April 17, 2010· Category :Illustrations· tags : cartoon, Illustration, Illustration Friday· 5 Comments
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This week’s Illustration Friday topic was detective. I drew this spy/detective a few weeks ago, and I thought he’d fit perfect for the category. I created him in Illustrator. |
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April 1, 2010· Category :Business of Illustration· tags : microstock, passive income· 4 Comments
Well, it took a while for it to happen, but it was another record month for me. I guess it makes me realize how great October was last year, since it has taken me this long to top it.
Here’s the breakdown:
| Company |
Portfolio Size
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% Income
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EL
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Earnings
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| iStockphoto |
1899
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34%
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1
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$797.04
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| Shutterstock |
5072
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31%
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5
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$712.97
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| Dreamstime |
2322
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13%
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1
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$297.15
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| Fotolia |
2320
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10%
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1
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$230.22
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| ClipArtOf |
545
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2%
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0
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$57.50
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| Veer Marketplace |
105
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2%
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1
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$56.00
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| Affiliates |
-
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2%
|
0
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$42.47
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| 123RF |
660
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1.25%
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0
|
$32.77
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| Big Stock Photo |
1224
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1.25%
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0
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$31.00
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| Thinkstock |
1216
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1.25%
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0
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$30.00
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| VectorStock |
240
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1%
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-
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$21.75
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| Zazzle |
270
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1%
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0
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$20.49
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| Can Stock Photo |
106
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0.25%
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0
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$7.50
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| Crestock |
104
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0%
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0
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$0.25
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| Graphic Leftovers |
94
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0%
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0
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$0.00
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Total: $2337.11
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Not much changed with the top four on the list (although they all did well), but below that was a different story. Veer went from no sales ever to leapfrogging several agencies to end up at the 6th spot. Clipartof really started to come into its own as well. Everyone else was pretty average. I had some sales at Thinkstock, but I’m pretty sure I’m going to close my account there. My files were transferred from StockXpert, so I feel it is easier just close my account entirely and run it through iStock if I change my mind. Plus, the sales reports are very slow there.
As usual, feel free to post a link to your results in the comments.
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