Microstock Photography results for October

I am still travelling so still haven't had any time to edit or upload any photos. My guess is that at the end of my travels, i will have over 10,000 photos, though probably only 500-1000 will be good enough for stock. When travelling, I constantly have to remind my self to take a photo that while not necessarily perfect, is important as a momento rather than just a stock photograph.

Even though I have done nothing, it has been another record month. istockphoto continues to grow and I had an Extended License from LuckyOliver which distorts the percentages a bit. This EL now means that I qualify for a payment from LuckyOliver (at long last) which means taht I have finally received a payment from all sites I submit to (and haven't given up on).

Below are percentages for the month to show how I have been going:

28% shutterstock
9% dreamtime
6% Fotolia
25% istockphoto BEM
4% bigstockphoto
7% 123RF
13% StockXpert
0% Featurepics
7% LuckyOliver

Off to Africa for the next 50 days so wont be updating till after Christmas now.

Microstock Photograhy results for September

I have been on an extended holiday so haven't had a chance to update the blog recently. I have had two record months in a row even though I have done absolutely nothing. This is good news as I wont be able to do any for the next 3 months either (other than take photo).


Below are percentages for the month to show how I have been going:

25% shutterstock
10% dreamtime
4% Fotolia
23% istockphoto BEM
7% bigstockphoto
8% 123RF
17% StockXpert
2% Featurepics
2% LuckyOliver

I think this is one of the real advantages of the stock industry (not just mircostock put macrostock aswell). You have to put a bit of effort into it but it keeps paying dividends after you stop putting the effort in (or take a break).