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How to sell photos on Shutterstock

January 31, 2011 by Indian Leave a Comment

shutterstock Shutterstock is designed for amateur photographers to post their photos and get paid for each download. For each download of the photo you posted, you will get around $0.25. As your photos become more and more popular the download rates will increase. Payments will be made using Paypal or Moneybookers or as a cheque by Postal Mail . These photos uploaded, will be used by web designers, editors or other artists for the various publications. The users can download up to 750 photos a month, with a daily limit of 25 photos a day. If you are a first time user, you need to upload a set of 10 photos to Shutterstock. Shutterstock will review the photos and if 7 photos pass the review, we can be a user and sell the photos on Shutterstock. You need to ensure that your images have a professional quality. Once a user is accepted then there is no limit on the image upload. You can submit your photos on Shutterstock here

Ways to help you to sell your images

  1. Once you add images, you need to add the relevant keywords and categories. Keywords are always important as it enables the image to be found easily by the buyer.
  2. If photography is more than a hobby for you, you need to keep track of what the buyer wants. See what the buyers are looking for and cater to their needs. So there are higher chances that your pictures would be downloaded.
  3. Upload photos consistently (at least an image in 2 or 3 days). 
  4. Spread the word about your work to your friends and even post about it on similar websites.
  5. Work on constantly improving your photographic skills.
  6. Keep on learning new techniques and try it out.

Have you even tried to sell your photos using Shutterstock? How far have you been successful?

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