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.

The iStockphoto photo bank in collaboration with the prestigious photo magazine Life has announced a new contest for photographers. They named this contest “Together” which translates to “Вместе” or “Unity” in Russian.

Photo bank owners (websites with photos, videos, and images for sale online) know for sure: without promotion, their business will perish. To increase sales, the photo bank website needs to be promoted. Unfortunately, not all promotion methods yield the same results.
What promotion and website optimization will truly be effective?

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:

The photography process can be approached from various perspectives. Each approach promises us both a long-lasting memory of interesting moments in our lives and enjoyable experiences with modern, advanced photo equipment. Everyone can find something unique in the photography process, and it leaves no one indifferent.