MicrostockGroup

Hi, the other day I had a look at my iStock account and clicked on the referrals tab.  There is now a higher commission for referrals of $20, but there are now two other options of 20% of the value of the sale or 20 credits.

iStock, being the lovely people that they are, have set this to 20 credits by default.  Just a heads up that if these are not any use to you (as they are not to me) then you should change it to something else soon.

Cheers

to me it clearly shows IS is desperate to lure new buyers and photographers in.

at least they're recognizing they have a problem.
no wonder they sacked their former CEO.

From the new referral FAQ page: http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=337411&page=1

Q. I haven't seen an answer for this yet: will we continue to get passive referrals? I never gave out cards or referral links and still had about 10 referrals, will these still happen?

A. At this time, we can't guarantee that you'll earn the same number of passive referrals as you did last time since the tracking and underlying technology has completely changed. You are better off pro-actively creating referral links, banners and sending emails to increase your potential to earn money from the referral program.

IOW, they'll probably stop giving out so-called "passive" referral commissions. I'm shocked.