Author Topic: New search options on BigStock .... GREAT! (Read 8605 times)

Lcjtripod · « **on:** July 08, 2009, 08:56 »

You will find some new search options on BigStock and I for one just love it! Great for photographers and buyers as well. Try it!
-Larry

Copied below from the BigStock site:

New! Multi-View Search Results
Now BigStockPhoto gives you a variety of ways to locate the image you need: Standard Search, Hot Images, Popular Contributors and Most Downloaded. While you are viewing results, try changing your results view to "Hot Images" or "Most Downloaded". Your search results will change and clicking between search results buttons is a great way to see more variety of images within your search results.

If you don't see image results you like within one view - try a new image results view instantly. Play around with it!

Here are explanations of these important ways to view your image results:

Standard Search: Our standard search algorithm. This takes into consideration the words you entered, and a variety of other things like the image's keywords, title, how many times it was downloaded, etc.

Hot Images: These are images that match your search terms and have been downloaded a lot lately

Popular Contributors: These are images that match your search terms and are from our most popular image contributors.

Most Downloaded: These are images that match your search terms and have been downloaded more than any other images.

puravida · « **Reply #1 on:** July 08, 2009, 09:58 »

Larry, by checking up on the MSG archives, i know you are a big fan of Big Stock.
i am too.

however, i never really paid much attention to the search options.
can you shed some light to tell me why you think this is GREAT!... ?

Lcjtripod · « **Reply #2 on:** July 08, 2009, 10:04 »

Quote from: puravida on July 08, 2009, 09:58

Larry, by checking up on the MSG archives, i know you are a big fan of Big Stock.
i am too.

however, i never really paid much attention to the search options.
can you shed some light to tell me why you think this is GREAT!... ?

I assume you have a port on BigStock. If so search your own images with the new search tools, with and without keywords.

The results are fair when searching the full site. Before when searching the oldest images were given a push to the front! Some with numbers less than 100 !!!

Now when I do a search using keywords that I know should bring mine to the front or very near the front. They are there!!

Try it a while.

-Larry

puravida · « **Reply #3 on:** July 08, 2009, 10:12 »

Quote from: Lcjtripod on July 08, 2009, 10:04

Quote from: puravida on July 08, 2009, 09:58
Larry, by checking up on the MSG archives, i know you are a big fan of Big Stock.
i am too.

however, i never really paid much attention to the search options.
can you shed some light to tell me why you think this is GREAT!... ?

I assume you have a port on BigStock. If so search your own images with the new search tools, with and without keywords.

The results are fair when searching the full site. Before when searching the oldest images were given a push to the front! Some with numbers less than 100 !!!

Now when I do a search using keywords that I know should bring mine to the front or very near the front. They are there!!

Try it a while.

-Larry

hmm,
hmm, sounds like a good dream (no pun intended)

if this is not just some new game (ahem) , then hats off to BigStock.
thanks Larry, i will surely check it out.

lurkertwo · « **Reply #4 on:** July 08, 2009, 21:25 »

Something really is happening at BigStock , since yesterday I had my BDE with 7 downloads, two of them for 2$. What's more, new and totally different images were downloaded compared with before. For me at least, the new search algorithm seems to work much better, with the same large variety of downloads as on Dreamstime.

Lcjtripod · « **Reply #5 on:** July 09, 2009, 06:25 »

Quote from: cevapcici on July 08, 2009, 21:25

Something really is happening at BigStock , since yesterday I had my BDE with 7 downloads, two of them for 2$. What's more, new and totally different images were downloaded compared with before. For me at least, the new search algorithm seems to work much better, with the same large variety of downloads as on Dreamstime.

I agree! BigStock is not messing around in this business. They do not make a lot of noise and brag about themselves ... they just keep making improvements and in my three years and one month at BigStock I have seen many changes. Mostly positive ones at that.

For me BigStock sells more images at a higher average price than ALL the other sites combined that i have images on. This could be due in a large part the type of images I have and I have done some work to boost them along. I have golf, State of Wisconsin, City of Milwaukee covered fairly well, and I have contacted directly various agency's that use thees types of shots and let them know that they are on the site. (and a link to me

) Many of my photos are in the state and local guides to the tourist areas. I have also contacted local designers and informed them that BigStock has a bunch of State and Local images at a reasonable price.

Helping BigStock also helps me and everyone else on the site.

Some folks put down BigStock as not quite in the big six, so ignore them. MISTAKE! One person complaned that they are most likely putting a couple of million dollars a year in their pockets. Great, they are not going broke!

Never underestimate the quiet ones .... they just may be thinking of a better plan!

My 2 cents,
-Larry

Squat · « **Reply #6 on:** July 09, 2009, 16:23 »

Maybe it's a bit soon to judge on BigStock new search options. However, after a few months of no sales, I just had a sale on my latest image. This is a good sign, as only Fotolia has been selling my new images with this speed.
So I am glad, it's nice to have a site listen to what we say in forum,etc... and work with us to keep a good relationship. It's no secret how much I cheer for the support team of Liz and Joseph, only the sales were not that hot. Maybe now things will change and yes, I will start getting active again with new images, now that my images are being found.

Knock on wood ! Let's get Bigstockphoto to be in the Big6 where they deserve to be.

puravida · « **Reply #7 on:** July 09, 2009, 16:29 »

Quote from: cevapcici on July 08, 2009, 21:25

Something really is happening at BigStock , since yesterday I had my BDE with 7 downloads, two of them for 2$. What's more, new and totally different images were downloaded compared with before. For me at least, the new search algorithm seems to work much better, with the same large variety of downloads as on Dreamstime.

1) isn't it great to see download and have $1 instead of 30cents attached to it.
2) one diff with DT, the new images are still not being found in the search. and if so, only certain favoured contributors are on the first pages.

not quite what Bigstock has achieved here. that is something to write home about, for sure. good show BigStock.

Squat · « **Reply #8 on:** July 10, 2009, 10:36 »

I was just curious about my commissions with BigStock and went in to look at what sold for me . Comparatively speaking BigStock has sold the least number and is #3 earner. However, I quickly retain perspective after looking at the list of downloaded images. Many that earned me $1 are images that I submitted of the size that would be considered XS, S, and not even L.
Whereas with the Big 6 sites that have championed me "more downloads" the majority of my earnings were for L and up , earning mostly from subs. ie. a few cents.

Compared to my minimum earnings of 50 cents from BigStock, this looks very small.
Larry, I think I am going to have to rethink my priorities, and not just take into consideration HOW MANY DOWNLOADS a site gets me, but more like the accountant that sees the bottom line that says $ per dl.

Lcjtripod · « **Reply #9 on:** July 10, 2009, 11:00 »

Quote from: tan510jomast on July 10, 2009, 10:36

I was just curious about my commissions with BigStock and went in to look at what sold for me . Comparatively speaking BigStock has sold the least number and is #3 earner. However, I quickly retain perspective after looking at the list of downloaded images. Many that earned me $1 are images that I submitted of the size that would be considered XS, S, and not even L.
Whereas with the Big 6 sites that have championed me "more downloads" the majority of my earnings were for L and up , earning mostly from subs. ie. a few cents.

Compared to my minimum earnings of 50 cents from BigStock, this looks very small.
Larry, I think I am going to have to rethink my priorities, and not just take into consideration HOW MANY DOWNLOADS a site gets me, but more like the accountant that sees the bottom line that says $ per dl.

I agree!
Views do not count and the number of downloads is far less important than the dollars you are able to put in the bank. Money talks!

-Larry

fotografer · « **Reply #10 on:** July 10, 2009, 11:24 »

I agree, I dont remember ever looking at views and for a long while now I don't look at dl numbers. The only thing that interests me is total amount of $ made. The only other thing I keep an eye on is to see if new images have taken off or not.
I never understood the fuss made when Dt stopped recording views for people that aren't signed in, I really don't care who looks at my images if they dont want to buy it.

Quote from: Lcjtripod on July 10, 2009, 11:00

I agree!
Views do not count and the number of downloads is far less important than the dollars you are able to put in the bank. Money talks!

-Larry

takestock · « **Reply #11 on:** July 10, 2009, 15:59 »

Nice update- but I wish it would translate into sales for me!

Lcjtripod · « **Reply #12 on:** July 11, 2009, 05:47 »

Quote from: takestock on July 10, 2009, 15:59

Nice update- but I wish it would translate into sales for me!

Sales depend on several factors: How many images on line. What type of images. Size and quality of the images.

You do not have a link to your BigStock port so nobody can offer suggestions on improving your sales.

Why hide links to sites your on (or anyone else for that matter) is it only so a person can talk here anomalously without fear of reprisals from the sites thay are on? If yes, make nice remarks about the sites earning money for you and let others see what you do.

Best of luck to you,
-Larry

takestock · « **Reply #13 on:** July 11, 2009, 07:28 »

Quote from: Lcjtripod on July 11, 2009, 05:47

Quote from: takestock on July 10, 2009, 15:59
Nice update- but I wish it would translate into sales for me!

Sales depend on several factors: How many images on line. What type of images. Size and quality of the images.

You do not have a link to your BigStock port so nobody can offer suggestions on improving your sales.

Why hide links to sites your on (or anyone else for that matter) is it only so a person can talk here anomalously without fear of reprisals from the sites thay are on? If yes, make nice remarks about the sites earning money for you and let others see what you do.

Best of luck to you,
-Larry

Larry, I was merely trying to say that sales at BigStock were not so good at the moment. I didn't set out to be critical of the site as I have sold quite a lot of images there.
As regards links, I dont "hide" them - I just dont publish them - a personal choice.

Thanks for your response.

lurkertwo · « **Reply #14 on:** July 11, 2009, 16:26 »

Quote from: takestock on July 11, 2009, 07:28

As regards links, I dont "hide" them - I just dont publish them - a personal choice.

Well I _hide_ them and it was not a personal choice: my astrologer told me to do so. He murmured something about an anonymous anomaly.

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