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My interesting Dreamstime observation
panicAttack:
Hi everyone
The only agency that not only haven't cut commission but even raised them is Dreamstime and what's interesting to me, and this is my personal experience, it's the only agency that I keep selling more and much better more higher single photo sales then before. I more often see 2.20, 3.65, 1.92 and 1.72 sales then last 2-3 years.
Thank you Dreamstime, you proved it can be done without taking advantage on your contributors!
I really hope you won't be bought by some greedy giant agency.
We contributors will never forget it!
Pauws99:
--- Quote from: panicAttack on January 16, 2021, 03:46 ---Hi everyone
The only agency that not only haven't cut commission but even raised them is Dreamstime and what's interesting to me, and this is my personal experience, it's the only agency that I keep selling more and much better more higher single photo sales then before. I more often see 2.20, 3.65, 1.92 and 1.72 sales then last 2-3 years.
Thank you Dreamstime, you proved it can be done without taking advantage on your contributors!
I really hope you won't be bought by some greedy giant agency.
We contributors will never forget it!
--- End quote ---
I've always liked them but for me the bottom line is they don't generate enough sales. They seem to be holding up quite well at present though. I've not calculated it but I suspect their RPD for me is the highest now. (except Alamy where I sell rarely).
Horizon:
Mee too! always liked them but as above says they dont sell enough. I have been with them since the start and the revenue used to be Ok untill they embarked on this "fair" game route.
Microstock Posts:
Dreamstime have cut commissions a number of times. They started with 50% Royalty, but cut it twice within a space of a few years if I remember correctly. They cut commission on subs as they took away the levels for subs. I know they introduced a $2 sub but that was at the expense of taking away non sub options with higher payments. They cut the commission for their exclusive photographers also.
I've not been with Dreamstime for a few years and all the above is based on my memory. But they definitely have cut commissions a number of times, there will be plenty of threads of people raging in their forums each time it happened, it just wasn't very big new outside of their forums.
panicAttack:
--- Quote from: Microstock Posts on January 16, 2021, 05:58 ---Dreamstime have cut commissions a number of times. They started with 50% Royalty, but cut it twice within a space of a few years if I remember correctly. They cut commission on subs as they took away the levels for subs. I know they introduced a $2 sub but that was at the expense of taking away non sub options with higher payments. They cut the commission for their exclusive photographers also.
I've not been with Dreamstime for a few years and all the above is based on my memory. But they definitely have cut commissions a number of times, there will be plenty of threads of people raging in their forums each time it happened, it just wasn't very big new outside of their forums.
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I am with them for about 10 years, and compared to all the others agencies in last 10 years, they are saints. They did introduce those subs but it's nothing like getty 0.02, ss 0.1, 123rf (cut for more sales, experienced less and less sales), now deposit with same excuse, Fotolia tried dollar photo club, no success, now adobe is much better.
They don't have many sales, but it least they are not ripping us with same excuses like others.
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