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SuperPhoto:
Hi All!

Relatively new to the 'stock photography/video' scene, although I have been taking pictures/videos for a very long time! Thought it was cool when I realized I could sell my work online too.

Question. I've been trying to register for deposit photos for about 5 months now - but just get the runaround. Is it all run by bots now? Since the depositphotos sub forum here seems to be last posted in august 2017, not sure if anyone uses them any more? I'm posting a link to my original thread there: http://www.microstockgroup.com/depositphotos/deposit-photos-registration-not-working/new/#new

Any insight into this would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

SpaceStockFootage:
I only do video, but I signed up there nearly two years ago... and haven't sold a single thing. I get hundreds of sales a month, so you think I'd get at least one there over a period of two years! Then again, it is called deposit-photos rather than deposit-videos, and it's in the middle tier on the right, so might be worth it for your images. Not sure about the whole signing up/submission situation.

SuperPhoto:
Thanks.

Well - yeah, it might just be me trying to sign up now - I've tried submitting both photos & videos, and always get "rejected, try again in 10 days". I've even analyzed their best sellers list so I submit something similar (so I "know" they are of "commercial value") - and those get rejected too. Not sure why.

For video - which sites do recommend signing up for? How large is your portfolio?

Thanks for the help!

SpaceStockFootage:
I've only got 25 clips on DP, but they are some of my best sellers... the same clips would still get dozens of sales a year each, on multiple other sites. I might upload some more stuff though, give them a fair crack of the whip, as it were.

My total portfolio is just over 500 items. Give or take. Best sites for me (in order) are VideoHive, VideoBlocks, Pond5 and Shutterstock. 

SuperPhoto:
Huh, cool stuff!

Thanks for the links to the sites. I'm currently in the process of getting setup on some sites myself, so learning all I can.

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