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  • January 20, 2018January 24, 2018

Would you Offer Your Work Free to Large Publications such as Time Magazine? (Poll)

If you are a professional content producer, what would you do if a large publication approached you with a request to use your work for free?

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Why won’t Shutterstock Change the Background Image on the Sign In Page?

So why doesn’t Shutterstock change this image? I mean it’s not like they don’t have enough images to choose from, to freshen things up occasionally. Please take part in the poll..

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  • December 27, 2017January 31, 2019

20 Motivational Tips for iStock Contributors

iStock has given a superb incentive to their exclusives, they realize that contributors will be far happier chasing their goals than reaching them. After all it’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey..

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  • December 19, 2017January 31, 2019

Are Sites which Steal or Resell Microstock Images Helping to Diminish your Earnings?

There seems to be more and more ways to download microstock images without ever visiting a microstock site. One site until recently was able to offer the entire Shutterstock collection unwatermarked for free..

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  • March 30, 2017January 31, 2019

5 Reasons Why You are not Fulfilling your Potential in Microstock

Everyone loves the idea of working freelance, but if you don’t put in the hours the chances of getting big rewards are slim. There is no cap on your microstock earnings..

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iStock Contributors Furious Over New Royalty of 2 Cents

I tolerated your stingy 15% royalties for far longer than I should have, and now you have finally gotten my attention by informing me that my photos are worth as little as 2 cents..

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