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Microstock Photography Forum - General => General Stock Discussion => Topic started by: bside on April 21, 2017, 17:52

Title: Special offers on own website
Post by: bside on April 21, 2017, 17:52

I'd like to benefit the visitors of my own website with special offers, e.g. if they purchase a clip on one SS P5 FT or VB, they get one free from me.

Am I allowed to do this or there could be troubles with these agencies?

Thanks in advance!

Title: Re: Special offers on own website
Post by: Sean Locke Photography on April 21, 2017, 17:58

I doubt any agency cares what you offer on your site.

Title: Re: Special offers on own website
Post by: Cider Apple on April 21, 2017, 18:01

If you're non-exclusive then I think you can do what you like although I don't see how this will benefit you? If they have come to your site first then you want the sale and keep all the $$$ for yourself, why send them over to the agencies?

The hard part is attracting customers to your site. I've spent a small fortune with google ads and I'm not sure how great it's been. The problem is with all the google ad keywords I place the big agencies like SS and GI always seem to outbid me and I've been paying up to $5 an interaction (click) which just kind of spiraled out of control.

Title: Re: Special offers on own website
Post by: bside on April 22, 2017, 11:51

Thanks for your replies.

The first benefit for me is practical, it saves me heavy hosting costs, considering the impact of the (thousands) clips.

Also, inducing the customer to buy my clips on the agencies maybe can improve their indexing there.