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Normally, I simply stay focused on my work and keep cranking out images for stock and other independent projects. I noticed that uploads are backing up in my pending file and image sales have come to a screeching halt. Anyone else experiencing the same?

make it 2

I will definitely not come remotely close to keeping 20%.  Supposedly Yuri has said even he won't.  I will most likely drop to 18%, or with luck maybe 19%. 

As of this minute I think it is way to early for any of us who rely on istock for a large portion of their income to make plans to remove entire portfolios. 

I am not a great business mind, but the folks whose business experience I respect keep saying that the best response is to make buyers aware of what's happening.  That sounds reasonable to me.   

This is an evolving situation.  Seems smart to keep options open.

I went exclusive within the last year or so because I would have a larger upload allotment.  I am guessing that I will just stay put until I have built my portfolio until I hit my target # of images. At that point I will re-evaluate moving the entire portfolio vs. "down grading" to non-exclusive and spreading the port over multiple agencies.

I have no problem with a comp schedule that is based on recent sales data rather than extended historical data. However, after looking at the new Istock commission break points I must say that the company put the proverbial carrot a bit too far from the donkey's nose. So, while I build I will be hoping that the numbers persuade Istock's management to move the commission tiers in close enough for the us donkeys to get a taste of the carrot every now and then.

At the moment my thinking is along similar lines. Simply going back to non-exclusive makes no sense in the circumstances.