It is interesting to see how off some people were... and the demise of iStock has been predicted for so long.

For profit I am betting/ hoping my Symbiostock site will be in the top 5.

It is interesting about the demise prediction.  Wondering how long it takes?  Reminds me of my wife -- 30 years ago she told me not to drive so fast or I would get a speeding ticket.
When I finally got one -- 30 years later -- she said, "I told you so."   

Apart from StockXpert it is surprising perhaps that in such a seemingly turbulent environment there seems little change

I'm only one more vote and that's not coming until the Fall.

What does it take again? 25 votes? I forget.

November 2013 news: Symbiostock enters the Poll Results with a .5 

Quote from: grsphoto on July 12, 2013, 10:37

It is interesting to see how off some people were... and the demise of iStock has been predicted for so long.

For profit I am betting/ hoping my Symbiostock site will be in the top 5.

It doesn't look like much has changed (even though a lot has). The big 4 still remain at the top of the list to the right. It would be nice to see the Self-Hosted option get enough votes to get a ranking.

     Maye  not  in  any  particular  order  -  but  close.
1  shutterstock
2  istock  (wish  they'd  dry  up and  blow  away)
3  123rf 
4  fotolia
5  dt
*  big  may  be  in  there  somewhere

     Maye  not  in  any  particular  order  -  but  close.
1  shutterstock
2  istock  (wish  they'd  dry  up and  blow  away)
3  123rf 
4  fotolia
5  dt
*  big  may  be  in  there  somewhere

Your portfolio on Shutterstock is empty?

     The   question  didn't  say  you  had  to  have  pics  there!!!  None  on  istock  as  well.  It  just  ask  for  an  opion.  Why  do  you  pick  on  me?

I am not picking on you, how can you name a top 5 when you are not even submitting to number 1 and 2 on your list? You named a top 5, so I assumed you were submitting to the 5 agencies. Why would you name agencies you are not submitting to?

     It's  simple  for  some.  The  question  DID  NOt  say  that  you  had  to  have  pics  there.  It  asked  for  an  opion  and  i  gave  mine.  Guess  who  just  went  on  my  IGNORE  list  (first  2  quesses  don't  count)              

Thats fine Dan, no worries. People here talk about agencies they are submitting to. If you want to make some money you need to get accepted into SS and IS, as they are the top 2. I have seen your portfolio on 123, and I think you wont pass the initial tests. You have been reluctant to take any advice from anyone, and when people ask you questions about your earnings or portfolio, you get upset. I asked a normal question, I was wondering why you would name an agency in your top 5 that you are not even a member of.

Anyhoo... since you wont be reading this, I guess its no use for me to keep talking.

PS: The OP is about earnings 

It's not about our top five, it's about which five we think will be top in future. Someone who doesn't submit to any agencies could still have an opinion, perhaps even a well-informed opinion (if they have a different sort of knowledge than the purely subjective) which would be worth more than some who submit to all and are only judging by what sells for them, or who they wish would be the top 5.

Quote from: cthoman on July 29, 2013, 08:59

I can kind of understand. I could name my top 5 agencies, but they will never be everyone else's top 5 or the overall top 5.

Yes, but you have images with the agencies in your top 5 right? I am not going to add agencies to my list that I am not submitting to, when asked what is my most profitable top 5 agencies.

I quit Fotolia and iStock a couple years ago, but I still think they are some of the top agencies for contributors.

for sales, headaches, shady deals, and cuts.

LOL. Yeah, for that too. Someone had asked me recently which sites they should join. I found the question tricky. Do you tell them the sites that will make them the most money or the ones with the least headaches?

It's not about our top five, it's about which five we think will be top in future. Someone who doesn't submit to any agencies could still have an opinion, perhaps even a well-informed opinion (if they have a different sort of knowledge than the purely subjective) which would be worth more than some who submit to all and are only judging by what sells for them, or who they wish would be the top 5.

No, its about what will be the most profitable in the future. I understand that as earning a certain profit from that agency, and we predict the top 5 profitability to us. Or is the OP asking about the profitability of the agency?

How can you make any guess about the profitability of an agency you know nothing about, havent submitted to, are not submitting to, etc.??

This is getting silly. Carping every letter.

Cheers

totally agree, not even contributing and saying which agency is best/worst makes no sense, just mixes things up in a wrong way