Not a photographer? Most stock photo sites also accept vectors and vector packs as well. Most of the buyers on stock photo sites are designers; web, graphic, print, and film. They all rely on stock photos to make their presentations and work shine. Vector packs are getting bigger and bigger and don’t require a camera or expensive gear, just a computer.
When creating vectors pay attention to design trends, especially web design trends because the majority of purchasers are coming from the web design world. Follow trends closely, if you can catch the front end of a trend and create appropriate vector packs for it, you will soon be raking in the passive income.
When designing your vectors there are a number of things to keep in mind. Create a larger vector pack instead of packaging a set of 10 similar vectors as 10 different products. You will have more sales in the long run because the buyers are looking to save money as well. If you want to diversify, make you vectors and then offer separate colors as different purchases. This will allow designers working within a certain color scheme to choose the colors they need, even if they can change the colors themselves, it will entice them by already having it within the boundaries that they are working within.
Vector packs can be designed in Adobe Illustrator. 30 Day Free Trials are up for download at adobe.com if you don’t already have it, and the price of the older versions is significantly lower.
Remember, as with microstock photography, it’s a numbers game, create many different vector packs and submit them to many different stock photo websites, this will help maximize your chances of sales.
Keywords are also an extremely important factor to consider as with any microstock. Include all colors, shapes, designs, themes, positions, and emotions the vector packs evoke. The more times your vector packs show up, the better your sales.
Sat, Dec 20, 2008, by mox
Money Making