Today, I’m sharing a translation of an article by microstock contributor Nikhil Gangavane (Thefinalmiracle) on how to reach 10,000 sales on a stock photo site. You can view the original on Dreamstime here: blog.dreamstime.com/2011/06/16/lessons-to-have-10000-sales_art35457.

Social networks have long been an effective tool for promoting websites and driving significant traffic. It’s no secret that many websites receive the majority of their visitors from social media rather than from search engines.

iStockphoto, together with the esteemed photo magazine Life, has announced a new photography contest. They named it “Together,” meaning “Unity” or “Togetherness.”

Owners of stock photo sites (websites selling photos, videos, and images online) know that without promotion, their business will fail. To increase sales, a stock photo website must be promoted. Unfortunately, not all promotion methods yield the same results.
So, what kind of website optimization and promotion is truly effective?

Today’s post is dedicated to reviewing the news that stock photo agencies have churned out over the past few months of the closing year and the beginning of the new one. But I’ll try to present the information with a bit of originality—after all, it’s the first post of 2011. So, let’s get started:

You can approach photography from many different angles. Each approach offers a way to capture lasting memories of interesting moments, as well as the pleasure of using modern, technically advanced camera equipment. Everyone can find something personal in photography, and the process leaves no one indifferent.