My hope (and theirs!) is that their much more competitive prices will now boost sales there. With over 1200 images online with them this could make a real difference to my sales.
Meanwhile, for a very interesting read check out Milan Keser's blog at http://photogress.blogspot.com . This San Diego based photographer is, like me, at the early stages of his stock career and charts his ups and downs along the way. Unlike me, Milan has one big advantage -a very photogenic young daughter who features in a lot of his stock images. I've just got my seagulls on hand to photograph! Regards, David
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David, Thanks for the mention! I've really enjoyed reading your updates so far. I know there's a lot of people on the same journey as you and I, but I'm especially grateful to those who are willing to share their perspective, thoughts, and feelings along the way. Regards, -milan
Hi Milan, you are very welcome and likewise thanks for listing mine on your blog. I very much enjoyed reading your posts (right back to the start) and, obviously, identified with a lot of it! Well apart from all the camera gear anyway. Look forward to reading your updates in the future. Best of luck, regards, David.
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