Monthly Results         2 comments

June 2011 was a fantastic month here at NiltoMil.  Actually, it was my second best month ever.  Now, for new readers – when I say ever, I joined stock agencies in 2006.  So I’m at about 55 months and though I didn’t really begin stock work until early 2008 (39 months ago) to have my second highest earning month ever is pretty fabulous.
The total for the month, though not another $1k month like February, was $847.04
Highlights for the month include:

BME at 123RF for the 2nd time in 3 months. For …

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Some time ago I wrote a post called “No Mas” and listed agencies I was quitting uploads to unless sales increased. Now I have new decisions to make.

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Ah June.? Smells of bbq, flowers and sales worth dog poop.
As always my chart (which was done on the 1st btw!) is here.? And for Lee who is self-proclaimed lazy, I’m posting a June chart:

The work … well … let’s see.? For the month I started strong and have had a terrible last two weeks.? I had some personal stuff come up that has interfered with “work.”? I would say for the month I did about 4 days of uploading at about 2? hrs a day so 8 hrs of …

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Total Earning: $555.49
So April was both a good month and a bad month, depending on your point of view.?? The good news is that my earnings rose $5 even with a sizable drop from SS, IS, and FT.? Last month those three combined for $340 while this month just $289.? However, Dreamstime recovered up $13 and Canstock and Bigstock had a BME.
My gallery size stayed very near the same numbers as March as SS went up 27, DT 26 and SXP 72.? So that is mainly the bad news.
The good …

 Micro Tricks & Tips         3 comments

This is my “very quick start” to fractal generation.? Lately a lot of photographers/graphic designers have been creating fractals and I’m definitely one of those.? Half of my last 5 batches (125/250) have been fractals.
Video Tutorial here (no sound): http://niltomil.com/tutorials/frac/index.html
Here’s a quick example of what I do:
1) Start a new fractal.? Duplicate the triangle 4 times and move them out to evenly spaced spots around the center triangle.
2) Set all Linear 3d variations to a value of zero and all Linear to a value of one.
3) Now you can start …

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January – blessed January!? How do I love thee?
It was absolutely fantastic to get back to uploading with any sense of regularity.? I only uploaded about 200 new images during our busy bridal show/booking month but 200 is more than enough to get me back on track!
As always, our spreadsheet of microstock earnings is here.
The January numbers were great!? In fact, this was our best month since I stopped uploading last July (other than the ridiculous ELs from SS in Nov (3 of them!)? The final total for all …

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First of all, I know this is my second post on exclusivity in the last week and so it may appear that I’m considering it.? At this point, we are not.? I do want to consider what exclusivity agencies offer and why it may be beneficial in our future or for others.
123RF
Type of Exclusivity: Per image.
Method: “May be arranged” – asked support and they had no idea.
Terms: An exclusive agreement may be arranged for a better commission.
Dreamstime
Type of Exclusivity: Per image or per photographer.
Method: Per image – …

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I’m posting the December results, though as many of you know by now, I’m tracking my earnings on the spreadsheet now.? I’ll let you look at the spreadsheet to get the full data but my December 2008 total was $368.09.
NiltoMil earnings spreadsheet
December was a lower month for me than November but that’s due to the three EL’s I had on Shutterstock in November and the lack of ELs in December.? My licenses sold actually increased from around 350 to near 500 in December, which is a great sign.
The most surprising …

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Top 20 19 Microstock Agencies
The BEST Sellers
1. Shutterstock
Shutterstock offers something most of the other agencies do not ? fast sales, early income. Shutterstock has *no* exclusivity program currently. High pay, high sales, commissions vary by user.
2. Istockphoto
The Godfather of microstock, IstockPhoto is one of the most difficult agencies to have images approved at and seems to give large bonuses to exclusive photographers such as larger upload queue, faster reviews, and higher search engine placement. High pay, medium sales, commissions vary for exclusive vs. non-exclusive and for photographer level.
3. …

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Total November Earnings: $445.31
First of all, you’ll notice a few changes in my earnings tables this month.? I am going to be tracking my NiltoMil project on Google Spreadsheets.?? NiltoMil Microstock Earnings
I found out something interesting though, related to my results.

Now you know that my main goal the last week or so has been “The Long Tail” of microstock.? If you look though, my “tail” breaks completely after the top 7 agencies. That’s not a tail – that’s a waste of time.? As of today, I’m no longer uploading to …