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DT exclusive - advice wanted
Mimi the Cat:
--- Quote from: desdemona on November 05, 2019, 04:24 ---Hello, just a small update for the interested and curious.
Finally made the leap about a year ago and dropped DT exclusivity. Just about time in retrospect since sales continue to drop and drop fast over at DT.
Started uploading to SS, AS, IS, P5 and 123RF, about 150 new uploads a month, and counting.
1) Quite rapidly ran into the IS corporate culture which I can only describe as nitpicky, rude, uncivilized and highly unprofessional - to boldy go where unprofessionality has never gone before as a matter of fact. Not to mention the tedious upload process. After having received another disgraceful mail from their end, I terminated my account within the blink of an eye.
2) SS: lots and steady stream of downloads, but royalties per image somewhat low. Steady and decent earner nonetheless. Fair reviews.
3) AS: top seller. Steady income and downloads, fair prices. Fair reviews, though illustrations tend to get far easier approved than pictures. The recent change allowing uploads of editorial images is also great.
4) 123RF: well, kind of steady sales, but nothing much when compared to SS and AS. Reviews: to submit is to be accepted. The only thing they refuse seem to be pictures of European castles ;-)
5) Pond5: accept about everything, only pictures with dollar bills they do not want ;-) But the site doesn't work for me at all. Virtually no sales.
So after 1 year of uploading - with all the new excitement of starting all over again - I have ports of about 1600-1800 images at those new sites.
Downloads: SS: 1933 - AS: 1243 - 123RF: 223 - P5: just 3
All in all it feels like I have made the right decision when looking at the AS and SS sales.
Happy camper.
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You should try Alamy they produce reasoanble sales and often for higher values. Just avoid distributor sales.
They also have an archive submission route if you have old photos you can scan and they are often very popular
Uncle Pete:
--- Quote from: Jeff Tracy on November 05, 2019, 05:08 ---
--- Quote from: desdemona on November 05, 2019, 04:24 ---Hello, just a small update for the interested and curious.
Finally made the leap about a year ago and dropped DT exclusivity. Just about time in retrospect since sales continue to drop and drop fast over at DT.
Started uploading to SS, AS, IS, P5 and 123RF, about 150 new uploads a month, and counting.
1) Quite rapidly ran into the IS corporate culture which I can only describe as nitpicky, rude, uncivilized and highly unprofessional - to boldy go where unprofessionality has never gone before as a matter of fact. Not to mention the tedious upload process. After having received another disgraceful mail from their end, I terminated my account within the blink of an eye.
2) SS: lots and steady stream of downloads, but royalties per image somewhat low. Steady and decent earner nonetheless. Fair reviews.
3) AS: top seller. Steady income and downloads, fair prices. Fair reviews, though illustrations tend to get far easier approved than pictures. The recent change allowing uploads of editorial images is also great.
4) 123RF: well, kind of steady sales, but nothing much when compared to SS and AS. Reviews: to submit is to be accepted. The only thing they refuse seem to be pictures of European castles ;-)
5) Pond5: accept about everything, only pictures with dollar bills they do not want ;-) But the site doesn't work for me at all. Virtually no sales.
So after 1 year of uploading - with all the new excitement of starting all over again - I have ports of about 1600-1800 images at those new sites.
Downloads: SS: 1933 - AS: 1243 - 123RF: 223 - P5: just 3
All in all it feels like I have made the right decision when looking at the AS and SS sales.
Happy camper.
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You should try Alamy they produce reasoanble sales and often for higher values. Just avoid distributor sales.
They also have an archive submission route if you have old photos you can scan and they are often very popular
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Good point and I'd add, stop wasting your time on P5 for images, they are a video agency. With 5 times more downloads and I'll guess even more than that in money, I don't know why anyone bothers with 123RF anymore?
You must have some good works desdemona to get that many downloads, that fast. Nice going.
Jo Ann Snover:
--- Quote from: desdemona on November 05, 2019, 04:24 ---...IS corporate culture which I can only describe as nitpicky, rude, uncivilized and highly unprofessional - to boldy go where unprofessionality has never gone before as a matter of fact. ...
...All in all it feels like I have made the right decision . . .Happy camper.
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Thanks for posting an update on your experience. And I do like your variant on the Star Trek tag line - IS truly deserves that :)
Noedelhap:
--- Quote from: desdemona on November 05, 2019, 04:24 ---1) Quite rapidly ran into the IS corporate culture which I can only describe as nitpicky, rude, uncivilized and highly unprofessional - to boldy go where unprofessionality has never gone before as a matter of fact.
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Just curious, care to elaborate?
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