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I often ask myself “what is the most valuable thing I can do right now for my business success?” As a stock photographer my immediate answer is: “Create more images!” But I don’t think that is really the correct answer. In my particular situation, and possibly yours too, the answer is to get my work in front of more potential buyers.

To buy it, they have to see it

My reasoning is as follows: If enough people see mediocre or even poor work it will sell. If I create the best work in the world and nobody sees it, it won’t sell. I do have a body of work, and I do think it is, at least, better than average. If I want to increase my income would it be better to create more work that is increasingly hard to find in the over-supplied market of today, or would it be smarter for me to increase the visibility of my work, an effort that would also boost any new work that I create in the future?

If they don’t see it, it doesn’t exist

I have many images that I think would sell if an art director became familiar with them. It is kind of like that old saying “If a tree falls in the forest, and nobody hears it, does it make noise?” For example, I recently shot a series of Sumo wrestler images that combine drama and humor. In one pose the Sumo wrestler is squared off with a businessman.

 This is a great image to illustrate any product or service that allows small businesses to effectively compete with large ones. But how many art directors, designers or photo editors know that this image exists? How many would even think to search under “Sumo” if they were looking for an image to solve this visual problem with? If they don’t see it, it doesn’t exist!

It quickly becomes very clear to me that the problem of visibility is the primary problem facing me in my stock career. Should I rely on Getty, Corbis and others to solve that problem? That would be a resounding no. My problem is not their problem. As with so many things, being proactive is the way to get the best results in this case.

What to do?

Long term I think it is important, as a stock photographer, to build your brand. It is important to create awareness in the potential users of stock photography that your work deserves special attention. In the short term, I think it is important to get your work in front of them. In both cases, the vehicle by which you can do that effectively and with relatively little cost is through your web presence.

The answer

In my case, I have decided that the most important steps I need to take right now to insure my continued success in stock is to keep improving my web site in terms of both search engine optimization and in getting more and more of my work up on the site. It is an inherently slow process. Uploading and key wording my stock pictures is a laborious process. Tonight I will be watching Survivor on TV while I use my laptop to enter Meta data for those stock photos.

Four months ago I started this process of making my web site truly work for my stock career. At that time I was getting about one person a week to my site. Now I am up to close to 200 a day. My goal is to get over 10,000 people a day, heck, maybe 20,000 a day (Dan Heller is getting over 20,000 a day).

The progress is agonizingly slow, but it is also very real. In the last four months I have sold several prints, made enough off of Google Ads to pay for my hosting, and am aware of at least 2 stock sales through the agencies that were referred from my site. There may well have been many more, but I cannot track that. I have also handle a couple of transactions myself for images that are on my site but are not handled by other stock agencies. Like I said, slow, but encouraging!

To sum it up

I am certainly not quitting making new stock images. Far from it. I have actually increased my efficiency at creating images and create new stock photos on at least a weekly basis. But I realize that right now the best thing I can do to bolster my career is to continue to optimize my site in order to establish my “brand” and get my work in front of more buyers (licensees).

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Selecting the top 7 games for playstation 3 is a tough task from the abundance of games available as all the games surpass most players` expectations. The compatibility proves that these games are the choice of many, but may vary from person to person.

1. Little Big Planet – It is a puzzle video game and very popular mainly because it offers the ability to create an individual world by altering the player`s character and personal space. In the Little Big Planet game, up to four players control their characters (Sackboy) to move across several levels, solving puzzles to reach an end goal and avoiding traps and enemies. Its easy controls, striking visuals, cute characters and fun are some of the features that old and young would love playing.

2. Resistance 2 – It is an ideal gift for people loving action packed war games, as it is a first person shooter video game. The leading character Nathan Hale goes to the US in order to fight against the Chimera, who have launched on both east and west coasts, a full scale invasion.

3. Call of Duty-World – For those who enjoy war games, this is a must have game as it involves power and ammunition, but tactical ability and intelligence also makes it a brilliant game. Spectacular visuals and effects in the game are the finest in the market.

4. Fallout 3 – It offers a thrilling game for a world that is insane after nuclear fallout and is fighting against mutants as well as the radioactive environment for survival. This game definitely keeps the players at the edge of their seats and commands the fourth rank in the top 7 games for playstation 3.

5. Mirror`s Edge – It is single-player first person action-adventure video game and worth giving someone as it deals with exciting and exhilarating adventure. Mirror`s edge takes the role of faith evading the hand of law, and this is done effectively by running, sliding under barriers, shimmying across ledges, wall-running, jumping, fighting and having greater freedom of movement. The game is set in a society where communication is controlled and monitored by a centralized regime, and so a network of runners, including Faith (the main character), are used to pass on messages while avoiding government surveillance. Speed and motion are the two factors that make this game to be the preferred game of many.

6. Valkyria Chronicles – It is good for people who truly know to appreciate a game story, its graphics and gameplay. Valkyria Chronicles is pleasing to the eye and is also engrossing as it is a tactical role-playing game. The game takes place in Europa, in 1935, a fictional version of Europe. The nation of Gallia comes under attack from other enemy nations, because of its big supply of Ragnite ore, which can be turned into a powerful fuel.

7. Dead Space – It is a survival horror third-person shooter video game and deals with employing time tested formula for battling aliens in the outer space. The player takes on the role of the scientist Isaac Clarke, who fights a polymorphic, an alien virus which turns humans into deformed alien monsters called `Necromorph`. The game is superior among many other games mainly owing to its graphics and highlighted powers such as telekinesis.

You can have access to articles about video games in portuguese language from page Video_Games Roberto Sedycias works as IT consultant for PolomercantilArticle Source:http://www.articlesbase.com/art-and-entertainment-articles/playstation-3-top-7-recommended-games-1490662.html