Improvements to Veer Marketplace

Brian O'Shea

« on: November 09, 2009, 12:41 »

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Improvements to Veer Marketplace

Good news! We are making more improvements on Veer Marketplace, and we’ve just pushed a release live with several features and enhancements. Some are specifically for you – our contributors - and others are for our customers.

So what’s new in this release?

•   New vector upload options - a top request from vector artists
•   Sort capability on Dashboard tabs - improved portfolio management
•   Clarified workspace control “Media Type”
•   Addition of dynamic display of four recent images on member pages (minigallery)
•   Enhanced search results

Read our full update on the Veer Marketplace forum for all the details:
http://ideas.veer.com/group/marketplace/discussions/125

- Brian


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PixelBitch

« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2009, 13:02 »

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The site is looking great Brian...I think you have the best one out there...and sales are starting to come through...so all is well!


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rimglow

« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2009, 13:21 »

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Unfortunately, I can't find any way to edit accepted images.


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bittersweet

« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2009, 13:30 »

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Quote from: rimglow on November 09, 2009, 13:21

Unfortunately, I can't find any way to edit accepted images.

That is because there isn't any way to edit accepted images.

Thanks for the update, Brian!


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rimglow

« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2009, 13:44 »

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Okay, please let us edit our accepted images. The Big Four let us do this. If you're going to compete with the big boys....

And oh yeah, the site's looking great!


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eppic

« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2009, 15:08 »

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Thanks for posting the updates Brian and I also agree that Veer is looking and performing better all the time.


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lisafx

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« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2009, 15:25 »

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Great improvements! Thanks for the update Brian


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cidepix

« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2009, 15:52 »

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Hello Brian,

Thanks for the improvements. This will help a lot.

What does the below statement mean though?

•You can mix .eps files with and without preview JPEGs in the same upload batch

Does this mean we can do this:
Myvector.eps
Myvector.jpeg
Myvector.eps

What I am trying to say is will the vectors uploaded using this option be available for sale including jpeg versions? If so, we need to upload our whole port again to get the jpeg versions? Or should we just wait a bit more for that improvement to go live?

Thanks

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PixelBitch

« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2009, 16:18 »

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Veer is part of Corbis and the only bigger boy out there than them is Getty.

Their average sale for me is already several times higher than from the 'Big 6', as are their standards of site appearance, usability and acceptance. Any images uploaded to any site should be properly edited and keyworded from the start.

Quote from: rimglow on November 09, 2009, 13:44

Okay, please let us edit our accepted images. The Big Four let us do this. If you're going to compete with the big boys....

And oh yeah, the site's looking great!


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rimglow

« Reply #9 on: November 09, 2009, 16:53 »

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@PB,

I like the ability to edit keywords and titles, to images that are 2 or 3 years old. Things change over time. Other sites encourage you to update your keywords to more current relevance. It shouldn't be written in stone at the time of submission. Also, you might come up with a better title, from suggestions on a forum.


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Brian O'Shea

« Reply #10 on: November 09, 2009, 17:19 »

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Quote from: cidepix on November 09, 2009, 15:52

Quote from: Brian O'Shea on November 09, 2009, 12:41

Hi cidepix -

That means: within a single upload batch, you can have some vector files where you supply the JPEG preview image, and some files without a JPEG preview image (and we'll create it for you). This is for creating the preview image only, not for providing JPEG variants for customers.

I don't have a release date for ratserized version of vectors, but it's on our roadmap.
There will be no need to reupload your entire portfolio - JPEGs will be generated for active .eps files on the site.

- Brian


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PixelBitch

« Reply #11 on: November 09, 2009, 17:31 »

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Point taken...current relevance of keywords is important...perhaps Brian will put his on his list of photographer suggestions.

My fiance calls me pixelbitch as she tells me I spend way to much time at the computer and neglect her...and the name stuck.

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cclapper

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« Reply #12 on: November 09, 2009, 17:35 »

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My fiance calls me pixelbitch as she tells me I spend way to much time at the computer and neglect her...and the name stuck.

I think he meant that one might come up with a better title for their photo, based on suggestions on a forum, not you should come up with a better title! But I wondered why you have that name. Makes you sound like not a nice person, as in "you bitch!" or be-otch as they say nowadays. I thought a bitch was a female...so are you female or male?


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rimglow

« Reply #13 on: November 09, 2009, 17:46 »

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Yes, a better title for the photo.


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PixelBitch

« Reply #14 on: November 09, 2009, 17:56 »

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Male...my fiance is a no nonsense new yorker

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My fiance calls me pixelbitch as she tells me I spend way to much time at the computer and neglect her...and the name stuck.


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PixelBitch

« Reply #15 on: November 09, 2009, 17:57 »

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OK...I read and replied too fast...cheers!

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Yes, a better title for the photo.


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melastmohican

« Reply #16 on: November 09, 2009, 18:21 »

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Couple days ago I got finally tired of dashboard file ordering and posted on forum that sorting needs to be done. I guess I was not the only one tired :-)

All other improvements are less exciting for me.


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Artemis

« Reply #17 on: November 09, 2009, 18:47 »

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Imho Veer looks good, even more so with the latest tweakings. I think its a pretty promising site.
Keep up the good work guys


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Kngkyle

« Reply #18 on: November 09, 2009, 18:48 »

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It would be nice to be able to see our earnings without having to navigate through a bunch of slow loading pages each time we want to check. That's my biggest complaint as of now.


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rimglow

« Reply #19 on: November 09, 2009, 19:04 »

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@Kngkyle,

Try this path: Dashboard>Statistics>>adjust "From week ending">Display as table>scroll down.

It loads pretty fast for me. I think it's the best display of earnings I've seen so far.


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rimglow

« Reply #20 on: November 09, 2009, 19:30 »

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I think you need to improve the watermarking on Veer. It is inconsistent, and the transparency is overbearing on some of my more recent photos.


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Kngkyle

« Reply #21 on: November 09, 2009, 20:17 »

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Quote from: rimglow on November 09, 2009, 19:04

@Kngkyle,

Try this path: Dashboard>Statistics>>adjust "From week ending">Display as table>scroll down.

It loads pretty fast for me. I think it's the best display of earnings I've seen so far.

I don't think you understand what I meant.

To see your stats on Veer you have to first click 'my account', then 'your member page', and finally 'dashboard'. Nearly every other microstock site shows your account balance at the top of every page. I don't like having to flip through a bunch of pages every time I want to check my earnings. It doesn't help that the veer site often loads slowly compared to the others. (Alexa: Very Slow (7.307 Seconds), 91% of sites are faster.)


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rimglow

« Reply #22 on: November 09, 2009, 20:46 »

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Maybe I'm confused, but I just bookmark the Dashboard page and Dashboard opens right up. No hoops to jump through. My computer keeps me signed in. (Mac, Safari)


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elvinstar

« Reply #23 on: November 09, 2009, 20:56 »

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I just bookmark the Dashboard page and Dashboard opens right up. 4My computer keeps me signed in.

Same here. In fact, I only bookmark the earnings page for any of the sites that I submit to. I keep them in their own folder in my bookmarks so that I can just click "Open all in tabs" and close each one as I finish looking. (Firefox on XP)