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Interview with Noah Lang

Noah Lang is an adventure photographer living in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi on the island of Oʻahu. He has a ton of great photos in his gallery, and an awesome blog covering his hikes. Check out his online print store if you would like to support his work, and follow him on

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Etsy vs Shopify for Print on Demand

Note: This is a guest post by PrintKK. In the bustling world of e-commerce, the choice between Etsy and Shopify for Print on Demand (POD) businesses is more crucial than ever in 2024. As entrepreneurs and creators strive to navigate the vast digital marketplace, understanding the nuances of each platform

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Make More Money with Stock Photography by Joining Stocksy

Stock photography doesn't pay enough! One of the biggest pain points of stock photography is selling your photos for tiny amounts, such as 25 cents per sale. I think these extremely low rates scare away new artists from getting involved in the world of microstock. The pricing of

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How to Use AI to Quickly Generate Keywords in ImStocker

ImStocker is one of the best tools for uploading stock photos across multiple agencies. It's also one of the best ways to quickly auto-generate keywords for your images using the power of AI. Doing all of this from one interface dramatically increases your microstock productivity. ImStocker comes with

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Reviewing Darkroom, Easy Photography Website Builder

I've tried many different photography website builders in the past. They all share many of the same features. Some of them try to do everything, while others are more focused. Darkroom is the most basic/minimal one I've ever used. What is Darkroom? Darkroom offers a

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introducing art4income, free forum for artists

I've created a new forum connected to chillbilldill.com that allows other artists like myself to discuss the same topics I've been writing about over the years. This could benefit all of us, allowing us to learn from each other and grow our business. This new

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Society6 vs Redbubble: Which POD Marketplace is Better

Redbubble is better than Society6; continue reading to find out why... What are Society6 and Redbubble? What are their Pros and Cons? In the world of POD marketplaces, Society6 and Redbubble stand out as two popular platforms that allow artists to upload their designs and sell them on various products,

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Freepik Acquires EyeEm

EyeEm was one of the better stock agencies for mobile phone-focused photographers until they ran into some financial issues a while back. With users reporting that they weren't receiving payments, I recommended avoiding them. That has now changed, as Freepik has acquired EyeEm and they are back to

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Is Adobe Stock Worth it in 2023? Adobe Stock Contributor Review

Adobe Stock Review by Longtime Stock Photography Contributor Adobe Stock is definitely worth it! I've been submitting my photography to them for years, and they are by far my favorite out of all of the stock photo agencies. Not only do I get more consistent sales compared to

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Pond5 Expanding Exclusive Program

I recently received an email from Pond5 about an expansion to their exclusive program. I will paste the details below. When you go exclusive, you are signing an agreement saying that the media you upload to that marketplace will solely be for that marketplace and none of the others. So

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Free Print on Demand Website Builder, Square Online Store, Best Shopify Alternative

Intro I've recently created a new online store to display and sell my photography via print-on-demand dropshipping. This is how I used the new Square Online Store with POD integration via Printful to set up my ecommerce website. My customers get sent high-quality framed prints without me having

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Best Stock Photography Books

These are some of the top-selling stock photography books on Amazon. They are available as physical books, audiobooks, and e-reader downloads. With these books, you can learn everything you need to know to create a microstock photography business and start making money selling photos online. If books aren't

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Pond5 - July's Top Sellers & Trending Searches

Pond5 has released their stock photography data for July. The top 3 search terms are; abstract, beach, and wood texture. The top 3 trending search terms are; house, office, and family. The median sold price was 4 dollars. You can view the top selling photos on their website below; Top

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Weird Stock Photos

Here are some weird stock photos that I found on the web. These come from one of my favorite subreddits r/wtfstockphotos, they are some of the most upvoted strange stock images. It makes me wonder how often these types of images get purchased. They definitely stand out from the

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Reddit User Sells $100k in Prints Per Year

We all know that getting print sales is difficult for photographers. So what are the best ways to go about it? Well today on Reddit's r/photography, someone asked this same question. The top reply to this post has over 200 upvotes. The biggest takeaway; stop marketing to

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Sell Photos Online in 2023 - The Ultimate Guide

[Updated Jan.5.2024] There are many different ways for photographers and other types of artists to sell their work online. This guide discusses all of these methods in detail. It should be extremely helpful to anyone trying to make money with their art, as it reviews and compares all

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Print on Demand Market Expected to Have Explosive Growth

If you aren't already selling your photography as print on demand (POD) products, you should be. A recent report by Straits Research states that they expect the print-on-demand market to grow from 5.39 USD billion in 2022 to 39.03 USD billion by 2031. This will likely

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Best Free Redbubble Tag Generator Tools

What are Redbubble Tag Generator Tools These are free web tools that quickly find popular tags for products on Redbubble. These tools use algorithms and data analytics to generate a list of the best tags for your Redbubble products. By using these tools, photographers and designers can easily find relevant

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Is Print on Demand Worth It in 2023?

This is one of the biggest POD questions I see being asked across the web, so I wanted to write a quick article to help you decide for yourself. It is worth it for some artists, but not so much for others. I will attempt to explain more of the

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Print on Demand Software FlyingUpload Now Supports Shutterstock

A New Source Of Income In The Flying Universe! Shutterstock compliments itself for more than $1 billion (!) paid to contributors since 2003. And now you can also earn there with your images and the automation of Flying Upload! Load your designs into the uploader, write your listing and start earning!

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ImStocker Releases New Microstock Keywording Tool

As you can tell from my review of ImStocker Studio, I'm a big fan of ImStocker's software. Yesterday I got an email from them saying that they created a new keywording tool. This new tool helps generate relevant keywords. It helps stock photographers by streamlining the

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Flying Upload Expanding into Microstock!

I've always wondered why microstock and print-on-demand tool providers haven't built out their software to accommodate both microstock and POD. As I've written previously, both are similar in their workflow and are worth doing together. I've always wondered why microstock and print-on-demand

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Website Questionnaire

I've created a short 3-question form to gather your feedback on this site. This feedback helps shape the future of the website. Thank you for your support! Loading…

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Redbubble Introducing New Paid Artists Accounts & Increases Fees

Starting on May 1st, your Redbubble account will be classified into 3 different tiers; Redbubble Standard, Redbubble Premium, or Redbubble Pro. The chart below is from the Redbubble blog, it explains the differences between the different tiers. Unfortunately, standard accounts will have a new fee associated with their total sales

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Adobe Developing New AI Compensation Model for Microstock Contributors

Today Adobe announced a new generative AI service offering called Firefly. The Adobe Stock library is being used to train this new AI tool. The new software is currently in beta, but Adobe plans to share details of their new compensation model once Firefly is out of beta. Similar to