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Author Topic: Featurepics. Opinions please.....  (Read 5215 times)

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« on: September 07, 2007, 17:04 »
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What are peep's present opinions of and experiences at FP please?


« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2007, 17:17 »
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Went with FP in Jan 2007...  uploaded only pix that were highest sellers with SS, DT, BigStock and now IS.  Used the same keywords.  Kept the portfolio small, didn't want to invest a mega-amount of time uploading... Started out with $3... later dropped to a dollar, then to 25 cents, just to see if anyone would bite.   Nada.    By July,  I had minimal views (3 dozen or less),  no sales.       So, at the end of July I deleted all my pix.  My account is still open, maybe I'll try again in the future with some fresh work.   In the meantime, it's one less site I have to check.

   I know, perhaps not the clearest thinking... but....   I figured, I  should've sold ... one?   Then again, the views weren't there, even at 25 cents...   

and that's my experience, Hatman! No Ciderella story for this kid.       

                    8)-tom

« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2007, 17:29 »
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I make about 1 sale a month there.  Not really worth uploading to but I support them because they pay 70% commission, let me set my own prices and have RM as well as RF.  The upload is very straightforward.  I haven't tried RM there yet but it is nice to have the option.

Some people do better there but I think they have their own websites and send clients to FP with links.  If I had time, I would set up my own site and do that but at the moment there is too much to do.

I intend to put some higher priced RF photos on FP, Alamy, Image Vortex and any other site that lets me set higher prices.

grp_photo

« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2007, 17:32 »
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made about 450,- Dollar with them so far(i think i started with about autumn last year) they definately don't sell much but i love the model and i can upload anything to them because i can adjust the price freely so i have  all the pics with them i don't have with the micros. Would love to see the model to succeed but i'm pretty sure they will remain a tiny player but i will definately support them as long as they stay alive (it's not all about money at least for me)

« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2007, 17:33 »
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Some people do better there but I think they have their own websites and send clients to FP with links.  If I had time, I would set up my own site and do that but at the moment there is too much to do.


I never considered that.   Maybe I should.  thanks, ss.   8)-tom

« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2007, 18:20 »
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I have a few sales now and then and even had one EL there, but I must say even I am loosing my enthusiasm. The site is difficult to navigate and to find things is tiring, it gets more and more cluttered up and there search doesn't work very well. I keep uploading, it is easy and straightforward and the occasional sale at 70% is still nice. But I wouldn't put up any RM or higher priced images there. My images are all priced at $3.99. My 2cents, SY

RT


« Reply #6 on: September 07, 2007, 18:24 »
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My opinion is that I upload to an agency because I want them to do all the marketing and sell my images, Featurepics is all very nice and the commision level is good, however that all means sweet F.A if they don't actually sell anything.
If I was going to do all the marketing why . would I need Featurepics, I'd just keep 100% for myself.

Alamy are very well known, they do loads of marketing, the prices are set so you aren't competeing with your fellow contributors on price, commision is 60% and above all else they actually sell stuff, you can also sell RM stuff.




« Reply #7 on: September 07, 2007, 19:53 »
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Been with them for a while now.  Have about 200 images with them.  Every time I try to upload through FTP, I can't get FileZilla to connect, so I need to upload manually.  Haven't had a single sale as of yet, with the majority of my images around the $4 mark, some higher.  It's gotten to the point where I won't even upload to them anymore and I'm about to just jump ship completely.

-Shannon

« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2007, 12:19 »
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Yep sales at FP are pretty dire I would agree if you ahve your website and the time it would be a good idea to link it back to the photo at Featurepics you can also sell eps files there (they sell for the maximum price)

Shannon regarding FTPing to FP I had trouble at first, try copy and pasting all three bits of info (address, user, password) into the boxes of Filezilla each time you want to upload. As Filezilla seems to forget the long series of letters in the address after sierra/featurepics.com so you get "critical transfer error" 

« Reply #9 on: September 08, 2007, 15:00 »
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1. To the OP: yes FP can be worthwhile. I'm with them since end last year and I had a payout in July. Upload is very simple, no categories, IPTC, FTP, everything iStock should have. Model Releases directory. Very well programmed and stable, right from the start. Never saw a downtime. Can't see why SnapVillage can't do all that, with Bill's deep pockets.

2 - FTP: works fine but caveat: you should upload in the folder you are assigned, not to the main site directory. Works in Firefox and with a plain FTP client.

3 - Among all beginning Microstock sites, FP is unique, in that it lets you set your own price. And you get a whopping 70%. In fact, EL, smaller sizes, price, it's all yours to decide. As far as I can see, there are roughly 3 models in Microstock: ShutterStock, Dreamstime, and Featurepics. All the other beginning sites are more of the same. FP is different.

4 - Since FP accepted all my shots till now, and FP is very easy for the occasional buyer (no subscription), I use FP to host my portfolio on my own website (it's their bandwidth!) automatically with a direct link back to the sales page of that shot on FP. It's easy to do... you can do it with simple HTML snippets, all explained on FP's site. Anybody with a site on a free server (no php, no mysql) can host his portfolio on FP with no hassle.

And yes, I got sales coming from my own site on FP. I don't care any more to set up a CPG gallery with e-commerce, since FP is giving me 70%. No separate uploads any more to my own gallery. When it's on FP, it's in my portfolio on my own site (included search funtion).

Example: http://www.flemishdreams.com/jl/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=30&Itemid=48

5 - Two weeks ago I was brainstorming with Elena, who manages the site, about free use of thumbs for blogs, as a way to drive traffic back. They were very quick to respond:
http://www.microstockdiaries.com/featurepics-gives-bloggers-free-images-almost.html

6 - I started a Flickr group for Featurepics photogs, as another way to drive traffic.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/featurepics/

In short, yes FP is a very valid model for microstock since it leaves most decisions to the photog. It sells too, for me 7 times more than LO.
If people are whining often about being serfs to the big sites, well... there is an answer: FP.


« Reply #10 on: September 08, 2007, 15:26 »
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Quite similiar to Sharpshot.
Average about 1 sale per month but commision keeps earnings up.


 

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