When you start thinking about creating your own logo, a few questions naturally arise: “What’s the best way to get a logo?”, “How can I create a logo myself?”, “Is it possible to design a logo for free?”

The Shutterstock team is deeply invested in contributor success. In a new series of short notes from the inspection team, they will periodically share quick tips on how to become a top contributor on Shutterstock — insights drawn from daily experience reviewing thousands of submissions. Below is their first observation.

Not long ago, the Bigstock stock photo site notified its contributors about the rollout of subscription sales for buyers. Since subscriptions are a completely new product for Bigstock, the agency’s team promises to closely monitor client feedback and behavior with this model.

A brief update for all users of the Skrill payment system. On September 12, the company sent out a notice about upcoming fee changes, indicating increases across several services.

This week, a message landed in the inbox from the relatively small stock photo site Stockfresh. It turns out the project is developing quite dynamically rather than fading away like many newcomers do. This is also evident from the occasional sales popping up from my portfolio there.

This week, Bigstock emailed contributors to announce that the platform has added functionality to enable subscription image sales, with the rollout starting in February 2013.