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No 38 of Stock Photo News
* From the Editor
* Expected trends in conceptual images
* Pictures on websites – for webmasters and
photographers
* Article marketing, again and again
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No
36-37 of Stock Photo News
* From the Editor
* Blog posts need pictures to look attractive and to generate traffic
* New outlet for stock photography - 2D and 3D resources
* Reminder about long term marketing of your products
* Picturehouse New York 2009 for picture buyers and distributors
* Keywording software for photographers and photo agencies - KIM Keywording from Kursiv
* World Press Photo Contest Archive Available Online
* How to find pictures online freely available
* Blog about Photo Achieves
* Since Last Stock Photo News
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No
34-35 of Stock Photo News
* From the Editor
* Buy one quality stock photo and use it in many ways in
one publication
* Quick guide to marketing without pictures
* Free Webdesign for Wordpress blogs and websites
* Better Photos More Often - Market Research For Stock Photographers
- By guest author Matt Brading
* Amazon Kindle How-To Series - Convert Free E-Books to Kindle Books
- By guest author Michael Piston
* Track your pictures on multiple stock photo distributors
with Lookstat
* Snapixel Opens Stock Photography For Next Generation of
Photographers
* Christina Vaughan from ImgeSource Lines Up for Asian Honour
* Dreamstime Partners with Other Images
* FeaturePics.com Announces New Alternative to Stock Photo
Subscription Model
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No
32-33 of Stock Photo News
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From the Editor
* Article marketing is the cheapest marketing strategy
– and one of the most efficient
* Article Marketing – An Overview
* Get many more links to your site and get a permanent increase in traffic
* The issue of model release and property release
* Photographic Expressions - 7 Tools For Creating A Clear Statement In Your Photos
By guest author Morten Svenningsen
* Free ebook about off line marketing
* Reducing your daily costs in your business
* Digital Railroad is closing
* Hard times for stock photography business continue: Corbis cuts royalty rate to photographers
* Needing an alternative outlet for your stock photography?
- Image Warehouse might be the solution
* Extra income streams for stock photographers – Sell your skills
* Good News: Introducing XHeader
* More Good News: Mapping your visitors and get good backlinks with Feedjit
* A mobile workstation for stock photographers: ThinkPad W700
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No
31 of Stock Photo News
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From the Editor
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Article marketing - cheap and simple efficient promotion
of your work and service
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The Stock Trade
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Stock Photography Workshop in Seattle with Patrick Donehue
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Free online webinar: 16 Steps to Success
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What is a marketable picture
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Getty robust in Flickr deal defence
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Kursiv releases keywording software
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No
30 of Stock Photo News
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From the Editor
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The value of good portraits on social websites and
for branding
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WordPress for blogs and as CMS, Content Management
Systems
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How to send photos and other big files
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Sublime layout with one picture
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maXx images - Representation of Image Source's
Fair Trade Collection World Portraits
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Adam Jones: Explorer of Light in Bowling Green July 22
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No
29 of Stock Photo News
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From the Editor
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Don't Sell Pictures; Sell What Pictures Do
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Links and the NOFOLLOW tag
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Your gifts for reading SPN
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ArticlesBase.com now allows images in articles
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Stock Photos - The Perfect Solution For Buying And
Selling Photos
By guest author Chris Robertson
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Alamy terminates contributor contract after model release
issue
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Stockxpert.Com Announces New Microstock Royalty-Free Footage
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Subliminal Messages in Pictures - Do Subliminal Messages
in Pictures Influence our Decisions?
By guest author Robert D. Watson
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Offshore Bangladeshi outsourcing IT firm offering professional
Clipping Path service overnight
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No
28 of Stock Photo News
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From the Editor
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Why links to your site and pictures are important
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Link building by commenting in blogs
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Finding the best and most profitable keywords
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Article marketing as link building
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Making use of social networks - social bookmarking
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Getty Images Acquired by Hellman & Friedman
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Conference in Phoenix for Picture Professionals
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Zymmetrical Launches Expanded Search with Freerange
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No
27 of Stock Photo News
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From the Editor
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Santa Deal Time 2007
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Another time sensitive offer: Professional website
co-operation
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Digital Photo Frames to Display Your Best Pictures -
Great Gift Ideas for Christmas
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Christmas Cards - Created as Personalized Gifts with
your Digital Camera
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Your gift for reading SPN
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Multi domain hosting - cheap and big volume
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Wedding Stock Website
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Getty Images Announces Early Success with Online Image
Product and Additional Product Refinements
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No
26 of Stock Photo News
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From the Editor
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Market segmentation of stock photo delivery
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Your gift for reading SPN
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Multi domain hosting - cheap and huge
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Bilingual Marketing - Profit from Two Languages in
Promoting Websites and Business
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Will Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III kill digital backs and
medium cameras?
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Alamy hits 10 million images
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age fotostock unveils easyFotostock - low budget
Royalty Free pictures
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THP Photo Services launches THP PhotoStorage
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No
25 of Stock Photo News
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From the Editor
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Do one thing each day to strengthen your online presence
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New stock photo agency - Stock photos of wines and wineries
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Sell With Photos Online
By Kevin Nunley
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All About Title Tags
By Jill Whalen
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Online Shoppers Ask for More Detailed Copywriting
by Karon Thackston
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Suggestions for turning your photos & videos into cash
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Videos on websites to communicate with your visitors
By Kim Komando
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HispanicShots.com Launches a New, More Convenient and
Less Expensive Source for Ethnic Stock Photography
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Since Last Stock Photo News
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From the Editor
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Time sensitive offer: Professional website co-operation
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Get a quick overview of how different website pictures look
like
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Memorable Christmas Pictures with a Digital
Camera
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Your BONUS for Reading SPN
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Since Last Stock Photo News
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From the Editor
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Global Warming - Pictures and Opportunities
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Longer Keyphrases - Will Longer Keyphrases Hinder the
Effectiveness of Your Copy?
By guest contributor Karon Thackston
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Answers to How Well Do You Know Your SEO?
By guest contributor Brad Callen
* Your BONUS for Reading SPN
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Comparisons of Digital Camera Raw Converters
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Adsense is still live - see for yourself
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Get Your Gift for Reading and Staying
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Since Last Stock Photo News
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From the Editor
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Websites for stock photography
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A Digital Camera for Every Pro - Review
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Is Adsense dead or alive - The cake or icing on the cake?
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Adsense is still live - see for yourself
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iStockphoto Localizes Stock Image & Video Site in French,
German and Spanish
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Getty Images Announces New 'Rights-Ready' Licensing Model
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Getty Images Buy iStockphoto for $50 Million
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Fall discounts are pouring over Pixtal: up to 40% off
purchases
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age fotostock reaches the 1 Million Royalty Free images
Milestone
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Pixtal alters the basis of the Royalty Free
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Launch the Most Extensive Arab Stock Photo Library at
JumpImages.com
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How Well Do You Know Your SEO?
By guest contributor Brad Callen
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News about Photo Software
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Get Your Gift for Reading and Staying
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From the Editor
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Text Resources for Pictures and Adsense Revenue
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Get your Gifts for reading and staying
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Article Submission Sites: Why Can't I Use Pictures?
By Jesse Somer
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Controlled Vocabulary Keyword Catalog
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From the Editor
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Google is asking for web sites with text
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Get your Gift for reading and staying
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Management of digital image files
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Lost: Blog about Stock Photography
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Since last SPN
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From the Editor
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Google is changing the whole web
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Sublime layout with one picture
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The Future of the Stock Photo Industry.
Guest article by Ron Rovtar, The Stock Asylum
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Links to your site
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My Web Hosting History considered 2
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Blog about Stock Photography
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19
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From the Editor
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Please, white-list your SPN mail
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News: Consolidation in the Stock Photography Industry
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My Web Hosting History considered
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Marketing With Photo Postcards.
Guest article by Kevin Nunley
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Press release:
10,000 downloads of Graphic Exchange PDF magazine
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Press release:
Sports Betting and Gambling Image Library
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Online photo sharing options
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Spam check your mail before sending
No
18
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From the Editor
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Please, white-list your SPN mail
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Don't put your slogan in your <title> tag
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Zooming in on French photo agencies
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Press release: Getty
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Press release: FutureStock
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In the need for a website with unlimited
storage?
* Free download of pictures from US Fish and
Wildlife Sevice
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Spam check your mail before sending
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More subscribers to your newsletter?
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Learn from free marketing courses
No
17
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From the Editor
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Photographic pictures and your marketing resources
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The increasing file size of stock photos
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Inspiration from a fashion and beauty photographer
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Your marketing with search engines
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Press release: Introducing the Virtual CD from Alamy
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Older news: Masterfile launches 'Life Lines' catalogue
from Zefa
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More subscribers to your newsletter?
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Learn from free marketing courses
No
16
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From the Editor
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Conceptual pictures # 6
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Review: 2002 Photobuyer Survey Report of Digital
Photography and the Use of Digital Images in Editorial
Stock
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Take better travel pictures, Tip # 9:
Caring for equipment
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Guest Review: The new Webposition Gold 2
By Robin Nobles
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Press release: Getty Images news and sport
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More subscribers to your newsletter?
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Learn from free marketing courses
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15
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From the Editor
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Do you know: VISUELL/VISUELL INTERNATIONAL?
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Take better travel pictures, Tip # 8:
Lenses for travel
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Focus your web pages
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Corbis Germany
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14
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From the Editor
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Text sell - not pictures!
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Guest article: Use The MOST VALUABLE Real Estate On Your
Web Site To Capture Your Visitors' Attention -- in 10
Seconds Or Less!
- - by Corey Rudl
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Take better Travel Pictures, Tip # 7:
Films for travelling
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Digital photography news
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13
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From the Editor
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Printable web pages
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Take better Travel Pictures, Tip # 6:
Get in touch with people
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Guest article: Why test?
- by Mark Joyner
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Learn from free marketing courses
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12
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From the Editor
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Tips for using conceptual pictures # 5
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Optimize links to your website
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Take better Travel Pictures, Tip # 5: Mix natural and
artificial light
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Guest article: Guerrilla insights into direct response
- by Jay Conrad Levinson
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11
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From the Editor
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What is the actual trend in Stock photography?
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Guest article: What clients really want
- by Maria Piscopo
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Learn from free marketing courses
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Guest article: Marketing When Sales Are Slow
- by Dr. Nunley
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More about the digital workflow
No
10
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From the Editor
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Tips for using conceptual pictures # 4
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Going digital (with scanner and camera)
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Take better Travel Pictures, Tip # 4: Look for colors.
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Guest article: The evolution of Search Engine Marketing
- by Robin Nobles
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The digital workflow
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9
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From the Editor
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Tips for using conceptual pictures # 3
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Guest article: Immunisation For 'What-Am-I-Supposed-To-Do-Itis'
- by Michel Fortin
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Take better Travel Pictures, Go close. Tip # 3
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Sharing travel photos
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Where to find pictures from around the world?
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Searchking develops a kill for the Ezula Top Text virus
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Learn from free marketing courses
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Press release about alamy.com, the image brokers
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8
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From the Editor
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Tips for using conceptual pictures # 2
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Guest article: The Color of e-Business
- by Ernest Seger
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Take better Travel Pictures, Tip # 2
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More tips
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Review
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Review of a New Report: Get into the Photobuyers´ mind
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Timely Time Management Tips ezine
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From the Editor
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Tips for using conceptual pictures # 1
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Guest article: The 3 Secrets of High Traffic Sites
- by Mark Joyner
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AltaVista, good and bad news again
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Take better Travel Pictures, Tip # 1
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More tips
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How to build a web site for selling
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New book: Get into the Photobuyers´ mind
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Timely Time Management Tips ezine
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What should a model look like?
* Corbis concentrates on digital pictures
* Ask the experts
* The Image Brokers
* Guest article: A Good Title is a Work of Genius
- By Yanik Silver
* Build a web site for selling
* AltaVista, now only manual submission
* Key wording tool
* Nikon medium format scanner
* More tips
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The stock photo giants might lose photographers.
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Guest article “How to send and receive pictures online”.
By David Riecks.
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Search engines and web site positioning - once again.
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E-book fever.
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Web site promotion.
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The newest in press release from the stock photo industry.
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Guest article "Would You Rather Be Rich or Famous?
This is Not a Trick Question"
About the power of news releases.
By Mark Joyner
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Stock photos in the field of the stock photography industry
The use of stock photos is a dynamic field for the creative professionals. But in recent years stock photo buyers are not only the professional layout people, graphic designers, art directors, picture researchers, book publishers and magazine publishers.
During the last decade or so to search for stock photos has been a need of very many common people. The broader access to desktop publishing marked the beginning of this broader quest for stock photography. During the later years the much wider access to the creation of web sides has meant an explosion in the search for pictures online. Royalty-free stock photos became at the same time a strong competitor to the traditional licensed stock photos. Royalty-free pictures and licensed pictures have anyway been at the market for a long time side by side. In general this situation has forced a differentiation in the stock photo industry and this differentiation of the marketplace for pictures is still going on. Stock photo agencies have often been acquired by a single picture agency with a stronger capital base. Many picture agencies have had to close for their activity even without being fused into bigger stock photo distributors. Encouraging enough new online picture databases come online all the time to compete for the picture buyers attention. Obviously this underlines the need for seeing marketing as a fundamental partner for online success for a picture agency.
All this has been a tuff and challenging time for the stock photographers. Each stock photographer has had to be very concerned about having his or her stock photos with picture distributors that would be among the long-term global winners in this creative market place.
The demand of the stock photographer is not only to provide the best possible images for sale through the distributors of stock but also being clever and efficient in the key wording process of each image. Without appropriate key words even outstanding stock pictures are worthless - when the consumer is searching for pictures online the first hurdle is to be found by the match of the keywords attached to each stock picture.
This means that the digital workflow of the stock photographer has become a serious parameter in the success of the professional photographer.
In a time where the use of pictures online as well as off-line has reached an all times high level, the access to digital pictures might have surpassed that, at least through the accessibility of pictures online. We are all offered pictures from all over the world and from image providers from all over the world when we search for pictures online. The stock photography industry has really been globalised. It is not so expensive to bring pictures online and to make them searchable nowadays. Standardised scripts and databases have been developed at accessible prices. The cost for server capacity has plunged too - just think of the cheap price of the newest hard discs even with an amazing capacity. But it is still expensive to run a business with staff, expertise and constant technological development as well as constant innovation of the style and trend of the available pictures at display. Combine this with the need for marketing of the stock pictures and the situation is really challenging for the stock photographers as well as the investors in the stock photography market.
When potential buyers of stock photos are searching the web some will start their search by searching pictures through a search for ‘stock photos for free’, ‘free stock photos’, ‘stock photos free download’, ‘free pictures’ etcetera. This is independent of their need, might it be stock photos of people, more specific of stock photos women or a plant species, animal species or location in a country.
In reality this means that the search for stock photos online is happening on different levels: It happens by a search of the whole web by searching for pictures in Google in general or in Google Images. And then of cause people are searching in the exact database with stock photos of each stock photo agency. In between these levels a number of picture websites are offering picture researchers to search after their pictures in several picture databases at the same time from one interface or webpage.
Add to this the growing industry of micro stock picture agencies, the constant improvement of digital cameras and their level of automatisation in their process of taking technically perfect pictures and you have a rough outline of the dynamics of the whole field of stock photos for sale and for use and the trends and tensions among photographers, picture distributors and the different segments of picture consumers.
Soren Breiting / stock photography
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