MicrostockGroup

I liked their ways, so I joined and uploaded a bunch of really top sellers, Im talking pictures with more then 1000, dls, in both Micro and Macro. How do they work the keywording and search, do they do it in German and then translate, etc, or how on earth do they go about it?

Reason for asking is that when I try to search for my images, I cant find any of them, vanished!

Thanks for explaining!

Well to be honest, Im beginning to have second thoughts about this site and Im not too sure we are ever going to get off the ground. Same as you I started to investigate the search-engine and well, to put it mildly Im flabagasted, I couldnt believe it, its the kind of search the old libraries had during the 1980s.  Ofcourse I searched " oil-industry", well, I certainly got oil OK! olive-oil, people filling up gas, mechanic fixing an oil-sump, oh boy.

However this could be the way the German agencies work???  the Zoonar search is equally weird, not so bad but just weird, if you know what I mean.  Ofcourse with these kind of strangenes, Im sorry but I cant see too many sales.

let see what happens.

best.

As of right now, Panthermedia is ahead of Bigstockphoto in the poll results.

That was the reason for me to sign up with them.

If I get a monthly payout at Bigstock I sure expect one from Panthermedia as well.

I haven't done much research on their search engine but it seems a bit clumsy.

Once I have 1000 images up, I'll see what happens (hopefully).

regarding low agencies earnings I do quite well on panther.. actually they are my 6th agency in terms of $.. and bistock? no way, they are low low..

because of their boring submission I have like 500 until last month, now have around 750.. planning on uploading a few more.. sales are from travel, landmarks pictures.. but there is a little of everything too.. and some nice sales like 15EUR and such..

let me tell you that number 6th means like 200EUR in a year and half.. but with like 500 for most of the time

I have only two or three times and I found mine using the UK/USA keywords, actually I find hard when keywording but I do look around heavily to get them done properly

everybody have a different experience... panthermedia are my 6th best agency after 123RF

yay I have like 5 sales for 2 years, crestock about 20.. panther more than 200 eur and yay and crestock less than 10

never had a problem with them, actually have a payment from that exact date too
05/31/2011         Transfer remuneration PayPal         -37,83

and got it 2 days ago
Jun 7, 2011         Payment From PantherMedia GmbH   Completed    Details Payment From PantherMedia GmbH €37.83 EUR

It is a good agency, actually in average more income than Bigstockphoto with less photos, but still way behind Dreamstime

I have the same problem.
09/30/2010 Transfer remuneration Transfer -89,31.
After my first letter, I received answer from support on December 20, 2010.

 Hello Edvard,
thanks for your message.
First I must to apologize - I had forgotten to transfer the amount... and then i was not in the office for some time - because of illness. I am really very sorry.
It is actually inexcusable but I hope for your understanding.
The amount of EUR 89,31 I have transfered now the last week so I hope you will receive it in few days.
Wish you a nice day.
kind regards.
Eugenia Amerchel
PantherMedia

After this answer, I wrote to Panther Media 4 times in this year, but never received answer or money in my bank account. Two days ago I received money-second payment from 31.05.2011 in Firstgate account, but never first payment since 30.09.2010. The amount of 89,31 EUR.

Hi everybody,

thanks for reporting misunderstandings/problems and those supporting PantherMedia. We are paying out contributors via automated standard procedures: PayPal, Click&Buy and direct bank transfer (within EU only). There are very few exceptions to the rule where we cannot payout via these means (Paypal does not let us pay out in some countries, e.g. Ukraine). We are then paying out manually via moneybookers. There may be some delays in that since we have to transfer money from one to the other account before we can pay out.

Anyway, there have not been any payout problems in the past and there will not be any in the future. It is a automated system and works since about 7 years now. Payout is reported on the last working day on the month. We then transfer the money to the individual accounts within 2 weeks, usually faster.

@em76em:
I have checked your payout from last year in our system. It was requested not via click&buy, but via bank transfer. It is in a country that is not supported by our standard bank transfer. However, we have advised the money at that time, but I could see that the BIC Code was not 11 digit as it should be. It may well be that the money was transferred back to our account. We will check it and send the money via another payment channel. Please tell us your clickandbuy or paypal username, so we can send it via these channels. I am sorry for the confusion, but if the bank data is not complete, we cannot handle it properly.

I do not know about the sales statistics of all the other agencies, but I am in touch with many major contributors who I meet on events. They report me that PantherMedia is between 5 and 7 in their rankings. There is no other way to find this out than trying it for yourself. We are more than happy to receive your images. Starting between 750 and 1.000 images, sales will come naturally.

Regarding the translation and search: We are currently working on a new system that will overcome these problems. We will keep you updated via our newsletter on this.

Best regards,

Robert

Yes, BIC/SWIFT Code is 8 digits. For example, I am receiving money from Moneybookers via the same BIC/SWIFT code of 8 digits.
I wrote to Panther Media Support already about such solution in first letter in this year, few months ago, if my bank account is problem for you for transferring money, then I have Firstgate Click&Buy.
Three days ago I received money- second payment from Panther Media in Click&Buy account, so I will send you my Click&Buy username.
Thank you very much in advance.
Edvard

Robert, my only concern is with this statement:
"Starting between 750 and 1.000 images, sales will come naturally. "
I am on 498 images with zero sales in 4 months, so one would at least expect a slow drizzle by now, before a magical "natural" flow will automatically start after the next 252 images, would you not say?