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Agency Based Discussion => iStockPhoto.com => Topic started by: WarrenPrice on June 03, 2013, 17:26

Title: Sharing a Link
Post by: WarrenPrice on June 03, 2013, 17:26

Did You Know?
Next time you share a link you could earn $20 USD, 20 Credits or 20% Commission. Learn More

I stumbled across this while browsing the iStock site.  The "Learn More" led me to info about the referral program.
Can someone please explain more about the "share a link" part of the above?

Title: Re: Sharing a Link
Post by: ShadySue on June 03, 2013, 17:53

Quote from: WarrenPrice on June 03, 2013, 17:26

Did You Know?
Next time you share a link you could earn $20 USD, 20 Credits or 20% Commission. Learn More

I stumbled across this while browsing the iStock site.  The "Learn More" led me to info about the referral program.
Can someone please explain more about the "share a link" part of the above?

I guess if you share a link and someone uses it to buy credits you get the earnings.
The current referral scheme has a pretty bad rap.

Title: Re: Sharing a Link
Post by: cmannphoto on June 03, 2013, 18:36

Quote from: ShadySue on June 03, 2013, 17:53

Quote from: WarrenPrice on June 03, 2013, 17:26

Did You Know?
Next time you share a link you could earn $20 USD, 20 Credits or 20% Commission. Learn More

I stumbled across this while browsing the iStock site.  The "Learn More" led me to info about the referral program.
Can someone please explain more about the "share a link" part of the above?

I guess if you share a link and someone uses it to buy credits you get the earnings.
The current referral scheme has a pretty bad rap.

And we are still waiting for an update, see this thread

http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=351339&page=1 (http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=351339&page=1)

Title: Re: Sharing a Link
Post by: dingles on June 03, 2013, 19:52

Have nev had a single referral. I am signed up and have shared links and there have been plenty of clicks...yet not a single referral. I doubt the system works.

Title: Re: Sharing a Link
Post by: Sean Locke Photography on June 03, 2013, 20:00

I really wouldn't worry about referrals over there.  It's a poor, complicated implementation.

Title: Re: Sharing a Link
Post by: WarrenPrice on June 03, 2013, 20:21

Thanks for the responses.  It seems that the Sharing invitation is not what I thought. 
I did not see it as Referrals.  It was linked in someway to sharing sold images on Facebook and Twitter links -- at least that is what I was getting from it.

iStock does seem to delight in offering confusion.   :P

Title: Re: Sharing a Link
Post by: dingles on June 03, 2013, 22:41

I don't find it complicated...it just simply doesn't seem to work as intended.

Title: Re: Sharing a Link
Post by: WarrenPrice on June 04, 2013, 08:33

Quote from: dingles on June 03, 2013, 22:41

I don't find it complicated...it just simply doesn't seem to work as intended.

Maybe that's what I am missing ... How was it intended to work?

 ???

Title: Re: Sharing a Link
Post by: tickstock on June 04, 2013, 08:34

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Title: Re: Sharing a Link
Post by: WarrenPrice on June 04, 2013, 08:54

Quote from: tickstock on June 04, 2013, 08:34

[url]http://www.istockphoto.com/participate/referral-program/info[/url] ([url]http://www.istockphoto.com/participate/referral-program/info[/url])

Thanks, but that is the endless loop I've been trying to escape.

Title: Re: Sharing a Link
Post by: fotoVoyager on June 04, 2013, 09:09

It was reorganised in order to stop paying people referrals as far I as I can tell, then sold as a 'benefit'. Brilliant.

Title: Re: Sharing a Link
Post by: cthoman on June 04, 2013, 09:28

Yeah, I think making money with referrals is pretty much being killed off by most of these agencies (especially for referred contributors).

You can always join my affiliate program though, and help me sell my stuff.

Title: Re: Sharing a Link
Post by: dingles on June 04, 2013, 10:37

I don't think the process could be any more straight forward. The issue is that there is no return. I suspect the system doesn't work and IS is okay with playing the naive card because they don't have to pay out