April was not as good as March for sales on Micro stock.  I did not upload many photos at all and I think that was why I saw a bit of a down turn in sales.  Over all I am DOWN –13.30% over last month.  Isyndica has been working out great and is helping me increase my sales and I will be trying to get more uploaded this month to see what happens.  Now I just need to get some more time to shoot and some ideas. 

This month Bigstock was UP 225.31% which was a big jump. 123RF was also UP a big 264.65% and I Stock Photo was UP 47.19%.

Isyndica which is a service where you upload once to them and than they upload it to all your stock sites is helping me so much, it is makes it to easy to upload to all my sites and great for helping me keep track of what photos I have submitted where.

Here is the Breakdown:

ShutterStock – DOWN –27.24% from last month

Fotolia – DOWN –21.46%
123 Royalty Free – UP –264.65%
I Stock Photo – UP 47.19%

Dreamstime – DOWN –1.88%
Big Stock – UP 225.31%
Stockxpert – DOWN –0.00%  (Site Closed)
Crestock – UP 30.00%

Total for the month: DOWN –13.30% from last month

This month I made the most money at Fotolia with a close follow was Shutterstock

How was your sales this month?

March was my BME (Best Month Ever) for sales on Micro stock!  I made $364.00 more than I did last month….YAY!  I added more photos this month and I saw a increase because of that.  Over all I am UP 29.62% over last month….Every month is getting better and better, I have been uploading more each month.  This month and I got 67 photos accepted on ShutterStock and I am still uploading them on all the other sites.  Sales have jumped on Shutterstock since the uploads and me sales are slowly increasing.  Isyndica has been working out great and is helping me increase my sales.

This month Bigstock was UP 136.46% which was a big jump. Shutterstock was also up a nice 57.32% and Fotolia was up 24.18% followed by Dreamstime at 18.97%.  I think 123RF and Crestock and getting to be a waste of my time, if they don’t turn around soon I may drop them.

Isyndica which is a service where you upload once to them and than they upload it to all your stock sites is helping me so much, it is makes it to easy to upload to all my sites and great for helping me keep track of what photos I have submitted where.

Here is the Breakdown:

ShutterStock – UP 57.32% from last month

Fotolia – UP 24.18%
123 Royalty Free – DOWN –46.21%
I Stock Photo – UP 7.43%

Dreamstime – UP 18.97%
Big Stock – 136.46%
Stockxpert – DOWN –0.00%  (Site Closed)
Crestock – Down –76.19%

Total for the month: UP 29.62% from last month

This month I made the most money at Fotolia with a close follow was Shutterstock

How was your sales this month?

February was a better month than January, I have added Depositphoto.com and started to add all my photos there, which will take a bit of time.  With the close of Stockxpert I hope this new site Depositphoto.com with pick up for what I have lost in sales.  Over all I am UP 5.71% over last month….Every month is getting better and better, I have been trying to upload more this month and I got 112 photos accepted on ShutterStock and I am still uploading them on all the other sites.  Sales have jumped on Shutterstock since the uploads, so I am thinking next month I will see a increase.

Isyndica which is a service where you upload once to them and than they upload it to all your stock sites is helping me so much, it is makes it to easy to upload to all my sites and great for helping me keep track of what photos I have submitted where.

Here is the Breakdown:

ShutterStock – UP 5.99% from last month

Fotolia – UP 7.05%
123 Royalty Free – UP 66.50%
I Stock Photo – UP 18.56%

Dreamstime – DOWN  -14.65%
Big Stock Photo – 0%
Stockxpert – DOWN –80.00%  (Site Closed)
Crestock – UP 60.00%

Total for the month: UP 5.71% from last month

This month I made the most money at Fotolia with a close follow was Shutterstock

How was your sales this month?

January was off to a bad start, we still had the Holiday slow down so I am happy with this months stats.  Over all I am UP 5.80% over last month….which is not very much but sales are starting to pick up again now.  I just joined Isyndica which is a service where you upload once to them and than they upload it to all your stock sites.  I am hoping this will help me upload more images over the next few months. 

Here is the Breakdown:

ShutterStock – DOWN –13.29% from last month

Fotolia – UP 24.77%
123 Royalty Free – UP 28.85%
I Stock Photo – DOWN –22.13%

Dreamstime – UP 4.71%
Big Stock Photo – DOWN –55.17%
Stockxpert – DOWN -17.24%
Crestock – DOWN –68.42%

Total for the month: UP 5.80% from last month

How was your month in Stock sales?

December was a ok month, it was Christmas slow down and this happens every year!  I did not uploaded many Images this month.  Over all my sales were down by –12.17% over last month.  I am going to try and upload some more Stock photos this month as I find it boost my sales.

Here is the Breakdown:

ShutterStock – UP 10.07% from last month

Fotolia – DOWN –20.33%
123 Royalty Free – UP 73.06%
I Stock Photo – DOWN –26.41%

Dreamstime – UP 0.49%
Big Stock Photo – UP 26.09%
Stockxpert – UP 11.54%
Crestock – UP 35.00%

Total for the month: DOWN –12.17% from last month

How was your stock sales in December?

October was another good month and I did not uploaded any Images this month either and I seen small increase in sales…  I am UP 5.78% this month over last.  I am going to try and upload some Stock photos this month as I find it boost my sales.

How was your stock sales in October?

Here is the Breakdown:

ShutterStock – UP 26.37% from last month

Fotolia – DOWN -1.61%
123 Royalty Free – UP 83.78%
I Stock Photo – DOWN –3.86%

Dreamstime – DOWN –5.57%
Big Stock Photo – DOWN -7.69%
Stockxpert – UP 14.20%
Crestock – 0% Difference

Total for the month: UP 5.78% from last month

Here is a list of RF Microstock sites that are on Twitter.  Follow them to get updated on all the news and changes in the Microstock world.

http://twitter.com/shutterstock

http://twitter.com/iStock

http://twitter.com/crestock

http://twitter.com/123rf

http://twitter.com/BigStockPhoto

http://twitter.com/Cutcaster

http://twitter.com/yaymicro

http://twitter.com/Dreamstime

http://twitter.com/fotolia

http://twitter.com/PixmacUS

Other Great Members to Follow in the Microstock industry:

http://twitter.com/microstockgroup

http://twitter.com/microstock

http://twitter.com/LookStat

Follow me as well

http://twitter.com/melking_

Here are some added by mystockphoto ..Thanks!

mostphotos http://twitter.com/mostphotos
snapvillage http://twitter.com/snapvillage
veer http://twitter.com/VeerUpdate
photrade http://twitter.com/photrade
photoshelter http://twitter.com/photoshelter

then rasmus rasmussen theprint http://twitter.com/theprint
picniche tools by rob davies http://twitter.com/bobbigmac

and, of course, mystockphoto http://twitter.com/mystockphoto

If there are more I missed please let me know!

YAY!  I have finally reached the 2000 accepted images on ShutterStock

Here are some of the new photos

Here is the link to my Gallery on Shutterstock

September was a good month I did not uploaded any Images this month and I seen small desreass in sales…  I am Down –13.78% this month over last

How was your stock sales in September?

Here is the Breakdown:

ShutterStock – Down –41.42% from last month (Due to last months Extra Enhance Downloads from Settlement)

Fotolia – UP 26.75%
123 Royalty Free – DOWN –78.16%
I Stock Photo – UP 1.31%

Dreamstime – DOWN –16.90%
Big Stock Photo – UP 78.33%
Stockxpert – DOWN -77.56%
Crestock – UP 150%

Total for the month: DOWN –13.78% from last month

August was a great month….Best month so far this year!  I uploaded some Images this month and I seen a increase in sales…So I will try to do the same this month.  I am UP 23.99% this month over last and I also got 8 Enhanced downloads on Shutterstock which rocks!

How was your stock sales in August?

Here is the Breakdown:

ShutterStock – UP 84.27% from last month

Fotolia – DOWN  –19.84%
123 Royalty Free – UP 233.98%
I Stock Photo – UP 6.24%

Dreamstime – UP 113.84%%
Big Stock Photo – DOWN –48.28%
Stockxpert – UP 216.39%
Crestock – DOWN – 75.00%

Total for the month: UP 23.99% from last month