So I'm finally exclusive, and so far so good.  I'm just announcing that because I will most likely not participate as much in the forums, I'd rather work on my skills and upload more often.  Also I'd like to focus more time managing my portfolio, adding UBB links and stuff like that.

I will pop in from time to time, just didn't want to alarm anyone that I'm missing not that anyone would notice anyways

Congrats

I hope it works out well for you Joseph.
Drop in from time to time and keep us udated on your progress.

After being in this game for about 5 years, I think I'm just about ready to go exclusive too... I'm in SS and DT, but the money they bring in is a small percentage of what I make at IS...

Hope you make many sales ichiro17, stay in touch!

Good luck!

Great! One competitor less 

Thanks for the good wishes.

Not one competitor less btw, just one more hidden competitor

Congratulations. Hope it brings you good sales at IS

All the best with your move! Let us know how it goes 

Watching my growth on IS I predict I could join you in around 50 years or might be dead first :-) Good luck!

exclusivity is an interesting and generally rewarding adventure. congratulations on your decision, but also give yourself a reality check once in a while too. your images are all in one place so be sure to accept the ups and downs, and keep your eye on the bigger picture.

Good luck with it. I hope to be joining you soon (currently no 222). I'm working on adding vectors and 3D to my arsenal for diversity. Should be there by the time I reach 250.

Thanks for moving out from our field of interest and our income source... I hope many others will become iStock exclusives so we can earn more ;-)

Good Luck there!

...horses for courses...

Congrats, Istock is the best place to be, if you are exclusive. In these times of agencies fighting for cents with subs programs, IS offers the best deal and a devent sub program, Being exclusive you can sell your pics for a resonable price and at a reasonable comission (being Diamond). Right now, I don't see another site worth for itself, besides, maybe, Veer.

Another thing is the photos.com deal. Well, at least there's and opt-out.

Quote from: loop on May 23, 2009, 12:40
Congrats, Istock is the best place to be, if you are exclusive. In these times of agencies fighting for cents with subs programs, IS offers the best deal and a devent sub program, Being exclusive you can sell your pics for a resonable price and at a reasonable comission (being Diamond). Right now, I don't see another site worth for itself, besides, maybe, Veer.

Another thing is the photos.com deal. Well, at least there's and opt-out.

^ 

Quote from: stacey_newman on May 22, 2009, 04:14
exclusivity is an interesting and generally rewarding adventure. congratulations on your decision, but also give yourself a reality check once in a while too. your images are all in one place so be sure to accept the ups and downs, and keep your eye on the bigger picture.

well said, one heart for ms newman

Quote from: stacey_newman on May 22, 2009, 04:14
exclusivity is an interesting and generally rewarding adventure. congratulations on your decision, but also give yourself a reality check once in a while too. your images are all in one place so be sure to accept the ups and downs, and keep your eye on the bigger picture.

I agree with Stacey, and I wish you all the best! Good luck!

Can you keep your images on StockXpert, since they belong to IS now?

Hope it works for you. Good luck!
Smiling Jack

Glad you made a decision that you are happy with!

I've been sitting on the fence for a long time, but I think I will join you soon. I'm just waiting for a couple hundred more down loads and then I will be silver, which will make it worth it more.

Good question regarding StockXpert and iStock for exclusives. Anyone have an answer yet?

That would be terrific!

Congratulations!

Quote from: cidepix on May 23, 2009, 15:46
Can you keep your images on StockXpert now since they belong to IS now?

StockXpert and IS are two separate businesses that belong to Getty.

Quote from: madelaide on May 23, 2009, 18:41

Quote from: cidepix on May 23, 2009, 15:46
Can you keep your images on StockXpert now since they belong to IS now?

StockXpert and IS are two separate businesses that belong to Getty.

Yes but if they make IS exclusives available also on StockXpert I think more people will consider going exclusive as it is going to be a bigger market.

And if they buy only one more site and include that to exclusivity the other sites would be in trouble because many contributors will go exclusive considering there will be a good pay-rise on IS as well.

Currently if a non-exclusive is making let's say;

%40 of his income on IS and %60 on others combined, and chooses exclusivity; the situation for him/her will not be so great.

But if StockXpert and another site is included as a new market for istock exclusives then exclusivity may well generate more income than being a non-exclusive; and it could be worth to take the risk.