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Topic: Yuri hasn't opted a single file in the P+  

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Slovenian


« on: May 28, 2011, 09:07 »

Have you noticed that? That must mean something!

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cclapper
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2011, 09:10 »

It likely means that he doesn't visit the forums and hasn't even heard about it. Maybe he gets Google Alerts and now that you have mentioned his name, he will hear about it. It's not like istock did a good job of letting buyers and contributors know about it (as usual).  Roll Eyes


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Slovenian


« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2011, 09:19 »

Sarcasm aside (if that's the case I can't really tell), Yuri is where he is because he's a few steps ahead of everybody else Wink

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« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2011, 09:25 »

Some folks don't believe it will be helpful in generating more income. Maybe he's one of those people.

I'm not eligible for P+ (I'm not a photographer) but if I was I wouldn't opt any files into it. istock's prices are already too high. I'd rather keep my prices where they are and I think buyers would be more likely to purchase my stuff if it's cheaper.

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cclapper
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2011, 09:47 »

Sarcasm aside (if that's the case I can't really tell), Yuri is where he is because he's a few steps ahead of everybody else Wink
About the only place it was mentioned was in a thread in the forum and here. If Yuri doesn't spend his time surfing the forums, he might not have even heard about it. He might be a few steps ahead of everybody else in general when it comes to microstock, but this particular implementation happened un-thought out on istock's part, as usual. Unless you believe that istock contacts Yuri every time they make a decision to change prices or the best match or whatever. I don't think they do, but I guess it's possible he's one of the "club" that gets first dibs on everything that happens.  Smiley Otherwise, he would hear about it the same as we do, no?

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Some folks don't believe it will be helpful in generating more income. Maybe he's one of those people.

Maybe. And if it isn't generating more income for istock, it will go away quickly.


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Slovenian


« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2011, 10:02 »

Sarcasm aside (if that's the case I can't really tell), Yuri is where he is because he's a few steps ahead of everybody else Wink
About the only place it was mentioned was in a thread in the forum and here. If Yuri doesn't spend his time surfing the forums, he might not have even heard about it. He might be a few steps ahead of everybody else in general when it comes to microstock, but this particular implementation happened un-thought out on istock's part, as usual. Unless you believe that istock contacts Yuri every time they make a decision to change prices or the best match or whatever. I don't think they do, but I guess it's possible he's one of the "club" that gets first dibs on everything that happens.  Smiley Otherwise, he would hear about it the same as we do, no?

No, and I'll tell you why. Yuri has a factory with probably around 50 employees. Surely there is one who's job it is to be on track with all the news and implementations and I bet Yuri would fire him/her instantly if he/she'd fail to report this for over 3 weeks! That could cost Yuri tens of thousands of dollars, if not even 100k (he earns something like 300k on average every month from stock, right?) and that surely wouldn't be tolerated, especially in a business in which RPI is falling rapidly (as he said in the interview a few months ago, regarding his earnings)

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cclapper
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2011, 10:19 »

But if what you are saying is true about this employee whose job it is to report, and he hasn't opted in, then there must be some other explanation, right? My opinion was just a guess at another explanation. A guess...just the same as everyone else's, unless you actually are him and you know for a fact.  Smiley

You never did mention why you thought he hasn't opted in. What is your guess?

At least he will be benefitting from the search engine placement boost from this thread.  Smiley


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Slovenian


« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2011, 10:30 »

Exactly, that's what I wrote in my very first post. I'm waiting for someone with big brains and insight like PaulieWalnuts to give us his opinion.

I, just like you can only guess, but I'm sure there is a solid reason for doing so, not a mistake of a sloppy and/or incompetent employee Wink

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« Reply #8 on: May 28, 2011, 10:40 »


 istock's prices are already too high.


Istock's prices are often higher but not always. Here's a SpiderPic comparison.

Interesting that CanStockPhoto almost always has the cheapest pricing and they're also one of the sites that's ranked as worst sales/earner for contributors. Wonder why.

And if you have an image at multiple sites and suddenly buyers all flock to CanStockPhoto how would that affect your earnings?


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« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2011, 11:08 »

My guess (albeit uneducated) is that independent contribs like Yuri and others of his ilk get personal emails or a a phone call when a new IS policy with potential for more earnings is created. Maybe he does not want to tie his images down for 6 months? But this is just speculation.


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Slovenian


« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2011, 11:17 »

Maybe he does not want to tie his images down for 6 months? But this is just speculation.
I'd say this is a good guess, I wonder what's cooking. Could be something big, something totally unexpected like SS offering exclusivity or just him pulling content from all sites and selling directly from his site and get 100% royalties.

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sjlocke

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« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2011, 11:31 »

It likely means that he doesn't visit the forums and hasn't even heard about it. Maybe he gets Google Alerts and now that you have mentioned his name, he will hear about it. It's not like istock did a good job of letting buyers and contributors know about it (as usual).  Roll Eyes

I'm guessing this is it.  He doesn't tend to visit the forums at all, here or there.  He's probably too busy with other stuff, and that includes any employees - I don't even know if he has staff these days or not.


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Slovenian


« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2011, 11:33 »

It likely means that he doesn't visit the forums and hasn't even heard about it. Maybe he gets Google Alerts and now that you have mentioned his name, he will hear about it. It's not like istock did a good job of letting buyers and contributors know about it (as usual).  Roll Eyes

I'm guessing this is it.  He doesn't tend to visit the forums at all, here or there.  He's probably too busy with other stuff, and that includes any employees - I don't even know if he has staff these days or not.

What do you mean if he has staff these days? Shocked What (supposedly) happened to 40+ employees?

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« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2011, 11:56 »

It likely means that he doesn't visit the forums and hasn't even heard about it. Maybe he gets Google Alerts and now that you have mentioned his name, he will hear about it. It's not like istock did a good job of letting buyers and contributors know about it (as usual).  Roll Eyes

I'm guessing this is it.  He doesn't tend to visit the forums at all, here or there.  He's probably too busy with other stuff, and that includes any employees - I don't even know if he has staff these days or not.

Exactly. Yuri has never shyed away from maximising the pricing of his images where possible. Take his stuff at FT for example, mostly at maximum prices.


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cclapper
« Reply #14 on: May 28, 2011, 12:03 »

Maybe he does not want to tie his images down for 6 months? But this is just speculation.

That is another good guess. I can see where tying thousands of images up for 6 months wouldn't be a good idea. Last I heard, he was working on his own website, or something similar. Getting tied in with istock if he is close to making that happen might not be in his best interest. Just speculation.


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lisafx
« Reply #15 on: May 28, 2011, 12:14 »


About the only place it was mentioned was in a thread in the forum and here. If Yuri doesn't spend his time surfing the forums, he might not have even heard about it. He might be a few steps ahead of everybody else in general when it comes to microstock, but this particular implementation happened un-thought out on istock's part, as usual.

This is what I think too.  Most likely he's too busy with managing his business ventures, and shoot-upload-repeat, to be bothered keeping up with the day to day news at Istock, poorly communicated as it is.  

What I doubt is that he would choose not to put up his prices.  As Goswyck mentioned, he put his Fotolia prices up to the highest possible and was talking about how well that worked out for him, so no reason for him to deliberately miss out on putting his Istock prices up where possible.  Considering his advantageous search placements, he would probably increase his income considerably by adding his full quota of P+ images.  

Rather than speculating here, Slovenian, why don't you just e-mail him and ask him his thoughts on P+?
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azurelaroux


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« Reply #16 on: May 28, 2011, 12:51 »

Why is this in the Shutterstock forum? Just asking.


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cclapper
« Reply #17 on: May 28, 2011, 13:15 »

Why is this in the Shutterstock forum? Just asking.

good question.


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leaf
« Reply #18 on: May 28, 2011, 13:54 »

Why is this in the Shutterstock forum? Just asking.

good question.

.. it's now moved to the correct area.


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luissantos84

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« Reply #19 on: May 28, 2011, 14:01 »

I believe Yuri needs another guy just to look at "news" regarding agencies.. actually I think IS should have contacted him, there is profit to them too no?


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Slovenian


« Reply #20 on: May 28, 2011, 16:09 »

Rather than speculating here, Slovenian, why don't you just e-mail him and ask him his thoughts on P+?

I did exactly that, but as expected, there was no reply (u can't blame me for tryin'). So we can have fun here;)

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luissantos84

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« Reply #21 on: May 28, 2011, 16:24 »

ROTF


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sharpshot


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« Reply #22 on: May 28, 2011, 16:50 »

I didn't realise P+ was open to non-exclusives until I read about it here a few days ago.  I really don't like visiting the istock site for anything other than cashing out.  I tried opting in a few but lost enthusiasm.  Istock just doesn't seem worth it since the commission cut.  I just can't get past the fact that they pay me a measly 17% commission, it's killed my motivation.


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lisafx
« Reply #23 on: May 28, 2011, 17:47 »

Rather than speculating here, Slovenian, why don't you just e-mail him and ask him his thoughts on P+?

I did exactly that, but as expected, there was no reply (u can't blame me for tryin'). So we can have fun here;)

Good for you.  At least you tried. Smiley

I would be interested in his thoughts if he is actually choosing to opt out.  But I bet we will see him opting in soon.  I don't see a down side. 

Yes, there is the issue of the 6 month tie in, but it doesn't stop you from pulling your images altogether if you close your account.  It just stops you from pulling them from P+ collection and putting them back in main collection. 
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Slovenian


« Reply #24 on: May 28, 2011, 17:53 »

Yes, there is the issue of the 6 month tie in, but it doesn't stop you from pulling your images altogether if you close your account.  It just stops you from pulling them from P+ collection and putting them back in main collection. 

I didn't know that. Than I guess there's no reason for him to "withold" the files

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