If there has been an overage of commercial photography advice lately on the Microstock blog, it is due to the necessity for photographers to create their own income stream and manage their cash flow using freelance work as a resource. Freelance image work can come from a variety of sources.
Posted on July 09th, 2009 in News
Target your niche markets surgically. If you specialize in automobile photography, register for online automobile forums. Put your website url in your profile. Somebody there might have good feedback for your shots or constructive advice about finding customers. Tap their user traffic and look into their knowledge base and pick their brains for productive direction in the niche market. The meta tags for any photos you submit will track back to your own website.
Posted on July 08th, 2009 in News
The strategy of developing a microstock portfolio needs expansion and descriptive advice. Here is a project list to work on and distribute throughout your calendar. Make this a rainy day pullout list to generate revenue from low cost legal image sales even when it’s midnight, you’re out of batteries, and/or rain and snow are falling. Consider this your Microstock Business Plan.