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Flying Upload Expanding into Microstock!

I've always wondered why microstock and print-on-demand tool providers haven't built out their software to accommodate both microstock and POD. As I've written previously, both are similar in their workflow and are worth doing together. I've always wondered why microstock and print-on-demand tool providers haven't built out their software to

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Redbubble Introducing New Paid Artists Accounts & Increases Fees

Starting on May 1st, your Redbubble account will be classified into 3 different tiers; Redbubble Standard, Redbubble Premium, or Redbubble Pro. The chart below is from the Redbubble blog, it explains the differences between the different tiers. Unfortunately, standard accounts will have a new fee associated with their total sales

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Adobe Developing New AI Compensation Model for Microstock Contributors

Today Adobe announced a new generative AI service offering called Firefly. The Adobe Stock library is being used to train this new AI tool. The new software is currently in beta, but Adobe plans to share details of their new compensation model once Firefly is out of beta. Similar to

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DepositPhotos Controversial Revenue Sharing Model

Some contributors within the microstock community are not happy about the new DepositPhotos revenue sharing model.

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Shutterstock Partners with LG

This was just posted on Shutterstock's blog about 2 hours ago. LG has started using Shutterstock's massive media portfolio to train their AI technology. LG is using this technology in a number of applications, including automating the process of analyzing x-rays to detect cancer. Let me know what you think

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Podlify Review - One of the Best Print on Demand Automation Tools

I originally originally wrote about PODlify back in 2020, this was one of my very first blog posts here. So I recently decided to revisit it so that I could write a review on this wonderful print-on-demand tool. With its unique Redbubble portfolio import/export feature and multi-marketplace user shops,

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ImStocker Studio Review

In my quest to try all of the stock photography tools available, this is my review of ImStocker Studio. A lightweight (100MB) microstock management solution available for both Windows and Mac. My initial impressions are positive, so keep reading if you want to know more. Is ImStocker Safe? Yes! As

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Flying Research - Free Trial Through February

One of the more advanced print-on-demand automation/research tools out there is offering completely free use of their research tool through February. Flying Research introduced this deal ahead of their upcoming official release in early March. I've been using Flying Upload to automate my RedBubble workflow and I have to

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Stock Photography Keywording Guide from Xpiks Blog

A couple of weeks ago Xpiks posted a pretty good guide about microstock keywording on their blog. It's a good read if you are looking for some tips on increasing your sales by optimizing your keywords. It has a link to a case study about the total keyword count of

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Vsual Closing Down

After recently writing an article about Vsual here, I just received an email this morning stating that they are shutting down. The print-on-demand space is competitive and it's unfortunate to hear this news from Vsual. If you need to retrieve your files from Vsual, you should get that done before

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Best Print on Demand Sites for Photographers - FineArtAmerica vs Vsual

Vsual is one of the best print on demand sites for photographers. Back in 2020, I started spending a lot of time researching different print on demand websites because I wanted a place to create a free webshop for selling my photography as framed prints. I didn't like most of

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Stock photo reverse image search - amazing insights for selling stock photos

Stock photo reverse image search is a useful thing to learn when you are selling stock photos. Microstock contributors want to know who buys their media. This helps us better understand our clients and their needs, which helps us to create better stock photography. When we see how businesses use

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Meta Training AI with Shutterstock Media

I know I’m a little late on this one, but I’m trying to post more microstock related news. Shutterstock released a statement saying that they have created a partnership with Meta. The plan is to use Shutterstock’s microstock media to train Meta’s AI development. This news

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Another Reason Why You Shouldn't Use Wirestock

According to this YouTube user @mattfowlerkc, WireStock recently had their Adobe Stock account deactivated. This means if you use Wirestock, all the photos you had with them are currently not available on Adobe Stock. This is a big deal because Adobe Stock is one of the most popular/profitable microstock

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POD & Microstock, Similar Workflow, Great Results

Print-on-demand & microstock can be a fun way for photographers to make extra money from their work. The more I do this type of work, the more I realize how similar their workflows are. If you do one, it's a good idea to do the other. Why They Work Well Together

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Gallery Maintenance

My photography gallery will be down while I find a new home for my work. I’ve recently closed my SmugMug account, where I had all my best photos. You can still see some of my stuff on Instagram. [Update 1] I’ve decided to go with FineArtAmerica/Pixels. They

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Xpiks Review, My Favorite Microstock Tool

I’ve tried all the microstock tools available, and Xpiks is my favorite. The primary benefit of using a tool like Xpiks is that it allows you to tag, title, describe, and upload your microstock media to all the marketplaces from one interface. People new to microstock sometimes make the

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WireStock Review

Wirestock is a SaaS tool that helps microstock artists upload their work to multiple microstock marketplaces from one interface. Although it is not the only tool available for this purpose, it is one of the newer ones in the space. It is free to sign up and get started, but

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How to Easily Pass Shutterstock Submission

Intro Shutterstock has strict rules regarding their upload process for editorial photos/videos, more than the other microstock marketplaces that I’ve used. This is something I struggled with when I first started. Shutterstock will deny all of your content if you don’t submit it correctly, and their upload

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Direction - Microstock

Since I started this blog, and the many others before it, I’ve written about tons of different subjects. This is fun because it keeps me engaged and stops me from getting bored. Although this goes against the common SEO recommendation of having a “niche”, I’ve always preferred the

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Over 200 GIGS of FREE Cloud Storage

How this works? This is a little trick I learned while looking around for different cloud storage options. The way it works is you sign up to multiple free cloud storage service providers, then use some software called Air Explorer to sync all of the accounts together into one quick/

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Detailed Guide to Selling Stock Photos (Updated 2023)

Updated - April.18.23 What is Microstock? The term microstock comes from micropayments for stock media. Photographers, videographers, musicians, and digital artists sell their content’s usage rights through online marketplaces. These marketplaces share a percentage of the sale with the original artist. Microstock started to gain popularity around

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New Free POD Automation Tool

Print-on-demand or POD is a type of service that offers merchandise like t-shirts and coffee mugs with custom prints. Artists upload designs to these marketplaces and the company handles printing, shipping, customer service, and everything else involved. It’s a common way to make semi-passive income on the internet. I’

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