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Read about how Shutterstock is using Social media.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shutterstock-hits-new-social-media-heights-101881448.html

Bing Photo Contest – Beautiful Sandy Cove Beach.

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There is a new stock site, yes! yet another one called StockFresh.   I am going to try this one out because it is made by the founders of StockXpert – you remember them!  I really like the site stockxpert and I used to make some money there, so I am going to give this site a try as well.

Click here to join StockFresh and start uploading

Well it took me 9 months to go from 2000 images up to 2500 images on Shutterstock but I did it!  Shutterstock is where I have the most online images, mostly because it was one of the first sites I joined and another reason is because it has a very fast and easy upload system.  With the help of Isyndica I hope to improve my uploading of images to all my sites and not just some here and some there type of thing.  Now on to the 3000 mark!

Isyndica is by far the best way to upload and manage your stock photos on all the different sites you can upload to.  I upload all my images to them, I edit all my keywords and get them all ready, then I go and select which images I want to be sent to each site.  It is that easy! 

The time I save with Isyndica makes it well worth the price I pay to use there site.

I have been able to upload a lot more images to all my sites because of Isyndica and I have seen a increase in my number of images online as well as sales.

You can get a Free account with Isyndica, try it out and see what you have been missing!

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?

Well it is that time of year again, TAX TIME!  You have probably already received some tax forms in the mail for the money you have made throughout the year. Taxes are always daunting and time consuming, but deductions help lower the amount you owe or you may even get a tax return.

Here is a list of tax write off you may be able to use for your taxes.

1. Camera Equipment
2. Lens and other equipment
3. Computers – 100% computer Write off (canadian)
4. Paypal Fees
5. cell phone bill
6. Back up services
7. Memberships
8. Microstock services (ex: Isyndica, Cushystock…ect.)
9. Utilities (Heat, lights, Ins.)
10. supplies
11. Keywording services (dreamstime keywording)
12. workshops & seminars
13. Plug ins, actions & other add ons
14. Design/logo fees
15. Mortgage Interest & Property Taxes
16. Office Furniture
17. Business Phone Line
18. Stamps and Envelopes
19. Business Banking Fees
20. Advertising
21. Website Hosting and Domains
22. Printer
23. Computer
24. Internet Connection
25. Business Trip Costs
26. Business Meals
27. Professional Organization Membership Fees
28. Gas Mileage for Business Trips
29. Software
30. Home Office
31. Printer Ink
32. Paper
33. Online Subscriptions
34. Accounting and Tax Filing Fees
35. Daycare Costs
36. Business Cards
37. Models
38. Props
39. Studio Equipment
40. Studio Supplies
41. Equipment rental

Do you know of any I may have missed?

I just joined Graphic Leftovers and will be uploading all my images there as soon as I can.  Graphic Leftovers has a good 52% commission and you can upload all your files there via Isyndica and you will not have to edit categories, so you will have no unfinished files to go and submit after you upload with Isyndica, your files go right to the approval process.  Payout from $50 and you can set your own prices!

my referral link: http://graphicleftovers.com/ref=melking/