Microstock Plateau: iStockphoto July 2010

Posted on 7/6/2010 by Jim Pickerell | Printable Version | Comments (2)

A 14-month review of data from the leading microstock supports the theory of the fastest-growing industry segment having reached a plateau, with flat unit sales and revenue growth resulting from price increases.

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Bill Bachmann Posted Jul 6, 2010
Reading all of this very carefully, any new photographer should realize he/she has a very slim chance of making ANY money from Microstock. A few at the top (very few) are making some money, but a new person can not post images to be found because they are at the BOTTOm of the food chain where their images will not be searched!

New shooters... why not go RM and have the same chance as a top shooter to make large sales that are 50% yours?? It seems like anyone with any business sense would make that decision and not be lured by Microstock and rest on the bottom!! Even Yuri (King of Microstock) realized this and is starting to put some images in RM to make a lot more money!

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steve cole Posted Jul 14, 2010
Bill - do you have ANY personal experience with microstock?

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