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November 17, 2014 Marco | Editor

By Amos Struck

Microstock Business: How Much Can You Earn?

Just recently, Stockperformer, the leading analytics for photographers, published a Business Plan Calculator that would quickly analyse what strategy options are available for your business plans.

What are some of these business plans?

With more and more photographers venturing into microstock, the industry has been a bit crowded and the competition has grown fiercer. Newcomers may need to come up with simple business plans to get into microstock.

There are four important questions you need to ask yourself before you begin your microstock adventure:

How many images can you produce each month?
How much will …read more
Via: MSP

Marco | Editor

Editor and founder of a bunch of stockphoto businesses

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