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Agency Based Discussion => GLStock => Topic started by: Pauws99 on October 04, 2015, 02:16

Title: Signs of life
Post by: Pauws99 on October 04, 2015, 02:16

Just had a sale after not uploading for 2 years :o is it a sign of an upturn or freak?

Title: Re: Signs of life
Post by: Artist on October 04, 2015, 02:46

I had 2 sales in 6 months, they aren't fully closed.. selling is still continuing but they are not accepting any images from contributors.

Title: Re: Signs of life
Post by: Pauws99 on October 04, 2015, 02:58

Thanks - no need to start uploading then! - Just done a check - it seems they are uploading again not sure what limits etc are.

Title: Re: Signs of life
Post by: michaeldb on October 04, 2015, 18:45

I still get sales there. Got one today.  :D

Title: Re: Signs of life
Post by: Mantis on October 05, 2015, 08:10

Quote from: cgartist on October 04, 2015, 02:46

I had 2 sales in 6 months, they aren't fully closed.. selling is still continuing but they are not accepting any images from contributors.

I just uploaded over 100 images and they were all accepted. I think they lifted the upload ban a few months ago. Perhaps that reinstated it?

They have been hanging tough although I only get maybe 1 sale every 6 or so weeks.  I'm currently supporting them because they are a fair trade agency, but I have been toying with getting rid of three agencies, GL being one of them.

Title: Re: Signs of life
Post by: blamb on October 05, 2015, 08:41

Yeah, looks like uploads are back.  I get sales there, I try to use them as much as posssible.

Title: Re: Signs of life
Post by: Metsafile on October 05, 2015, 13:24

I had one 30 dollar sale in September – my best month ever on GL.

Title: Re: Signs of life
Post by: Noedelhap on October 05, 2015, 15:51

Uploading is possible again since a few weeks. I still support them, despite low to non-existent sales. I don't think they'll ever flourish again, but I like their 52% and the simple uploading process.

Title: Re: Signs of life
Post by: VB inc on October 05, 2015, 19:25

As a contributor who gets a download here and there, I really would like to support this site. As a image buyer, it is very tough to search their site for any pictures due to the lack of variety in their search results. I shouldn't see the same contributors photoshoot with the same model being shown over and over again in the first pages... Maybe it is lack of sales from my searches but i spent 20 minutes on it last week and had to move to another site to check.
I think they need to spend some money fixing this problem if they plan to step up their game.

Title: Re: Signs of life
Post by: PixelBytes on October 05, 2015, 19:30

Dead for me.  Down to maybe 1 or 2 payouts per year.

Title: Re: Signs of life
Post by: PZF on October 06, 2015, 03:14

Uploading is only possible via the site - no ftp - so not as easy as it was.
And with sales as rare as hen's teeth, even this often seems too much hassle....
Shame.

Title: Re: Signs of life
Post by: Sean Locke Photography on October 16, 2015, 21:31

Five sales on GL tonight.  Nice.