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« Reply #50 on: January 19, 2008, 08:32 »
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Thanks Sharply, :)
I won't do so well proportionately when I get the rest of my portfolio up because the ones that I have up are my best selllers on other sites.
I prefer to remain anonymous here as  I can be more open about what I say here than I can on the forums of the places that I upload to. Also if I do well anywhere I can give figures on various threads without seeming like I'm showing off as there would be no point in showing off if nobody knows who I am (except Sharply)  :)

@ smithore,  The problems that you are having on BS are the same as I am having at Crestock, 50c in a month and I'm sure that there are others making money there. Maybe some portfolios are more suited to one site than another. Good luck anyway.


« Reply #51 on: January 19, 2008, 13:41 »
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Bigstock is OK, with ocassional payouts. Not slow enough to quit spending time there.

« Reply #52 on: January 19, 2008, 15:03 »
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BS used to do better than FT for me (which isn't saying much), but I seem to have somehow vanished.  Is it just me, or is it an extremely bad month at Bigstock? 

Did the price change hurt them?  I had a pitiful December there too, and wasn't that when the new price kicked in.  Price change hasn't appeared to hurt Istock!

« Reply #53 on: January 19, 2008, 17:38 »
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It has been an average month for me with BS.  The price change doesn't seem to have made a difference.  I do much better there than with 123rf.

« Reply #54 on: January 20, 2008, 09:45 »
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December was not good there (but really nowhere else either). January has rebounded pretty well (2 - 3 dl's a day) with the increased commisions.

« Reply #55 on: January 24, 2008, 17:32 »
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Since I started this thread I have 12 DL. Not many but the pay is better than other agencies.

The number of visitors is frighten low but they are buyers.

I like BigStock style and I hope they keeps moving up. Just maybe the cheap agencies will have start paying better.

PaulieWalnuts

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« Reply #56 on: January 25, 2008, 06:31 »
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I like BigStock but sales have tanked to where I'm considering not uploading anymore.

« Reply #57 on: January 25, 2008, 07:29 »
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a little bit slow but sales are going up!

« Reply #58 on: January 25, 2008, 07:31 »
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a little bit slow but sales are going up!

same for me

« Reply #59 on: January 25, 2008, 08:20 »
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a little bit slow but sales are going up!

same for me

Definitely not a great seller, but for this month, it is doing better than Istock!  $9 on BigStock whereas I have only had $3 on IS!  I don't think I am uploading the right images to Istock, but at 15 a week, I am working slowly through the hundreds of images I already have on all the other sites, so maybe I will come across something that will sell eventually!   ::)

« Reply #60 on: February 01, 2008, 15:20 »
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After having my first sale at BigStock in December, I followed that up with ZERO sales for all of January. I closed out January with 74 approved images at BigStock with another 13 pending.

In contrast to BigStock for January ... I had Best Month Evers (BMEs) at:
 DT       (32 images)
 FT        (32 images)
 123rf (115 images)

Mark

« Reply #61 on: February 01, 2008, 15:32 »
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Bigstock does ok for me, I like the low payout as well. The site is an easy upload with ok returns.

« Reply #62 on: May 17, 2008, 02:49 »
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Last four days, my BS downloads have suddently doubled (or trippled on one day) compared to my usual.  Thursday, I made almos twice as much on BS than IS (usually the other way around).

Anybody else, or am I just experiencing a fluke?

michealo

« Reply #63 on: May 17, 2008, 08:26 »
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consistent growth over time coupled with high acceptance rates

« Reply #64 on: May 17, 2008, 08:52 »
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BS = #2 best earner

Cranky MIZ

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« Reply #65 on: May 17, 2008, 09:05 »
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Last four days, my BS downloads have suddently doubled (or trippled on one day) compared to my usual.  Thursday, I made almos twice as much on BS than IS (usually the other way around).

Anybody else, or am I just experiencing a fluke?

Funny, my sales dropped on BigStock on Thursday and Fri.  Could be a search engine tweak or just ebb and flow. 

« Reply #66 on: May 17, 2008, 10:13 »
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always good for a couple of payouts a month...accept the majority of my submissions. I've even purchased images from them that I couldn't find elsewhere.

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« Reply #67 on: May 17, 2008, 11:27 »
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always good for a couple of payouts a month...accept the majority of my submissions. I've even purchased images from them that I couldn't find elsewhere.

ditto

« Reply #68 on: May 17, 2008, 13:24 »
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BigStock is a slow but steady earner for me... maybe my #4 overall.

dbvirago

« Reply #69 on: May 17, 2008, 14:08 »
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Same as maunger for me.

« Reply #70 on: May 17, 2008, 22:34 »
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slow but steady. sad truth is, all sales totaled on all my other agencies together, do not equal what I do on either SS or IS.  Go figure.
   8)=tom

« Reply #71 on: May 17, 2008, 23:00 »
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slow but steady. sad truth is, all sales totaled on all my other agencies together, do not equal what I do on either SS or IS.  Go figure.
   8)=tom
This is true for all but the elite.

Earnings from DT only begin to count for something when you have a lot of level 3/4/5 images. Once you hit Emerald level (10k+ sales) on FT you can significantly raise your pricing. Until you reach those levels you'll have to be satisfied with three-figure monthly earnings from those agencies. It's a fair guess that only the supra-elite are pulling four-figure dollar amounts from any of the other places just yet.
« Last Edit: May 17, 2008, 23:09 by sharply_done »

« Reply #72 on: May 18, 2008, 12:57 »
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slow but steady. sad truth is, all sales totaled on all my other agencies together, do not equal what I do on either SS or IS.  Go figure.
   8)=tom
This is true for all but the elite.

Earnings from DT only begin to count for something when you have a lot of level 3/4/5 images. Once you hit Emerald level (10k+ sales) on FT you can significantly raise your pricing. Until you reach those levels you'll have to be satisfied with three-figure monthly earnings from those agencies. It's a fair guess that only the supra-elite are pulling four-figure dollar amounts from any of the other places just yet.

I hear ya, sharply_done.....i've got a loooooooooooooooong way to go then...  :D

With the my new 5D I will be focusing on expanding my Alamy 'folio. Hopefully, the bucks will pick up there.   8)=tom
« Last Edit: May 18, 2008, 13:02 by a.k.a.-tom »

« Reply #73 on: May 18, 2008, 16:01 »
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for me it isn't doing great, but it's ok. Similar to Fotolia and to 123rf. Much better than crestock or featurepics (or LO).

RacePhoto

« Reply #74 on: May 19, 2008, 21:45 »
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1) Irfanview does not re-save the photo. Adding keywords and data is non-destructive. You can change it over and over and it does nothing to the photo.

2) No matter what you use, keyword/metadata should be done LAST. Otherwise it can possibly get lost or truncated.

3) IrfanView is Free!  ;D (you are allowed to send money if you want)



 

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