Micro Stock Agencies

Chris Barton, of Photographers Direct, a stock agency had this to say about micro agencies:

The problem with trying to sell on microstock sites (apart from the
obvious - that you are being ripped off) is that for an image to make
money, it has to sell many many many times. For an image to sell many
times it has to be so generic that it is completely soulless, sterile,
and lacking anything in the way of personality, originality or
uniqueness. It is pure commoditization.

I have been researching micro agencies as both a publisher and a photographer. As a publisher, they are great. As a photographer, I would do well with their sales plan.

Dodge