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THE BASICS OF SELLING MICRO STOCK IMAGES
• You create an original image be it
an illustration, photograph, flash animation or even video
footage.
• You upload that image to a Stock
Image Library (see list to the right)
• You make a royalty on each sale of
that image.
• Royalties are paid into your PayPal
account each month or when a payout level is reached.
That in very basic terms is how selling
through a stock image library works. A typical royalty is
50%-80% which can bring in an average return of 5$ per image.
This is an average depending on the usage license that the
client purchases. For example, a use once, low resolution image
for a web blog will only cost the client around $1, where as a
high resolution image with an extended license package added
(where your image may be used many times on a product such as a
greetings card) can cost them $50 or above. Fees are calculated
in dollars as most the sellers are based in the United States,
some however now offer royalties in euros.
With only a library of 100 images you can
easily bring in a return of £100’s each month and
when you consider that many sellers with a library averaging
500 images are now using stock images as their main source of
income, it’s potential is obvious.
To the right is a list of the best known
royalty free stock image libraries in order of importance. The
order of this list will be updated every month with the
changing trends in the market. Creating accounts with all of
these is completely free and very simple. Some require that you
upload sample images before being approved, but this is usually
to filter out those who what to upload pictures of their pets,
or holiday snaps. This is a professional market and should be
considered as such.
Images that sell well are:
• People (these will require a model
release) • Flowers • Background Designs •
Business Concepts • Nature Images • Abstract
Backgrounds • Vector Format Illustrations • Design
Elements • Vintage or Grunge Style Illustrations •
Seasonal Images • Christmas Images • Valentines
• Retro Concepts • Food Images
All that’s needed to create a
successful image library is a creative spark and motivation to
keep working at it. Start with signing up to the top 6 on the
list and see where it takes you...
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