So has anybody read this????

I would be interested to know if anyone has looked at this blog page.

Just post a yes comment. I think nobody has, so in effect am talking to myself.

Hint of the day

Tired of entering the same keywords on different microsites?

Open your image in Photoshop, go to File info, enter the info in there.

Once done, the info will automatically be entered into any site you upload to!

$15 in a month!.........yesssssss........hang on-that's crap!

As if it wasn't obvious to those of you reading this, it's loads of effort for tiny return.

The 'microsites' have certainly turned over the industry, but looks like if I can make enough to keep me in cheese I'll be doing well (don't eat much cheese, by the way).

I'll keep going, as I've some shots that are okay and I quite like the process, but dreams of getting some decent cash seem remote. The shot that will sell 10,000 times......the holy grail........now what could it be............

Ant.

Stockxpert - So is it working????

Uploaded quite a few shots to Stockxpert in the last week. Still awaiting review. Really slow and very little views on existing shots. Reading other blogs it seems this site could be on the way down? Don't know whether to continue with it.

Looked at Moodboard the other day - pretty cool stuff on there, but it looks mostly pro which puts it in a different category - but good for designers like me to check out.

More later....just thought I'd have a moan - I think I need to get on twitter.......

Giving it a go!

Well, here goes.

I'm just starting out with the microstock thing. Never took it seriously until now and only had a couple of shots with iStockphoto, but having seen that there is possibly some extra cash to be made, I figure it's worth putting in more effort.

Being in the position of being both contributor and buyer, it gives me a good insight as to what's worth doing. I've purchased stock for many years and being a professional Graphic Designer, I know that sometimes you don't need an expensive shot at several hundred dollars when it's going somewhere in a brochure really small - and generally the client isn't bothered either. So there it is Microstock fills the gap......but most of you knew this anyway. 

I've just uploaded onto a few sites and the results are promising, so in the next blog I'll let you know how I'm getting on. Would also be interested in the general view on some of the sites out there. Unfortunately my main work calls.....

Ant.