Comments on: How to Sell Your Photos Online for More Cash with Less Work

By: Angie Nelson

Angie Nelson — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 20:22:59 +0000

Hi, Charlotte. You can set up a gallery and sell wholesale prints.

https://www.shutterfly.com/progal/pricing.jsp

By: Charlotte P

Charlotte P — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 19:07:29 +0000

i love shutterfly for regular use I had no idea you could sell your photos on there but I am having trouble with finding out how to do that on shutterfly.

By: Kathy Radford

Kathy Radford — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:59:22 +0000

Thanks for the great article.

By: Angie Nelson

Angie Nelson — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 22:35:42 +0000

In reply to Marrianna. Thanks Marrianna, and welcome!

By: Marrianna

Marrianna — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 16:57:15 +0000

Great article. I saw your pin on Pinterest and knew I wanted to follow through. BTW, love your site and your photo! I’m from that era but don’t look the part now. Anyway, I’m off to look at some of these options. And I’m a new subscriber.

By: Angie Nelson

Angie Nelson — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:47:39 +0000

In reply to saimamacfee. That's fabulous!

By: saimamacfee

saimamacfee — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:16:33 +0000

That’s great article. I am selling images in several stock and earning money weekly. I love photography. Thanks

By: Angie Nelson

Angie Nelson — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 13:16:06 +0000

In reply to Andrew. Shareaholic is the plugin currently installed.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 04:13:19 +0000

What plugin do you use for social media share buttons?

By: Angie Nelson

Angie Nelson — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 18:24:11 +0000

In reply to Evelina. I'd love to hear more about your experience as a seller on the site, Evelina.

By: Evelina

Evelina — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 17:50:49 +0000

Amazingly #1 site in the world for selling images and earning as much one wants instead of pennies, fine art America, is not even mentioned.

By: Angie Nelson

Angie Nelson — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 15:00:55 +0000

In reply to Debjyoti Ghosh. Thanks for letting us know!

By: Debjyoti Ghosh

Debjyoti Ghosh — Mon, 14 Dec 2015 13:48:09 +0000

This is a really helpful list. I know one more awesome place to trade your photography. It’s called Photodune, part of the Envato Market. They have a few requirements you must take into account before start submitting your work. It could be a good secondary source of income though.

By: Jannik Friedhoff

Jannik Friedhoff — Thu, 21 May 2015 08:52:29 +0000

Hey, do you know if one of these sites is better for a certain category of photos (weddings, nature..)?

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 20 May 2015 00:11:33 +0000

Picfair is a great site. Only 2 years old, you get 100% of the payment for your photo with the website charging 10% on top of the price you choose to sell your photo at. You can change the price of your photos any time you like. I’ve sold about 15-20 photos of there.

By: Angie Nelson

Angie Nelson — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:53:29 +0000

In reply to Sawan. You will have to look through those above and see from where they accept members. We are in the U.S. so I'm not familiar with Indian opportunities.

By: Sawan

Sawan — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:48:00 +0000

Great source Angie ! I am From India and I am not a professional in photography can you please suggest me from which site I should start selling my photos where my photos easily accepted from site. I have some photos of Flowers, Indian Cultures , Festivals, Street Beggars, Local musicians and Poverty in India.

By: Angie Nelson

Angie Nelson — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 16:02:59 +0000

In reply to Sharion. None of the above require upfront money or a credit card, Sharion. You will need to sign up as a photographer/contributor not a buyer. That link is usually found along the bottom of site if we didn't link to it directly.

By: Sharion

Sharion — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 15:50:57 +0000

Is there a place to sell your photos that does not require a credit card number. Or money up front from you.

By: Practical Mama

Practical Mama — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 19:33:28 +0000

This is a great list. I’ve never thought of selling my photos online, but it’s a great idea.

By: NailCentric

NailCentric — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 10:55:11 +0000

I never knew you can sell your photos to sites like this! Thanks so much for sharing, I have some friends who will be interested in giving it a try.

By: Angie Nelson

Angie Nelson — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 12:07:37 +0000

In reply to Jody Branch.

If you are a blogger Jody, you have skills that are in demand. Check out this post for a few ideas on paying for that hobby.

https://theworkathomewife.com/blogging-jobs/

By: Angie Nelson

Angie Nelson — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 12:06:40 +0000

In reply to Shanna. I love exploring all of these unique ways to earn an income online.

By: Jody Branch

Jody Branch — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:10:34 +0000

A very interesting article and some of the comments here are informative too. I’m not a professional and I keep saying that over and over but I have to start paying for my hobby somehow. 😉

By: Shanna

Shanna — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 16:27:32 +0000

Great resource Angie! I’ve used some of these sites before, and just started my newest store on Etsy. I sell graphics instead of photos, but many of these sites sell vectors too. Its a great way to make some extra cash!

By: Angie Nelson

Angie Nelson — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 21:25:11 +0000

In reply to Mitchell. Thanks for sharing your experience, Mitchell. Much appreciated!

By: Mitchell

Mitchell — Tue, 28 Jan 2014 21:01:47 +0000

I currently have about 12 photos on iStock and some are selling but its a long tedious process.

By: Tanveer

Tanveer — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 14:58:39 +0000

Nice list of sites to sell photographs. I knew few of them but now I came to know there are many more sites to sell photographs on the net.

By: Angie Nelson

Angie Nelson — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 16:12:51 +0000

In reply to Pamela La Gioia. Thanks, Pamela. ;)

By: Pamela La Gioia

Pamela La Gioia — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 15:47:46 +0000

Sharing with my teleworking groups. Thanks! (Also, love your site appearance. It’s so calming….)

By: Angie Nelson

Angie Nelson — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 20:56:47 +0000

In reply to Kam kay. Best of luck!

By: Kam kay

Kam kay — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 19:57:00 +0000

Just in time when I was looking into similar resources. The ones I found via online research had some complicated criteria to submit photos. They even asked to submit samples. Oh well, now that I found this list in your post, I am off to taking a look at each of these and see if I can put them to some good use 🙂 🙂

By: Angie Nelson

Angie Nelson — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 14:52:57 +0000

In reply to JIm Trace. Never heard of it, Jim. But thanks for bringing it to my attention.

By: JIm Trace

JIm Trace — Sat, 10 Aug 2013 12:57:11 +0000

Hi Angie
Many thanks for a very interesting and informative article
I’m considering putting some of my photographs up for sale in the future and a friend recommended Smugmug.
It seems to be a very popular site.
You didn’t mention in your article, was there a reason for that?
Jim

By: Angie Nelson

Angie Nelson — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 08:51:42 +0000

In reply to Bill Nickerson. Thanks, Bill!

By: Bill Nickerson

Bill Nickerson — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 01:45:44 +0000

Good list Angie. There are a lot of stock agencies (actually called microstock to differentiate them from the ones selling images for hundreds of dollars) but you’ve listed the big 4 which is where a budding photographer would want to get started. It is pretty tough to get images accepted if you don’t know what you’re doing though, so be prepared for some tough love from the reviewers.

And selling photos yourself is an option, but you might want to consider getting 100% of 10 sales vs 30-50% of 100 (or more). The agency sites have existing clientele and SEO chops to promote images. There is a group of stock photographers creating a kind of co-op with a WordPress theme called symbiostock. That shows a lot of promise as searches will bring in images from other sites in the network. A cool idea for creatives of all stripes.

One physical product site you missed is Zazzle.

By: Angie Nelson

Angie Nelson — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 16:33:03 +0000

In reply to Mike Carlson. Thanks, Mike! There is such a need for images today. If you have the interest, it is definitely worth a shot.

By: Angie Nelson

Angie Nelson — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 16:31:31 +0000

In reply to Teowai Ratahi. Best of luck, Teowai!

By: Teowai Ratahi

Teowai Ratahi — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 09:25:12 +0000

great tips. thinking of trying cafepress for my daughters artwork and red bubble for some of my more arty photographs.

By: Mike Carlson

Mike Carlson — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 07:22:02 +0000

This is one very useful post. I would love to try photography some time and eventually earn through it. I hope I’ll have a future career for this.