December 2009 was my tenth month of selling images on microstock (previous: November 2009 earnings). I have been quite busy in a real life and did not uploaded too much pictures. Also i have almost zero seasonal, Christmas images.. anyways the overall result was pretty good.
More photos from Warsaw on SS
Monthly Income Chart
with averaged progress line ( December 2009 )
First lines - December to November
Overall result -13.8% to previous and the best month in the same time.
Shutterstock (SS)
- same amount of downloads (DL), -1.55% in $ / all to prev. month
- -1.55% in $ to best month
- average all time DL value = $0.41 ( average value of single downloaded (sold) image )
There was no EL hit’s, but more ODs (On Demand – subscription type).
- -30% DL, -46% in $
- -46% in $ to best month
- average all time DL value = $0.71
- +46% DL, -9% in $
- -66% in $ to best month
- average all time DL value = $0.90
Really nothing to talk about FT and DT ;) Especially DT and their funny search engine results switching.
StockXpert
- +21% DL, -47% in $
- -47% in $ to best month
- average all time DL value = $0.49
- -37% DL, +55%in $
- -68% in $ to best month
- average all time DL value = $2.31
- -20% DL, -12% in $
- -27% in $ to best month
- average all time DL value = $0.61
- -80% DL (nice), -43% in $
- -67% in $ to best month
- average all time DL value = $0.85
Again, if not Shuterstock it would be a really boring story. Fortunately December wasn’t as scary as they say.

Overall results comparison
since February 2009
Summary earnings increase,
month by month since February 2009
Thanks for reading!



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