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« on: February 20, 2024, 05:59 »
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« on: February 17, 2024, 14:29 »
Do you sell on one of those unlimited download subscription site?
I am iStock exclusive.
Partner Site? Or has someone found a way to steal from iStock directly, without paying anything. It wouldn't make sense to pay for all of these.
I already answered above: Someone posted link on iStock forum to a online tool where you can download iStock and Shutterstock videos for free in HD resolution, which is very disturbing. That online tool remove watermark and create new file, which you can download and use. I assume thief use same technique.
What is the name of that tool?
Can't remember, but there are plenty of videos on Youtube how to download hd clips from iStock and Shutterstock using that technique. We report that videos regularly.
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« on: February 16, 2024, 19:19 »
Do you sell on one of those unlimited download subscription site?
I am iStock exclusive.
Partner Site? Or has someone found a way to steal from iStock directly, without paying anything. It wouldn't make sense to pay for all of these.
I already answered above: Someone posted link on iStock forum to a online tool where you can download iStock and Shutterstock videos for free in HD resolution, which is very disturbing. That online tool remove watermark and create new file, which you can download and use. I assume thief use same technique.
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« on: February 16, 2024, 19:18 »
Do you sell on one of those unlimited download subscription site?
I am iStock exclusive.
So the thief downloaded your videos on iStock paying $5-10 per clip on their subscription plan? Wow. It's not safe to sell videos on any subscription plan now. Only Pond5 clip by clip purchase system is safe. Thieves won't pay $50/clip to upload them on their own.
I don't know. But someone posted link on iStock forum to a online tool where you can download iStock and Shutterstock videos for free in HD resolution, which is very disturbing. That online tool remove watermark and create new file, which you can download and use. I assume that thief use same technique. I am iStock exclusive for illustration too. Many of my files, and other iStock exclusive contributors files are on Shutterstock. It is time consuming to catch all thiefs.
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« on: February 16, 2024, 10:10 »
Do you sell on one of those unlimited download subscription site?
I am iStock exclusive.
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« on: December 27, 2023, 07:08 »
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« on: November 08, 2020, 08:48 »
His portfolio is still online and still uploading. But it appears that few files has been deleted.
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« on: November 05, 2020, 12:10 »
The third one (the original artist) replied me, and he reported it. Hopefully it won't take long. I am curios if they just delete one image or the whole port.
Great, thanks for your effort. Well, the entire portfolio is consists of stolen files, with multiple files from a single user. So, it will be ridiculous just to remove one or a few files.
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« on: November 03, 2020, 06:33 »
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« on: March 23, 2020, 17:23 »
I got mine too.
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« on: March 23, 2020, 08:00 »
Anyone actually receive the payment yet?
No payment here either. It should be today or tomorrow...
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« on: June 11, 2019, 06:24 »
I found some of my vectors on this site (teepublic.com) for sale. They are on shirts, mugs, bags, phone cases... In description is my name as designer and this: "Shutterstock Artist Partner".
I cannot find anything on SS about this site.
Do you know anything about this? Is it legit?
Btw, vectors are distorted, blends and shadow are blended in one. It looks very ugly.
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« on: May 14, 2019, 12:58 »
I wonder if I should delete my Bigstock as well, since Shutterstock owns it?
I deleted my Bigstock account sending them an e-mail. They deleted my account in day, or two. On SS you can just opt out from all sales in account settings. I did it that way.
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« on: May 12, 2019, 09:28 »
Offtopic question, but it has connection with SS, and it's caused by "exciting" news.
If I opt out from Image sales, Footage sales, Sensitive use and Enhanced license (in SS account settings) will all my files be removed from all SS searches, including partners sites?
Thanks!
Yes, if you look at your dashboard where it says Image portfolio it will have 0 next to it. Click on it and it will say "This contributor has no active images in their portfolio."
Partner sites, who knows? Give me a partner sight and I will have a look.
Thanks for reply! Actually, SS has easiest way to remove all files. Something good from them...
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« on: May 11, 2019, 17:01 »
Offtopic question, but it has connection with SS, and it's caused by "exciting" news.
If I opt out from Image sales, Footage sales, Sensitive use and Enhanced license (in SS account settings) will all my files be removed from all SS searches, including partners sites?
Thanks!
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« on: March 21, 2019, 10:40 »
So, my existing files will be sold at 1$, with 0.75$ minimum sub royalty like Signature?
No, looking at my sales, the minimum sub sale seems to nowadays be 75c, whether the actual files are Signature or Essential, and I get 30% of that, which is 22.5c.
I think the big thing is, like Jo Anne said, nothing is predictable in this industry, and with iS in particular. I'm exclusive because it made sense at the time (2007) to become exclusive and I never wanted to participate in subscriptions. A prime example of things changing, as iS suddenly decided to offer subs. They change policies almost as fast as the rest of us change underwear.
It's a hard call. But you can always become indie again, after 30 days' notice, if things get even worse there.
Thanks for answers. And what about PP sales and Premium Access Time Limited? On those sales I got 15%. If I go exclusive, will those sales also be at exclusive rate of 30%?
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« on: March 20, 2019, 19:10 »
I think the problem is that you can't really predict the future with any useful degree of accuracy. Given that, spreading the risk around makes a lot of sense.
I was an exclusive at IS (mostly for photos, but some illustrations) but too far ago to be relevant to your choice. When they were the #1 microstock agency and progress (2004 to 2008) was strong, it looked like the risk was worth taking. Between mid-2008 and mid-2011 a lot of things changed and I saw what I interpreted to be the writing on the wall and decided that the risks were too great and I'd do better to return to diversification before things hit bottom.
The overall financial health of an agency is relevant to you, in addition to the money you're making. If you later decide to leave, you aren't able to pick up where you left off - there's always a step back before things pick up.
I have a hard time imagining why it would make sense for anyone with an existing portfolio that has demonstrated its sales ability to go exclusive with iStock. YMMV
Yes, I agree with you. But, it is little bizarre that my income on iStock is 3 times higher than on SS (sometimes 4 times), and 7 times higher than Adobe. That is huge difference. And trend is still in rising pattern, 5 or 6 years in a row. Last 2 years are even more weird. Istock is better and better. More dl-s, more $, better rpd. If this continue, iStock will soon be more than 70% of my total income, and I even have least files on iStock than on other sites. I have a dilemma last two years, because there is a huge difference between iStock and other sites. I know all bad things about iStock, and my hesitation is combination of that and future of iStock (they are very unpredictable). But, on other hand, numbers are consistent and in rising trend for more than 5 years...
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« on: March 20, 2019, 18:41 »
RPD is just one metric, but it isn't everything. It is about the same for me (I am not exclusive). I understand that you don't want to share absolute numbers, I wouldn't show them too. Unfortunately that also makes your situation impossible to assess, even if very roughly. I'd say be careful with istock. Some people on this forum tend to throw fits every time the istock name is uttered, but I am not one of them. I am only interested in how much they can do for me, not what I feel about them. Nevertheless, the decline of istock performance during the last two years in absolute and relative terms is obvious when it comes to my portfolio. If things continue as they do now, it is confidently and boldly headed to the third tier stock position. In this environment I would not recommend anyone to go exclusive with them. Everyone's case is different of course and in the end it is your decision.
As for the numbers, I can say that iStock is 3 times more than SS and 7 times more than Adobe. And as I said in post above, my numbers on iStock are constantly better, year after year...other sites lower and lower...
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« on: March 20, 2019, 18:39 »
I don't know what to think anymore, I thought that this is just a phase, but no, this a reality. My figures on Istock are even better than 2 year ago.
2 years ago my RPD on Istock was 0.6$ with 50% of my total income in $. Now, 2 years later, my RPD on Istock is 0.74$ with 64% of my total income, and I am non-exclusive. I have vector port on all sites from right column (big 4, middle tier, and few low earners), and on Istock I even have 150 files less than on Shutterstock (I have portfolio of around 1200 vectors)
These numbers make me seriously thinking to going exclusive on Istok, one of the most hated agency. (I dont have a great opinion about them too, but these number are so frustrating  )
What do you think guys?
Also, is there any exclusive who wants to share their RPD?
Thanks!
You'd be better to ask for figures from illustrators, if that's all or most of what you do, but then again we all have different ports.
Just in case you don't know: if you become exclusive, all your existing files would continue to be sold at 1 credit, though you'll get a higher percentage. Your files after becoming exclusive would be sold for 3 credits.
(This also works in reverse: if someone gives up exclusivity, their existing files are still listed at 3 credits for which they get the lower percentage, and their new files after becoming indie are listed at 1 credit.)
You really have a dilemma: frustrating good numbers aren't generally reported there (see for example the current sales reports for February in their discussion forum), but you're * the trend.
Edited: hahaha I said b-u-c-king, but the auto-censor still cut what I wrote!
Hahaha So, my existing files will be sold at 1$, with 0.75$ minimum sub royalty like Signature? That is actually just fine. More chance to be sold at lower price. Yes, Ive seen the forum. Doom and gloom there But, I see that exclusive artists usually have RPD between 1.7$ and 4$. With RPD of 1.7$ I will earn 30% more than my total income now (all sites combine). Also, my numbers on iStock are constantly better, year after year...other sites lower and lower...
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« on: March 20, 2019, 18:39 »
What is your RPD in the other sites? for example SS? I would wait until your % total income from iS is about 80. But that's just my opinion. IF you have big sales in SS/AS that is what you are going to lose.
RPD on Adobe and SS is around 0.55$. Even with big sales on SS, I usually earn 3 times more on iStock than on SS, and 7 times more on iStock than on Adobe.
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« on: March 20, 2019, 07:14 »
I don't know what to think anymore, I thought that this is just a phase, but no, this a reality. My figures on Istock are even better than 2 year ago. 2 years ago my RPD on Istock was 0.6$ with 50% of my total income in $. Now, 2 years later, my RPD on Istock is 0.74$ with 64% of my total income, and I am non-exclusive. I have vector port on all sites from right column (big 4, middle tier, and few low earners), and on Istock I even have 150 files less than on Shutterstock (I have portfolio of around 1200 vectors) These numbers make me seriously thinking to going exclusive on Istok, one of the most hated agency. (I dont have a great opinion about them too, but these number are so frustrating ) What do you think guys? Also, is there any exclusive who wants to share their RPD? Thanks!
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