Nope....none but the big 6 in my opinion...and it depends on your type of photography rather those would even work for you. My best sites are istock, dreamstime, shutterstock and bigstockphoto. I really don't quite understand why they show 123rf as being in the big 6 and not bigstockphoto.

for the little time  i've put aside for micro stock,  DT, StockXpert, to the larger extend. and BigStock and FT  to a lesser extent. right at the bottom is IS. but as i said, i am very recent with IS and FT so i won't judge them too cyncially.  even more,  i have not assign too much of a priority to  micro stock , so neither will i judge DT , StockXpert, BigStock,  so harshly either.
but if i were to give more time to any of the Big 6 + 3, i would say the ones who continue to promote subs will be the first one i will gladly drop.

I don't do vectors and have no idea how to do them but it appears that those types do better. I think I need to learn so someday I might retire!!!

Maybe I'll start to learn since I have all kinds of time now that I found out today my camera crapped out!!

Thanks.  I too don't understand 123rf is in there either as that's the lowest on my earnings scale.  Since SS owns big stock are they going to stay separate entities?  Once my vectors improve I might try to get accepted on IS again.

I have a lot to think about.  Thanks

Anita

with an attitude like this, i am sure you will improve.  it wouldn't even hurt to continue submitting to IS and see what their reviewers say if they reject your work.  lately, reviewers with IS have given specific reason to explain why they didn't approve your image. i think if you pay attention to what the reviewer tell you, your approval may in fact increase sooner than if you just wait till you're good enough.
i am not sure if this is the case with every IS reviewer. but so far, with what little rejections i get from IS, i have got my images accepted as soon as i amended the image to resubmit.
i don't submit to IS as many as i should. then again, i don't submit to too many sites as many as i should. 
so, maintain this objective attitude and learn from the rejections . i am sure this is the fastest way to mprove , at least with IS. i don't know about the others, as their rejection reasons are too vague.

another way is to participate in the IS forum. despite the rumours, IS exclusives are some of the most helpful in microstock when you go to the IS forum to ask for their insights and advice.

Quote from: donding on January 09, 2010, 20:43

Maybe I'll start to learn since I have all kinds of time now that I found out today my camera crapped out!!

That blows!  Is is completely toast or is it fixable?  We're finally getting our computer fixed after 7 months ordered the part last night.  I hope your situation isn't like that at all.

I've been having noise problems with it for awhile...I got a feeling it's the sensor where the camera is concerned, but then earlier today I went to do some stock shots and my 18-200 lens AF isn't working. It sounds like a grinding stone when I turn the focus ring. I spent alot of time photographing on the beach this summer and I got a feeling that fine sand is the cause of it all.
  Yes it proubably can be repaired but is the cost of repair outweigh the cost of getting a new camera. It will be awhile before I get another with all the stress that is going on in my life right now

My current feelings on the sites, ranked from my favorite to least favorite...

1. Istock... I'm fairly new there, but it's already clear that when I get a decent sized port there, this will be far and away my top earner... highest RPI by far
2.  SS... still my top earner in total revenue, by far. 
3. DT... despite the recent changes, it delivers a very good RPI for me... it's not third best in downloads but does very well in RPI.
4. FT... closely behind DT for me.  Quantity of downloads is increasing very nicely.
5. StockXpert... despite all the turmoil and uncertainty, it is still performing well and is far above my number 6...
6. BigStock... slow but steady... I wish my revenue growth would be more tied to my portfolio growth
7. 123RF... same feeling as BigStock
8. CanStock... every time I think about dropping them, I get a Fotosearch commission of about $20 or $30... I'm getting about two or three of those a month... will have to keep uploading to them

Recently stopped uploading to Crestock and Veer, but will keep my ports open and watch the sales.  If I see a surge at either, I'll resume uploading.

Hi Anita,

 I use www.Lookstat.com to do al my post production work in Micro and they post my work to the top 10 sites. I don't have the time. Before I was with the top 5 agencies doing it on my own and both Lookstat and I figured if they offered me 10 sites I might as well upload to them and hopefully the other 5 will off set the cost I pay for Lookstat to cover my costs to them. It is a big help from Lookstat and this way I don't have to bother, and if some of the other agencies start to do better then I am already there with no extra effort. Just a suggestion.

Best,
Jonathan

I've heard of them before but have never used them. What do they cost?

I'm definitely going to remain positive on it.  I can't remember the rejection reasons I was given at IS as it was back in may/june when I first started out.  I'm still a noob when it comes to all of this and I'm learning a lot just reading this board.

Before my computer had a coronay back in july, I already decided I wasn't going to make anymore web buttons and the like.  I had high hopes for them too but they just don't sell.  I definitely need to up my game with illustrator and make sommething unique, different and sellable.  Course I have to figure out what that is first

I'll have to look into lookstats once we get back online next month.  I'll concentrate on the big 6 for now and check out those suggested in the thread.

@donding *hugs* I hope you make it through your rough time.

You all have been great.  Thank you

Anita

I've heard of them before but have never used them. What do they cost?

Rahul sent me a price listing for their basic services (not volume pricing).  I don't believe it's anything secretive.  You can request it, I'll bet, but here's at least one number - to keyword an image and submit to 10 sites is $5.75.

Quote from: donding on January 10, 2010, 13:58

I've heard of them before but have never used them. What do they cost?

Rahul sent me a price listing for their basic services (not volume pricing).  I don't believe it's anything secretive.  You can request it, I'll bet, but here's at least one number - to keyword an image and submit to 10 sites is $5.75.

That looks expensive.  I wouldn't mind doing that service for other people at that rate.  It doesn't take me long to keyword and I use filezilla to upload in the background while I am working on the computer.

Having thought about it, my problem would be finding the time and I enjoy taking photos more than sitting in front of the computer working on other peoples images.  I am sure there will be people out there interested in doing this at a competitive rate.