Hi
Has anyone any experience if Fotolia stock library?
For example any sales and how they compare with istock and Dreamstime.
Thanks.

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They sell well.

For me personally...Easy fast uploading, good fast reviews and great sales! 

Good sales - Bad public relations

bad ethics. sign up in Japan or at least in Europe to get paid more.

Fotolia is the last agency I would upload to. They are unethical, keep cutting commissions, screwing with their search to intentionally unfavor high selling emeralds, make shady changes on their upload page and hope the contributor doesn't discover them, like changing EL from 100 to 10 by default, rejections are many and my sales went from about $200 a month to $ 50 a month in a matter of two years. For me they are the first agency I would dump.....and might in the near future depending on what this debt financing ends up doing to contributors. Oh did mention they are in deep dept?

Here's an example of how Fotolia operates, which might explain why they're so deep in debt.  I recently received this email message from them...

QuoteWe were recently contacted by one of your models, [model's name]. She has asked us to remove the images you uploaded even though a model release has been provided. This complaint has raised some questions about your account and as a result we have blocked your account until this issue can be resolved. If [model] will remove her request we can reopen your account. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely, 

Chad Bridwell
Director of Operations
Fotolia.com
206-683-4942
[email protected]

Skype – Chad_fotolia
Linkedin - www.linkedin.com/in/chadbridwell/

Quote from: Carl on December 14, 2013, 10:27
Here's an example of how Fotolia operates, which might explain why they're so deep in debt.  I recently received this email message from them...

QuoteWe were recently contacted by one of your models, [model's name]. She has asked us to remove the images you uploaded even though a model release has been provided. This complaint has raised some questions about your account and as a result we have blocked your account until this issue can be resolved. If [model] will remove her request we can reopen your account. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely, 

Chad Bridwell
Director of Operations
Fotolia.com
206-683-4942
[email protected]

Skype – Chad_fotolia
Linkedin - www.linkedin.com/in/chadbridwell/

Shocking!   Fotolia don't live in the same world as the rest of us and they never will.

In my case, better than IS and DT. But SS can earn best for me.

Out of 10 agencies they're #8. Bad very bad!
Even Bigstockphoto, Canstockphoto, Photo Dune........ are doing better $