Today, I am presenting a translation of an article by microstocker Nikhil Gangavane (Thefinalmiracle) on how to achieve 10,000 sales on a stock photo site. You can view the original article on the Dreamstime photobank website at blog.dreamstime.com/2011/06/16/lessons-to-have-10000-sales_art35457.

Social Media has long been recognized as an effective tool for promoting websites and generating significant traffic. It’s no secret that many websites on the Internet receive a large portion of their visitors from social media rather than from search engines.

Today, I would like to dedicate this post to reviewing the news from stock photo agencies released over the last couple of months of the outgoing year and the one that has just begun. However, I will try to be a bit original in presenting the information since this is the first post of 2011. So, here we go:

Everyone who has already started working with stock photo banks and achieved a certain volume of work faces the question of how to speed up the process of uploading and attributing images to stock photo banks. This question becomes particularly relevant when you work with a large number of stock photo banks simultaneously.

If you have decided to buy a photo from a stock bank, you will definitely encounter the need to pay for the photo (illustration) or illustration at the stock bank, along with a decent variety of payment options available.

Today, I would like to continue the previously started topic the pros/cons of purchasing images from stock photo agencies and discuss the existing sales models for images, making it easier for buyers to choose the right microstock for their needs.