Author Topic: iStock kills off referral program (Read 6934 times)

Sean Locke Photography · « **on:** August 21, 2014, 07:32 »

I don't know if they ever got it working, but :
http://app.e.gettyimages.com/e/es?s=2768&e=420152&elq=4f90088ee3a7462d8fea4db92088af43

ShadySue · « **Reply #1 on:** August 21, 2014, 07:36 »

We had an email on 14th telling us that was ending and an affiliate program was starting.

Which may or may not be related to us now having a Membership ID on our home page (only visible to us, i.e. we can't see anyone else's).

Hobostocker · « **Reply #2 on:** August 21, 2014, 08:48 »

i think this signals that something big is going on behind the curtains.

i see only one possible outcome : IS being merged into a cheap getty collection, a small change in pricing, and some cosmetic fixes.

Goofy · « **Reply #3 on:** August 21, 2014, 08:55 »

Quote from: Hobostocker on August 21, 2014, 08:48

i think this signals that something big is going on behind the curtains.

i see only one possible outcome : IS being merged into a cheap getty collection, a small change in pricing, and some cosmetic fixes.

That is our referral program! We are being phased into a getty lite collection

PixelBytes · « **Reply #4 on:** August 21, 2014, 13:53 »

Quote from: Goofy on August 21, 2014, 08:55

Quote from: Hobostocker on August 21, 2014, 08:48
i think this signals that something big is going on behind the curtains.

i see only one possible outcome : IS being merged into a cheap getty collection, a small change in pricing, and some cosmetic fixes.

That is our referral program! We are being phased into a getty lite collection

Yes. This make sense. Always seemed dumb to not have non-exclusive images on Getty. They lose a lot of money that way. I sell okay in getty 360 so there is a market for it.