Author Topic: Has anyone been contacted by VecPHO Consulting agency to manage your portfolios? (Read 17176 times)

jorgenmac · « **on:** May 19, 2021, 06:56 »

I've just recieved an email from a company called VecPHO wishing to manage my portfolios to multiple microstock sites, has anyone been contacted by VecPHO Consulting agency to manage your portfolios?
Seems a bit strange and i can't find much info on them or if they are even ligitimate. Their facebook page has pretty much nothing on it.

falantus · « **Reply #1 on:** May 19, 2021, 06:57 »

Hmm. Never heard of it and tbh seems suspicious

jorgenmac · « **Reply #2 on:** May 19, 2021, 07:03 »

I'm dubious too!
facebook page is here https://www.facebook.com/VecPho/ [nofollow]
website - https://vecpho.com/ [nofollow]

Invited me to join but i'm not so sure about giving my private details i.e. full name and ID passport or national number

JetCityImage · « **Reply #3 on:** May 19, 2021, 07:23 »

"VecPho Membership is free. As in, it costs nothing to be a member and get a Manager for free which one will make you a consultant through the strategy you can make with the distribution of your content."

Sounds like someone put "How to scam people" in Google translate...

falantus · « **Reply #4 on:** May 19, 2021, 07:47 »

Quote from: JetCityImage on May 19, 2021, 07:23

Sounds like someone put "How to scam people" in Google translate...

Jo Ann Snover · « **Reply #5 on:** May 19, 2021, 12:02 »

Lots and lots of frothy talk and very little in the way of specifics on their web site.

Who are the people behind this? Didn't see anything.

The Facebook page was created in February 2020 but seems essentially empty - a placeholder with a handful photos.

Did see some very strange claims though:

"...we offer creators the ability to collaborate and “share” in the ownership of content. That way every collaborator gets paid automatically when the content sells. You own your «piece of the pie»."

"In VecPho we have 3 different proposal offers:

Sell the full portfolio.
Sell a selection of resources depending on different styles or details.
Sell with an advance payment, getting future royalties.
These three ways are always depending on the goal of the Stock Sites. Some of them are more interested in one offer and reject the idea to make another one. That will be shared with the member of VecPho the possibilities with their portfolio opportunities."

Their English is terrible, so I assume they are not native speakers, but if this business was a serious proposition, you'd expect some more concrete contact details, someone to get the web site language in shape and some examples of "current happy clients".

To answer your question directly, I haven't been contacted by them but I wouldn't consider handing over content to them, let alone a passport number...

thx9000 · « **Reply #6 on:** May 19, 2021, 14:26 »

VecPHO looks like a Freepik offshoot. I guess they're trying to recruit a maximum of creatives to further expand their network.
Manuel Fernandez - https://www.freepik.com/blog/freepik-company-appoints-manuel-fernandez-as-coo/

jorgenmac · « **Reply #7 on:** May 20, 2021, 02:49 »

found a video by a russian guy on youtube saying that it's a scam. Can't understand a word he's saying but you can see from the email texts in the video he has tried to correspond with Vecpho - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImfMzF5UDKI [nofollow]
Think my suspicion was 100% correct

fotorob · « **Reply #8 on:** May 25, 2021, 09:47 »

They got in contact with me as well, in the contract they sent me it says as details for the other party:
"MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS GROWTH S.L., in the name of VECPHO with an address
at MÁLAGA (SPAIN) with Id. card no ESB________ Hereinafter, the ADVISER." (cleared number due to privacy)

Sounds phishy.

marthamarks · « **Reply #9 on:** May 28, 2021, 03:52 »

Quote from: Jo Ann Snover on May 19, 2021, 12:02

Their English is terrible, so I assume they are not native speakers

LOL. Very safe assumption!

everest · « **Reply #10 on:** May 28, 2021, 04:32 »

Freepic scammers & troops from Malaga. Don't walk away.....run.

Justanotherphotographer · « **Reply #11 on:** May 28, 2021, 14:14 »

They say they have relationships with some top agencies and one of the options is selling a portfolio. What's the bet that the one agency they have a relationship with is freepik, which is run by the same people, allowing them to pocket back a nice chunk of the price they pay for images?

k_t_g · « **Reply #12 on:** May 28, 2021, 22:49 »

Humm VECPHO ? Vector soup? 🤔
Sounds Vietnamese?

changingsky · « **Reply #13 on:** May 29, 2021, 01:03 »

Quote from: Justanotherphotographer on May 28, 2021, 14:14

They say they have relationships with some top agencies and one of the options is selling a portfolio. What's the bet that the one agency they have a relationship with is freepik, which is run by the same people, allowing them to pocket back a nice chunk of the price they pay for images?

Portfolios will circulate on the secondary market. Then creation for sale will become again less reasonable because profits will be on the large package sale. And yes, if they position freepic as a top agency...

Stonefirewon · « **Reply #14 on:** June 03, 2021, 20:00 »

Yes they contacted me.

Asked for my license as proof of identity and sent me a contract. They are also requiring proof I own my company. They are located in Spain.

They are claiming they will negotiate better numbers with the stock agencies. I'm a bit wary though. Is it even possible to negotiate fees with them if you don't have a sizable market share? I do OK but I'm no Yuri.

VECPHO MANAGER · « **Reply #15 on:** July 19, 2021, 04:13 »

Hello People! I am Álvaro, Director of VecPho. I will appreciate to talk with you.

Just notify you, we are not a fraudulent or scam, we are an agency of representative microstockers. We represent to hundreds of authors in the MicroStock Market, to give them the best possibilities in this world. We help to our authors to distribute their portfolios in the best way, increasing their incomes through partnerships with dozens of Stock Sites which ones we work with.

I am open to receive your doubts, and for sure, to receive in our Community through our website: vecpho.com or also you can email me to [email protected] [nofollow]

Hope we can clarify your doubts as soon as possible.

Thanks

Microstockphoto · « **Reply #16 on:** July 20, 2021, 11:45 »

Quote from: thx9000 on May 19, 2021, 14:26

VecPHO looks like a Freepik offshoot. I guess they're trying to recruit a maximum of creatives to further expand their network.
Manuel Fernandez - https://www.freepik.com/blog/freepik-company-appoints-manuel-fernandez-as-coo/

they have nothing to do with freepik

Microstockphoto · « **Reply #17 on:** July 20, 2021, 11:45 »

Quote from: k_t_g on May 28, 2021, 22:49

Humm VECPHO ? Vector soup? 🤔
Sounds Vietnamese?

they are based in spain

Microstockphoto · « **Reply #18 on:** July 20, 2021, 11:46 »

Quote from: jorgenmac on May 20, 2021, 02:49

found a video by a russian guy on youtube saying that it's a scam. Can't understand a word he's saying but you can see from the email texts in the video he has tried to correspond with Vecpho - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImfMzF5UDKI
Think my suspicion was 100% correct

this was debunked, as that particular artist had unreasonable demands for committing his portfolio, and when they refused he started a slander campaign,

Justanotherphotographer · « **Reply #19 on:** July 21, 2021, 03:04 »

Quote from: Microstockphoto on July 20, 2021, 11:45

they have nothing to do with freepik

But Álvaro García Copé (the guy posting) was "Growth Hacker" for Freepik for years though? i.e. the very man who led their "growth strategy" which we have discussed many times on this forum?

Vecpho/MSGrowth/Management Solutions Growth SL is basically a couple people, the main one being this guy plus intern (which I wont name because he is a kid fresh out of college).

I am not sure what you mean by “they have nothing to do with freepik” in this context.

Maybe sign up with them and post a testimonial/ endorsement when these amazing deals they promise emerge? (the ones that don't just involve selling rights to Freepik I mean)

Justanotherphotographer · « **Reply #20 on:** July 21, 2021, 03:16 »

...Also of interest re. Freepik connections.
If you look at the comments on the youtube video in question you will see two comments supporting the site saying it is legit etc.

Comment one is by user “John Stocker” AKA Freepik Ambassador Prakasit

Comment 2 is by user “yusuf sangdes” AKA Freepik Ambassador Yusuf Sangdes

Defo sounds legit and like there is no connection no?

VECPHO MANAGER · « **Reply #21 on:** July 22, 2021, 04:19 »

Here is Alvaro again.

Clarify Vecpho is an agency of represented and support to their authors to make their best grow in their own strategy in the Micro Stock market.

If you are interested to increase your incomes, just let me know to my email: [email protected] [nofollow]

Hundreds of authors are already working with us and increasing their earnings.

Thanks for your attention!!

kall3bu · « **Reply #22 on:** July 22, 2021, 08:11 »

Yesterday I research and read everything about VecPHO, but I did not understand how it work, to much to generell and not detailed.
If I do not understand how it works, how could I get interested in it?
what are my PRO´s instead of uploading myself to all agencies?
Full excisting portfolio can follow it? strange! How it works.

I see only NICE words like in all these exciting news elsewhere, but no clear concepts.

Justanotherphotographer · « **Reply #23 on:** July 22, 2021, 09:37 »

Quote from: VECPHO MANAGER on July 22, 2021, 04:19

Here is Alvaro again.

Clarify Vecpho is an agency of represented and support to their authors to make their best grow in their own strategy in the Micro Stock market.

If you are interested to increase your incomes, just let me know to my email: [email protected]

Hundreds of authors are already working with us and increasing their earnings.

Thanks for your attention!!

If you have hundreds of authors working with you please post some testimonials from well known microstock contributors using your services who are not also either employees of Freepik or Freepik Ambassadors, if you could ask them to post here themselves that would be even better.

Should be easy...yes?

Justanotherphotographer · « **Reply #24 on:** July 22, 2021, 09:45 »

This quote from the website makes me wonder if they are actually trying to market the Freepik catalogue to the other agencies (along with the work of anyone else they can get to sign on):

"...We are a community of content creators with our team of Managers who will help the artist, to make their best point, their ART."

Could that community of content creators be Freepik’s staff? Very bad news if all that backlog suddenly hits all other sites. Just guessing here.

EDIT... With the recent post about Freepik not paying several times in a row because of “problems” I wonder if they are struggling financially and trying to find other ways of making money?

ShadySue · « **Reply #25 on:** July 22, 2021, 09:51 »

Quote from: VECPHO MANAGER on July 22, 2021, 04:19

If you are interested to increase your incomes

Do you have a guarantee on that?

Microstockphoto · « **Reply #26 on:** July 25, 2021, 17:17 »

Quote from: ShadySue on July 22, 2021, 09:51

Quote from: VECPHO MANAGER on July 22, 2021, 04:19
If you are interested to increase your incomes
Do you have a guarantee on that?

oh come off it, no agency guarantees anything, so why would you look for guarantes from them, you've been shafted at istock and alamy a zillion times, you're still with them

ShadySue · « **Reply #27 on:** July 25, 2021, 17:32 »

Quote from: Microstockphoto on July 25, 2021, 17:17

Quote from: ShadySue on July 22, 2021, 09:51
Quote from: VECPHO MANAGER on July 22, 2021, 04:19
If you are interested to increase your incomes
Do you have a guarantee on that?

oh come off it, no agency guarantees anything, so why would you look for guarantes from them, you've been shafted at istock and alamy a zillion times, you're still with them

Yebbut both were much better when I joined up.
I wouldn't voluntarily join an agency which looked dodgy. Twice bitten, thrice shy.
They're making no effort to be transparent or prove that they're not heisters.
You've been round the block as much as the rest of us and know what total lulus have been on here tryng to encourage us to join.
How many have been worth the effort? Answers on the head of a pin.

everest · « **Reply #28 on:** July 26, 2021, 05:55 »

As many have already told you run away from the same scammers that ripped many off with Freepik dubious schemes

If tou want to get involved with them despite all the warnings dont come here later rambling full of tears

everest · « **Reply #29 on:** July 26, 2021, 05:56 »

As many have already told you run away from the same scammers that ripped many off with Freepik dubious schemes

If tou want to get involved with them despite all the warnings dont come here later rambling full of tears

VECPHO MANAGER · « **Reply #30 on:** January 17, 2023, 09:17 »

Vecpho consulting agency is true, and help to thousands of authors to increase their incomes and grow in the Microstock market.
Visit one of our partners!
https://snip.ly/c1cqmz [nofollow]

Jo Ann Snover · « **Reply #31 on:** January 17, 2023, 09:31 »

Quote from: VECPHO MANAGER on January 17, 2023, 09:17

Vecpho consulting agency is true, and help to thousands of authors to increase their incomes and grow in the Microstock market.
Visit one of our partners!
https://snip.ly/c1cqmz

I took a look at your web site and you aren't up front about what you charge the contributors you represent. The closest I could come to what I was looking for - what percentage of the royalties do you keep - was this mushy statement "...we never charge anything until the author starts to see the results of our relationship." In other words there's no up front fee, but you do charge for your services.

Every contributor would love to get a better deal from the big agencies that drive the bulk of microstock sales, but very (very) few contributors have the kind of portfolio where any site will negotiate on royalties to get that content - there's just too much content out there already.

Beware of vague promises of improvements - the linked blog post is just a marketing piece by the CEO of Vecpho, largely content free.

Hannafate · « **Reply #32 on:** January 17, 2023, 09:43 »

Quote from: VECPHO MANAGER on January 17, 2023, 09:17

Vecpho consulting agency is true, and help to thousands of authors to increase their incomes and grow in the Microstock market.
Visit one of our partners!
https://snip.ly/c1cqmz

It's not a partner site, it's a blog. They wrote a nice article for themselves.

Justanotherphotographer · « **Reply #33 on:** January 17, 2023, 09:47 »

Repeat of my post from the other thread as the are spamming old posts:
Do a search for previous posts. Very shady with they way they market themselves. When they come up people show up out of the woodwork to defend them. These are always new users with connections to Freepik (last time it was couple of people who with a bit of research turned out to be Freepik "ambassadors").

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