My first donation on pexels & where you can upload your images to get rewarded

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One of the first actions of the day is to check my emails.
This morning I was so surprised with what I saw, that it took me a few moments to realize that I was really awake.

It was true! I had received my first ever donation of $5!

I saw that one of my videos on Pexels (a website where you can find free to use images/videos), was the reference to that donation.

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It came to me as a huge surprise, because I was not expecting to get anything for the content shared there.

A few months back I was writing the reasons why I was giving away my photographs for free but now even though I will still provide some content at Pexels, I have changed my orientation.

I plan to use more decentralized ways to share my content and if possible be rewarded for it.

This is the video in full glory
Not perfectly filmed, but the moment was indeed perfect

The donation I received was 5USD which I received via paypal.
I have already sent a very kind thank you to the person and I really hope I can find out where some of my content is used

At the moment I have 555 images/videos online and my top performer is this video which has already almost 9K downloads.

Is it worth it?

Here are my stats
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I believe that Pexels is still a website of great authority but comparing the labor needed, I think that most of my time & efforts will be devoted to different activities.

However it is always good to use it and spread awareness so I have uploaded a few images of leo & they already got some views! :)

LEO Images here - to be enriched soon!

Where can we upload our images & be rewarded?

It seems that there are a few places online where we can upload our content - photos or videos and be rewarded for them!

I will share with you some of my favorite spots/apps and I hope that you will share your spots with me too :)

Hive - Photography Related Communities

(1) Photography Lovers Community by @derangedvisions

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Are you a photographer? Do you love photography? Well this is the community for you. It doesn’t matter what skill level you are. You can be a long time professional or a brand new photographer just starting out with a cell phone. We all have one thing in common, we all want to share the world through our lens and tell its stories. Join the Photography Lovers community where we can all share our love for the art and learn from each other.

(2) Photography by @kommienezuspadt

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A broad space for the art, industry, technology, and enthusiasm of still imagery.

(3) PHOTOGRAPHY [DAC] by admins @peakd @steempeak & @jarvie

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Description
Peakd is presently running this community with the intention of making it a DAC style community.

(4) Hive Stock Images by @minismallholding & @crosheille

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Description
Every day on Hive authors are using stock images. I use them on occasion myself and when I add that source link as a thank you to the creator of that image on the free stock photo sites I wish I could give them a percentage beneficiary from that post. Except they probably don't have an account on Hive, so I can't.

(5) PhotoFeed by @photofeed

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We are the biggest blockchain based photography project running on #Hive


There are also many contests about photographs going on, so make sure you check out the #contest tag ;)

Also, I recently discovered a bi-weekly contest "Sun Thursday" organized by @uwelang! Find more details here and save the date because January 28th, comes another contest!!


Appics

I also post my images on Appics - there I have a couple of restrictions.

a. I cannot post more than one image or video for a post
b. Also, unlike Instagram, where I may also post 3-4 images a day - on Appics I usually post only one per day

If it's worth it? I plan to post my review about the app very soon. I have just reached 5000 APX, that means that at the current rate I have approximately 91$ which I believe that will increase their value after Appics migrates to TELOS blockchain.

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For Appics I have a lot to share, what I like and what I do not like so much .. be ready for my extensive review soon :)
(Feel free to leave any questions for Appics below)

Noise.cash

You'd be surprised but .. you can post photographs and earn BCH! On noise.cash!

How?

  • Enter the Photography Community and post your images there -
    Chamber here

p.s. I have seen that there is a lot of spam going on recently - so not sure how it will evolve :)

  • Enter the daily contest by our own Lion @friendlymoose where you can post a photo and get tipped :)

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Instagram

I think that nobody can disagree with the fact that Instagram has a great power and an enormous user base of about 1 billion users!
Link to stats here & here

I find it an amazing place to grow my community, share thoughts, content, play games and ask questions - even though at the moment I cannot monetize it. I have future plans so it never hurts to have future goals and to work for them!

https://www.instagram.com/katycrete/


Future plans

I have many many maaaany images yet unpublished so I really got to do something about them. I will use some more applications and review them here, so feel free to ask me anything you want, post your suggestions or questions on specific applications :)

Thank you for visiting and as always, I will be very happy to hear your feedback & thoughts!



Who am I?

I am Katerina from Crete, Greece. An enthusiastic content creator with a passion for photography. Interested in the blockchain technology, in new social media platforms and in trying to educate new users who wish to explore the blockchain social media world and its possibilities!


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That's pretty awesome, to see an email like that popping up. Perfection does not exist or - if you want to turn it around - everything is perfect just the way it is ( like nature ).

That video is beautiful. Thank for sharing this information with us :<)

I will keep this in mind. Although, for now, I share most of my pictures/ paintings/ gifs/ collage art on NFT showroom to earn some extra Hive and I already feel like I'm in too many places hahaha.

A hug from Portugal!

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Thank you for coming by! I wish to check more about NFT showroom, I saw it also during the HiveFest and I was really surprised :)
Greetings from Greece :)

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You're welcome..

I wasn't able to do much during Hive Fest ( technical issues / bugs ), so I missed NFT Showroom there. I also forgot to send an art piece to show there.

See you around :<)

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That's a really cool thing to do - not many people will take the time to actually make a donation for content given to them for free!

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And here I am again, from my alt account that I created today. I thought I was logged in with that one haha. Here's another vote to make up for that ;<)

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Love how the waves crash to the rocks... 😍

Nice fellow, that who sent you a token of appreciation for your content. :) Wish you more!

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Thank so much :) I dont see more coming, as I dont plan to post with the same frequency in the future but I also dont plan to delete any of my content for now :)

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Congrats Katerina! It is a good reminder for me as I am using pexels / pixabay but forgot to add my paypal :)

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Thank you and good luck! If you want give me your links so that I can follow back there too :)

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Thanks for the interesting post and congrats on getting paid for your video.

When I've a bit more time I'll check out the photo communities on Hive. I loved the photo competitions on Steemit and entered something most days. I've never got going on Hive though.

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Thank you for coming by Gillian :)
Photo communities can be a pleasant break from all the finance related posts ;))

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You are everywhere 😌

I have always wished to be a stock photographer but I'm neither talented nor someone who is good at catching the best moments 😏 You get my deepest respect dear ^^

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Hi! I think it is amazing to be able to capture (and share) the moments .. What is even more amazing is when other people appreciate that
I am not everywhere, as I still have not created a read.cash account / life has gotten in the way (but I am getting there)
Thanks for coming over!

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