Comments on: Microstock vs Macrostock, Micro stock and Macro stock http://www.arcurs.com/microstock-macrostock-micro-stock-macro-stock a blog about selling your photos online Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:42:50 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: jaak http://www.arcurs.com/microstock-macrostock-micro-stock-macro-stock/comment-page-1#comment-891 jaak Sat, 10 Jan 2009 11:24:15 +0000 http://www.arcurs.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-891 Yuri, I have understood that you get about 30-40% of your income from traditional stock business. Let me explain. You have talanted as photographer. You are a very successful businessman too. You catched the first moment in Microstock market and you reiceive a good money. Actually all photo business model is broken beacause there are lot of people-amateurs who wants get some money from their photos. And the prices went down. Please describe your experiences with traditional stock agencies. Why you could not work only in old stock system. So you do not need so much staff, you could take less photos and so on... Yuri,

I have understood that you get about 30-40% of your income from traditional stock business.
Let me explain. You have talanted as photographer. You are a very successful businessman too.
You catched the first moment in Microstock market and you reiceive a good money. Actually all photo business model is broken beacause there are lot of people-amateurs who wants get some money from their photos. And the prices went down. Please describe your experiences with traditional stock agencies.
Why you could not work only in old stock system. So you do not need so much staff, you could take less photos and so on…

]]> By: Cate http://www.arcurs.com/microstock-macrostock-micro-stock-macro-stock/comment-page-1#comment-480 Cate Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:12:33 +0000 http://www.arcurs.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-480 I how do you decide what should go on a macro site and what should go on a micro site? I currently have images on Alamy as RM but I would like to start a collection of images on a micro site. I how do you decide what should go on a macro site and what should go on a micro site? I currently have images on Alamy as RM but I would like to start a collection of images on a micro site.

]]> By: eddie van http://www.arcurs.com/microstock-macrostock-micro-stock-macro-stock/comment-page-1#comment-464 eddie van Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:38:37 +0000 http://www.arcurs.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-464 "When microstock started, the price difference between a RF full-res bought at macrostock and RF full-res bought at microstock was about one to twenty and often more." It was more like 1 to 100. In 2004, istock sold their highest res images for $3. Getty, Alamy, Corbis, and other agencies sold their highest res image for $300, often more. “When microstock started, the price difference between a RF full-res bought at macrostock and RF full-res bought at microstock was about one to twenty and often more.”

It was more like 1 to 100. In 2004, istock sold their highest res images for $3. Getty, Alamy, Corbis, and other agencies sold their highest res image for $300, often more.

]]> By: tata http://www.arcurs.com/microstock-macrostock-micro-stock-macro-stock/comment-page-1#comment-291 tata Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:35:17 +0000 http://www.arcurs.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-291 Dear Mr. Yuri Arcurs, Do you have some experience about selling photos on macrostock agency especially license? I am new in stock industry. so, i want to know if selling picture on macrostock can be same success with microstock. I also think about its price much better than microstock if it can sold. however, i have some picture which i think deeply regretted to putting very low cost on microstock site. I just want to know what you think. Dear Mr. Yuri Arcurs,
Do you have some experience about selling photos on macrostock agency especially license?
I am new in stock industry. so, i want to know if selling picture on macrostock can be same success with microstock. I also think about its price much better than microstock if it can sold. however, i have some picture which i think deeply regretted to putting very low cost on microstock site. I just want to know what you think.

]]> By: Yuri Arcurs http://www.arcurs.com/microstock-macrostock-micro-stock-macro-stock/comment-page-1#comment-225 Yuri Arcurs Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:00:14 +0000 http://www.arcurs.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-225 The license you are referring to is not considered "enhanced" by many agencies and is sold in the same price as a normal license. I don't like subscription selling at all, but it is something you have to do if you want to make a living from microstock. :( The license you are referring to is not considered “enhanced” by many agencies and is sold in the same price as a normal license. I don’t like subscription selling at all, but it is something you have to do if you want to make a living from microstock. :(

]]> By: jean http://www.arcurs.com/microstock-macrostock-micro-stock-macro-stock/comment-page-1#comment-222 jean Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:27:14 +0000 http://www.arcurs.com/wordpress/?p=10#comment-222 What do you think about new subscription at Stockxpert/Photos.com. Selling Enhanced License for 0.30$ can be a good deal ? What do you think about new subscription at Stockxpert/Photos.com. Selling Enhanced License for 0.30$ can be a good deal ?

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