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« on: April 21, 2019, 12:52 »
will be available on Mac and Win, later on Linux if users will ask for it.
Hi.
Any news about Linux version?
We decide not to implement the Linux version this is because only 2 people asked for it.
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« on: March 26, 2019, 01:13 »
Hi guys,
Pond5 will be removed from the app this is because they blocked us with a captcha and we cannot access the website anymore from the mobile app, we encourage our users to contact them and ask them to implement an API for contributors.
Canstock problem is almost the same, they also have a captcha on their login page, but if you login in the browser that captcha will not show up for 2 weeks after that you can login into the mobile app.
Hope this helps
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« on: September 16, 2018, 07:04 »
Hi Dan,
As we explained in the email there was a problem with Envato API, they had some bugs and the API reported sales from other users, we just use the their API to report users sales, if Envato reports other user's sales it's their responsibility to fix it.
Thanks!
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« on: June 27, 2018, 12:23 »
Hi guys,
We just added Canva into our Microstockr Pro version, Creative Market will be next.
Thanks!
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« on: March 08, 2018, 13:18 »
It doesn't really matter if the people behind the app are trustworthy - all it takes is for them to be hacked and all your information is conveniently leaked in one easy move.
Hi guys, Initially we didn't want to comment on this thread but there is some erroneous information going around. We do not store your credentials(emails, usernames & passwords) on our servers. All that data is only stored locally on your machine and is encrypted. So if our server gets hacked your sensitive information is not in danger. We only store the credentials for your Microstockr Pro account and the subscription status on our server and if these are hacked your agency login info(stored on your computer) is still safe. Communication between the user and the agency is done over HTTPS, which means all data is encrypted end-to-end. This is a small community and a niche app. If someone was hacked word would get around quickly and we'd run out of business. Hope this helps clear things out a little bit. Cheers.
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« on: September 21, 2017, 04:25 »
Hi,
Please write us an email on our support address.
Thanks!
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« on: September 14, 2017, 11:59 »
I have taken up a sub. My view is that it is a tad on the pricey side but I've enjoyed seeing it develop (for free) through its Beta phase and I enjoy using it - I like the elegant design and it actually saves me time looking at individual stock sites so there is some value there too. It is being updated/improved all the time so I'm looking forward to seeing where it goes over the next few months.
With its pricing it is a bit of a luxury but one I feel is a) worth doing to make my day better and b) happy to support an interesting project in development.
I'm unsure if my sub includes use of the mobile version too, I would think that would be fair to include as well.
Hey MarkB, We are actually planning to attach the Microstockr Pro to the Mobile subscription in the near future. So, if you pay for Pro you get the Mobile subscription included. Pay once, use twice. That should add more value to the Pro subscription, while making it cheaper at the same time. Cheers.
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« on: September 13, 2017, 14:24 »
Hey guys,
First of all, thank you for everyone who has been a Beta user. It is probably our fault for not communicating our appreciation of them well enough, maybe through a bigger discount. Lesson learned.
We wanted to make a few mentions, maybe to clarify things a bit.
1. The market for microstock photography is comprised of thousands of contributors out of which only a fraction are willing to pay for a software helping with sales tracking. This means there's a cap to the number of subscribers we'll probably have and a certain price we cannot go below for this project to be worthwhile. We have thought about the prices long and hard for over 2 years. We have even contacted a few marketing and pricing specialists so we'd have an amount that's affordable to as many people as possible. This is very close to as low as we can go, to support us the creators of this software and the infrastructure/hardware needed. Developing this requires expert level design and IT skills and A LOT of time. None of which comes cheaply. But we are stock photographers ourselves and this product is our baby.
2. Microstockr Pro is definitely a niche product. Since the market is so small, no big company will enter and develop such an app because it is not worth it. Hence, comparing our app to Photoshop and Lightroom which have a mainstream market of millions of users is not really fair. Adobe does not have any competition and can charge whatever they want. The reason, we think, they charge $9.99 for Photoshop & Lightroom is because a lot of people would use their software illegally anyway, so why not grab a piece of that market too? They can afford it and it's a smart move.
Not many people remember that only a couple of years ago Photoshop cost $699 and you also had to pay a few hundred dollars for every update.
Comparing this to Microstockr Pro is like comparing apples and oranges. What if Adobe decided to charge $4.99 instead? Following that logic no other product should be more expensive since it's not more complex. It is called dumping price and is used by dominant players to control the market.
3. The agencies change all the time. Our app will never be a finished product because it will always require updates and adjustments. Hence development will never cease. In order to support it, we needed a subscription based model and a steady income to support it. Otherwise, we would've charged once and considering the market is small, when the cash ran out development ceased. So, in a way, subscription was the only way to go.
Hope this perspective clears things up a bit and helps others see things from our side too.
Cheers.
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« on: August 18, 2017, 03:02 »
Hey Derek, you can use our app to track iStock/Getty sales. It automatically downloads the reports and shows you every sale since the transition to ESP(december 2016). We're still in Beta so it's free to use. If you're curious you can download it here: http://microstockr.com/microstockr-proUnfortunately, as it's been mentioned before you have to wait for the 20th of the current month to see the sales for the previous one. Also, sales made before December 2016 are now gone from their site.
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« on: May 13, 2017, 08:16 »
There is a bug for Windows users that is causing rarely that the app will be off screen, you can easily fix this by deleting the following file:
C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Microstockr\settings_1.json
Hope this helps
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« on: May 10, 2017, 14:08 »
Looks good. What are the limitations on the data from iStock and Getty?
The current difficulties with iStock/Getty comes from their side, not ours. iStock/Getty creates a report on the 20th of the month and makes a payout to the user on the 25th. If you have over $100 then that money gets sent to you and the balance becomes $0 until the 20th of next month. If your balance is under $100 it gets carried over to the next month. For example, if you made $55 this month they will be reported on the 20th. Since it's not over $100 iStock will not send money and the balance will remain $55 until next month. If instead you made $120 this month, then on the 25th you will get paid and the balance becomes $0 until the next report comes out. Hope this clarifies things a little bit.
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« on: May 10, 2017, 14:07 »
What will it cost once it is out of the BETA phase?
Hey Ruchos, the final price is still something we're playing with, but let's just say it won't be a shock to anyone. Hope this helps.
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« on: May 10, 2017, 14:05 »
I like the software, but it would be nice, if Adobe Stock could be added.
Hey Likee68,
right now we're focusing on finishing up and launching our app. After that we'll resume regularly adding new agencies and Adobe Stock is at the top of that list. Hope this helps.
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« on: May 10, 2017, 13:10 »
Hi, love the application!
Is there any plan to support Adobe Stock anytime soon please? I don't have a Fotolia account since I only signed up recently and they switched over everything to Adobe.
Hey Raphoto, we are currently finishing up our product and preparing it for launch. After that we'll resume adding new agencies and Adobe Stock is at the top of that list. Hope this helps.
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« on: April 21, 2017, 05:46 »
I love using the app but I've just noticed some figures are wrong. Tallies for some images from iStock are way out... at first I thought it would be iStock's fault but I've just noticed Bigstock has a wrong balance also. Just one particular image I went back and counted the number of downloads on the site (9), the app says only 2.
Has anyone else noticed wrong figures for downloads?
We sent you a private message. Cheers.
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« on: April 20, 2017, 01:35 »
Ok, since you're asking for suggestions:
Currently the app is built around sales only, i.e. images without sales do not show up.
Would it be possible to retrieve all accepted images from the agencies (and let us assign them to collections)?
This would allow to better see how new images are selling (imagine some kind of "automatic" collection by upload date), what's the sell through rate (sellers vs. non-sellers) per agency/upload date/collection, calculate RPI per agency/collection...
Other than that:
- possibility to sort images by downloads / revenue inside of collections
- keyword search to ease assigning images to collections
- more statistics features for collections, e.g. flexible timelines showing downloads/revenue, total and per agency
Maybe I'll come up with more...
I have to say I do like it a lot.
Thanks!
Yes, it would be possible to retrieve all images, even the ones without sales. We haven't done that already since it generates a lot of traffic on the agency servers and takes a lot of time. Think about it this way, if for regular sales we could get that information from the sales page, excel files or agency APIs for files that haven't sold we need to individually parse every image page in the portfolio. This will also put a strain on their servers if everyone is doing it. That's why we haven't done it so far. We occasionally receive emails from agency warning of traffic spikes and restrictions imposed. Eventually we want to add a lot more filters to the Collections pop-up. We want to match all the filters currently found in the Downloads/Best Sellers tabs. That means sorting by Earnings/Downloads/RPD/RPI, choosing custom time intervals, filtering by agency, media, etc. So, this will solve your points about 'possibility to sort images..' and 'more statistics..'. Keyword search is something that's been on our list for a while now and we want it to replace the current title search we currently have. After that we also plan to introduce keyword stats and add some way to display which keywords perform better. Further additions will be agency performance comparisons where you can directly compare which agency sells better for a given interval and a couple more ideas. All this will get added probably after we launch in a couple of months. Hope this helps.
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« on: April 19, 2017, 05:58 »
I downloaded and checked it out. Impressive graphics and well structured BUT... With time I have built and refined a very elaborate EXCEL sheet covering all my needs, I guess the same stands for all professional Microstockers. I keep my statistics manually spending no more than half an hour per week and it is far more accurate. The reason being that I contribute to agencies that are not provided in the app and that I include commissions and other sources of income in my excel. This means that as an income or even a statistics tool this app (or any other for that matter) is inadequate for me.
On the other hand, having a portfolio of 800+ illustrations, it is impossible to keep track of how individual images or series do in their total capacity. I do have a general idea of what works best or worst but I loose it in the middle tiers. Some sites like SS give you some options but the overall picture is lacking.
I see that you have done a pretty good job in this area. Although some features like folders/lightboxes don't work in the version I downloaded I expect there will be improvements and debugging in the future.
I would suggest you emphasize this part of the app with some more options and more graphics (trends, selling curves, etc.). If this is done I would definitely be a customer. Even if no more agencies are added having these statistics will be an invaluable tool for planning and asses that is impossible to custom-make and manually track.
I hope this was helpful
Best of luck
G.
Hey Nazlisart, thanks for your feedback, much appreciated. Did you get a chance to use the Collections? We implemented them to be the equivalent of Folders/Lightboxes on agency sites. The only difference is the app does not automatically take them from an agency site, but rather you have to create them on your own and add pictures manually. You only have to do it once though and you can add pictures from different agencies too. Also, did you try the Match All feature which automatically groups the same image on different agencies? It makes life a lot easier. In any case, feel free to suggest new helpful features since we're very open and implement a lot of the things users request of us. Cheers.
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« on: April 14, 2017, 08:31 »
I love microstockr app but I use it 95% on my mobile phone and 5% on my computer. When I want to take a look at my sales is when I'm not home and I just want to check my balance in 30 seconds. Sadly, the mobile app is not updated often. Few agencies are broken. I had issue with canstockphoto. Now alamy and pond5 are unavailable. My question is, are you working on both platform mobile and desktop app to be improved ?
Yes, and lately we've been focusing heavily on the Pro desktop app, hence the late mobile updates. But, we've just released an update fixing pond5 and adding iStock back for android and the iOS one is coming soon.
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« on: April 14, 2017, 05:11 »
I notice that the stat for iStock /Getty is below the actual values reported on Getty ESP, does it only include sales from iStock, but not the sales from Getty and partner programs?
Do you mean the balance? If so, that is the sales amount minus any payout. iStock / Getty reports sales on the 20th and they do payouts for amounts over $100 on the 25th. If you have say $250 sales for last month they will transfer that money to you and the balance becomes $0.00, but if you only have $70 there will be no payout and the balance will still be $70 next month. Does this help?
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« on: April 14, 2017, 02:45 »
What will happen when there will be a sale on the Adobe Stock, it will be reported twice?
No, we'll probably work out a system similar to what we're now doing with iStock / Getty.
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« on: April 13, 2017, 13:48 »
Does it work for videos too?
Yes, it does for supported agencies. It even matches the videos together automatically. Give it a go.
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« on: April 13, 2017, 12:37 »
There looks to be more agencies that are trackable in the phone app over the desktop app. Will all agencies be available on both platforms at some point?
Yes, eventually we want to match the agencies in the mobile app. We will resume adding new agencies after we launch.
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« on: April 13, 2017, 12:35 »
Adobe Stock and Fotolia are the same thing, no?
And Fotolia is already supported. So just call it Fotolia/AdobeStock (or AdobeStock/Fotolia)
Apparently they are the same thing, but behind the scenes they are 2 different agencies with 2 different infrastructures. For example sales on Adobe Stock are reported in the Fotolia dashboard, but not vice versa. So, we cannot parse only one agency and show you the results. We have to parse both of them for the time being. We intend to add Adobe Stock in the near future.
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« on: April 13, 2017, 09:46 »
@cg3dphoto, @miR156, @Cider Apple please check your messages we sent a PM with details.
@shoopinoz Adobe Stock will be integrated after we launch the app. Right now we are polishing it and removing bugs.
@Chichikov the app will be very affordable, no surprises in store.
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« on: April 13, 2017, 04:06 »
Hey guys,
for the last 2+ years we've been working hard developing a new application called Microstockr Pro helping photographers track their earnings. If youve ever taken stock photos and uploaded them to multiple agencies, you know that checking your sales can be very time-consuming and frustrating.
That's where Microstockr Pro tries to help.
By looking at your whole portfolio history, you can view its overall performance, check your best earners and see sales patterns you weren't able to notice before.
Check out this introduction video:
We're still in BETA, so you can download our app and use it for FREE:
http://microstockr.com/microstockr-pro
Join us and let us know what you think.
Cheers!
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