Special promotion: 10,000,000 files online!

madelaide

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« on: November 09, 2010, 15:48 »

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For those of you still uploading to DT, and also for those who have images online (in red):

http://www.dreamstime.com/thread_24682

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The 10,000,000th image is close. Last 6 years were an incredible journey. What was only a dream becomes everyday reality for more and more Dreamstimers. In return for your hard work, we have a special promotion for all our members during the milestone day. Not something new, a promotion we did in the past. However, considering the current size of our community, this is of a much bigger magnitude, showing the strength of this industry.

Besides the usual prize, now an Ipad awarded to the contributor uploading the milestone, we have something new. Royalties for all downloads made during the day when the 10th million file is achieved will be as follows:
- 100% to all non-exclusive contributors
- 110% to all exclusive contributors
- 20% discount to all buyers

It's only one day, but will make it count! The ETA countdown that we installed (see welcome tab) shows when the milestone is expected. We hope to decrease the time and reach it in the middle of the week, during one of our best days ever. In order to reach it sooner, feel free to bribe editors with kind comments, no forum rules trespassing and of course, chocolate

Thank you all for making this possible!


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cthoman

« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2010, 15:53 »

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Those are dashes and not minus signs in front of the percentages, right? Grin


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rubyroo

« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2010, 15:54 »

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Crikey!

Very nice to hear something so positive from an agency. That's the way I like it Cheesy


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packerguy

« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2010, 15:55 »

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Right now the ETA for hitting 10 million is on Thanksgiving Day in the US.


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Ploink

« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2010, 16:38 »

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Well - Woo-f*cking-Yay

Punctum Day has come to Dreamstime, and non-Exclusives are not excluded :-)


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luissantos84

« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2010, 16:59 »

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Quote from: Ploink on November 09, 2010, 16:38

Well - Woo-f*cking-Yay

Punctum Day has come to Dreamstime, and non-Exclusives are not excluded :-)

HELL YEAH! let's hope for a week day Tongue


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cclapper

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« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2010, 17:00 »

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Sweeet!


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lisafx

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« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2010, 17:03 »

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Wow! This is really exciting! First time any agency will be giving a 100% royalty day to NON-exclusives! What a wonderful gesture! Cheesy


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sharpshot

« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2010, 17:21 »

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Quote from: lisafx on November 09, 2010, 17:03

Wow! This is really exciting! First time any agency will be giving a 100% royalty day to NON-exclusives! What a wonderful gesture! Cheesy

Nice but I can't help feeling they will only use a tiny bit of the money they have made from our commission cuts.


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lisafx

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« Reply #9 on: November 09, 2010, 17:25 »

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Quote from: sharpshot on November 09, 2010, 17:21

Nice but I can't help feeling they will only use a tiny bit of the money they have made from our commission cuts.

I knew someone would have to say that.

Let's look at it this way - Istock cut royalties to less than half what Dreamstime pays, and they simultaneously eliminated Punctum Day awards.

Are we so beaten down that we can't even enjoy a bit of good news? Considering how much bad news there has been out of the micros lately, I am more than happy to give Dreamstime credit where credit is due.


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Eireann

« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2010, 17:35 »

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Love them!
Always have

My most favorite site, a great, reliable agency.

Thank you Dreamstime, (especially at a time like this) !
Show us, (and them), that it can be done.
It's a lesson.

Thank you!


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sharpshot

« Reply #11 on: November 09, 2010, 17:48 »

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Quote from: lisafx on November 09, 2010, 17:25

Quote from: sharpshot on November 09, 2010, 17:21

Nice but I can't help feeling they will only use a tiny bit of the money they have made from our commission cuts.

Sorry, I can't help feeling the way I do. This just doesn't excite me at all, unless I happen to get 20 EL's on that day.


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Anita Potter

« Reply #12 on: November 09, 2010, 18:52 »

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Nice! Now watch I won't get any dl's of any kind on that day Wink

Ever positive me Tongue

I've got 6 pending now where are the other 150,000+ images at Wink


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« Reply #13 on: November 09, 2010, 19:11 »

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Quote from: sharpshot on November 09, 2010, 17:21

Nice but I can't help feeling they will only use a tiny bit of the money they have made from our commission cuts.

Well you could look at it that way, I like to think that they didn't have to do anything and in the current economic climate I see it as a decent thing to do.


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Eireann

« Reply #14 on: November 09, 2010, 23:25 »

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Anita,
4 pending here, just uploaded

But keep positive!
We might win something (for once!)


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leaf

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« Reply #15 on: November 10, 2010, 04:25 »

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Great news! Great to see Dreamstime rewarding both the exclusive and non-exclusive photographers.

Current images total: 9,876,291
http://www.dreamstime.com/statistics-community


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Anita Potter

« Reply #16 on: November 10, 2010, 10:24 »

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Quote from: Eireann on November 09, 2010, 23:25

Anita,
4 pending here, just uploaded

But keep positive!
We might win something (for once!)

I've actually been having regular sales there lately nearly every day or so. But I'm waiting for the bottom to drop out Wink

Working on more now that I don't have any time consuming business paperwork to deal with.

I bet this will also encourage more uploads and maybe it'll happen before Thanksgiving.


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melastmohican

« Reply #17 on: November 10, 2010, 12:29 »

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Nothing to be excited about they will choose a winner and a time so they can sell a story with an image chosen. I would bet it will happen on weekend when everything is slow anyway.


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ibogdan

« Reply #18 on: November 10, 2010, 13:26 »

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That's what I fear also, the 10.000.000 day will be in weekend Sad


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Danicek

« Reply #19 on: November 10, 2010, 14:05 »

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We will see. I doubt that. It does not make any sense to come up with such an annoncement to ruin it by timing it on weekend. And yes, they certainly have way to target a day by driving the reviews. As far as I know they do not review or at least do not review much during weekends.


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luissantos84

« Reply #20 on: November 10, 2010, 14:35 »

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honeslty guys come on.... DT is doing this like nobody as done before (I guess) and eveybody is complaining??


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borg

« Reply #21 on: November 10, 2010, 14:44 »

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DT is the best!

They deserved a big and aggressive promotional campaign by us, photographers ...

Let's show to the other agencies what is big synergy between agency and photographers ... Wink


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sharpshot

« Reply #22 on: November 10, 2010, 16:09 »

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^^^I agree, lets start a big and aggressive promotional campaign by us, photographers (and illustrators) and send them all to Graphic Leftovers

My earnings with DT are way down this year, I feel afraid to upload anything remotely similar and they have cut my commission. If the 100% royalty day was today, I would be on for a $0 bonus. Apart from that, they are doing well.


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Pixart

« Reply #23 on: November 10, 2010, 17:12 »

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What's the bonus on subs, that's all I seem to sell this month!


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gaja

« Reply #24 on: November 10, 2010, 17:18 »

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Quote from: melastmohican on November 10, 2010, 12:29

Nothing to be excited about they will choose a winner and a time so they can sell a story with an image chosen. I would bet it will happen on weekend when everything is slow anyway.

If you look at the "winners" of the earlier milestones (9 mill, 8 mill etc), they look pretty random to me. My sales have been up lately, and I love the gesture, even though it is quite probable that I won't make anything. I especially like the 110% to the exclusives. That is a good way to show appreciation.

Earlier winners: http://www.dreamstime.com/contest.php?pg=1#9900000


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