There have been a few mentions of LookStat Back Office services and our new Guide to Microstock for RM & RF Photographers around the web and I’m excited to share them with you.
LookStat Back Office Services – Just Press Play – A review by Tyler Olson on the Microstock Group Blog
The back-end service of Lookstat is a great tool for anyone who likes shooting more than sitting in front of a computer or who doesn’t have a room full of people working for them.
Microstock photography is time intensive. Shooting and editing in larger numbers, keywording those images, and perhaps most time consuming, uploading to the large number of microstock sites – all add up to a lot of time spent per file. Time that could have been more productively spent shooting.
For those who take advantage of the Lookstat Back-end service however – all they need to do is shoot, ‘press play’, and watch their images appear on the microstock sites of their choice. Edited, key-worded, uploaded and processed – ready for sale.
This Month in Microstock: LookStat’s Guide to Microstock for Traditional Stock Photographers – A mention on Microstock Diaries’ news roundup
Helping to demystify much of the misunderstandings of microstock in the traditional market, LookStat released a beautifully designed and free 35-page downloadable PDF guide to microstock for RM and RF Stock Photographers.
February Microstock News – A mention of our guide at Microstock Insider
lookstat published a useful microstock guide, written as an introduction to microstock for RF (macro) and RM photographers. It includes some statistics, advice and checklists that are still useful for microstock photographers who already know the ropes.
Thanks to all the folks above for the kind words!
Lee has a review of LookStat on his blog Microstock Diaries. If you’re not already a subscriber to his blog, you should be. It was one of the first places I went when I began exploring microstock and I haven’t missed a post since my initial visit. In addition to writing an excellent, informative blog, Lee’s a great guy and if you get the chance to meet him, I highly recommend it.
Thanks for the review to Lee and also, a big thank you to Andresr for his nice words! Casey and I really appreciate it.
There’s a detailed review of LookStat on Microstock Insider. Thanks for checking us out and taking the time to post such an extensive, thoughtful review. Also, it was great to meet you at UGCX. We’ll definitely keep you posted as we make improvements.
While we have a long way to go to realize our vision of what LookStat can be and we appreciate our users’ patience with us as we improve the service, it’s always awesome to see feedback like this:
I am currently planning my next big shoot. I am finding the Lookstat earnings section very helpful in targeting the type of images we should be concentrating on. Especially useful is the ability to see the best sellers from the last 30 days or what every timescale you set.
An invaluable tool for me personally. Well done Rahul & your team!
Thanks Neustock Images! We really appreciate the shout out! It’s great seeing the service working for people as we hoped it would.
Rasmus Rasmussen has a nice mention on his blog about LookStat. For those of who don’t know, Rasmus is a long-time (and very successful) iStockphoto contributor and has been an image inspector for them for a while as well. He knows a ton about microstock and I highly recommend his blog to all those interested in it. Also, if you’re a contributor, his Microstock Photographer’s Guide is tremendous!
Sign up for LookStat, if you submit to more than one microstock agency. It’s a service that lets you compare sales stats from several sites, so you can see how you’re doing where. It’s easy to lose track, when you’ve got stuff all over the web, so this can really help grow your business. As an exclusive to iStockphoto, the very existence of LookStat somehow eluded me until now. I’m happy to say, that is no longer the case.
We’re flattered to be mentioned on his blog. Thanks Rasmus!