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Microstock Photography Forum - General => General Stock Discussion => Topic started by: melastmohican on June 05, 2008, 13:37

Title: Honeymoon is over...
Post by: melastmohican on June 05, 2008, 13:37
You have to live with what you got or get divorce  ;D
Title: Re: Honeymoon is over...
Post by: graficallyminded on June 06, 2008, 22:26
Um...okay?

 ???
Title: Re: Honeymoon is over...
Post by: PaulieWalnuts on June 06, 2008, 22:40
Just get married?  ???
Title: Re: Honeymoon is over...
Post by: helix7 on June 07, 2008, 00:40

Strangest... post... ever.


Title: Re: Honeymoon is over...
Post by: fotografer on June 07, 2008, 00:55
I think he's talking about microstock photography.   We either have to live with the way it is or get out.
Title: Re: Honeymoon is over...
Post by: melastmohican on June 07, 2008, 01:20
I was referring to live before subscriptions. Now they are everywhere so honeymoon is over...
Title: Re: Honeymoon is over...
Post by: sharpshot on June 07, 2008, 06:41
But they are insignificant so far on most of the sites, so the honeymoon is still going strong.  I don't see all the buyers switching to subscriptions.  It seems that most of them want to pay per download.
Title: Re: Honeymoon is over...
Post by: a.k.a.-tom on June 07, 2008, 12:55
But they are insignificant so far on most of the sites, so the honeymoon is still going strong.  I don't see all the buyers switching to subscriptions.  It seems that most of them want to pay per download.

Agreed!  Same experience here. There was no sub explosion for me... yeah, a couple, but nothing significant.  8)=tom
Title: Re: Honeymoon is over...
Post by: stokfoto on June 07, 2008, 15:13
But they are insignificant so far on most of the sites, so the honeymoon is still going strong.  I don't see all the buyers switching to subscriptions.  It seems that most of them want to pay per download.
may be too early to talk of some of  the agencies like FT and IS. but I can say that on StockXpert and DT sub sales are very significant and I feel they are increasing.it wouldn't be surprising to see the same happening on other places.
Title: Re: Honeymoon is over...
Post by: Pixart on June 07, 2008, 16:07
Subs are increasing at DT and StockXpert and decreasing at SS. 

Coincidence?
Title: Re: Honeymoon is over...
Post by: sharpshot on June 07, 2008, 17:24
Subs are increasing at DT and StockXpert and decreasing at SS. 

Coincidence?

If that is true, it is subscription customers switching sites, not pay per download customers becoming subscription customers.  I am not going to panic about that.  Perhaps if this trend continues SS will have to start pay per download.