Sure leaf, maybe you misunderstood me. I think the money should spend to get buyers to the site. For example i really don't know why shutterstock still have a referal program for photogs they have enough pictures. A good performing site will attract enough photogs in very short time without any referal program simply look at StockXpert the do it in the right way.

no matter how saturated any profession is, there is never enough of the best.

I still like the photographer referrals.

Seem like more positives than negatives with this site so might just sign up and give it a go...

Quote from: grp_photo on August 09, 2006, 13:42
Sure leaf, maybe you misunderstood me. I think the money should spend to get buyers to the site. For example i really don't know why shutterstock still have a referal program for photogs they have enough pictures. A good performing site will attract enough photogs in very short time without any referal program simply look at StockXpert the do it in the right way.

Definately need a buyer referal system.  I would also do a photographer referral system initially (though may get rid of it after a period (with a grandfather scheme for those who have already referred).

You need to get buyers but one way is to have a big portfolio - if they cant find what they are looking for, they will go elsewhere and not come back.

Most sites need to spend more on marketing, LO is not alone.

Application error (Rails)

Anyone else seeing this message at LO?

Quote from: phildate on August 09, 2006, 14:25
Seem like more positives than negatives with this site so might just sign up and give it a go...

err aahh no no.. lucky oliver is no good phil date.... don't sign up

(or at least not yet, wait until you can click on my referral link 

yep I got this error too.. perhaps a site bug?

I have signed up  (with leafs referral link) and tried to upload my 3 photos, but I only get the message  "Application error (Rails)".

Inger

with my referral link?  I don't have a referral link sniff sniff.

I think there is a bug on the site... I wrote them a message

That's a common error in the platfrm they are using. It's happened before and usually gets cleared up fairly quickly.

it seems to be fixed now yeah.

Quote from: leaf on August 09, 2006, 20:18
with my referral link?  I don't have a referral link sniff sniff.

Sorry, I mixed up about the referral link. That was at StockXpert!

Quote from: fintastique on August 09, 2006, 19:38
Application error (Rails)

I have that once in a while.  In one occasion I discovered it was related with special characters in the filename and changing the character (ç to c) solved the problem.  I have reported it to them and I think they told me they had solved it, but I haven't had any files with such characters lately.  But I've had that on other occasions also.

Regards,
Adelaide

Bryan: let me be the first one to say that the credits on your site stating "Mega Global Image Syndicate" just totally FREAK ME OUT!

Felt it was time to raise this one again. Anybody making any sales on LO? I don't mean the fake sales when we were trading our 'free tokens'. I have almost 500 images there and only one sale from outside. How is everyone else doing? Haven't heard much from Bryan lately and the blog has gotten a bit static.

i have had about 1 sale every 5 days or so, so not too much, but on par with the slow sites, like canstock and scanstock.

Quote from: leaf on September 20, 2006, 18:43
i have had about 1 sale every 5 days or so, so not too much, but on par with the slow sites, like canstock and scanstock.

For me, it's not even keeping up with Canstock - which is already on the endangered list. I hope it picks up - I like the site

Keep in mind that LO hasn't even ramped up its PR and marketing.  The fact that anyone is getting sales is a good sign.

Quote from: dbvirago on September 20, 2006, 18:52

Quote from: leaf on September 20, 2006, 18:43
i have had about 1 sale every 5 days or so, so not too much, but on par with the slow sites, like canstock and scanstock.

For me, it's not even keeping up with Canstock - which is already on the endangered list. I hope it picks up - I like the site

I had 8 "real" sales so far...

I registered a few days ago with 32 pics online and had 2 sales.  (How do you know if they're real sales??)

I don't like a royaly of 30 % thats one site i,m not gonna join.
Actually we should concentrate on sites like featurepics they pay 70%

I'm pretty pleased with LO. I've had 19 "real" sales. They come in clusters, on the weekend at night. 2 clusters--8 in one and 11 in the other. Do wish they'd get to reviewing more rapidly. I have about 30 images waiting. They used to be as fast as SS, but in the past couple of weeks they've slowed down tremendously.

Pat

I personally don't get the concept.  I submitted 3 of my newest top sellers, like I mean really good downloads at other sites, and one was accepted, two rejected, although if you click on one of the rejections, you get a view count and sales.  HUH?

I think they've got to get their sh_t together before I submit anymore.  The site reads like it was made by a bunch of high school droupout Southern California beach boys. Hey Duuude, wanna buy a picture?"  "Yeah, cool, getta token"

Ian

anyone know what the waiting time for the que is these days at lucky oliver.  I uploaded a stack of pics, and they seem to be taking a while.

fyi for those of you at LO with 'free' tokens. Back in August when this first came out, I bought 2 of my own shots just to see if it would work. It did, but they just figured it out and took them back. So not only no sales, but now I have a negative balance for September.

And yes, reviews still extremely slow there.