So "Other" is winner. My "other" is Veer.

My RPD in February:
Veer  6,13
Canstock   2,08
BigStock 1,38
Fotolia 0,97
Dreamstime 0,85
123rf 0,69
Deposit 0,57
Shutterstock 0,44
PantherMedia 0,34   
Vectostock 0,25

Of course I don't have you on ignore and Mr. Gost either. Much of the time the IS bashers have valid points and reasons, but when it comes to as soon as anything comes up about money, someone has to say "oh but those mean bigshots at IS did this..." including the latest thread about making donation sfor the disasted in Japan, which also turned into bashing IS and painting them as incompeitent for managing finances, even donations, when IS offerend to match funds? And the teleconference which turned into, NDA chracking, complaining about who was allowed, and more nit-picking. I find it less and less interesting to read anything here, because it keeps turning into the same thread and topics over and over.

That sameness involves, why Getty Sucks and why IS blows, ThinkStock & PP are raping the artists and why people aren't happy with them. Even if the question is, "where's the best return per image sale". 

It's wearing thin, redundant and boring. If you are defending going off topic on every thread on the whole forum as some freedom of speech issue, I guess it's time for me to go away, and find someplace where subjects and topics actually have some meaning.

Nothing personal, it's just about forum content and discussions staying on track.

I can appreciate why some people are angry when their best agency has turned on them, cut commissions, cut levels and sometimes seems disconnected from contributor issues, and unwilling to listen. Of course some people who have been banned from the IS forums have found a new home here to keep up their relentless attacks. Do we want this who forum to become the "I hate iSTock BB" ?

That's what's happening.

As for the actually subject of the survey, Veer seems to be very impressive, and I won't be going there. Sounds like a solid agency with some potential for growth and fair payment to artists. I wouldn't have know this, without the question and the people who answered.

Quote from: RacePhoto on March 21, 2011, 00:00

Quote from: jsnover on March 20, 2011, 21:03

And BTW I didn't vote in the survey as I figured it was silly to have an exclusive vote.

If there was no selection for an exclusive to vote their position, then someone could argue that of course IS was the best RDP there are exclusives counted in there, who don't sell anywhere else.

The idea in Leaf's survey and others is to identify any exclusives to make a distinction from people who have multiple agency sales.

By not answering you are accomplishing what? I don't get it? Not that anyone has to answer, but why would you avoid checking the box for exclusive with any agency?

For Gostwyck

Does every thread need to become an IS bashing thread? Including the one where matching donations are made to tsunami victims? I think the haters and IS detractors are losing credibility by finding fault with anything and everything then spamming all threads with their anti-IS venom. Sorry but it's wearing thin.

I just read through Gostwycks statement and I don't see that he was bashing IS or spamming the thread with anti-IS venom. But of course some think that that's all I do is bash IS, so even if you don't have me on ignore, you will probably dismiss me as some sort of stupid idiot, too.

Everyone here is allowed to speak. That's what a forum is for. As far as credibility, I don't think much less of someone's ability to shoot microstock or of their business acumen just because they think IS sucks. Compared to where IS was in the marketplace, now IS sucks. That's a fact. There are still a lot of people who still believe in IS and they are worried that all the negativity has actually hurt the company, thus hurting them. Therefore, they are trying to bash the people who are speaking out. Sounds like a push to me.  

edit: in regards to the actual topic of the thread, at one time IS had the highest RPD for me (oops, another bash) but now it is Dreamstime.

Race, thank you. I've been seeing the same thing as well.

I didn't want to become the same thing I'm complaining about.

I'm reading the thread with interest, wondering how Shutterstock can be the best Return Per Download, unless some people have a slew of ELs compared to my one a year.

I can understand IS because I get $1.40 - $1.50 there. Haven't figured it.

I also accept that the number is of little value except theoretical interest, because if I get one sale on site X for $100 and 200 sales on site B for $.75, I made more on site B! Kind of like getting paid $70 an hour as a consultant but I only work two hours a month and I get $70 a day somewhere else and work something like 60 days From April to Oct. Which one pays better? LOL

It's not like we're playing the lottery where I'd be happy with one $10,000 sale a year!

Maybe the OP should have asked, which is the worst average RPD, based on places that people actually contribute images to. Not their opinion of the worst places.