Reached another Raise at Shutterstock

March has been the best to date in downloads ,and earnings. I knew I would be reaching Shutterstock next raise to $0.36, but not that early in the month. An EL ( Enhanced Download) did the magic this morning. The EL image is my best seller at the moment, and gets many sales a day.

Now, it is a long ride to the $0.38 club, but I'm ready for it, bring it on.

http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-757657p1.html

February 2013 Earnings

I'm very happy with February earnings and downloads, it is my best month ever at Shutterstock for both, and Fotolia. Weak at Dreamstime as usual, no surprises there. 123 RF , and Deposit Photos had some sales.
Shutterstock was on the  1st place as always with 484 downloads, and $ 363.15 in earnings which is a record for me, never got close to $300 before.  I added many images to my portfolio in the past 3 months, and it is starting to payoff now. I'm really excited with the improvements ,and March looks great so far ,and it could be another best month ever.

Some of my new images:

http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-757657p1.html

January 2013 Earnings

After the Holidays slow down sales, I'm having great sales, and more downloads day by day. January was almost a best month ever, a little short on downloads, and earnings but a very strong month. Shutterstock is always on the lead compared to all other agencies, and I got 420 downloads, and $216.05 which makes my 2nd best month ever. It could have been number one, if it weren't for the Holidays that affected the 1st week of January.

Fotolia always comes in second, and soon getting more payouts. 123RF, Deposit  Photo, and Dreamstime were slow as usual. Sales are less, and less at those 3 sites. No sales at Pocketstock, and I don't see anything good coming from this agency. Fine Art America had no sales, only one sale so far since I became a member.

I finally passed the 2,000 images mark, and now I have 2,057.  Soon, I will be reaching 5,000 downloads at Shutterstock, and close to another raise in a month or two.

My new uploads ,and best sellers:
http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-757657p1.html

December 2012 Earnings

Shutterstock earnings was very similar to November, slightly below as I expected due to the Holidays. A total of 340 downloads , and $ 178.01. Fotolia came on second place as usual, and I get downloads almost everyday now. I had very few downloads from Dreamstime, Deposit Photo ,and 123 RF, and they are not doing well this month either. CanStock, Graphic Leftovers, and Big Stock are a total waste of time, nothing ever happens on those sites.

I recently became a contributor at Pockestock Photo by invitation, and now I have 500 images in my portfolio. I had no sales yet, and it looks like is going to follow CanStock with zero downloads every month. The site is very slow, and freezes all the time, probably affecting buyers also. I will wait 6 months before I give up on them.

Overall, Shuterstock is the best miscrostock site for downloads, and earnings. I just wish they had better reviewers, no bugs on the site, and all of us would benefit from it. On a positive side,  the review process is way faster, and soon I will reach 5000 downloads.

http://www.shutterstock.com/pic.mhtml?id=115427305

November Earnings

The month of November had a great start for downloads, and earnings at Shutterstock, but it got pretty bad during the third week. I believe was due to the Thanksgiving Holiday, slow image review times, and increased image rejection. Rejection mostly due to SS reviewers's lack of consistency since I was able to get some of them accepted afterwards. Overall, it was not too bad, but I was expecting to hit another BME( best month ever), since it was a trend for the past 4 months. Shutterstock had 343 downloads, and $ 180.39 which was 30% less than October for earnings.

Fotolia had a best month ever, so did 123 RF. Deposit Photos, and Dreamstime showed  some reaction during the last two weeks of the month.

Looking forward to hit some milestones. Shutterstock will reach 4,000 downloads soon, and in a few months, I hope to reach the $0.36 club. Also, I have 1,665 images, and I'm working to get to 5,000 images by April next year.

I reached a new milestone at Fotolia today, now I'm on the next rank level. I need to increase the amount of images over there, but they reject too many pictures that sell pretty well everywhere else.

Some of my  recent best sellers:

http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-757657p1.html

October Earnings

Once again I had a best month ever for earnings, and number of downloads at Shutterstock. I had 428 downloads, and  earned $ 254.07.  Many On Demand Downloads this month, and it was a record for me, 4 SODs, but no ELs this time, still it was a best month. It was also good at Fotolia, 123 RF, Deposit Photos, and Dreamstime, they are starting to pick up, especially Fotolia.

This month I added over 550 images to my Shutterstock portfolio, and hope this helps to increase sells in November and give me another best month ever. Now , I have 1609 images in my portfolio. Image reviews are slower this week due to the Hurricane Sandy, and rejections are on the rise.I'm working hard to add more images , and reach my goal of 5,000 images in my port by April next year.

The first two days of November was really great, lets see how the rest of the month goes.

One of my best sellers new image:

http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-757657p1.html

September 2012 Earnings

Once again, I had a best month ever at Shutterstock, followed by Fotolia ,and 123RF. Sales are increasing over Fotolia which is surprising ,and I finally got my first payout there.  I passed the $200 for the first time at Shutterstock , and earnings reached the amount of $ 219.98 with 307 downloads. Two ELs, two SODs, and many many ODs helped the increase.

Here are the 2 ELs from Shutterstock:

http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-757657p1.html