I like the people at Macrografiks --  they have been great to deal with. I realize they are a startup, but I am wondering if anyone has had any sales (I have not)? As well my monthly views have dropped, although I attribute the original high numbers to other photographers.

Nice Guys/Gals doesn't equate to Sales- unfortunately 

I had no sale too.

I have stopped to upload to them 2 months ago

They are fair and nice guys, yes.
But it is not enough for the business.

Not sure why you would stop uploading when they are in need of new work in order to build up the site and make it more attractive to buyers.  Seems counterproductive to me but to each his own, I guess.
As I understand it marketing only began in earnest about 3 months ago so it will take time. 
The appearance of the site is top notch as is the majority of the work being displayed there.  I'll remain patient and do whatever I can to help them get off the ground.

Quote from: Beppe Grillo on January 04, 2014, 09:46

I had no sale too.

I have stopped to upload to them 2 months ago

They are fair and nice guys, yes.
But it is not enough for the business.

Not sure why you would stop uploading when they are in need of new work in order to build up the site and make it more attractive to buyers.  Seems counterproductive to me but to each his own, I guess.
As I understand it marketing only began in earnest about 3 months ago so it will take time. 
The appearance of the site is top notch as is the majority of the work being displayed there.  I'll remain patient and do whatever I can to help them get off the ground.

Simply because I am used to stop uploading on sites selling nothing.
It is time consuming and I have not an unlimited internet forfait (I pay each bit that I upload).
When they will sell I will upload again.

I have had several sales recently mostly extra large file size

Quote from: Mark Johnson on January 05, 2014, 10:21

I have had several sales recently mostly extra large file size

Very happy to hear that Mark. This is an agency I would really like to see succeed.

+1!!

Woo hoo!

Ok wait a minute.  "Mark Johnson" has a history of exactly one post - this one.   Hmmm.

Mark - maybe you could provide a little more context for that statement?

Yup, I was wondering the same thing. 

Quote from: stockastic on January 05, 2014, 18:53

Ok wait a minute.  "Mark Johnson" has a history of exactly one post - this one.   Hmmm.

Mark - maybe you could provide a little more context for that statement?

Yup, I was wondering the same thing.

So, I emailed Mark privately and he confirmed that it is him posting in this forum.  Happy for Mark and for MG. 

Wow! much speculation here! 

Remember that if any of you(our photographers) have a question, doubt or is curious about something, you just have to email us and we will be happy to give you any information.

Soon we will post a report about the last months of Macrografiks in our photographers' blog. There you will know more about the type of images that have been sold, how many photographers have had any sales, what are we focused on now, next steps, etc. We'll try to make it simpler this time.

To give you a hint, sales are mainly within Abstracts, Nature and few Animals. Still low figures but some sales have been for XL sizes which is good.

We still need plenty of content for some categories, we will advice about this in our report.

Ah! and Happy New Year to all the Microstockgroup bunch. I hope 2014 brings loads of joy!

Best
Francisco

I tend to wonder how many of these sites actually have Sales that they just don't report?
Keeping all the $ for themselves
Its a possibility if you ask me

Are you suggesting that is happening with Macrografiks? 

Supporting an agency can only go so far. I have supported GL for one year, and with 5 sales, its not worth it. I think 12 months is long enough. Yes simple uploading system, but I just cant stand looking at 13$ for another 3 years before can get my hands on the money.

I closed IS this week as well, and Alamy is next.

DP is on trial. They need to fix their editor so I can upload my backlog of 500 images. If that takes too long, they are gone too.

FT - still figuring out what to do.

CPS, 123 and SS have proven themselves.

Thinking of submitting to DT, to replace some of the lost dollars.

Quote from: stockastic on January 22, 2014, 13:01

So far exactly 2 people have posted here saying they'd made sales.  They each posted exactly 2 times, gave no details, and never returned.   c

Meanwhile I've gotten exactly 7 views this month, the most recent being over a week ago.

My faith is being tested.

Make that 3 people now.  Had a couple of sales late last week; small ones but at least it's a start.

Are you also seeing 'views' on MG, or did the sales just come out of the blue?

Quote from: mlwinphoto on January 22, 2014, 13:18

Quote from: stockastic on January 22, 2014, 13:01

So far exactly 2 people have posted here saying they'd made sales.  They each posted exactly 2 times, gave no details, and never returned.   c

Meanwhile I've gotten exactly 7 views this month, the most recent being over a week ago.

My faith is being tested.

Make that 3 people now.  Had a couple of sales late last week; small ones but at least it's a start.

Are you also seeing 'views' on MG, or did the sales just come out of the blue?

I'm seeing views but certainly nothing like I was getting a few months ago.  At that time, however, I think the majority of those were coming from MG photogs and prospective photogs who were checking out the 'competition' and getting to know their fellow contributors....natural for that to die down at this point.

The best way to get views is to upload on a regular basis as new curated images are displayed on the homepage.

I believe their next 6 month report for current contributors is due out this week so should be some interesting reading.

Had another sale this month.
Not being funny stocktastic but I don`t have the time to get on these forums much that`s why I have only made 2 comments.

No sales but I am still uploading. These guys are straight shooters and have done everything right. I'm really hoping they make it work.