In the beginning, there was nil.

Ok, that’s not exactly true.  My microstock journey began in 2004 - in fact April of 2004 if you ask IstockPhoto.  IStock was the first agency I signed up with following recommendations on a website I frequented at the time.

So where is Nil?  That’s where we need to get to.  Where are we now and where are we headed?

Now - I have 68 files and 1073 downloads on Istock and I’m signed up with another 9 agencies.  I have 2 applications pending as well (Lucky Oliver and StockXpert).  My goal is to be on all 11 as well as eventually sign up with Alamy.

So, current portfolios:
123RF - 53
BigStock - 16
Canstock - 73
Crestock - 0 (new)
Dreamstime - 118
FeaturePics - 0 (new)
Fotolia - 127
FotoMind - 0 (new)
IstockPhoto - 68
Lucky Oliver - (pending)
Shutterstock - 202
StockXpert - (pending)

And since Nil to Mil is a financial goal, I should include those numbers as well.

All-time earnings (& per month)
123RF - $39.98 ($1.88)
BigStock - $26.50 ($1.20)
Canstock - $50.95 ($1.10)
Crestock - $0
Dreamstime - $408.34 ($8.87)
FeaturePics - $0
Fotolia - $112.74 ($5.12)
FotoMind - $0
IstockPhoto - $386.50 ($8.40)
Lucky Oliver - $0
Shutterstock - $1766.80 ($41.92)
StockXpert - $0

My average per month earnings on microstock as of the end of February 2008 was $68.49.  However, I have made $198.75 in the first 2 months of 2008 so my 2008 average is nearly $100 per month.

Last month: $108.54
3 month moving average: $96.15