Alexandre Rotenberg's Brutally Honest Guide to Stock Photography & Footage

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Switched Off: My September Stock Sales Have Collapsed at Shutterstock & Pond5

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Shutterstock’s Unlimited Download Subscription Model: Opportunity or Concern?

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Getty and Shutterstock Merger: What It Means for Contributors

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Breaking News: Getty Images and Shutterstock Discuss Potential Merger

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2024 Year-End Review: Good, Bad and Ugly

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Where’s the Pay? iStock/Getty’s AI Compensation Pledge Still Unfulfilled

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Shuttered Shutterstock: Why It’s Losing Its Shine for Contributors

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New EU AI Act and its Impact on AI-Generated Stock Content

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2023 Year-End Review: Good, Bad and Ugly

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Detailed Microstock Earnings Statistics Analysis since 2014-Present

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Interview with Dmitry Rukhlenko, Veteran Travel Microstocker with over $500k in Earnings

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Agency Closing Soon? Top 5 Red Flags to be Aware as a Contributor

December 31, 2022July 24, 2023 Alexandre Rotenberg

2022 Year-End Review: Good, Bad and Ugly

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Brutally Honest Interview with Alexandre Rotenberg

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2021 Year-End Review: Good, Bad and Ugly

December 13, 2021December 15, 2021 Alexandre Rotenberg

Comparing Average Earnings Between 20 Major Cities (Stats-Heavy Post)

July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 Alexandre Rotenberg

Rising Popularity of Free Downloads at Microstock Agencies

June 17, 2021June 19, 2021 Alexandre Rotenberg

Interview with Paul Hardy – Concept Stills and Motion

May 26, 2021May 27, 2021 Alexandre Rotenberg

Interview with Doug Jensen, Stock Footage Expert

March 14, 2021June 26, 2021 Alexandre Rotenberg

Interview with Dmitry Budnikov, Co-Founder of StockSubmitter

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January 2031 Brutally Honest Earnings Report – “Exciting News” Edition

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2020 Year-End Review: Good, Bad and Ugly

May 29, 2020May 29, 2020 Alexandre Rotenberg

May 2020 Brutally Honest Earnings Report + Shocking Shutterstock News

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March 2020 Brutally Honest Earnings Report

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Review: Wirestock: Sell on all stock agencies from one place

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September 2019 Brutally Honest Earnings Report

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July 2019 Brutally Honest Earnings Report

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First-Ever Earnings Report – Feb 2019

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