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Author Topic: Will you stay with iStock after the 9/2/14 change or start pulling out?  (Read 23201 times)

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« Reply #75 on: September 08, 2014, 18:30 »
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I've had good sales last 2 days. I'm wondering if it's people using up their credits before the confusing change occurs on 13/14. Or maybe it's just that my stuff is so fantastic. I just can't decide which it is.


ShadySue

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« Reply #76 on: September 08, 2014, 18:31 »
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I've had good sales last 2 days. I'm wondering if it's people using up their credits before the confusing change occurs on 13/14. Or maybe it's just that my stuff is so fantastic. I just can't decide which it is.
Your work must be fantastic. I can't get many subs sales, far less normal ones.

« Reply #77 on: September 08, 2014, 18:38 »
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I've had good sales last 2 days. I'm wondering if it's people using up their credits before the confusing change occurs on 13/14. Or maybe it's just that my stuff is so fantastic. I just can't decide which it is.
Your work must be fantastic. I can't get many subs sales, far less normal ones.
I guess I am fantastic.

On a personal note: I got a job last week, after almost a decade doing stock. I haven't uploaded for 6 weeks and I kid you not I had an email two days ago asking if it is possible to make a living doing stock.

« Reply #78 on: September 08, 2014, 18:41 »
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Put it this way the one price fits all sizes smells like dollar photo klub.

15% royalty for none exclusives is a sick joke (like getty/istuck) don't make enough money

Better than 25 cents compensation for an image download while the owner of the company is a billionaire.

« Reply #79 on: September 08, 2014, 19:39 »
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Buyers will use up their credits in the next week or so while they're worth more.  Then, come the 15th, they won't have any iStock credits.  They won't have anything tying them to iStock.  If I was a customer thinking about changing my main source of stock photos, the 15th would be the day to do it.

KB

« Reply #80 on: September 08, 2014, 23:33 »
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Buyers will use up their credits in the next week or so while they're worth more.  Then, come the 15th, they won't have any iStock credits.  They won't have anything tying them to iStock.  If I was a customer thinking about changing my main source of stock photos, the 15th would be the day to do it.
It depends on the type of buyer you are, doesn't it?

If you are the type of buyer who mostly buys small sizes, then now is definitely the time to buy.

If you tend to buy larger sizes, especially L and bigger, it would make sense to wait until after the change. The files will suddenly be cheaper (in the case of XXXL files, much cheaper).

« Reply #81 on: September 09, 2014, 12:56 »
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about Istock,I have a question. Can someone tell me why I can't find what images have sold on my port. I've sold some and on my port it doesn't show views or DL.
I'm trying to find out so I can concentrate on what to upload.

Thanks

« Reply #82 on: September 09, 2014, 13:50 »
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about Istock,I have a question. Can someone tell me why I can't find what images have sold on my port. I've sold some and on my port it doesn't show views or DL.
I'm trying to find out so I can concentrate on what to upload.

Thanks

Could be PP (partner program) or the new subs payments.
Have a look here
http://www.istockphoto.com/user_stats.php?id=******&Offset=0
Should show you last months stats as a bar graph. The payments are for last month (if it is that)
Green bars are PP, a grey bar somewhere is subs all lumped together. You can see sub sales under "Image subs" to the left of your "my uploads" page.

« Reply #83 on: September 09, 2014, 14:18 »
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thanks, I appreciate it, I understand :)

« Reply #84 on: September 09, 2014, 17:54 »
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Day two of this week and my sales are definitely up. People are using their credits before the change over. Mind you I expect sales to drop off at the change over.

Shelma1

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« Reply #85 on: September 09, 2014, 17:59 »
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My sales are down...I guess the people who buy vectors are waiting until the prices for those are lower.

Uncle Pete

« Reply #86 on: September 09, 2014, 23:59 »
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I don't feel as crazy now, because my DLs are up. I guess it's the same as everything else. Some people see an increase, some a decrease. And then we can each guess why.

Buy this is the one I see when I logged in:

On September 12 at 9 pm PST, iStock will be temporarily unavailable while we make upgrades. See what's changing > http://www.istockphoto.com/simplified-image-collections

My sales are down...I guess the people who buy vectors are waiting until the prices for those are lower.

« Reply #87 on: September 17, 2014, 13:17 »
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I made the decision to drop exclusivity about a week before the changes were announced! Just serving my time until I upload to other sites.

I'm tired of having all my eggs in one basket. Every change iStock does seems to lower my income.


 

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