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Title: videoblocks/storblocks 50% commission - now also super picky
Post by: SuperPhoto on September 20, 2018, 10:45
Aside from VB/SB taking 50% of commissions now (from as far as I can tell no additional marketing effort) - I have noticed they have gotten *extremely* picky on new content they are accepting. (And sometimes the reasons aren't really legitimate - i.e., you might have a shot where it makes sense to have it slightly defocused - i.e., artistic merit - but instead, it's like they are just going down a checklist, and if there is any blur, an automatic rejection).

While of course I make sure I have good video footage, just surprised at % of rejections now.

Has anyone else noticed the same thing? (Also, I haven't yet noticed any increase in sales, if anything, a slightly decrease. Not that I was getting that much from them to start with, just...)
Title: Re: videoblocks/storblocks 50% commission - now also super picky
Post by: PerryJaco on December 03, 2018, 02:30
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Title: Re: videoblocks/storblocks 50% commission - now also super picky
Post by: cathyslife on December 03, 2018, 12:02
Quote from: PerryJaco on December 03, 2018, 02:30
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Title: Re: videoblocks/storblocks 50% commission - now also super picky
Post by: Alex M on December 04, 2018, 09:58
Quote from: SuperPhoto on September 20, 2018, 10:45
Aside from VB/SB taking 50% of commissions now (from as far as I can tell no additional marketing effort) - I have noticed they have gotten *extremely* picky on new content they are accepting. (And sometimes the reasons aren't really legitimate - i.e., you might have a shot where it makes sense to have it slightly defocused - i.e., artistic merit - but instead, it's like they are just going down a checklist, and if there is any blur, an automatic rejection).

While of course I make sure I have good video footage, just surprised at % of rejections now.

Has anyone else noticed the same thing? (Also, I haven't yet noticed any increase in sales, if anything, a slightly decrease. Not that I was getting that much from them to start with, just...)
It seems strange. Nothing's changed for me. Also, no promised increase of sales