Comparing Microstock Sales: November 2012 and November 2011
It’s about a time to compare microstock sales in November 2011 and November 2012 on Shutterstock, 123RF, Vectostock, iStockphoto and other microstocks. Press “Continue Reading” to find out more:
And again new sales records for Shutterstock. The level of earnings was just slightly higher than in October, but it is still a record so far, and nearly 4 times as much as in November 2011:)
123RF showed a record in sales in November too. Vectostock didn’t show any good results though, and its November sales were really disappointing.
iStock was on the same level as last month; and I hope the next month I will see the same level of partner programme earnings as in October and September, which added about 20% of sales on top of monthly earnings.
The graph of overall earnings excluding Shutterstock looks like the following. Redbubble was selling extremely good in November which made me very happy:)
And which trends in sales do you have?
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Find more statistics for:
October 2011 – October 2012 here.
September 2011 – September 2012 here.
August 2011 – August 2012 here.
July 2011 – July 2012 here.
May 2011 – May 2012 here.
April 2011 – April 2012 here.
March 2011 – March 2012 here.
You can have a look and purchase some of my images following these links:
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-Shutterstock.com (sign up manual here);
-iStockphoto.com (sign up manual here);
-Vectorstock.com (sign up manual here);
-Depositphotos.com; (sign up manual here);
-Dreamstime.com (use this link to sign up);
-Fotolia.com (sign up manual here):
-123rf.com. (sign up manual here).
December 4th, 2012 at 08:38
Wow! Redbubble is the top earner after Shutterstock? Congratulations! Excellent work!
December 9th, 2012 at 23:43
Yes, I am really surprised on Redbubble sales myself!
Thank you Henrik for the comment))
December 4th, 2012 at 14:01
Hello Ananstasiia, thanks for sharing as every month.
In my case, Shutterstock was also the best agency. In IStockphot I noticed a drop in sales think motivated by the recent changes in their web, and in my case I have not recovered the sales i had before.
Shutterstock going well; recently i have upload ten new illustrations and I have noticed that sales have improved. The question I have is how long it stays that push and they fall back time if I upload new pictures in a while.
Surely you know CreativeMarket,if not I’m sure you’ll be interested. I think it’s a very interesting site. I get in few days ago, I found they have a very nice place with very good ideas.
I wrote a post on my blog with my views about CreativeMarket (sorry, only in Spanish)
greetings
December 9th, 2012 at 23:45
Thank you for the comment, Jesus!
Well, I am trying to upload at least 10 images a week, then the sales are good. I don’t know how long the sales will still be growing if you leave it without uploading.
For now, when I have time I always try to upload something new:)
December 8th, 2012 at 00:04
Congrats, Nastiushka! Glad to see that you are doing so well!!! :) I have just quit exclusivity on Istockphoto and am in the process of uploading my portfolio to a couple of microstock agencies. Looking forward to see the results! Good luck this month! Hugs!
December 8th, 2012 at 00:10
Thank you, Oksanko! I am sure you will do so well as well, your patterns are gorgeous!
December 11th, 2012 at 22:54
As you say Anastasiia, one of the best advice for this business is to try to upload every week some news illustrations. I will try to be more consistent. But in my case I’d be happy if I create and upload four or five in a week.
February 5th, 2013 at 10:39
I’m thinking of trying microstock as well. I hope my vector is appealing enough to attract buyers.
February 5th, 2013 at 11:01
Hey:) If you need any help with vectors and selecting those for the exam, I can help you. Are you registered with shutterstock already? if not, then read here http://anastasiia-ku.com/2012/05/13/signing-up-to-shutterstock-new-look/