Pictorem – a place to sell your art?
Pictorem is a new print on demand and artist portfolio site going up against the leader in the space – Fine Art America. Is it any good? My thoughts after six months are “yes”
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Earnings from Photography in July 2022
Middle of the summer and maybe a recession in the offing. What does that mean for my earnings from photography this month. I’ve dropped the word “stock” because my wall art sales did pick up a bit in July so I’m trying to be a bit more inclusive. So, at the end of the month (with EyeEM missing in action), I ended with $2876. This is not a record, although the highest month was in 2019 with just $100 more,...
Making money from self portraits
Well, not exactly portraits! But I have earned quite a bit over the years using myself as a model. I wrote this as a guest post for the Xpiks blog. Xpiks is a combined keywording, describing, uploading system that combines many features that makes uploading an easier task. You can find the article about “Making money selling photos of yourself” here.
Making more (and more) money from stock photography
Just how much money can you make from stock photography in 2022? Latest results from my efforts where I managed to almost hit $4000 in June 2022.
Freepik Stock Agency – a deal with the devil?
The rise of Free stock sites has been seen as yet another nail in the coffin of paid stock photography – after all, who will pay for images when there are so many free ones that people can just download and use in almost any way they want? I’ve watched this development with alarm, to some extent, wondering why photographers would give away such good images for free with only the satisfaction that they have a high download count. But...
Gaining followers for your blog posts
Finding an audience for fine art photography and prints is never easy. Getting people to subscribe to your work is difficult. What else works?
Sales from stock photography May 2022
All in all, a pretty good month with total earnings of $3016 although not as good as I achieved in April where I managed to end up with $3407. What really made last month special was the number of prints sold, especially on Pictorem, and this month was OK, but nothing like as good. Still, this is the highest May for 6 years, so I cannot complain! As usual, here is my graph of earnings: I didn’t add any images...
Boosting blog relevance and ranking
The best way to get a high-ranking blog or website is to write compelling copy and to get good backlinks from other ranking sites. But how?
Say again – earnings from stock photography have increased?
Yes, it’s true. For the first time in many months, my earnings in April 2022 have exceeded the previous four years earnings. Hard to believe, I know, and this was in a month where I uploaded exactly zero new images to the agencies. I’ve been on a trip to England for the past 15 days, which partly explains that, and also explains why this report is late. But back to the story. Earnings in April shot up to $3407, compared...
Premium – the end of Premium?
I will be the first to admit that I have found Stock Photography less interesting in recent months and have been struggling to identify new trends coming up. As a result, my own uploads have diminished – perhaps 10 images last month! But my ideas for this Premium membership group have been lacking as well, I have thought. As a result, I think it best to close this initiative. If you wish to cancel your regular payment, just go to...
