Does anyone still Upload there besides newbies?? Just curious??

I added them in January because so many people had them rated as one of the higher rated sites. I was a couple clicks from deleting everything this morning.  I just thought it was me...

I'm also on the same boat guys!!! 

I'm still uploading, and although sales are slow, they are very steady. They are also virtually maintenance free, with automatic payouts and all. With the bad performance of StockXpert, they are actually moving up my ranking. If successful microstock agencies continue to be bought up by morons, some of the mediocre ones may end at the top of the pile faster than we thought possible  

Good point epixx...I still upload there myself, been there for about a year, by far not one of my best sellers though.

I'm having regular sales (10-20/ month) with a port of around 250 images. So I continue uploading there, but it still the lowest earner for me, because of mighty subs.

Quote from: rinderart on April 06, 2009, 04:44
Does anyone still Upload there besides newbies?? Just curious??

Not me. I've stopped about 8 months ago. Sales are just riduculous. Every day I think about delete all photos there.
In my opinion we make a big mistake contributing to too many sites. Competition is good by supporting losers is stupid.
Differences between my earnings on "big 4" and anothers sites are so huge that sometimes I think that maybe they sell but "forget" to pay us.
Spreading our work everywhere is risky.

I like them.  One of the easiest uploads, hardly any rejections, a higher subs commission than most sites and reasonable sales.  They are usually in 6th or 7th place.  Some months are better than others, their EL's are better than some sites and make a big difference.

Why stop uploading there?  It takes minutes and brings in extra money.  I don't understand leaving the smaller sites, they can't provide competition to the big sites if we don't support them.  Do we want to end up with 1 or 2 sites that can dictate our commissions?

Quote from: sharpshot on April 06, 2009, 08:10
I like them.  One of the easiest uploads, hardly any rejections, a higher subs commission than most sites and reasonable sales.  They are usually in 6th or 7th place.  Some months are better than others, their EL's are better than some sites and make a big difference.

Why stop uploading there?  It takes minutes and brings in extra money.  I don't understand leaving the smaller sites, they can't provide competition to the big sites if we don't support them.  Do we want to end up with 1 or 2 sites that can dictate our commissions?

Agree wholeheartedly.

Quote from: sharpshot on April 06, 2009, 08:10
I like them.  One of the easiest uploads, hardly any rejections, a higher subs commission than most sites and reasonable sales.  They are usually in 6th or 7th place.  Some months are better than others, their EL's are better than some sites and make a big difference.

Why stop uploading there?  It takes minutes and brings in extra money.  I don't understand leaving the smaller sites, they can't provide competition to the big sites if we don't support them.  Do we want to end up with 1 or 2 sites that can dictate our commissions?

+1

Great site. Easiest of all the sites to upload to. Pretty much 100% acceptance rate. Hit a payout every month. What's not to like?

I make about 100$ month there, so for the little effort that it takes it's worth uploading there even though it is always in last place.

They do something over $100 dollars per month for me, so definitely better than say the new startups (yay, cc etc.) or Mostphotos. Very easy upload process too.

I sell 1 or 2/month there with 300 images.     must be radio-shadow over my port, or something Im not god, but......come on

Quote from: rinderart on April 06, 2009, 04:44
Does anyone still Upload there besides newbies??

Yes, successful photographers.

small, but steady income, about 3% of my total earnings
http://microstock.pixelsaway.com/microstock-photography-earnings-march-2009/

so far, in April, 123RF is doing much better than DT ...

For me, they're a small additional income for a small additional effort.  And they haven't done anything to tick me off, which is more than I can say for a couple of bigger earners (and one lesser one, to which I've stopped uploading).  I'd call that a no brainer.

I've stopped uploading for now with almost 450 files,had only one dl in march.

Although I don't make as much money on 123RF as I'd like to by now, I'm still earning enough to make the time I spend uploading worthwhile.  Just wish my sales weren't so stagnant.  I haven't seen any measurable growth since July 2007. 

As subs prevail, I stopped uploading there.  They are one of my worst performers too.

I like them. Regular payouts and a trouble free site to use. They are a good site.

woohoo rinder has graced us with his presence yesterday!

YAY!

Just closed my account...had to forfeit 15 dollars that was in there

Quote from: rinderart on April 06, 2009, 04:44
Does anyone still Upload there besides newbies?? Just curious??

Just out of interest, what do people feel are criteria for being re-categorised from newbie to non-newbie? Looks like stopping uploading to 123 is being proposed to one them! I must still be a newbie - sigh ...

I submit to 123RF regularly, and I have regular sales.. I like 123RF.

Sales are growing extremely slowly but they grow month to month. Upload process is very simple so it's not much pain. I got payout every 2 months.

I upload there as it is a very easy process. I have yet to see regular sales there though. Still, as someone said, they have not done anything to tick me off. My portfolio is still small and I will keep building it.

I also think it is important to have competition among several sites at least.