Monetizing Microstock

by Pete Saloutos

• ISBN13: 9781118014134
• ISBN10: 1118014138
• Edition: Original
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-10-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Agencies selling images primarily for Internet use are the fastest growing market for aspiring novice and professional photographers alike--provided they understand what to shoot, how to shoot it, and when, where and how to submit their images. The intent of this book is to provide answers to these questions, illustrated by exemplary photos for each suggested principle or technique used to address them. The practical, fast track information contained in the manuscript has one primary goal: profitability. The strategies in the manuscript not only guide the author in the context of his own business, they represents years of peer networking, hundreds of thousands of agency submissions and countless feedback loops from both people and machines that populate the Microstock world. Sharing these tactics and facts in his classes with hundreds of online students over the last two years has allowed them to leapfrog a tedious learning curve in order to initiate or expedite improved Microstock acceptance rates and sales. Putting this information in book form is a form of outreach than can result in supplemental income for many more struggling individuals who share not only a passion for photography, but also the grit and tenacity needed to convert their enthusiasm into money and potentially even a full income.