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berryspun:
As the majority of photographers here are non-exclusive, I would like to have your opinion about the waiting time in the submission process.  Just in the context of microstock (macros have different sets of rules), and not taking in consideration the results nor the upload limitations, just the timing.

I have always been impressed with how SX gives very quick results.
SS is pretty quick too, usually a few hours.
123rf and SPM, although slow earners, are handling the volume quite well, with a result within 24 hours.
DT takes the longest time, 8 to 10 days.

How does the waiting time reflects about the perception of the site?  Or does it?  What do you think?

sharply_done:
I'm constantly working on new images; waiting time doesn't affect me at all, nor does it affect how I percieve a site.

Sales volume and acceptance rate are the two key things that influence my opinion of a site. I'm willing to tolerate a lower acceptance rate if the site provides adequate sales (for me). I'll abandon the site if they're "too picky" and my images don't sell there. iStock and Crestock are good examples of this.

snoozle:
Although I find it slightly frustrating when the estimated review time is 167 hours, at the end of the day, I don't mind if my images sell there. To be honest I don't even mind if I get rejected for artifacts or non stock worthy if the images that get accepted sell.

I must admit I was amazed that my images were reviewed so quickly on StockXpert, and that 67 out of 69 were accepted in my first 10 days or so there based on what I'd read previously, now i just need to achieve some sales and I'll be happy.

As far as I'm concerned the most important thing is how many sales I make. Not enough on any site, but that's down to me, not the sites.

Finally I do get frustrated when what I consider my boring images sell and what I consider my really nice ones don't, but I can't really argue with the buyers.

madelaide:
Berryspun,

There are two main concerns for me when waiting times are high:

- When I'm uploading holiday-related images and they only show up one or two days before the event.  I know, I should have done them earlier. 
- When submitting to a request, because it may take ages for the requestor to see it and maybe he buys something else or gives up before that. I haven't done lately and if I did with the current long waiting times in DT, I would email support to have them inspected quickly (though I don't know it would work in DT).

The assignment reviews are fast though, so the normal wait is not an issue there.  If only they would accept my silhouetted joggers...

Regards,
Adelaide

halfzware:
StockXpert: amazingly quick (same day approval, ~1-5 hours)

SS: still very quick, but now half as fast as last year (~1 day now)

IS: depending on the queue length between 4-10 days ... I just got used to this ...

DT: once pretty quick (~3 days), now for most of the time the slowest in town (up to ~12 days in the last months). their ETR timer is both hilarious and annoying; it's simply depressing when  it decreases ~4 hours within a complete day 24 hourd day. a quite nonsense feature IMO.

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