Fred's advice is good, I think.
This from Jim Pickerell at http://www.selling-stock.com:
"Between now and 2015, there will be a continued decline in the gross revenue generated by the licensing of stock images. This will occur regardless of whether, or how, the U.S. and world economies recover. In addition, many more people will produce and try to license stock images. As a result, the average shooter will earn much less from stock than is the case today."
I agree with this 100%. I also believe that there is an answer for many and that is to learn how to generate traffic from your images. The easy way to start doing so is to go to http://www.blogger.com and start a free blog. Post images every day and link them to their image pages on Photoshelter, Alamy or wherever you license your images.
But don't just give the image a title, write about the place where you took the image or how you took the image or what equipment you used or... and learn how to write to attract visitors because in the long run you will end up making more money from the advertising than from selling licenses or prints.
That's one way to do it. I would love to hear of other ideas.
And don't write off high end RM sales just yet; we continue to make the occasional $1,000+ RM sale from images that you won't find anywhere else. I believe that print sales will also hold up well over time, especially when the economy improves.
Fred Voetsch
Group Moderator - Selling Stock Photography
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/selling_stock_photography/
Owner - Acclaim Images, LLC
http://www.acclaimimages.com/
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