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Author Topic: Who has had sales at DepositPhotos?  (Read 79974 times)

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helix7

« Reply #150 on: November 14, 2010, 12:13 »
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Still not sure of this site, considering their relation to the pirate site DepositFiles. Just seems strange that DepositPhotos is selling stock images, while an affiliated company (DepositFiles) enables pirates to illegally share and distribute our stock images. Not exactly the sort of companies I'd want to jump in bed with.


m@m

« Reply #151 on: November 14, 2010, 12:33 »
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4 sub sales since they started= $1.20... :-\
Considering not to upload there anymore (unless, they start paying for uploads again...lol) not worth the trouble... ;)

« Reply #152 on: November 15, 2010, 07:59 »
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so are these 2 company related? It doesn't sound good.



Still not sure of this site, considering their relation to the pirate site DepositFiles. Just seems strange that DepositPhotos is selling stock images, while an affiliated company (DepositFiles) enables pirates to illegally share and distribute our stock images. Not exactly the sort of companies I'd want to jump in bed with.

« Reply #153 on: November 15, 2010, 08:50 »
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Yes - it does sound odd - and worrying.
A comment from Deposit Photos would be nice...
I wonder if this issue should also be put on a new thread rather than under 'Who has had sales' where it might get lost....?

helix7

« Reply #154 on: November 15, 2010, 10:05 »
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so are these 2 company related? It doesn't sound good.

From what little I know about them, they are owned by the same parent company. Think of it like if (hypothetically) Hellman & Friedman owned a file sharing site. At the very least, it's a huge conflict of interest for a company to own a stock agency and a file sharing site that traffics pirated stock images.

« Reply #155 on: November 15, 2010, 21:00 »
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deposit is my top earner...







...after SS, IS, FT, DT, 123, BS and CS...  ::)

« Reply #156 on: November 15, 2010, 22:06 »
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so are these 2 company related? It doesn't sound good.

It has been discussed here before. Yes, they are related. If you do a search here you will likely come across the threads and can read all about it.

Microbius

« Reply #157 on: November 29, 2010, 04:22 »
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I think the original thread has been archived but you can track it down on Google, just do a search for "depositfiles depositphotos".
FD-regular did a lot of research into the links between the two.
They are run by the same couple of (dodgy?) guys. They came on the thread and they were evasive if not hostile.
I would 100% avoid this site like the plague.
You are basically supporting the people facilitating the theft of your work if you upload there.

ETA not actually archived, here it is:
http://www.microstockgroup.com/new-sites-general/discussion-for-those-submitting-to-depositphotos/25/
gets interesting when they are asked anything specific about the company, phone numbers etc.
« Last Edit: November 29, 2010, 04:29 by Microbius »

« Reply #158 on: November 29, 2010, 04:39 »
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actually i had complained that i got few sales was 'returned', it happened as 2 sales out of 3 sales i had in the beginning. Their explanation is it can be happened such as a illegal credits card. But the fact is the images had been downloaded.

I didn't encounter in all other websites, so i will just say either their payment system is not secured or just a high percentage of buyers with stolen cards..

helix7

« Reply #159 on: November 29, 2010, 19:15 »
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...They are run by the same couple of (dodgy?) guys. They came on the thread and they were evasive if not hostile.
I would 100% avoid this site like the plague.
You are basically supporting the people facilitating the theft of your work if you upload there...

That's basically what I figured. They claim to be separate companies, but they have similar names and are funded by the same investor. Meaning, while this guy is pumping money into this new stock site on Monday, on Tuesday he's pumping money into the pirate site. Seems like a pretty severe conflict of interests. You can't play both sides of this thing. You either support the artists or you support the pirates.

« Reply #160 on: November 29, 2010, 20:47 »
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gets interesting when they are asked anything specific about the company, phone numbers etc.

One of the quotes from DepositPhotos:

I consider this fact slanting and racial prejudice of some persons who wrote here as a special-order event organized by either direct order or by their own silly initiative. We are entering the market and are ready for any attacks. I am asked to cashe all public accusations and slander from concrete persons with the possibility to further use of this material in court.

Are they seriously insinuating legal action against posters who question their integrity?  I'm sure that would get far in court.  Avoid this company like the plague.

« Reply #161 on: November 29, 2010, 21:16 »
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10 sales in October, in November just 4. Vast majority is 0.30$ subs. After all the turmoil around the start-up, they seem to have fallen asleep.  There is some moderate growth, so just wait and see before I resume uploading. ::)
« Last Edit: November 29, 2010, 21:17 by FD-regular »

« Reply #162 on: November 30, 2010, 00:15 »
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10 sales in October, in November just 4. Vast majority is 0.30$ subs. After all the turmoil around the start-up, they seem to have fallen asleep.  There is some moderate growth, so just wait and see before I resume uploading. ::)

same here, a few bucks a month, ranks somewhere along side scanstockphoto

« Reply #163 on: November 30, 2010, 00:21 »
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have 45 sales from Nov 09 (around 1k portfolio)

« Reply #164 on: December 02, 2010, 20:48 »
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About 0-3 sales a month on around 500 images.....  Not sure if I will ever get to a pay out

donding

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« Reply #165 on: December 02, 2010, 21:02 »
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Got 400+ files on there and I get a download every now and then. Better than 123RF for me.. ;)

m@m

« Reply #166 on: December 02, 2010, 21:11 »
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300+ files= 4 sales since they started :-\

« Reply #167 on: April 04, 2011, 03:54 »
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Mmmm... near 30 dollars won since May 2010  :'(

I have some referrals but they're not paying me the comissions... don't know why.

lisafx

« Reply #168 on: May 20, 2011, 17:07 »
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Any updates on this?  Are they worth uploading to? 

« Reply #169 on: May 20, 2011, 17:25 »
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Any updates on this?  Are they worth uploading to? 

Yes, worth it. I have arround 70% of my Profile there and 55 sales last month. Not much, but steady and growing.

lisafx

« Reply #170 on: May 20, 2011, 18:28 »
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Thanks Michael!  55/month is good for a low tier agency.  :)

lagereek

« Reply #171 on: May 21, 2011, 00:04 »
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They seam to take an incredible time to get anything out of the way, expecially reviewing.

TheSmilingAssassin

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« Reply #172 on: May 21, 2011, 05:07 »
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Any updates on this?  Are they worth uploading to? 

Yes, worth it. I have arround 70% of my Profile there and 55 sales last month. Not much, but steady and growing.

Hi Michael, out of those 55 sales last month, how many were subs?

« Reply #173 on: May 21, 2011, 06:57 »
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I've had several payouts since joining last May 2010. The majority of sales are subs.
I think if you have a good sized portfolio it's worth uploading to DP.

helix7

« Reply #174 on: May 21, 2011, 15:09 »
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I'm still having trouble with the piracy connection here. Much as I'm usually quick to get involved with any agency that shows some promise, I'm not sure I can look past my own personal moral objection to this one.


 

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