For the most part, my experience has been rock solid dealing with micro stock agencies such as Shutterstock, Bigstockphoto, Fotolia, Alamy, Pond5 and Videoblocks. There are agencies that I will not work with again such as Dreamstime, Canstockphoto and 123RF. While having portfolios on those last three agencies, the work is just not worth the return. In 2+ years of having portfolios on those agencies, I've gotten one payout between the three of them totalling $51.00USD. Uploading, keywording and submitting your photos or videos is just not worth the time and effort.
By far, Shutterstock is where the action is. That's where I have my biggest portfolio and that's where I make the majority of my sales. I've just start shooting video in the past 9 months and have had a great success with it on Shutterstock, Fotolia, Pond5 and Videoblocks. I suggest doing both video and photo work. Doing video as well gives clients potential options as well.
As you can see on my blog I have links to my various portfolios. If you want to sign up, please use the necessary links provided and sign up that way. I spend about an hour or two a week just uploading to the various websites including editing, keywording and uploading. It's a great return on investment and time.
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