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« on: April 25, 2017, 11:13 »
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Hi All,

I am going to leave iStock due to all the recent changes and the inability to manage my portfolio directly. I assume that when I do actually leave they will pay me my final balance ? It's only about $47 but is below the $100 minimum.

Thanks


« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2017, 13:51 »
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Smart move, congratulations!

« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2017, 16:12 »
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They did pay me when I had under the $100 payout level.  Might take a while as I think they have been making a lot of payments this year :)

dpimborough

« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2017, 16:56 »
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They paid me the 68 bucks when I closed the account

« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2017, 02:53 »
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Thanks for the replies...time to say adios to iStock and try something new, maybe shutterstock

« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2017, 05:17 »
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Thanks for the replies...time to say adios to iStock and try something new, maybe shutterstock

If you were on iStock exclusively then that's your first mistake right there. The extra royalties aren't worth what you get from uploading to several sites.

I can't give up on iStock as much as they annoy me as it makes up easily 30% of my earnings. Best to just dump files in DeepMeta when you're done with them, wait until you've got a hundred or so to work with and then do the tedious box ticking with a few beers so it doesn't drive you insane. What is there to manage once the images are online anyway? Just forget about them and accept that some kind of money is coming in from something even if you don't know what. Better to be earning that money and not know why than to have beautifully detailed and prompt sales reports... but no sales.

« Reply #6 on: April 27, 2017, 08:39 »
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Thanks for the replies...time to say adios to iStock and try something new, maybe shutterstock

If you were on iStock exclusively then that's your first mistake right there. The extra royalties aren't worth what you get from uploading to several sites.

I can't give up on iStock as much as they annoy me as it makes up easily 30% of my earnings. Best to just dump files in DeepMeta when you're done with them, wait until you've got a hundred or so to work with and then do the tedious box ticking with a few beers so it doesn't drive you insane. What is there to manage once the images are online anyway? Just forget about them and accept that some kind of money is coming in from something even if you don't know what. Better to be earning that money and not know why than to have beautifully detailed and prompt sales reports... but no sales.

That's a good point, I agree it's not much maintenance but the pain of trying to manage the portfolio and way the whole ESP thing was managed has really annoyed me so I will end going non-exclusive with some other sites. The only way you can voice your displeasure is to take your business elsewhere !


 

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