Author Topic: Where do YOU think we should send buyers and why? (Read 29230 times)

fotografer · « **Reply #75 on:** September 13, 2010, 07:16 »

Quote from: Brandon Seidel on September 10, 2010, 14:45

If "we" have been reamed over and over again by a specific site but you still back them because you get the best money from them, it shows what you care about. Maybe percentages don’t matter if you still get paid more than other sites.

I'm not ashamed to admit that the money in my account at the end of the month is what I care about. IS is only my 4th best earner for the last year or so but I still earn enough money with them to not be able to afford to leave because of the way they treat us. That's not to say that I agree with things that they are doing but what is most important to me is having the money to pay my bills.

sharpshot · « **Reply #76 on:** September 13, 2010, 10:15 »

I also care about the money in my account at the end of the month and I don't see how allowing sites to continually cut commissions is going to maintain that. Something has to change or it just wont be worth doing this anymore.

lisafx · « **Reply #77 on:** September 13, 2010, 10:46 »

Quote from: sharpshot on September 13, 2010, 10:15

I also care about the money in my account at the end of the month and I don't see how allowing sites to continually cut commissions is going to maintain that. Something has to change or it just wont be worth doing this anymore.

Exactly! FWIW, there has been less money in my account at the end of each month for over a year now. In that same time royalties have been cut at three sites. You can't disconnect the royalty cuts from what's in the bank. The royalty cuts affect the bottom line.

sharpshot · « **Reply #78 on:** September 13, 2010, 12:24 »

I hope the istock video and audio buyers go to Pond5. Higher commissions, we can choose our own prices, much quicker reviews, less rejections, less technical problems with uploads and they sell more of my clips.

I wonder if they are already bigger than istock for video clips?

lightscribe · « **Reply #79 on:** January 24, 2011, 23:54 »

Didn't see this thread the first time around, thought it might be good to revive it in lieu of the recent threads regarding fair commissions and cuts by fotolia and istock . Some of us do have a few chances to direct clients to a particular site, we should choose wisely where we send buyers and we should choose our words wisely in public forums since a lot of times that is where buyers learn about new sites. I voted along with the huge majority that dreamstime was the best place as it has the highest pay per download, hence the best place to send a buyer. (with the exception of Alamy, but many who are used to the low prices will not go there anyway) so I hope we are all in some sort of agreement to send buyers to where it will benefit us the most, if we can't ever get it together to form a union at least we can collectively drive traffic to the place that earns the most per download....that is Dreamstime at this point...may change in the future but for now that is where I will send clients.

RacePhoto · « **Reply #80 on:** January 25, 2011, 00:09 »

Apparently I don't understand the question.

If I was sending someone to buy images, for a project, what site?

or If I wanted someone to buy MY images, where would I send them?

Also from that big list, there are probably only 5 or 6 sites that have the collections and quality that a buyer would want. That's diversity, good searches, good quality images... I wasn't thinking the question asked how much I made or sold at these sites?

Or did I miss the lead on this and it's supposed to be a popularity contest for microstock, in which case Alamy doesn't belong at all. And you pretty much could have saved a bunch of typing by just showing the top six as being relevant.

Do "we" send buyers or do they find sites on their own. I don't get it?