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Review of the All-New Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1

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May 11, 2018

Review of the All-New Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1

Asus has regularly experimented with different gadgets in developing its space in the market from net-books, wearables, tablets and obviously cell phones. However, many brands have come in as competitor in the greater electronic market. Asus is attempting to backpedal to its line of trusty purchasers with gadgets that come with premium highlights at inconceivably reasonable costs. It is now harder for Asus than how it was before; however, with more alternatives and feature variations, purchases have high chances to tip its scales. The Zenfone Max Pro M1 has been created particularly for India. Its main intention is to thump the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro off their present status and with its beginning cost of 10,999 rupees; we are really crossing our fingers.

Having set the premise for this launch, we are ready to explore the technical and creative aspects of the Zenfone Max Pro M1 with an unbiased and honest review.

Design

An invariably attractive exterior, the phone comes in two colour variants, Midnight Black or Gray. A smooth and non-slippery surface, it also has a glass with rounded on its front. According to Asus, they have used good quality glass of high durability, although there is no brand name for it.

There is an aluminium frame and a backplate made of metal. It has no risky or sharp edges. The camera’s module is adjusted at the level to the surface. One issue is the manner in which severely the back gets fingerprints marks on it easily. The width of Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 is 8.61mm making it quite thick and to some degree substantially heavy, weighing at 180g. In light of the size, the user will not have the capacity to access the full screen with just a thumb while it is overwhelming when writing with the two thumbs at console level.

There is the 5.99 inch screen with adjusted corners and tight fringes on both sides. The volume and power buttons are strategically placed within simple reach just like the unique fingerprint sensor at the back. The Micro-USB port along the base as opposed to Type-C is surprising. The audio socket is 3.5mm in radius and comes with single speaker. Its sim-card tray has space for a couple of Nano-SIMcards and in addition, space for one microSD card.

The box comes with a 10W charger, USB cable, warranty card and basic manual and a surprise, the Max Box. It is a foldable stand on which the phone is placed that coordinates and amplifies sound. The phone however, does not come with a headset, which is a setback.

Software and Specifications

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 636 processor and a 5000mAh capacity for the battery are the highlights. A 5.99 inches tall screen, an aspect ratio of 18:9 and 1080×2160 resolutions are quite impressive. Asus righteously claims a 450 nit brightness at1500:1 contrast ratio and 85% multiplication of NTSC colour array. There is the night mode and a colour temperature alteration in its Settings application.

You can pick between two variations of Zenfone Max Pro M1: a 32GB storage and a 3GB of RAM at 10,999 rupees or the one at 12,999 rupees that has 64GB and 4GB respectively.

Capacity is expandable to 2TB. One may use both their 4G SIM cards at once, however just a single will keep using 4G speed but the other one is restricted to only 3G. VoLTE too, is supported. There is Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n of single-band range. Bluetooth 5 present with apt X sound. The model is an Android 8.1 and comes with all Android Oreo highlights.

Performance

Applications run easy on the Zenfone Max Pro M1 with prompt Android UI. It is a truly decent telephone for amusement, in spite of the fact that the back gets marginally warm after rigorous use. Overall, the scores are high, all because of its Snapdragon 636 processor.

Battery Life

The battery life is quite impressive that last throughout a day of average use. The battery test lasted a 13 hour 29 minutes video playing time which is a major-turn off. Box comes with the 10-Watt charger and takes about 3 hours to round off a full 100% charge from zero.

Speaker

The phone’s single speaker is loud but sound distorts at its highest volume. The Max Box has a base that transfers sound. The impact is a little amplified while playing music or during calls but is of no use with videos in the landscape mode.

Camera

Zenfone Max Pro M1 has a 13-mp camera. The phone also has a 5-mp depth sensor on the back and combined they are the prerequisite for double cameras. The front cam is an 8mp camera with flash. The app controlling the camera confuses the user. For instance, the settings for the flash reside within the menu that requires three taps to turn off or on. It has a toggle for depth-mode and no portrait mode. It likewise takes three quick taps to go into its video mode to start recording. It isn’t a manual mode but some features for beautifying a picture or shot.

The back camera records 4K video however for reasons unknown and has two resolution choices, 4K UHD and 4K DCI. There are choices for CIF (352×240) and QVGA (320×240) resolutions which are sparingly used.

Under natural lighting, colours are well defined with good close-up clarity. At night, focusing is a bit more challenging, although not totally a failure for the camera.

Video quality is good too. The front camera fares well; however, the flash is harsh.

Final Verdict

So far, the grades are good for this particular model, especially because of the price range. With the camera quality and battery life a little under expectations, the achievement is quite commendable. The affordability and the features that is comes within this price range, the drawbacks can really be forgiven and forgotten. Overall, we are looking at a product that could potentially become the ‘It Phone’ in the 15000 budget smartphone circle. We really have high hopes from this model and hope Asus can restore its lost popularity in the Indian electronics market with a bang.

How to Record Videos From Different Sources with Movavi Screen Capture Studio

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May 8, 2018

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How to Record Videos From Different Sources with Movavi Screen Capture Studio

While having so many different ways to record video footage can be useful, it can also be tedious to have to switch between different devices to record the videos that you need. Instead of that don’t you think it would be more convenient if you could record videos from various sources on your PC itself?

That is precisely what Movavi Screen Capture Studio will allow you to do. As a screen recorder you can use it to record videos from your screen, but on top of that it will also let you record videos from other sources as well such as a webcam, TV tuner, VHS player, and so on. It can even import videos from AVCHD camcorders into its editor, which can then be used to compile all the footage into a final video.

If that sounds like exactly what you’re looking for – you should launch Movavi Screen Capture Studio and give it a try for yourself:

Recording videos from webcams, TV tuners or other devices

To record video footage from any device you should connect it to your PC and then select ‘Edit video’ in Movavi Screen Capture Studio’s launch window. Next you should click on the ‘Record Video’ icon in the editor, to open up the video capture module.

In that module you can expand the list under ‘Video capture device’ and select your device then set up the other recording parameters. When you’re ready you just need to click ‘Start Capture’ to begin recording, and then ‘Stop Capture’ when you’re done’.

Importing videos from AVCHD camcorder

Similar to the process above, you will want to connect your AVCHD camera to your PC and select ‘Edit video’ in the launch window then click on the ‘Record Video’ icon. The main difference this time round is you should see a list of videos that are on your camcorder, and need only select the ones you want and click ‘Add files to the editor’ to import them.

Recording videos from the computer screen

To record your screen you should select ‘Record screen’ in the launch window and trace a frame over the area that you want to record with your mouse cursor. In the interface you can set up any other recording parameters – including the audio source, volume level, frame rate, and more.

Once everything is set up click ‘REC’ to begin recording and then click ‘Stop’ when you’d like to stop.

After you’ve recorded the video footage that you need, you can open it up into Movavi Screen Capture Studio’s editor. In the editor you’ll find loads of features that you can use to cut and join video segments, enhance the video quality, apply special effects and filters, include background music, add captions, and more.

In short not only will you be able to record video on PC using Movavi Screen Capture Studio, but it will ensure you have what you need to produce impressive video content. It really does leave no stone unturned, and will act as a great all-in-one studio for creating videos.

10 best freelancing websites for you to get genuine freelancing work

Ananya Mazumder

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May 8, 2018

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10 best freelancing websites for you to get genuine freelancing work

In the recent years, freelancing has been greatly popular and a number of people use it in order to earn extra cash for their monthly income while others do it as a full-time job as freelancing also provides freedom of work. This huge kind of popularity is observed because freelancers can choose the projects that they want to work on and also they can schedule working hours. In this freelancing world, most of us have dipped our feet but sooner or later has left it because of some reasons. So if you have not visited this particular world, it is time for you to visit it again with these best freelancing websites.

In the last couple of years, freelancing has evolved and thus has become eye-catching and vast and there are lots and lots of platforms to choose from and if someone has the potential, he or she can easily do the work. Freelancing is a good tool for clients too as with the help of it; they can find talent globally. So here are the 10 best freelancing websites where you can start doing work!

Guru

Guru is one of best freelancing websites that cater a different kind of clients and professionals. The website has over 1.5 million members all over the world and it boasts of having completed more than one million jobs and has paid over $200 million to its professionals. Various kind of services is offered by this particular platform, such as art and multimedia, web, writing and translations, software and IT, sales and marketing, design, management and finance, admin support and many more.

This platform works like any other platform, where a client has to post and receive applications from professionals or gurus. Then a freelancer has to apply for jobs and then complete it. All kinds of professional tools are provided by Guru to both professionals and clients. Guru also used its SafePay system to give payments.

Upwork

Upwork is one of the largest freelancing websites. The massive number of clients of Upwork is supported by a huge number of freelancers. This platform provides virtual assistants, web developers, data science and analysis, tech support, audio and voice producers, coders, designers, sales, and writers. This service is available in more than 180 countries.

PeoplePerHour

PeoplePerHour is a freelancing website that hires freelancers in a different way. While other platforms tags price over projects, here as the name says, allows freelancers to set pricing on an hourly basis. Here there are 2 ways to hire; one is to choose from professionals who are time-tested and second by bidding.

Simply Hired

This is another freelancing platform where professionals can find work in almost any field which makes it ideal for anyone who is looking for extra money. Freelancers or professionals are able to use this platform over countries and also in 12 different languages.

Freelancer

One of the oldest as well as one of the most popular freelancing platforms if Freelancer. Launched in 2009, it becomes the best-known freelancing platform in the whole world. Both the clients and professionals love this platform and it is registered by over 15 million users and thus it is one of the best places to find work as well as talent. Some of the services that are provided by Freelancer are logo design, accounting, writing, SEO analytics, mobile development and many others.

99designs

99designs is undoubtedly one of the 10 best freelancing websites that provide a number of services such as logo designing, web and mobile app designing, magazine designing, graphic designing and many more. This website also offers 4 different levels of pricing for clients and they are Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze. The pricing depends on the quality of work.

Writer Access

This is a place where good quality writing talents are found and the website boasts of having a small army of writer who can deliver any kind of work. There is no doubt that it is one of the fastest growing content writing platforms and it makes it easy to place an order, manage workflow and also to find writers, till date, the website has provided over 1 million orders.

8. TopCoder

TopCoder does not market itself as a freelancing platform and says that it is the place where ideas actually come to life. The community of TopCoder mainly focuses on mobile development. The main difference between other freelancing platforms and TopCoder is that a client is guided through the project by an employee who is referred as a co-pilot. This platform also provides solutions for the needs of app development which includes algorithms and analytics, cognitive solutions, technical staff augmentation and others.

Speedlancer

Speedlancer is a place where a work can be done in a fast manner, even without time to post for jobs. A client has to bid and then decide on the freelancer. Speedlancer actually provides a number of predefined tasks which include video designs, web research, blog post, social media graphic design and other which promises to deliver the job within time.

10. Fiverr

One of the best ways to cut costs, in case of clients, is to post jobs on freelancing websites. So if a client wants to get their work done at the cheapest rates in the market, Fiverr is the best place! This platform started where each gig cost only five dollars. After evolving for so many years now there can cost under $10,000. Clients will find a number of professionals who will be happy to complete the job for only $5.

So here the 10 best freelancing websites from where you can work for extra in order to pay your bills! There is no doubt that millions of people have discovered the benefits of freelancing as it is best for people who are seeking more professional development opportunities. As a freelancer, it’s not always a case to get paid with the highest gigs but you will have to branch out establishing a good portfolio of previous works in order to prove your talents through tests which actually showcase your skills.

7 Video Streaming Alternatives to YouTube

Megha Kottapalli

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May 6, 2018

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7 Video Streaming Alternatives to YouTube

YouTube has gained the highest net traffic for video streaming sites in the past years. Its popularity has increased so much over the years that come pre-installed in your phones as well! However, if you want to enjoy more content you can tune in to other video streaming sites.

Zenfone Max Pro M1 — video streaming sites

To know the best video streaming sites other than YouTube join me! I have enlisted a few websites which can work as a replacement for YouTube and provide the best content.

1.Dailymotion:

To know the authenticity of this site, this site the second most popular video streaming sites in the World! It has over 113 million monthly visitors. It has a high ability to make your videos go viral reaching millions of visitors and bringing you a fortune.

If you are one of the 90’s kids then you will surely notice that this site looks very similar to that of the older appearance of YouTube. It is easy to use and has a clean interface with the right amount of videos showcased on its homepage. Uploading videos on Dailymotion is not very complicated, just sign in to Dailymotion with a valid email ID.

One can upload a video with a time limit of 1 hour with a size of 4GB of High Definition 1080P resolution. If you don’t want these limitations then you can sign in to MotionMaker account for free. Dailymotion is also a great way to showcase your talent and earn according to the terms and conditions of this site.

2. Vimeo:

Vimeo is the next best site after Dailymotion. You will be welcomed with a very creative and welcoming interface of the site. As soon as you enter this site, you will be asked to sign-in. You can Register yourself with your details and sign-up if you don’t own a Vimeo account. All the visual content in this site are carefully picked and contains ‘zero’ ads during the playback of the videos. So now you know where to go to skip watching ads forcefully!

If you are a content creator and want to upload videos then it is free but it has its own limitations. In a week, you will be allowed to upload a total of 500mb with a free account. However, this will not restrict the number of videos or the time limit of your videos until you exceed the limit of 500 MB.

You will be eligible to upload videos of size 5 GB every week. by upgrading your account, paying 9.95 USD per month. If this is also not sufficient, then you can opt for the 199 USD/ year Pro Plan which allows you to upload videos up to a size limit of 20 GB every week.

3. Flickr:

Flickr is mainly used to showcase and share images. However, it also allows users to upload and share videos as well, which is not known by many! Users can upload videos by creating a free account on Flickr. The process of uploading videos is similar to the process of uploading images on this site. You are free to upload HD videos as well.

The free account has the ability to store up to 1TB data, moreover, the pro account comes with unlimited storing capacity. It is completely ad-free and gives proper statistics. As for now, Flickr doesn’t consist of a lot of videos. But you can start the Flickr trend! How to Leverage Social media Videos For Your Next Marketing Campaign to boost your business and organic traffic.

4. Veoh:

Veoh is also a very alternative for YouTube. This site gives you the ability to upload videos of any length and share them with your friends. The site has a neat UI with a lot of other features where you can add friends, forums, groups, etc.

It has a drawback the search engine does not give you appropriate results.

5. Metacafe:

Metacafe has been on the internet since 2003. It still is very popular with 40 million monthly visitors. The interface of this website is very organized and neat. Everything is perfectly categorised and has a unique appearance compared to the other sites. It gives you good browsing experience.

However, the leisure to post videos on this site cannot be availed.

6. Blip.tv:

Blip.tv doesn’t disappoint you in terms of browsing. This site provides you with authentic and quality content in a wide array of categories be it comedy, movies, animations, tech, news, entertainment, etc.

As for now, new users cannot register to have owned an account in this site. Due to this reason, uploading videos will not be possible. However, you can browse through the rich and authentic videos which will boost your knowledge and skills.

7. Vube:

Vube is a very new site which found its place in this list. It has made a place in the list of top 100 most visited websites in the world. It has gained a huge amount of traffic using various marketing tactics.

The UI allows us to have a good browsing experience and organized. Users can easily register and create an account to upload videos freely. The uploading procedure is also easy to get used to. Presently, the site has announced a contest to encourage Vubers for posting good quality content.

All the sites mentioned above are really good. Visit these sites and let us know which was your favourite site in the comment section below! Also, let us know any other sites which are really good!

Daniel Calugar Looks at the Importance of High-Quality Historical Data for Backtesting

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May 5, 2018

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Daniel Calugar Looks at the Importance of High-Quality Historical Data for Backtesting

To have confidence in the validity of your systematic trading algorithms, you must test them. You need to ensure the resulting calculations meet your requirements before setting them loose in the market. In this article, Daniel Calugar, a data-driven investor, takes a look at the benefits of backtesting and the critical attributes for your historical testing data.

Comparing something that is known against an unknown is a time-tested method for proving the validity of calculations. If you know the result of a past set of circumstances and then can build a mechanism that will reliably predict that result, you can have high confidence that given a similar set of events in the future, the new calculation will again be able to predict the outcome.

Testing a trading algorithm model over historical data is a low-risk and way to measure reliability and accuracy. If you have the proper data set, you can gain a measure of confidence that your strategy should outperform in the future. But be very careful, with the number crunching power of today’s personal computers it is not too difficult to find what appears to be reliable patterns in purely random data. Unless a pattern is exploiting an identifiable market edge your out of sample returns are likely to vastly underperform the historical back tested results.

A key to accurate backtesting is high-quality historical data. Accurate data will tell you how your strategy would have performed if implemented over the time period covered by the data. If the information used for backtesting is inaccurate or incomplete, the testing can be ineffective and lead to poor results in future trading.

Time and effort invested in ensuring your historical data sets are high-quality will pay big dividends. For historical data to be used with confidence for algorithm backtesting, it must have the following four attributes:

Accuracy: The GIGO principle dictates that inaccurate data will lead to misleading backtesting results. When sourcing your data, the provider’s reputation for accurate information can be invaluable. Never assume that your data is good enough. Even a slight inaccuracy can lead to recommendations that will cost you money.

Normalization: Data normalization eliminates anomalies that can cause the analysis of the data to be more complicated. If your data provider has added, deleted, or updated data, anomalies may have been introduced. These structural errors can cause delays in backtesting or produce unreliable results.

Comprehensive: Just as the data must be accurate to be helpful, it must also be comprehensive. Of the utmost importance when selecting historical data for testing algorithms for systematic trading models is how well every possible aspect of the data you will measure is represented in the historical data.

Compatible: Backtesting will be easier if the data source is compatible with the software you intend to use. Even if the data you acquire is accurate, normalized, and comprehensive, if it requires a conversion process to make it compatible with your testing software, you’ve added more complication and room for error. If building your own data testing program, you may have more flexibility.

Historical backtesting is the best way to gain confidence in your trading algorithms, but it is only as valuable as the data is accurate, normalized, comprehensive, and compatible. Build your systematic trading models by testing over high-quality historical data, and you will be able to rely on the results.

In addition to having high quality data, be very careful not to become “fooled by randomness”. For example, if you have a high frequency day trading model, optimize your trading strategy rules by backtesting using just even market days’ data and then test your optimized set of trading criteria on the odd market days’ data. If your strategy lacks a real market edge, the odd days’ returns will fall far short of what you expected.

About Daniel Calugar

Daniel Calugar is a versatile and experienced investor with a background in computer science, business, and law. He developed a passion for investing while working as a pension lawyer and leveraged his technical capabilities to write computer programs that helped him identify more profitable investment strategies. When Dan Calugar is not working, he enjoys spending time working out, being with friends and family, and volunteering with Angel Flight.

5 AR Apps we wish existed (Background check service)

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May 4, 2018

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5 AR Apps we wish existed (Background check service)

We live in an age where we are blown away by new technological advancements on a daily basis. We see new startups in the digital and tech space, the rise of robotics, and innovations in almost every sector from healthcare to education.

augmented reality apps — Background check service

There are many technologies that have shown huge potential, one of which is augmented reality (AR).

AR is used to superimpose a digital object onto the real physical space. One of the most popular examples of this is the game Pokémon GO, in which the players have to locate and catch as many Pokémon as they can. These friendly creatures are projected on the actual physical landscape with the help of AR technology.

Even though AR is quite old, there is still a lot to be done to take it to the next level. For instance, the following are some of the most exciting AR apps that must be developed ASAP:

1. AR Concerts

We have AR-enabled GPS apps, fashion apps, etc. However, no one has worked on an AR concert app, even though there is no reason why it wouldn’t be a hit.

Just think about the numerous possibilities AR can have when it’s combined with live music. You could enjoy one of the concerts of Imagine Dragons by singing along to their tracks as the lyrics fly in the air. Or you can bring the concert to your own house! Then there is a whole concept of AR karaoke. Needless to say, with AR, music will never be the same again!

2. Background Check Service

User identification is easily one of the most naturally fitting areas for AR. Imagine an app that allows you to learn everything you need to know about a person by simply looking at them through your phone’s camera. Their details- date of birth, occupation, education, criminal records, contact information, etc. all hovering right beside them.

AR-based background check service can take dating, recruitment, etc. to the next level. Unfortunately, we would need to wait for a while before something like Background check service is actually created. That said, there are actually such services available today. Only they are not backed by AR yet. One we’ve used in the past, with the very appropriate name TruthFinder. You can read more in this in-depth TruthFinder review.

3. Urban Exploration

Travelling to new places helps to learn about different cultures, meet new people, and try a new cuisine, etc. It’s always fun, there are no two ways about it. However, a lot of times, navigation and exploration can be a challenge. This is especially true when you are in a different country where the locals don’t speak your language. This problem can be easily solved with an app that offers AR-enabled urban navigation features.

By combining GPS navigation with AR, you can see directions on the roads pointing you where to go, restaurants and hotels with their ratings right above them for you to make informed choices rather easily. You can explore all the beautiful and interesting places in different cities without depending on others. Plus, travelling could be a lot safer and comfortable this way.

4. Zombie Attack

We know that virtual reality is super fun. There is Sony PS4 with huge support for VR through games like Resident Evil 7, Wayward Sky, etc. and then there are new standalone headsets like Huawei V2 (which the company claims can provide an IMAX-like virtual video experience). However, experts and gamers have found that VR games can often cause motion sickness and nausea, etc. and perhaps we are not 100% ready yet. However, augmented reality games can be a great alternative. For instance, wouldn’t it be fun to have a zombie attack game that would put virtual zombies in the real world?

There are many ways an AR zombie game can be created. For instance, you can even get different kinds of weapons/upgrades on the road as you try to run away from the zombies and attack to survive. You can also be made to stuck inside your house as a sea of zombies surround your place outside!

5. VR Sports

If you are a true sports fan and love technology, then there is a good chance that you thought about an AR app for sports matches, at least once.

An AR sports app can take sports entertainment to a whole new level. You can wear an AR headgear (something like Google Glass), and get a slew of details and data about the match that’s being played on the field right in front of you. You can track the projectiles, the distance between the players, the speed at which the ball is being kicked, and more! It would be a sight to see, to say the least.

Want to Make Money From Your Photos? These 12 Sites Pay the Most!

Ananya Mazumder

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May 3, 2018

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Want to Make Money From Your Photos? These 12 Sites Pay the Most!

Are you a pro photographer or just an amateur who has quite mastered the art of photography? No matter how good you are at it, you always want to produce your photos in front of the massive online audience. Why should you not? Whether be it your hobby or practising your photo skills, you can always earn a bit of cash from those photos and that too while sitting home. Sell your photos on various stock photo sites on the internet and earn some extra cash in no time.

So, what are these stock photo sites?

You sign up for a stock photo site by agreeing their terms and conditions which is a must-read before starting to sell your photos. They work in a very simple process.

You only have to upload your photo to those sites to offer them to the mass audience. There, customers will visit who needs imagery. If they choose your photo, the site sells the photo to them by licensing them. For the payment they receive from the customer, you will get a cut from it. In another way, the buyers only need to purchase the license so that they can use it under certain parameters, rather than having the copyright.

Like this, stock photo sites keep huge libraries of photos. By using the stock photo sites, you do not have to handle the sales and commissions. The sale price of each photo on these photo stock sites is based on the number of times it has been downloaded by customers.

What are the different stock photo sites available that are best to use?

There are a number of stock photo sites available on the internet, and each of them is distinguished from the others by comparing their loyalty rates, popularity among customers and sometimes for offering something different from the rest of the sites.

So here are the top 12 most profitable places to sell your photos online.

Alamy

Alamy is favoured among its users for it has got a huge photo library containing more than 60 million photos and videos for sale. The reason for which Alamy is very favoured among its users is that it offers a straight 50% royalty payment on each of the photos sold. Adding to that, the website also allows photographers to sell their photos in other places for they do not demand exclusivity.

Alamy is noted for being the world’s largest marketplace for stock photos.

2. Shutterstock

Shutterstock is the second in the list when it comes to the popularity of stock photo sites. Shutterstock is noted to have paid over $350 million to its contributors. The catch about the website is that customers can keep the copyright for their photos after uploading them to the marketplace. In such a way, depending on the size of the image, contributors can earn up to 30% of the sale price of your photos. The website maintains a balance between $0.25 and $28 per sale for the payout.

3. iStock Photo

iStock Photo is generally favoured by amateur photographers or the ones who have recently come into this selling of their art of photography. The most helpful factor behind using this stock photo site is that iStock Photo provides its contributors with forums and resources that will help the contributors to find contacts and flourish their sale of photographs. Most important of all, iStock Photo provides tutorials for contributors to understand the world of photo sales.

When it comes to iStock Photo in terms of standard royalty payout, at first it starts at 15% per download. But depending on the popularity of a photo, the rates can be increased to up to 45% per sale. The website will also offer 22-45% royalty rate in you choose to sell exclusively on iStock Photo.

4. PhotoShelter

The special feature of PhotoShelter is its ability to integrate into almost any website. This photography-oriented e-commerce platform offers its contributors with various features like the cloud storage of the photos, intuitive interface, user-friendly SEO and is integrated into several social media. For its ease of accessibility, PhotoShelter is highly preferred by both customers and contributors.

Also in PhotoShelter, the contributor can control how their photos can be displayed and do not have competition photographs displayed alongside.

Fotomoto and Pixpa are favoured alternatives for PhotoShutter to sell your photos.

5. Fotolia

Fotolia is noted for its high royalty offering that ranges from 20-46%. Fotolia belongs to Adobe and has got over 4 million buyers. The best part of the website is that the payments are directly credited to the contributors’ bank account. Fotolia has been operational for the past 10 years and has got a huge collection of photos.

The recent updates make Fotolia integrate with several Adobe’s packages such as Illustrator, Photoshop and also InDesign. Customers can buy the photos directly from within the Adobe Stock.

6. PhotoMoolah

PhotoMoolah is very much favoured by contributors for it allows contributors to submit relevant photos to different contests. For the winners, they can retain their rights and at the same time get paid. PhotoMoolah has still not been very much popular and thus the competition for the photos are less and that makes it ideal for aspiring photographers.

7. SmugMug

If someone wants to go for an alternative to PhotoShelter, they must try SmugMug. Like PhotoShelter, SmugMug Pro allows contributors to showcase their work on their massive customizable storefront and at the same time, they can manage their orders.

The noteworthy feature of SmugMug is that they offer prints, greetings cards and books created from the shots in their lab. Additional to that, contributors can create coupons and photo packages. Here on this website, contributors can make money up to 85% of the revenue.

8. Can Stock Photo

Selling photos in Can Stock Photo undergoes a simple process. Here, the contributors are allowed to upload and submit 3 photos at a time to the site’s editor. Within 24 hours those photos undergo approval and then they get fit to display before the audience.

One important factor concerning the upload of photos is their metadata and keyword data. In Can Stock Photo, they are read automatically, saving time. For every sold photo, contributors get 50% in royalties. The withdrawals are done through Paypal account, once the minimum balance reaches $50 after you sell your photos in this website.

9. 123RF

The website has a huge collection of stock photos where the weekly upload counts to almost half a million. Depending on your level of contribution, the contributors can get 30%-60% payable royalties. In this website, the contributors can get higher payouts depending on the more number of photos they upload. The royalty payments depend on the number of photos one contributor uploads on the website.

10. Dreamstime

Dreamstime has been in this market for long and it is very reputable for both the contributors and the customers. In the matter of uploading photos and displaying them before the audience, Dreamstime has very high standards where each photo goes under quality check based on its standard on technically, aesthetically and commercially.

The normal rates of royalty payments are between 25%-50%, but that can be increased to 60% if any contributor signs up for their exclusive contract.

11. FineArtAmerica

FineArtAmerica allows its contributors to sell your photos and portfolios and also can sell physical prints of your photos. Photos sold on FineArtAmerica can be a canvas print, metal print, acrylic print, poster, greetings or even framed print. For this, the order will be fulfilled by FineArtAmerica’s own Print-On-Demand service.

At first, the sales will be from free accounts but after a certain number of sales, the contributors have to sign up for the premium account.

12. Snapped4U

For photographers who are well into taking photos of events such as festivals, gigs, parties and weddings. Snapped4U is the best place for them. Once you upload your photo, the rest of the process that includes processing, printing, and postage will completely be handled by the website itself.

If any of your photos sold through Snapped4U at more than $5, the website will charge a 10% commission.

Take your passion for photography to a next level ad while doing so, earn some cash too. Check out the stock photo sites available on the internet to sell your photos and have fun with your photography skills.