Shutterstock continues to blow everyone else out of the water. Deposit Photo seems to have sales every few days - but nothing is as consistent as Shutterstock. We're still getting close to getting a payout with Shutterstock every month (or so) and haven't uploaded a new illustration since last year!
So it's nice that we continue to make money (even if it's small) without paying much attention. There was a time I would check Shutterstock every couple of hours to see how much we sold, but these days I pop on every once in a while as it's no longer a focal point of our Illustration business.
The only downside to Shutterstock these days is that they've done a real disservice to people with referrals. It used to be that if you referred someone to Shutterstock, you got 3 cents for every download they sold...but now they've put a cap on that. So you get to enjoy it for a couple of years, but then Shutterstock goes back to making money off of them and you get nothing. It wasn't the biggest deal for us, as our referrals equated to about $15-$20 a month, but still - every bit adds up. Only now, thanks to their new rule, it doesn't.
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