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I've posted in my blog that I will be removing my portfolio from IS if the 20% minimum royalty is not restored. It's not financially workable for me to make less on an image than I would make with SS. I've also stopped uploading, removed myself from all programs that I can opt out of, and started to delete images. Most are dollar bin images that weren't getting sales anyway. I don't want to be to rash so I'm giving them amble time to correct their mistake. If the mistake is not corrected by my next payout then I will call for a payout and to close my account.
"their mistake" -- I don't think it's a mistake. they were serious about that. I really don't see them backtracking on this one.
How is it you, as an independent, had dollar bin images? Just curious; did they used to let everybody participate in that?
If anybody is interested: I have created a page at facebook that's called "Stock contributors against proposed royalty changes" (you cant use the word istock in the name...). I don't know yet what exactly to do with it, but i'm open to suggestions. I figured if the protest would only be visible in the istock forums, then we wouldn't be heard.
Quote from: jamirae on September 17, 2010, 10:24"their mistake" -- I don't think it's a mistake. they were serious about that. I really don't see them backtracking on this one. I don't see them backtracking either but it was a 'mistake'. They just don't realise it __ yet.
Quote from: KB on September 14, 2010, 21:28How is it you, as an independent, had dollar bin images? Just curious; did they used to let everybody participate in that?Apparently. I had about 40 in there too. I deleted all of them plus those with less than 2 sales after 3 years. Not a big loss since those images were mostly utter crap, or similars of which the "better" version sold.
^ Surely, if you intend to remove it anyway, you can just tell iStock to cancel your account.Why do all the work of deactivating files individually?
Quote from: Gannet77 on September 18, 2010, 06:11^ Surely, if you intend to remove it anyway, you can just tell iStock to cancel your account.Why do all the work of deactivating files individually?I can't afford to lose all my istock income in one go or I would of gone before now. Will have to take a slow exit, building up my earnings on other sites.
^ I can see you'd need to build up the income elsewhere, yes.But in that case, why not just leave your portfolio on iStock until you're ready to go? Deactivating bit by bit just seems like unnecessary work, as you have to do it one at a time. Surely you'd do better to spend the time uploading elsewhere?
I think the most convenient plan would be to leave images on IS while some other source of income replaces it completely, and only then delete everything from IS. This way we could "bridge" the gap in earnings.
If you delete some of your port now, it will stick in your head better that there was a significant enough problem that it demanded action.Why not take the opportunity to cull slow/non sellers and subpar images?
Complacency. If you do nothing at all now, you will slowly adjust to the idea, and decide that maybe it isn't all that bad after all. That is human nature and what istock is counting on.
Sue, it may not set them worrying, but are you really concerned with their worrying at this point? It sounds like you are still expecting them to about-face on this. They are too deeply invested in their new strategy, and they wouldn't have started in on it so drastically if they weren't flat out required to do so.Anyone who is hoping that anything they do is going to change iStock's mind is missing the point. This isn't about changing minds anymore, this is about who you feel comfortable doing business with.Don't be the battered spouse who stays.
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