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CD123

« on: November 18, 2010, 08:33 »

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Hi
Any one have experience with Scandinavian Stockphoto (www.canstockphoto.com). They pay in Euro (I was just approved) but does not know much about their size and income potential. Site looks quite good.


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disorderly

« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2010, 08:44 »

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Funny; you asked about ScanStock but included a link for CanStock. Wink

ScanStock's among the lowest of the low for me. They're minimal effort for minimal return, producing a mere .3% of my stock income over the last year. To put that into perspective, that's 1/10 of the 3% that CanStock earns me, and they're probably not worth the effort either.


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leaf

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« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2010, 08:46 »

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You forgot an s in your link

http://www.scanstockphoto.com

They are fairly slow but do have steady sales. I have around 5000 images with them (many of which are from Scandinavia) and get around 1 sale/day. If you have a small port expect a sale or two every few months.

The upside is they are very easy to upload to.


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leaf

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« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2010, 08:50 »

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Quote from: disorderly on November 18, 2010, 08:44

Funny; you asked about ScanStock but included a link for CanStock. Wink

thanks for the numbers... numbers do mean a bit more than just saying 'they are ok' .. so here are mine
Scanstock, this year, has contributed 0.87% to my total earnings
Canstock is 2.3% to my total microstock earnings.

both fairly low amounts... but I still upload both places as it takes minimal work. If you have a small portfolio though I would probably say it isn't worth the effort as it will be a very long time before you reach a payout.


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CD123

« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2010, 09:17 »

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Thanks for the heads up. I ma rather new to this so I do not want to upload to 20 sites - even if it is easy (my internet line is rather slow). What would you recommend as the best European photo stock website?


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Clivia

« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2010, 09:25 »

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You could try Panthermedia. They are not in the top rank,but sales are regular.

My referral link: http://www.panthermedia.net/?aff=125083


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leaf

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« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2010, 09:28 »

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Quote from: CD123 on November 18, 2010, 09:17

The list on the right is sorted by best to worst earner according to the votes of the people on the forum. Voting is done each month in the poll here You can use that as a guide. Fotolia has a pretty strong european base (Germany and France), as well as Dreamstime


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Lagereek

« Reply #7 on: November 18, 2010, 09:35 »

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Im Swedish, so take this from me!

No Scandinavian agency EVER, have remotly understood anything about stock-photography, its a total, complete waste of time! many agencies here are back in the stoneage, still working out of shoe-boxes.
Scandinavia is a very rich part of the world but to expect to pay for pictures? NEVER or to organize a stock-library: NEVER.


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mtkang

« Reply #8 on: November 18, 2010, 10:05 »

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http://wp.me/pPDGb-2l

check out the link, as i have sorted agencies that pay in US and EURO..

i got a few sales in panthermedia but all are subscription downloads that in cents, and you need to 'pay' 20 cents or 30 cents when u registered account, so called to verify your paypal, none of the agencies are doing so.

the uploading of panthermedia is not user friendly and also the interface is badly designed.

maybe zoonar is the one who worth to try, since they recently got in some more partners, but my sales in zoonar is also kind of low.

basically if your portfolio is just little, basically just focus on top tier website..


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CD123

« Reply #9 on: November 18, 2010, 10:13 »

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Thank you for the feedback - I just struggle like hell to get approval at Shutterstock and IStock. Have a few pics on Fotolia and my Dreamstime portfolio is now growing nicely (that is now for an "old" beginner Wink

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luissantos84

« Reply #10 on: November 18, 2010, 11:30 »

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between Scan and Panther.. go to Panther (some nice sales time to time) but the submission process sucks..

I have around 1000 pictures at Scan and 12 sales.. about a year! (maybe should upload more to there..)

mainly get into the top 8, see what works best for you


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madelaide

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« Reply #11 on: November 18, 2010, 15:29 »

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My sales at Scanstock range from 1-2 per month with a portfolio of 241 images.

I think however they are stuck in time with their prices.


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mtkang

« Reply #12 on: November 25, 2010, 03:49 »

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Hi all, i just read the faq at scanstockphoto about how much one get paid for sale.

just a sentence '1 Euro for each download'..

so all we will get is just 1 Euro? no size differences? no extended license?


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madelaide

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« Reply #13 on: November 25, 2010, 03:57 »

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Yes, one euro, just one size. I would have thought they had ELs, don't they?

That commission was very good years ago, not so much these days.


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microstockphoto.co.uk

« Reply #14 on: November 25, 2010, 07:59 »

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Quote from: luissantos84 on November 18, 2010, 11:30

between Scan and Panther.. go to Panther (some nice sales time to time) but the submission process sucks..
I have around 1000 pictures at Scan and 12 sales.. about a year! (maybe should upload more to there..)

Yes, you should. I tried almost all of the low earners and the only ones I am still submitting regularly are PM and SCAN: the former has better sales but the ugliest upload method; the latter has lower sales but the easiest upload method. Both are worth in my opinion. The rest of low earners are not at present (although I have some expectations from SF).


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mtkang

« Reply #15 on: November 25, 2010, 08:38 »

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everything is 1 Euro..i don't really see EL license option is available.. have to think twice if 1 Euro is the maximum.


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Oldhand

« Reply #16 on: November 26, 2010, 17:29 »

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Quote from: lagereek on November 18, 2010, 09:35

There not too bad in the Macro world, Scanpix were well respected for one.


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« Reply #17 on: November 26, 2010, 20:14 »

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Quote from: lagereek on November 18, 2010, 09:35

No Scandinavian agency EVER, have remotly understood anything about stock-photography, its a total, complete waste of time! many agencies here are back in the stoneage, still working out of shoe-boxes.

Well Eirik has been around for a very long time with his 1 2-man operation. He's actually a very nice guy and I don't mind uploading there (it's dirt easy) if it can sustain his hobby. I just wish he could spend some time coding the MRF section since you can only attach one single MRF document.

As to YAY, aren't they subsidized by the Norvegian government?


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Lagereek

« Reply #18 on: November 27, 2010, 02:44 »

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Quote from: Oldhand on November 26, 2010, 17:29

Quote from: lagereek on November 18, 2010, 09:35

There not too bad in the Macro world, Scanpix were well respected for one.

Thats it! if you go with a Scandinavian agency, it must be Macro, Micro, is something they dont understand.


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Fotonaut

« Reply #19 on: November 27, 2010, 05:45 »

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Quote from: FD-regular on November 26, 2010, 20:14

As to YAY, aren't they subsidized by the Norvegian government?

Not really. Though both Yay and Crestock received funding from Innovasjon Norge which help some start ups with finances in the preliminary stage of starting a company (market research, etc.).


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Fotonaut

« Reply #20 on: November 27, 2010, 05:54 »

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Quote from: FD-regular on November 26, 2010, 20:14

Well Eiric has been around for a very long time with his 1-man operation.

2-man operation: Eirik Vassvåg and Jo Terje Stein:


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« Reply #21 on: November 27, 2010, 06:03 »

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Quote from: Fotonaut on November 27, 2010, 05:54

2-man operation: Eirik Vassvåg and Jo Terje Stein

Ha you know more. Wink

Say hi to them.

On topic: one payout per 2 years. The customers must be (business) media since that seems to sell. No glamor. Industrial editorial too.


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gaja

« Reply #22 on: November 27, 2010, 09:49 »

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I've seen pictures from Scanstock in several Norwegian (old) woman's magazines. You know; the type with knitting recipes and pictures of grandchildren. But the last time I glanced through one, most of the pics came from colourbox.


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« Reply #23 on: November 04, 2011, 09:33 »

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...one year later...

Do you have any sales at ScanStock?
I make 1 euro quarterly. I have to say that retro design of the site doesn't infuse me with optimism.


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luissantos84

« Reply #24 on: November 04, 2011, 10:09 »

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Quote from: jm73 on November 04, 2011, 09:33

...one year later...

Do you have any sales at ScanStock?
I make 1 euro quarterly. I have to say that retro design of the site doesn't infuse me with optimism.

4 or 5 sales lately per month

10 sales on 2010
20 sales on 2011


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