Selling Stock Photos to Make Money Online

[Learners Quest]

Selling photos to make money online is definitely not a new thing . Indeed, some artists have been doing it for years. But now more and more people are trying to get in on the action , which is why you are here looking for some tips to help you get started .

To get started , you need to find a company that you can work for . There are lots of companies and websites out there that will let you use their images for free, which means they can be considered legitimate , but this doesn't mean you should sign up. Companies like these have no legal right to the images and are using them illegally , so do not get involved with them .

Another reason why I recommend that you stay far away from sites like these is because they will take your images without asking . You can sometimes negotiate a price with the site owners but it is uncommon to ever receive compensation for your work . This means that many of the sites out there might not be as reliable as they appear at first glance .

 

[Mika]

You can make recurring income by selling your photographs through stock photo platforms. In this method, you are only selling a digital copy of your photo, you are not selling your copyrights, therefore, you will make money by selling the digital copy of the same photo again and again. This is one of the easiest ways to make money online. However, in order to sell photographs, you need to be a good photographer and you need to have SEO skills. Without optimizing your images, you cannot improve the visibility of your photo to reach potential buyers. You can sell photos on adobe stock or Shutterstock.