MicrostockGroup

Hello all!
This is my first post, although I have been reading the forums quite often.

I'm not on Photos.com arranjement with StockXpert since it started, mainly because buyers can get a regular download and use the files in a way that somewhere else they had to buy an EL.
Putting aside the latest revenue and payments confusion, from your experience, do you think it is worth it to be in Photos.com? Did you notice a increase in revenue and did it affect your sales, EL's in particular, in any other site?
I'm trying to make a decision and I would like your feedback on the matter.

Thanks in advance,
CC

You must have missed all the controversy when they rolled out the photos.com deal.  A bunch of photographers protested the EL usage without EL compensation and StockXpert was nice enough to change the photos.com EULA to exclude EL type usages.

Here's the statement from Steve on the StockXpert forums (or you can read the thread yourself) http://www.stockxpert.com/forum/show_messages/15291/33:

We will exclude the following usages from the standard Photos.com EULA (which covers Photos.com and Photos.com Plus):

a. Physical Items for Resale
b. Print Runs in excess of 250,000
c. Multi-seats for pay-per-download images
Jupiterimages Unlimited Plus

At launch, we will not be able to sell an extended license on the site although we will be able to do so when a customer calls in, which is what we expect to happen in most cases anyway. This limitation will be messaged in the image details window on JIU+. Accommodating this change in JIU+ proved much more problematic. Our solution for launch is not ideal but again, as with Photos.com+, we will follow up with a patch release in a couple of months to add better functionality and the ability to buy an extended license right from JIU+.

We will revise our JIU EULA and, later, introduce a new extended license option.

We will exclude the following usages from the standard JIU EULA (which covers JIU and JIU+) only for StockXpert content:

a. Physical Items for Resale
b. Print Runs in excess of 250,000

Photos.com bringing some extra sales everyday without having to upload or make extra effort.although  all the sales have been .30cent sub sales and  I am not big fun of the revenue but (I guess)  it is something we learned to live with  so I don't see why I should complain.besides there is still chance to sale PPD ,even though the chances seem to be  slim.So, for the time being I'll stick with the option opted in.
eta:good to hear some folks doing well with ppd sales on photos.com:)
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Hey, Thanks Lisa!
I guess I read the firsts posts until the EL controversy and at that time, that was enough for me to step out and I didn't read much more. I'll read it now carefully because that quote you posted is a bit confusing at first glance.

And thank you tubed and stokfoto for your feedback as well.

Lucky you, I havn't had any PPD'd yet.. Looking forward to getting a few..

Yes that is correct.. What were you expecting? Photos.com is a subscription service unless you get a x-large or bigger download..

Maybe I have to try to opt in too. StockXpert has been dying for me after they introduced photos.com. I'm getting a strong feeling that they are just killing it and using our portfolios to boost photos.com.

Yes, it does take 2-3 weeks for your port to show up. Mine just did and I have gotten 3 sub downloads in the last 2 days. Hope the ppds come soon, too.

I started to get few sub sales, photos.com and Jupiter but far from my BME at StockXpert

How do you become a contributer? I went to the site but can't find any way.

StockXpert is way down for me this month.  Luckily everything else except ISis way up.