May 4, 2017
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on I made $1,254.93 in four months with #EyeEmPaid, do you want to know how?
I have been writing this blog for four years, I have mentioned EyeEm a lot of times but so far I did not have a single article dedicated to them. That’s something totally uncalled for since they turned out to … Continue reading
August 13, 2015
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on The one sentence that scares me in Shutterstock’s quarterly results
As a company listed on the public stock market, Shutterstock Inc. is the only microstock agency that allows us some insights into the market based on the numbers they have to publish in their quarterly results statement. In the most recent … Continue reading
September 2, 2014
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on Six steps to turn a failing business into a successful model
Just out of the blue, and with no actual business in mind, I’ve just thought I’d come up with an easy six-step guide how to turn almost any failing business model into a successful one.
July 22, 2013
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on Exclusivity as found “only from iStock”
iStockphoto has put more emphasis on its “exclusive” images coming “Only from iStock” recently. Apparently this comes as a reaction to the founding of Stocksy United, a photographer owned agency which also represents quite a few of those artists that … Continue reading
July 12, 2013
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on Yuri Arcurs Images removed from Fotolia
It took a few months after the announcement but as of now Yuri Arcurs images are no longer available on Fotolia. They were removed from Shutterstock shortly after the announcement, and this is the second agency that will no longer … Continue reading