February 8, 2010 – 2:30 pm
The fifth installment of the "Baby Prints" collection brings a very important business implication for those who, like myself, sell Royalty Free licenses to the microstock market.
Unfortunately, once an image hits the microstock agencies, behind its sales hides an enormous number of irregular license uses. Honestly, I cannot put a number [...]
January 21, 2010 – 9:05 am
Microstock is a tough business for commercial illustrators, no doubt, but also a market in which one can strive and have as a bridge to more advanced projects. Let’s see the pros and cons of this venue:
Pros
It allows you to work from home at your own pace.
Low initial investment.
Possibility of lifetime earnings from [...]
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Also tagged copycat, copyright, home, illustration, income, instability, market, microstock, profit, rights managed, royalty free
January 12, 2010 – 12:58 am
As I said in my last post, it is really hard to find out where my stuff ends up being applied (and under which license), but when I do, most times, I am happy to report, they are used in items I wouldn’t mind have sitting in the living room, lying on the bed, hanging [...]