So far in 2009 I’ve done almost 8-10 hrs a day on some part of microstock or NiltoMil.? Whether blogging, editing, keywording or submitting I’ve definitely put in the hours.

So what’s the return?? So far, so good.? I’ve uploaded just over 100 new images to all 7 sites and had 70-95 accepted on each.? I also have 100 more edited images and will keyword them tomorrow morning.

I was a bit surprised by Shutterstock today.? I had a large jump in downloads but with that? many new images, on a Monday – well let’s just say I expected more.

Dreamstime, on the other hand, has been great to me lately.? I love image levels.? I think it’s the right way to do sales.? I’ve never been tempted at ANY level to go exclusive with any agency but if I were to do so, I think Dreamstime has the best shot of getting my images.? It seems fair and it’s our second-best earner.

By the end of January I should have submitted close to 1500 images – if a consistent 70% gets accepted, we’ll add just over 1,000 new images to our portfolio this month.? Now *that* is worth waking up in the morning.