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Title: Interesting website showing price comparisons
Post by: reckless on November 18, 2010, 23:48
While using Google search for my images in print or on websites, I found a website that allows you to bring up your images as a search result and shows the comparison prices for each site it is found on. Here is the link http://www.spiderpic.com/ (http://www.spiderpic.com/) if you want to check it out.
Title: Re: Interesting website showing price comparisons
Post by: fotografer on November 19, 2010, 04:34
I hope that this doesn't catch on as IS is by far the cheapest place for buyers to get my images and they will soon only be paying me 17 or 18%.
Title: Re: Interesting website showing price comparisons
Post by: ShadySue on November 19, 2010, 04:57
Quote from: fotografer on November 19, 2010, 04:34
I hope that this doesn't catch on as IS is by far the cheapest place for buyers to get my images and they will soon only be paying me 17 or 18%.
It's been running for about a year at least, but I can't say how much it's influencing buyer habits. It can surely only be relevant to people who are only buying a few images, not a credit package or subscription.
Title: Re: Interesting website showing price comparisons
Post by: Sean Locke Photography on November 19, 2010, 07:13
Yep, not really news.  You may also be interested in tineye, and imageExchange.
Title: Re: Interesting website showing price comparisons
Post by: louoates on November 19, 2010, 11:32
Very interesting idea using the search words to search multiple sites. I like that the photographer is credited. It seems to let the buyer quickly see if the site they have a contract with has the image they like without having to open those other sites directly and searching. Nice tool that seems very accurate as to the search words.
Title: Re: Interesting website showing price comparisons
Post by: leaf on November 19, 2010, 11:57
It was also discussed once before here
http://www.microstockgroup.com/general-stock-discussion/spiderpic-and-what-it-means-for-our-images/ (http://www.microstockgroup.com/general-stock-discussion/spiderpic-and-what-it-means-for-our-images/)
Title: Re: Interesting website showing price comparisons
Post by: ShadySue on November 19, 2010, 12:20
Quote from: louoates on November 19, 2010, 11:32
Nice tool that seems very accurate as to the search words.

It doesn't show up all available images with these keywords (obviously, I tried looking for some of my own.
Also it's totally inaccurate with regard to 'this photo can also be found at...":
http://www.spiderpic.com/stock-photos/istockphoto/3184146-kilimanjaro-with-plains-zebra (http://www.spiderpic.com/stock-photos/istockphoto/3184146-kilimanjaro-with-plains-zebra)
Pretty useless on that front!