Author Topic: Price your own images at BigStock now available but to who? (Read 12296 times)

Lcjtripod · « **Reply #25 on:** January 26, 2009, 15:49 »

Quote from: hali on January 26, 2009, 15:15

Y'know we're all here just playing ping pong and no one is any wiser about what Larry 's asking. Did you get any answer from BigStock , Lcj?

I checked the BigStock site upside down and backwards ..... no answers yet. I checked their forum also and someone else is asking the same question there and has not gotten an answer either.

One of these days we may have the mystery solved.

-Larry

Lcjtripod · « **Reply #26 on:** January 28, 2009, 13:29 »

2 days later ... still no information on the site or forum for uploading Premium Images or who or what decides they are in fact Premium.

It sure would be nice if we could all have the opportunity to sell at our prices instead of fixed prices only.

Not one of the blessed,
-Larry

lisafx · « **Reply #27 on:** January 28, 2009, 13:51 »

This is really weird. I have always found BigStock to be one of the most approachable and straightforward sites. I don't ever remember big changes like this and the free section being put into place without their asking for input from contributors, or at least a detailed explanation.

Purely guessing, but isn't this the way sites act when they are in the process of being acquired or are looking for a buyer? I smell a sale in the works.

tan510jomast · « **Reply #28 on:** January 28, 2009, 14:07 »

Quote from: lisafx on January 28, 2009, 13:51

This is really weird. I have always found BigStock to be one of the most approachable and straightforward sites. I don't ever remember big changes like this and the free section being put into place without their asking for input from contributors, or at least a detailed explanation.

Purely guessing, but isn't this the way sites act when they are in the process of being acquired or are looking for a buyer? I smell a sale in the works.

So true, it's not like the BigStock I know. Lisa, if your nose is right, I hope it's for the better of their owners and contributors. Let's hope for the best
P.S.
I know they've been waiting through the weekends, as my Uls were approved (rejected) over the weekend. So maybe there is a change coming. I wish the owners the best.

tan510jomast · « **Reply #29 on:** January 28, 2009, 14:11 »

oops double post, sorry

timdonahue · « **Reply #30 on:** January 28, 2009, 14:25 »

Hi all.. thanks for your interest in what's happening at BigStock. I'll help clarify:

We are beta testing a Premium Pricing feature whereby the contributor can price their own images. We will slowly open this to some of the contributors with highest quality images, based on sales and other criteria. Fotolia and others are doing this too as you saw. How successful will it be? Not sure yet. It's just another way to try working with the community. Some shooters have premium work that tends towards Rights Managed and they are looking for other higher return avenues. Microstock is a changing dynamic beast, so we try it and see what happens. I can guarantee there will other changes as things mature.

Regarding how fast did we reply to an inquiry, we try hard to do it as quickly as we can but sometimes there are a host of other issues in the pipeline that delay a reply for a few days, if the answer has to come from me especially.

P.S. we've worked really hard to make our Approval Queue faster and it's worked.. your images will get approved REALLY fast right now if you have submissions ready :-)

Also - BTW - GREAT GREAT job to all shooters: over the last couple years the quality of micro images has just blown through the roof, so keep up the good work. Really encouraging stuff!

Best wishes to all, thanks much.

Tim Donahue
Founder, BigStockPhoto

lisafx · « **Reply #31 on:** January 28, 2009, 14:35 »

Quote from: tan510jomast on January 28, 2009, 14:07

I know they've been waiting through the weekends, as my Uls were approved (rejected) over the weekend. So maybe there is a change coming. I wish the owners the best.

You are right, Dawn and Tim are great people and it would be nice to see them get a big payday for all the work they've put in to BigStock.

ETA: Thanks, Tim, for the update. Very exciting developments at BigStock. Looking forward to even more success with you in 2009

Lcjtripod · « **Reply #32 on:** January 28, 2009, 15:06 »

I agree with Lisa!

Thanks Tim for the update.

-Larry

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