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Let’s talk about RevoStock

Dave Navarro — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:20:36 +0000

Back in mid November I was sent an email from the owner of another microstock related web site. In this email was the results of a survey taken from 44 RevoStock producers with 1000 stock footage clips or more in their portfolios. I knew from my own experience that RevoStock sales were WAY down, [...]

Falling out of love…

Dave Navarro — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:16:25 +0000

The very first MicroStock agency that I signed with was Pond5. Their process was (and is) simple, just sign up and start uploading. If your files are not total crap, they approve them and (hopefully) you start selling. What’s (mostly) great is that they don’t pass judgment on what might sell, they leave that [...]

RevoStock responds…

Dave Navarro — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 19:52:39 +0000

I tweeted this morning about yesterday’s blog post “February News” and Craig L., the owner of RevoStock took issue with a number of things I said… So, let’s set the record straight.

His first comment was with regard to my claim that their Google ranking was below ClipCanvas and the Envato Marketplace. I have [...]

February News

Dave Navarro — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:21:52 +0000

As I had mentioned in an earlier post, without iSyndica around to give me reports, having to gather up all of the data myself from all the sites is a major pain-in-the-ass. But I’m working on it and will catch up with everything over the coming week.

Here in Kansas it’s been a long [...]

Long Distance Relationships

Dave Navarro — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:40:09 +0000

When shooting video (or stills) on your DSLR camera, it’s always best to use a prime lens like a 50mm F1.8 or F1.4. However, sometimes the subject you are shooting requires a zoom lens and prime zooms can be very expensive. Fortunately both Canon and Sigma have zooms that are inexpensive (around $200). When [...]

Batten down the hatches

Dave Navarro — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:30:39 +0000

In my little corner of the world, the weather is starting to turn colder and we’re getting more frequent storms. Shooting footage and photos outdoor starts to become less of an option. So, I’m spending every good day out shooting new stuff and every bad day preparing for a long winter inside.

Fortunately, my [...]

R.I.P. iSyndica, you will be missed

Dave Navarro — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 23:50:12 +0000

It is a with a heavy heart that I read the news today about the passing of the much beloved iSyndica. A tireless worker, iSyndica would spread my great cheer to many MicroStock sites without prejudice and generally with much expediency. As our relationship grew, iSyndica did more and more for me… Adding meta-data [...]

The right place at the right time…

Dave Navarro — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:13:07 +0000

Sometimes in your life you just happen to be at the right place at the right time. That happened to me yesterday… twice.

It was another hot day in Topeka and I needed to get out of the house. So I loaded up my camera equipment in the car and went for a drive. [...]

May 2010 Sales Report

Dave Navarro — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:12:28 +0000

May was a surprising month with sales doing very well for the first 10 or 12 days, then slowing down considerably and finally making a steady charge the last week for an overall up month. I didn’t get as much uploaded as I would have liked, but I finally did break the 1000 clips [...]

Mid May Update

Dave Navarro — Sun, 16 May 2010 16:28:47 +0000

Middle of May already… this month is flying by fast. And so far things are mixed. ShutterStock sales are down, A LOT. RevoStock is normal with only 2 sales, which is still dismal. No more sales at MediaStock, things seem to have slowed down there. But Pond5 is off on another run towards Best [...]