November 18, 2013
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on October Sales, Royalties, Downloads
The partner program numbers from iStockphoto were added early in the month, so I have now a complete overview of my monthly returns. As I had already reported in my preliminary report for October, the month has set a new … Continue reading
July 10, 2013
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on More downloads, less money – new prices at iStockphoto, better deal at GL Stock
As I had reported a few weeks ago, iStockphoto has massively changed their collection system and shortly after set a new pricing for the main collection, containing all images that are not exclusive to them including mine. While I was … Continue reading
July 8, 2013
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on How much does a microstock image really cost?
When it comes to microstock, often the same image can be found across different agencies and platforms. After our friend and microstock superstar Sean Locke reported about the growing anger and confusion of clients about intransparent pricing, I thought it might be … Continue reading
June 1, 2013
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on Monthly Sales Report for May 2013
General overview for the month It has been more than four months now since I started selling my images across agencies. All in all, May has been a huge disappointment in sales for me – usually May has been one … Continue reading
May 1, 2013
by Michael Jay Fotograf
Comments Off on April uploads, downloads and royalties
Overall development and summary April saw a slow start after the Easter weekend but turned out to become a strong month. I am seeing good results of my upload work across almost all agencies. I was a bit slower in … Continue reading