As a photographer, you know just how difficult it can be to turn your passion into a profitable career. Fortunately, there is an ever-growing demand for one simple product: stock photography. Today’s photographers can supplement their income while building a business with high earning potential by choosing to sell images as stock photos to web designers, content creators and advertising professionals. All you need is a catalog of images, a web store and a willingness to self-promote.

Sell Stock Photos: What You Need to Get Started

There’s no shortage of online resources for photographers looking to sell images, but many of these clearinghouses offer relatively small payments for unlimited distribution rights to your work. You may earn a small portion of the proceeds from each sale of your products, or a one-time fee for licensing rights, but those earnings will almost always pale in comparison to what you could earn by operating your own web store.

The prospect of starting a web store from the ground up can seem daunting, but it’s actually quite simple if you have a plan of action in place before you get started. First, don’t spend money to have a high-end professional web site capable of ecommerce processing built. You can get the same results at a much lower price by integrating a dedicated ecommerce platform service into your existing site, even if it’s a free blog site or social media profile. Services like PayLoadz.com give you all of the convenience of a managed marketplace, without sacrificing any of your control. You’ll be able to securely host your files, process payments safely through trusted names like PayPal and Google Wallet and give your customers instant access to their files through automated content delivery. As a merchant, you’ll be able to access valuable seller tools, like affiliate network access. You’ll never have to worry about maintenance, so you’re free to focus on promotion and marketing.

Sell Images and Build Your Business

Your personal brand is one of your most valuable assets as a photographer. When you turn your images over to a clearinghouse in order to sell stock photos, you’re not building your brand because your name isn’t attached to the product. Building your own web store allows you to establish yourself as a service provider, giving you brand recognition and a foundation upon which to build. Start your online business today, retain your independence and control over your products. You can start selling images successfully in a shorter time frame than you might imagine, earning your way to financial stability with each photo you snap.

 

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