Author Topic: Publising photos to BS is such a pain (Read 6702 times)

Sion · « **on:** April 12, 2011, 01:21 »

Anyone shares such view?

They have to learn from Veer or Can Stock. Just upload and hit another one or two buttons. No category. No 7 words description and tortuous routes to publish a file after FTP uploading. All microstock sites should think of making it easier for photographers to upload instead of making more works for us.

I'm thinking of stopping uploading to BS in view of the low returns from it. I can use the time saved creating new works instead.

We may think it's great to upload to 7 or 8 sites. But only the top 4 makes it worthwhile for our time. I am coming to the the view that less is more.

What do you think?

Microbius · « **Reply #1 on:** April 12, 2011, 02:59 »

compared to IStock all the other sites are a total breeze to upload to.
BS has never stood out as particularly tricky one to me.
I like the way it guestimates categories for you, a real time-saver.

microstockphoto.co.uk · « **Reply #2 on:** April 12, 2011, 06:40 »

It's not the worst site regarding upload, but it could be better. Guessed categories are fine, working most of the time.

Furthermore, if they really want their bridge program to work, they must unify reviews: as long as good pictures with shallow dof or uneven (in their opinion) lighting are accepted at BS but not at SS, people will continue to upload SS rejects to BS, which is a waste of time both of us.

redwater · « **Reply #3 on:** April 12, 2011, 20:28 »

Quote from: Sion on April 12, 2011, 01:21

Anyone shares such view?

They have to learn from Veer or Can Stock. Just upload and hit another one or two buttons. No category. No 7 words description and tortuous routes to publish a file after FTP uploading. All microstock sites should think of making it easier for photographers to upload instead of making more works for us.

I'm thinking of stopping uploading to BS in view of the low returns from it. I can use the time saved creating new works instead.

We may think it's great to upload to 7 or 8 sites. But only the top 4 makes it worthwhile for our time. I am coming to the the view that less is more.

What do you think?

I think when you're just starting out, less is more. Concentrate on top selling sites and grow your portfolio by adding new and quality content. However, once you've grown your collection (probably in the couple of thousands at least), then you can expand your horizons to other sites just so you don't miss out on potential sales revenue.

cathyslife · « **Reply #4 on:** April 12, 2011, 20:32 »

I agree that BigStock is kind of a low performer, but I disagree about their upload page...I find it fairly simple to use compared to istockphoto. And the uploading at Veer...the last "thank you" window, to me, seems unnecessary and a time waster.

stockastic · « **Reply #5 on:** April 12, 2011, 21:50 »

I think categories are just a big waste of time. The agencies aren't serious about them, because the pathetic, tiny sets of categories they came up with years ago are still there, unchanged. But they won't even bother to get rid of them because they waste only our time, not the agencies'.

echbart · « **Reply #6 on:** April 24, 2011, 06:39 »

I like their publishing page - yes a lot of writing but then you find more keywords in process of thinking

Carl · « **Reply #7 on:** April 25, 2011, 09:46 »

I stopped uploading to BS in March of this year because of the irrational rejections and low performance.

Michaelp · « **Reply #8 on:** April 25, 2011, 10:16 »

I agree. Uploading is just painful. Low perfoming sites should have an interest in making uplaoding for contributors as easy as it can be.

Allsa · « **Reply #9 on:** April 25, 2011, 11:05 »

I disagree - I like BS's uploading process, it's quick and easy.

donding · « **Reply #10 on:** April 25, 2011, 19:12 »

Yeah it's quick and easy unless you forget you have to check categories they assign. It use to be you would have to check those before you could submit. Now they just show a green light. I forgot to check categories on two last time I submitted and they got put back in the editing bin. Good thing I checked or I would have never known.