I agree that Betsy Reid is not the person to be asked about these issues, she is quite biased.
But the article says quite a number of truths, so lets be honest with ourselves.
I am beginning to get tired of watching how sites like Dreamstime and SXP try to test the suscription market. They've gone from being sites where the proverbial $2.50 download was the norm to giving me a lot of 30 cents downloads, and that is bad for me and I guess it is bad for everyone. The trend that the market had shown towards increasing revenues for photographers is deeply affected by this.
I also consider that we have to practice our microstock business without being emotional about it. I really really disagree of providing editorial images to microstock sites, it is simply a bad business practice, since by nature these pics will get few downloads and we have to optimize earnings by seeking better paying outlets for these few downolads. But in some forums, if you say so, you are tagged as a micros basher or worst. We have to find a balance between our outlets and the content we provide. There is money to be made in RM agencies and we have to analyze the market with an open mind and without being emotional defending micros, since they have some really bad things for photographers (and a lot of good ones too).
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