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I am holding out hope for snapvillage, the got a big backer in Corbis.

ahh case in point...

exactly why i think it would be nice to  include most - or all the sites in the polls.  So we can know which sites people like.  No one can submit to ALL the sites, but perhaps amoungst all of use, we do submit to all the sites.

to answer your question though, I would put my bets on snapvillage then albumo - assuming we are picking from the sites listed in the ´new sites´area

I am not your opinion about snapvillage. They do sell nothing. It´s slow, also by uploading, no ftp. With Safari you can´t even upload images - it don´t work, so they exclude Mac user.

I'm going with PhotoShelter, Snapvillage and possibly Moodboard.  Photoshelter and Moodboard will appeal to more traditional buyers. 

Albumo won't get my support though, and I think a lot of folks will bail once they realize the pricing and image size structure isn't favorable for artists.  As soon as my 14 months is up, I'm removing my portfolio.

The 14 month thing is for the people who got paid for uploading, right? Or did I miss something and everybody is stuck for 14 months? I think their marketing statement may have been a bamboozle. I don't see any evidence of them attracting buyers.

I won't count Geckostock and Albumo as they are too new. To compare 2 sites that are each 1 year old now:
Best: FeaturePics (second payout on its way).
Worst: LuckyOliver: 400 photos, 9000 views, 19 dowloads, 13$. Just converted my 13$ to 10$ credits since I will never reach the 100$ payout there. After that, I'm an ex-carnie.

I like trying the new sites, we never know, one of then can become the next BIG one.

As long as they have FTP I'll upload... if they don't have it, I mostly only upload a few to test it and then wait for FTP to come.

There's no place for other big agencies. The top five is there to stay.

For real estate, it's the 3 magic words:  "location - location - location"

For microstock, it should be :  "easiness- easiness - easiness"

1.  easiness of finding the stock site = good marketing

2.  easiness of finding the picture = not only relevant keywords, but also having a system where we can efficiently eliminate the non-relevant keywords in order to pinpoint the  search result in a timely manner.

3. easiness of buying: transparency in registering, navigating, downloading, financial, and follow-up if needed.

If a new stock site focuses on there 3 easiness for the buyer, it will have success.

At this point I would go for Lucky Oliver. Once there is a significant marketing of the site done it should be good.