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Agency Based Discussion => Bigstock.com => Topic started by: Hannafate on May 30, 2020, 07:59

Title: Will SS muck up Bigstock next?
Post by: Hannafate on May 30, 2020, 07:59

Shutterstock has finally made themselves into the Wal-Mart of stock photography.  They will probably still make a profit from selling tons of totally crappy images at "low everyday prices".   But, I don't think that will satisfy their corporate greed.

My concern it that they'll turn to Bigstock next.

My sales there are pathetic, and have been for some time.  I'm wondering if I should bail out before things get weird.

Although, Shutterstock's most likely move may be to simply close Bigstock.

What do you all think?

Title: Re: Will SS muck up Bigstock next?
Post by: Roscoe on May 30, 2020, 08:07

Nobody really cares about BigStock. They can do with it whatever they want as far as I'm concerned. It's a very low earning agency, impact will be minimal.

Title: Re: Will SS muck up Bigstock next?
Post by: Justanotherphotographer on May 30, 2020, 08:12

For anyone not on bridge bigstock is already almost the worst paying site out there.

Title: Re: Will SS muck up Bigstock next?
Post by: MPfoto71 on May 30, 2020, 09:15

My BigStock experiemce:
- makes 1.89% of my revenue
- lowest RPD $0.27 of all agencies I upload to (quit IStock last year, so now BigStock is the lowest)
- the site is buggy for uploading
- rejection reasons are ridiculous like SS
- support told several times 'we will fix this', nothing happened

Title: Re: Will SS muck up Bigstock next?
Post by: Mimi the Cat on May 30, 2020, 09:33

Bigstock already operates a form of royalty reset based on a rolling 12 months.

To be honest its already messed up and sales have pretty much dried up except for the odd 27 cent sale.

I quit uploading there a few months back there was just no point anymore.

Title: Re: Will SS muck up Bigstock next?
Post by: Mantis on May 30, 2020, 13:39

Bigstock is dead as it stands. I don’t think they could fukc it up anymore.

Title: Re: Will SS muck up Bigstock next?
Post by: Desintegrator on May 30, 2020, 13:56

Quote from: JustAnImage on May 30, 2020, 09:15

My BigStock experiemce:
- makes 1.89% of my revenue
- lowest RPD $0.27 of all agencies I upload to (quit IStock last year, so now BigStock is the lowest)
- the site is buggy for uploading
- rejection reasons are ridiculous like SS
- support told several times 'we will fix this', nothing happened

How do you get 0.27 RPD?
I've checked and the lowest commisions are 0.38 and there are a few 0.5 and 1.0 ones..
I don't say it's great, not at all...

Title: Re: Will SS muck up Bigstock next?
Post by: MPfoto71 on May 30, 2020, 14:16

Quote from: Desintegrator on May 30, 2020, 13:56

How do you get 0.27 RPD?
I've checked and the lowest commisions are 0.38 and there are a few 0.5 and 1.0 ones..

I get 0,25 and some 0,50 - I think I never had a 1,00 sales.

A screenshot from the BigStock Sales list should explain the 0,27 RPD.