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It seems like iStock hasn't yet gotten round to telling us what we've earned in Mar. Or its a super low number and it'll hardly make a difference so why bother Sent from my SM-G996B using Tapatalk
Well it's either 18. of month or it's problems and it's late, they rarely nail it on 20.
Quote from: qunamax on April 20, 2021, 10:04Well it's either 18. of month or it's problems and it's late, they rarely nail it on 20.16th shows as my earliest, 19th or 20th is usual I see one last year on the 24th.I'm kind of excited (kidding!) to see if I actually had two sales for the period, because I checked the numbers by memory and it looks like one photo and one illustration. I'm happy because that makes it much easier to close up and leave them.
So much excitement over receiving pennies
Quote from: Bad Robot on April 21, 2021, 02:51So much excitement over receiving pennies I care little for pennies, but I am rather excited about the few hundred bucks I usually make on Istock. This constant looking down on contributors who decide to submit to an agency where they make decent money, but you aren't is getting a bit tiresome. iStock isn't working out for you? Well, sucks. But to some people it's one of their top earners and to some, like myself, it is actually not just pocket change, but money that makes a big contribution to, for example, paying their rent. I am not going around making fun of contributors for submitting to Pond5 or Alamy or being excited about their earnings there, just because these agencies aren't eaning me any noteworthy amount of money. I understand that, what works for them, might not work for me and the other way around.If you make fun of people for being excited about "earning pennies" just because that's all you earn there and automatically assume it must be the same for everyone else, the joke is really on you.
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I care little for pennies, but I am rather excited about the few hundred bucks I usually make on Istock.
Might be worth taking some courses on composition, technique etc... and doing some research on in-demand content.
Why were they deactivated Pete?
Now it's not "Loading data " anymore. Now it's error - "Unexpected error - error may be transient but has been logged. If you continue to encounter problems, you can contact customer support."
Quote from: qunamax on April 21, 2021, 10:56Why were they deactivated Pete?Because the evil agency... Just kidding. When Getty took over, around the time of ESP and when all of our images were changed to the Getty servers, they had a policy change. In simple terms, sports and editorial, news, entertainment, those kinds of things, that isn't from Getty, would no longer be sold by iStock. I can understand their reasoning, I just don't like it. Tough luck? Business is business.Getty pays people to go to these events and take photos. They are sold and branded as Getty Images, I'm sure we've all seen those on news, current entertainment events and sports stories. Standing next to their hired guns, at the same events, is little me, who uploaded my work to iStock. Getty owned iStock and iStock was competition. Easy answer, eliminate the completion. Eliminate Pete. Audio they signed an exclusive contract with a different provider, no more in house uploads from us contributors. Phased out.So just take this as whining and complaining about something that's expected and standard business. I don't make much or sell much on IS now because first off, I didn't have that much that wasn't editorial. I also got tired of the system, where I could upload things and get accepted and a week later, the release wasn't right. I'd finally get one that was approved, or hit and miss, and then the new one was not suitable. The processing, the CV and the torture, I gave up. So lets say much of the problem with low sales is created by myself.Good images will sell, and the people here who still earn on IS are proof. But in fact, I've been stabbed, then shot and finally hung, of course I'm a little bitter, because I barely make $5 a month now. So they didn't remove my images because I was a PITA or did something wrong. Just policy changes.
Am I remembering correctly that March is the month where they do a huge Connect report, where more or less every one of our images has sold for a fraction of a cent - even though there are also some Connect reports monthly.It's all smoke and mirrors.
Hard to believe all other agencies can tell me instantly what I have sold but iStock/Getty - with decades of experience - is not able to issue a monthly statement.
I just got the separate remittance but no per image info available yet. About the same as last month...just a few $ more.
Quote from: familienfotografen.at on April 21, 2021, 14:37Hard to believe all other agencies can tell me instantly what I have sold but iStock/Getty - with decades of experience - is not able to issue a monthly statement.iStock used to report in real time. And with lots more sales in those days, it was really fun!
Quote from: Firn on April 21, 2021, 03:11Quote from: Bad Robot on April 21, 2021, 02:51So much excitement over receiving pennies I care little for pennies, but I am rather excited about the few hundred bucks I usually make on Istock. This constant looking down on contributors who decide to submit to an agency where they make decent money, but you aren't is getting a bit tiresome. iStock isn't working out for you? Well, sucks. But to some people it's one of their top earners and to some, like myself, it is actually not just pocket change, but money that makes a big contribution to, for example, paying their rent. I am not going around making fun of contributors for submitting to Pond5 or Alamy or being excited about their earnings there, just because these agencies aren't eaning me any noteworthy amount of money. I understand that, what works for them, might not work for me and the other way around.If you make fun of people for being excited about "earning pennies" just because that's all you earn there and automatically assume it must be the same for everyone else, the joke is really on you.I don't earn pennies on isuck because I ditched them years ago when they introduced their exciting news in 2017
Quote from: ShadySue on April 21, 2021, 13:39Am I remembering correctly that March is the month where they do a huge Connect report, where more or less every one of our images has sold for a fraction of a cent - even though there are also some Connect reports monthly.It's all smoke and mirrors. Not if my download numbers are anything to go by.
Quote from: Bad Robot on April 21, 2021, 10:20Quote from: Firn on April 21, 2021, 03:11Quote from: Bad Robot on April 21, 2021, 02:51So much excitement over receiving pennies I care little for pennies, but I am rather excited about the few hundred bucks I usually make on Istock. This constant looking down on contributors who decide to submit to an agency where they make decent money, but you aren't is getting a bit tiresome. iStock isn't working out for you? Well, sucks. But to some people it's one of their top earners and to some, like myself, it is actually not just pocket change, but money that makes a big contribution to, for example, paying their rent. I am not going around making fun of contributors for submitting to Pond5 or Alamy or being excited about their earnings there, just because these agencies aren't eaning me any noteworthy amount of money. I understand that, what works for them, might not work for me and the other way around.If you make fun of people for being excited about "earning pennies" just because that's all you earn there and automatically assume it must be the same for everyone else, the joke is really on you.I don't earn pennies on isuck because I ditched them years ago when they introduced their exciting news in 2017 Then why the spiteful remark about people who are excited about their earnings? Makes you sound like you see that others still make good money with an agency you ditched and now are bitter about losing out on money.
Bitter? Why no. Because some people made a stand against this agency crap of pennies and sub pennies unlike some others who help support the abuse, reduction in earnings and then have the temerity to crow about how great it is
Quote from: Bad Robot on April 22, 2021, 04:39 Bitter? Why no. Because some people made a stand against this agency crap of pennies and sub pennies unlike some others who help support the abuse, reduction in earnings and then have the temerity to crow about how great it is Where are you submitting now?
Quote from: ShadySue on April 22, 2021, 04:59Quote from: Bad Robot on April 22, 2021, 04:39 Bitter? Why no. Because some people made a stand against this agency crap of pennies and sub pennies unlike some others who help support the abuse, reduction in earnings and then have the temerity to crow about how great it is Where are you submitting now?Not istock, not shitterstock, not 123rf, not Envato, not Bigstock, and not Deposit photos Compared to 12 years ago when I submitted to 16 agencies I only submit to four now. Some like Veer and GL died an un-natural death of their own accord
Quote from: Firn on April 22, 2021, 00:28Quote from: Bad Robot on April 21, 2021, 10:20Quote from: Firn on April 21, 2021, 03:11Quote from: Bad Robot on April 21, 2021, 02:51So much excitement over receiving pennies I care little for pennies, but I am rather excited about the few hundred bucks I usually make on Istock. This constant looking down on contributors who decide to submit to an agency where they make decent money, but you aren't is getting a bit tiresome. iStock isn't working out for you? Well, sucks. But to some people it's one of their top earners and to some, like myself, it is actually not just pocket change, but money that makes a big contribution to, for example, paying their rent. I am not going around making fun of contributors for submitting to Pond5 or Alamy or being excited about their earnings there, just because these agencies aren't eaning me any noteworthy amount of money. I understand that, what works for them, might not work for me and the other way around.If you make fun of people for being excited about "earning pennies" just because that's all you earn there and automatically assume it must be the same for everyone else, the joke is really on you.I don't earn pennies on isuck because I ditched them years ago when they introduced their exciting news in 2017 Then why the spiteful remark about people who are excited about their earnings? Makes you sound like you see that others still make good money with an agency you ditched and now are bitter about losing out on money. Bitter? Why no. Because some people made a stand against this agency crap of pennies and sub pennies unlike some others who help support the abuse, reduction in earnings and then have the temerity to crow about how great it is
Quote from: Bad Robot on April 22, 2021, 04:39Quote from: Firn on April 22, 2021, 00:28Quote from: Bad Robot on April 21, 2021, 10:20Quote from: Firn on April 21, 2021, 03:11Quote from: Bad Robot on April 21, 2021, 02:51So much excitement over receiving pennies I care little for pennies, but I am rather excited about the few hundred bucks I usually make on Istock. This constant looking down on contributors who decide to submit to an agency where they make decent money, but you aren't is getting a bit tiresome. iStock isn't working out for you? Well, sucks. But to some people it's one of their top earners and to some, like myself, it is actually not just pocket change, but money that makes a big contribution to, for example, paying their rent. I am not going around making fun of contributors for submitting to Pond5 or Alamy or being excited about their earnings there, just because these agencies aren't eaning me any noteworthy amount of money. I understand that, what works for them, might not work for me and the other way around.If you make fun of people for being excited about "earning pennies" just because that's all you earn there and automatically assume it must be the same for everyone else, the joke is really on you.I don't earn pennies on isuck because I ditched them years ago when they introduced their exciting news in 2017 Then why the spiteful remark about people who are excited about their earnings? Makes you sound like you see that others still make good money with an agency you ditched and now are bitter about losing out on money. Bitter? Why no. Because some people made a stand against this agency crap of pennies and sub pennies unlike some others who help support the abuse, reduction in earnings and then have the temerity to crow about how great it is It's great that you were in a position to make a stand against agencies whos policies you don't agree with. But please don't look down on others who aren't in such a position and don't expect of them to fight your fight. As I said above, for me iStock is helping me paying my rent. I am not in a position where I can just say "oh, I will ditch iStock or Shutterstock because they are hurting my pride", because then I am losing a great part of my income and actually won't be able to pay my rent. So, to those people who just do this for fun or make such great amounts of money from Microstock that ditching 12 agencies doesn't hurt their livelihood, that's great! But many people are not in such a position. I am certainly not.
Quote from: Bad Robot on April 22, 2021, 05:20Quote from: ShadySue on April 22, 2021, 04:59Quote from: Bad Robot on April 22, 2021, 04:39 Bitter? Why no. Because some people made a stand against this agency crap of pennies and sub pennies unlike some others who help support the abuse, reduction in earnings and then have the temerity to crow about how great it is Where are you submitting now?Not istock, not shitterstock, not 123rf, not Envato, not Bigstock, and not Deposit photos Compared to 12 years ago when I submitted to 16 agencies I only submit to four now. Some like Veer and GL died an un-natural death of their own accord with this track, you will soon quit the remaining 4.
Quote from: ShadySue on April 21, 2021, 15:26Quote from: familienfotografen.at on April 21, 2021, 14:37Hard to believe all other agencies can tell me instantly what I have sold but iStock/Getty - with decades of experience - is not able to issue a monthly statement.iStock used to report in real time. And with lots more sales in those days, it was really fun!I once tried to explain this to a friend: so the agency is called iStock but it's actually owned by Getty, but you have to use Deepmeta to upload, but your keywords ain't valid unless you choose what you meant, your images are sold on iStock but also on Getty, but actually not, but actually yes and you use completely other site called ESP to check your earnings and upload status but you can't check your earning because they are published only once a month every 20th but are actually almost never out straight on 20th...
Quote from: qunamax on April 21, 2021, 17:49...I once tried to explain this to a friend: so the agency is called iStock but it's actually owned by Getty, but you have to use Deepmeta to upload, ...Very nice, I'll add a little? For fairness you can also upload using another outside developed software, that also does stats. qhero.com
...I once tried to explain this to a friend: so the agency is called iStock but it's actually owned by Getty, but you have to use Deepmeta to upload, ...
Quote from: Uncle Pete on April 22, 2021, 12:14Quote from: qunamax on April 21, 2021, 17:49...I once tried to explain this to a friend: so the agency is called iStock but it's actually owned by Getty, but you have to use Deepmeta to upload, ...Very nice, I'll add a little? For fairness you can also upload using another outside developed software, that also does stats. qhero.comFor extreme fairness, you can also upload directly within ESP, which is what I do.
They sold all my portfolio of 2440 vectors for 10.8336$ !!!!!!!! 0.0044 RPD