Cutcaster blog has just published some articles reporting the 2009 results and the resolutions for the new year. They also launch a free picture research service, a team of highly trained photo and vector researchers available to help buyers to find the perfect image they are looking for. You can find the details here: Free Photo Research.

From the post Happy New Year from Cutcaster!:

2010 represents the year of the Photo Buyer and our New Year’s resolution is to educate more buyers about the benefits of using Cutcaster http://www.mystockphoto.org/wp-admin/post-new.phpand sell more photos and illustrations for all our contributors.

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We will focus a majority of our time on the following:

• Increasing photo buying activity on the site
• Making the checkout area easier to use for bulk buying
• Tweaking the search algorithm and re-weighting the results so its more diverse and relevant
• Making more direct sales calls
• Attending more buyer conferences
• Introducing some Cutcaster API’s
• Promoting more exclusive photos and illustrations on Cutcaster
• Enhancing the clipfolders so they are easier to use and checkout with
• Spending as much on advertising in both print and online as we can afford

I re-blog the entire post Cutcaster 2009 in Review, wishing all the best for the new year

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Cutcaster 2009 in Review

Cutcaster had an amazing second year!!!  Here is a quick recap:

January

• Hired two more software developers to improve site performance.
• Cutcaster goes bi-coastal with offices in New York and San Francisco.

February

• Started major changes in the way our search engine works.
• Added 800 photographers and over 45,000 photos and vectors.

March

• Sales more than doubled over the previous 2 months.
• Attended the UCGX Conference in San Jose.
• Released Cutcaster Credits, making it easier for buyers to purchase photos using credits.

April

• Made another 50% jump in sales.
• Introduced Corporate Accounts.
• Allowed photo buyers to request invoices.
• Focused efforts on talking to buyers about exactly what they need.

May

• Increased the scope of our standard license by introducing extended licensing option.
• Added 1000 photographers and 40,000 high quality images.
• Increased adwords campaigns.
• Introduced tiered pricing.

June

• Increased site speed.
• Sales grew over 60% from May.

July

• Hired a new Creative Director.
• Started editing and refining the entire collection.

August

• Introduced our premium Crescendo Collection.
• Made further improvements to the search engine and site speed.

September

• Hired another software engineer to re-structure our database.
• Sales increased 30% AGAIN this month!
• Spoke at an ASPP event in Boston in front of many buyers on stock licensing.
• Made huge changes to the photo search engine.
• John got married

October

• Focused on featuring our photographers in specialized clipfolders.
• Attended PictureHouse, introducing Cutcaster to hundreds of new photo buyers.
• Halloween sales were way, way up!

November

• Spoke at the 6Sight conference about photographers making money off their photos.
• Grew to 400,000 images strong
• Added 600 corporate accounts

December

• Celebrated a year of growth and success on our second year!
• Made big plans for 2010!
• Had a few big orders at the end of the year. Best month ever at Cutcaster. Looking forward to keeping the momentum going into 2010

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