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1
. To what degree are you earning your living as a photographer?
To what degree are you earning your living as a photographer?
Professional Photographer: I earn 80% or more of my annual income from photography.
Semi-Pro: I earn between 20-80% of my annual income from photography.
Aspiring Photographer: I currently earn under 20% of my annual income from photography.
2
. How do you market and sell your photos, vectors, clipart, video or other digital content (select all that apply)?
How do you market and sell your photos, vectors, clipart, video or other digital content (select all that apply)?
Content sharing networks
Directories
Email
Galleries
Magazines
Mass mailing
My own website
Online Publications
Rights Managed web agency
Royalty Free website
Other (please specify)
3
. Which agencies/web sites do you work with?
Which agencies/web sites do you work with?
123rf
Bigstock
Blurb
Corbis
Deviantart
Dreamstime
Flickr
Fotolia
Getty Images
iStockphoto
Jupiterimages
Lulu
Revostock
Shutterstock
StockXpert
Zazzle
Other (please specify)
4
. What keeps you from posting your work to more sites?
What keeps you from posting your work to more sites?
Afraid of Contributor Agreements
Don't want to cannabalize sales from my own site
I don't trust many of them
It is too complicated
It would take too much time to manage
Lack of buyers
The payout is too low
There are just too many
Other (please specify)
5
. In general, rate the following aspects of your relationship with the sites you work with if this applies?
Always
Most of the Time
Rarely
Never
Doesn't Apply
They have an international presence
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In general, rate the following aspects of your relationship with the sites you work with if this applies? They have an international presence Always
They have an international presence Most of the Time
They have an international presence Rarely
They have an international presence Never
They have an international presence Doesn't Apply
They are easy to work with
They are easy to work with Always
They are easy to work with Most of the Time
They are easy to work with Rarely
They are easy to work with Never
They are easy to work with Doesn't Apply
They make me a lot of money
They make me a lot of money Always
They make me a lot of money Most of the Time
They make me a lot of money Rarely
They make me a lot of money Never
They make me a lot of money Doesn't Apply
They offer detailed reports of my earnings
They offer detailed reports of my earnings Always
They offer detailed reports of my earnings Most of the Time
They offer detailed reports of my earnings Rarely
They offer detailed reports of my earnings Never
They offer detailed reports of my earnings Doesn't Apply
They are respected within the industry
They are respected within the industry Always
They are respected within the industry Most of the Time
They are respected within the industry Rarely
They are respected within the industry Never
They are respected within the industry Doesn't Apply
They keep in contact with me
They keep in contact with me Always
They keep in contact with me Most of the Time
They keep in contact with me Rarely
They keep in contact with me Never
They keep in contact with me Doesn't Apply
They pay a fair percentage
They pay a fair percentage Always
They pay a fair percentage Most of the Time
They pay a fair percentage Rarely
They pay a fair percentage Never
They pay a fair percentage Doesn't Apply
6
. Which of the following do you value the most? You can click more than one box if it applies.
Which of the following do you value the most? You can click more than one box if it applies.
Better placement in search results
More market information to help you determine what to shoot and what sells the best
Faster images submission times
Faster image review times
Assigned member representative
Keywording service to help you describe your content better
Consistent and educational rejection reasons from reviewers
7
. What do you like most/least about the sites that you work with?
What do you like most/least about the sites that you work with?
8
. What would you change about the sites that you work with? What other services and features do you think stock photo and vector sites should offer?
What would you change about the sites that you work with? What other services and features do you think stock photo and vector sites should offer?
9
. What is a fair royalty split between yourself and the sites you use? Please state the percentage you would like to receive for an exclusive and then non exclusive image on a site.
What is a fair royalty split between yourself and the sites you use? Please state the percentage you would like to receive for an exclusive and then non exclusive image on a site.
10
. What financial metrics, if any, do you use to track the success of your business? Please check off the choices that apply to you and if there are none leave it blank.
What financial metrics, if any, do you use to track the success of your business? Please check off the choices that apply to you and if there are none leave it blank.
Price per image
Revenue per image
Royalty rates
Total revenue
Total images sold
Referral Earnings
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