Author Topic: The Picture Pod - looking for contributors (Read 6022 times)

timtpp · « **on:** June 11, 2011, 10:24 »

Hello!

We are setting up a new stock site and are looking for contributors, it's a little different though. A really simple site doing one thing. Getting good quality images to the creatives who need them. One file, one price point, a 50/50 split for the contributor and you can download your account balance at any time at all. You can upload as much as you like too. As an intro we are also offering the facility of the team uploading your images for you into your account, then all you need to do is tag them at your leisure. Limited time on this though, the first 50 people to take us up on the offer only!

If you are interested please get in touch at :

tim@thepicturepod.com [nofollow] and we can set you up an account if you pass the acceptance stage. Just send us a few of your lo res shots so we can be confident the images you'll be uploading will be tip top.

Great! We look forward to hearing from you!

The Picture Pod team.

louoates · « **Reply #1 on:** June 11, 2011, 10:45 »

Wow, I'm impressed! A new low in information. Let me be the first to write this one off.

Albert Martin · « **Reply #2 on:** June 11, 2011, 10:50 »

How much for upload per image?

I remember that standard is about 50 Cents ;-)

Jo Ann Snover · « **Reply #3 on:** June 11, 2011, 10:56 »

I went to see if your web site was up, but there's nothing yet. I did look at your blog, but there wasn't much there either beyond comments about " MongoDB - the hippest database since... well, has there been a hipper one?"

As a number of us have experienced all sorts of hiccups with non-working sites, a "hip" database isn't as appealing as a working one. And you haven't provided any details at all about prices or marketing or - anything much beyond a request for our images.

Come back when you've got a site we can look at and tell us something about how you're going to (a) market, (b) sell and (c) protect our images and maybe there'll be something to talk about.

cthoman · « **Reply #4 on:** June 11, 2011, 11:11 »

Sounds like a nice start. I'm with Jo Ann though. We definitely need more details and something more tangible to evaluate.

sharpshot · « **Reply #5 on:** June 11, 2011, 11:22 »

Doesn't really look a little different, it looks quite similar to what Graphic Leftovers are doing, with a slightly worse commission.

It will take a lot for me to upload to a new site now, preferably a cash incentive. There really doesn't seem to be much point in using yet another site, we really need something radically different.

stormchaser · « **Reply #6 on:** June 11, 2011, 13:16 »

Well before you gays go gathering from your hard rive, see this

http://posterous.com/people/PV20aKAxiN

and go to the bottom of the page. Looks like the guy is a busy hobby blogger now trying to make a go with stock.

On his invitation with "send us a few low res pics" - Do they have to look as good as the pics on the BreadBaking blog he has? This guy has no clue on some of the crap people send and obviously knows nothing about the stock business.

And MongoDB on a stock blog? Are you really serious here? How does that even remotely benefit a buyer or a seller?

fotografer · « **Reply #7 on:** June 11, 2011, 13:27 »

Quote from: stormchaser on June 11, 2011, 13:16

Well before you gays go gathering from your hard rive, see this

Don't know about the others but I'm not gay

luissantos84 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 11, 2011, 13:30 »

the blog as no information no nothing, weird stuff but I do enjoy to get money from uploads

stormchaser · « **Reply #9 on:** June 11, 2011, 14:21 »

Quote from: fotografer on June 11, 2011, 13:27

Quote from: stormchaser on June 11, 2011, 13:16
Well before you gays go gathering from your hard rive, see this

Don't know about the others but I'm not gay

Oops

leaf · « **Reply #10 on:** June 11, 2011, 15:09 »

Using an analogy.. if you say a stock site is a farmer selling a horse, and when a horse is 'bought' a photographer starts uploading to the site...

You have just walked into a VERY full auction mart with many many people selling horses. Some of the horses are strong fast, money making horses (Shutterstock, iStock, Dreamstime etc.) some are sick and slow horses, but there are tons to choose from (check out the list on the right). So you just walked into this overcrowded auction mart, and tell everyone you have a horse for sale too... but the horse isn't at the auction mart to check out, people just have to trust you that it is a good horse, and in fact better than the other horses they are already considering, which are there, live at the auction mart.

My point being.. it is tough to attract photographers these days. There are a lot of sites to pick from and no one manages to upload to every site.

What microstock background do you have? Or why is your site going to be successful when so many aren't?

Have you read Lee Torrens research report?

The 'going rate' to attract photographers was set pretty high by Veer last year.

click_click · « **Reply #11 on:** June 11, 2011, 15:16 »

Quote from: leaf on June 11, 2011, 15:09

Using an analogy.. if you say a stock site is a farmer selling a horse, and when a horse is 'bought' a photographer starts uploading to the site...

You have just walked into a VERY full auction mart with many many people selling horses. Some of the horses are strong fast, money making horses (Shutterstock, iStock, Dreamstime etc.) some are sick and slow horses, but there are tons to choose from (check out the list on the right). So you just walked into this overcrowded auction mart, and tell everyone you have a horse for sale too... but the horse isn't at the auction mart to check out, people just have to trust you that it is a good horse, and in fact better than the other horses they are considering, which are there, live at the auction mart. ...

Love that analogy

Blufish · « **Reply #12 on:** June 11, 2011, 15:49 »

Well put, Leaf.

sharpshot · « **Reply #13 on:** June 12, 2011, 02:58 »

Quote from: leaf on June 11, 2011, 15:09

Using an analogy.. if you say a stock site is a farmer selling a horse, and when a horse is 'bought' a photographer starts uploading to the site...

You have just walked into a VERY full auction mart with many many people selling horses. Some of the horses are strong fast, money making horses (Shutterstock, iStock, Dreamstime etc.) some are sick and slow horses, but there are tons to choose from (check out the list on the right). So you just walked into this overcrowded auction mart, and tell everyone you have a horse for sale too... but the horse isn't at the auction mart to check out, people just have to trust you that it is a good horse, and in fact better than the other horses they are already considering, which are there, live at the auction mart.

My point being.. it is tough to attract photographers these days. There are a lot of sites to pick from and no one manages to upload to every site.

What microstock background do you have? Or why is your site going to be successful when so many aren't?

Have you read Lee Torrens research report?

The 'going rate' to attract photographers was set pretty high by Veer last year.

Nice analogy, several of the horses I have invested in have gone straight to the knackers yard and the truck is filling up now. I don't want to see another one of mine going there

Mantis · « **Reply #14 on:** June 12, 2011, 07:35 »

Quote from: fotografer on June 11, 2011, 13:27

Quote from: stormchaser on June 11, 2011, 13:16
Well before you gays go gathering from your hard rive, see this

Don't know about the others but I'm not gay

ROFLMAO...REALLY!!! That is freakin hilarious.

cathyslife · « **Reply #15 on:** June 12, 2011, 09:12 »

Quote from: Mantis on June 12, 2011, 07:35

Quote from: fotografer on June 11, 2011, 13:27
Quote from: stormchaser on June 11, 2011, 13:16
Well before you gays go gathering from your hard rive, see this

Don't know about the others but I'm not gay

ROFLMAO...REALLY!!! That is freakin hilarious.

I saw that too! LOL!

helix7 · « **Reply #16 on:** June 12, 2011, 19:24 »

There's not even a working site online to check out.

But oh yes, please do sign me up!

RacePhoto · « **Reply #17 on:** June 12, 2011, 22:03 »

Quote from: helix7 on June 12, 2011, 19:24

There's not even a working site online to check out.

But oh yes, please do sign me up!

In general, I didn't waste time tracking this wanker site. At the bottom is says this...

"Posted 1 year ago by Robin Mayfield" Is Tim, is

There's no site?

Last update on the exciting blog is 1 year ago?

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Author Topic: The Picture Pod - looking for contributors (Read 6022 times)

timtpp

louoates

Albert Martin

Jo Ann Snover

cthoman

sharpshot

stormchaser

fotografer

luissantos84

stormchaser

leaf

click_click

Blufish

sharpshot

Mantis

cathyslife

helix7

RacePhoto

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