Quote from: Ozone on July 15, 2017, 06:32

Hello everybody!
I was just fiddling around the other day on P5 with their search engine and while doing that I've encountered one small problem (at least for me).
It shouldn't be a surprise that peeps try to get the best value for their money. When thay have to choose between for example 1080P clip priced at 30$ and a very simillar 4K clip at 55$ for 4K and 27$ for 1080P they would probably take the downscaled 4K version. But that's difficult...
I just wanted to say that if someone sets a price limit on P5 for example for 49$ he/she will only get results that are native 1080P or smaller. The search engine won't show downscaled 4K clips available in that price range.
What do you think about all of this? Personally it drives me crazy 

I reported it as a bug more than 3 years ago. Have followed up a few times since. Still hasn't been fixed, so I gave up any hope of it being fixed a long time ago. Along with a couple of other bugs that have been more than 3 years without a fix.

Quote from: unnonimus on March 28, 2017, 19:06

there is a new model release form for pond5.

there are 2 spaces for witness and witness signature, on both the adult and minor release

makes no sense.

And the quick answer from Pond5 team is:

"We require 1 witness signature but this signature (witness) cannot be the artist or the model, this needs to be an additional person."

 

Quote from: lucagavagna on March 15, 2017, 13:11

If we add VAT we are going to loose 22% they will never pay even if they should.
I address my invoice to the main office of the company in NY-USA

VAT is added to the price, so you'd still get the same amount per sale. Sure, you might lose some buyers due to the increased price, but that may or may not be around the 22% mark.

If you mean that Pond5 will never pay... well if they're charging VAT then they have to pay. There;s no guarantee they will, but as they'd get massive fines and blacklisted by the Irish government, I'd say it's more likely they'll pay then not. If you mean customers won't pay, then see above.

Even if you're based in a country where you have to charge VAT on every sale, the general consensus when it comes to charging VAT for stock media... is that if the site in question hosts your images and handles downloads and payments, then they're the one that should be charging and remitting VAT.

Well they did reply, premade and very exhaustive but nothing for me specifically

Hi

We are sorry to hear this. First off, we would like to thank you for being a contributor with us. We would like to also provide you with some nuggets of knowledge, regarding helping raise your exposure and ultimately, your revenues on our site.

If you have more high-quality media, definitely continue uploading more of your work. Our customers know what's good, and the larger your high-quality collection, the more recognition you can have with our community. Buyers are always hungry for amazing content!

For your clips to be easily found, accurate rich info in titles, descriptions and keywords are helpful. How you title and keyword your work isvery important. If you spam your keywords or titles, it will only hurt your visibility. So doing this in more detail, butACCURATELY has a significant 60% SEO weight on the search results.

We also, always recommend that you promote your work, to up your exposure. You can create a Collection bin showcasing your footage, and then simply copy the link, to add that to your website or social outlet. Here is a link to our Knowledge Base article explaining this: What are Collections?

Another option, is just to simply post links of your clips and distribute all over the internet. You can even add some of your clips to our "free clip promotion", for this will also help get your name out there.

Next, you are welcome to explore through our Artist Resources page. Here you will find tons of very valuable metric information, such as what kinds of files comprise what percentage of the sites sales, the most commonly searched key words, and so much more information that we think are useful for our artists.

Lastly, if you use your Referral Links, you can even make 5% on all purchases or sales made for the first year of people who sign up using the links you give them. That's another way of thanking you, for sharing Pond5 with your friends!

We hope this helps. Please let us know if you have anymore questions.

Actually, my impression is the exact opposite, lots of hobbyists  totally overpricing their clips.

If you offer quality files for high prices customers will understand, but the endless sunsets, holiday snapshots and pet videos for 200 dollars?

A pro can distinguish what is high and low quality from his output and price accordingly.

Also pond5 does not offer the customer the option to buy a smaller, web resolution file for less than dollars like other agencies do.

I do this for a living, to be able to work different levels and markets is crucial if you do stock full time.

There is no "one price is right for everyone" solution. Just like there isn't just one stock picture or video for a situation.

I am always interested in real data, though.

So I would love to see numbers from the membership sales.

How many files are being sold hundreds of times a month at 6-8 dollars?

Quote from: KnowYourOnions on August 12, 2016, 05:51

Quote from: Anyka on August 12, 2016, 05:01

I already got a reply from Pond5 :  it's an official request for verification from Pond5.  Oh well, I better be just a bit too paranoide than get my account(s) hacked 

Reason for verification :  they need to know if I'm a real photographer, so they wanted some proof (like my official website, screenshot of my workspace etc.).  I've been with Pond5 since 2011 ...

So this email address is theirs?
[email protected]
    

Yes, that's what they confirmed.  As if they WANT me to think it's a phishing mail 
Anyway, after I did click the suspicious button, all they asked for was proof that I was a photographer (I gave my website address, any one can find that on google), and they did not ask for any password or so (which one would expect from a hacker).