MicrostockGroup

Starting Feb. 27, we have two new levels for images. The pricing levels were updated, read more here...

Interesting that prices and commissions at DT seem to have crept upwards.  Same thing happened at IS.  Makes sense - start off cheap, then once the business is established start to increase pricing to more realistic levels.

For contributing photographers this is good news - microstock images are underpriced and prices should increase gradually over the next couple of years.  It's similar to the internet thing back in the 1990's etc - most of the new players went bust, leaving the larger businesses to capitalise on the customer base and increase prices.

This is another reason why agencies are becoming more selective, both in accepting new photographers AND in being more fussy in the image inspection process.

It will become very important for all contributing photographers to submit only the best quality - the days of the holiday snapper being accepted by the top agencies are numbered.

From Achilles Post this aft:

"This will be the part that will happen tomorrow, i.e. the new prices.
At this time (and for all credits acquired until tomorrow) it will cost 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10 credits, depending on its number of downloads.

To answer your question in a different way, the 12 MP resolution assures you the highest royalties possible. "

I actually got a few downloads today... wonder if it's the rush before price hike!

if they downloaded the large version you should have gotten $2.00

I am guessing that was the web version??

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sorry for the confusion - the two topics are now merged.  The old thread and the new one that the dreamstime news things started.

Yes, it was the maximum.

I want my other 50c! 

Regards,
Adelaide

Kngkyle,

Maybe it was a level 2 or higher image in your case?  Images should be redistributed in the new levels.  Or maybe new credits?

I went to the image's earnings, an it says:

02/27/2007 13:35  Member download  Level 1  1 credit (old)  $0.50  maximum  (RF)

So Leaf's diagnosis is correct.  Old credit, humpf!

Regards,
Adelaide

I know the price increase had been delayed didn't realize it they had set a new date certainly explains why yesterday was my best day at DT ever 13 Dls and an XL sale my first ever at DT. I presume the XLicence price reduction was permanent.

Hopefully BigStock won't wait too long before increasing their prices (pity I submitted all those 4mp photos there when I had 8mp versions )

I think the added subscription plan may actually help sales here on the basis that purchasers of the plan will most likely be agencies & companies with a budget and the individual purchases will be more often from entreprenuers and the average person with the need of a photo.  I also think that having your portfolio exposed to more than one
subscription plan will be a benefit the same way having your portfolio exposed to more than one "pay for each download at a time" plan.

This type of industry is still too new for DT & SS to take all the potential subscriber business! Besides, my portfolio varies between the two sites based on what's been accepted.  This alone will atract various buyers to each site!

Hope I'm right! 

But what help will it make if most sales become subscription ones?  That's my fear.

Regards,
Adelaide