Author Topic: new site stocktal (Read 49989 times)

cascoly · « **Reply #150 on:** September 11, 2014, 14:17 »

Quote from: Jack-Stocktal on September 11, 2014, 05:45

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We dont require exclusive images, BUT we do require your genuine title, description and keyword input. Why? Because a search engine has no clue what your image is. They need text. If you are pasting keywords and titles/descriptions from your other submissions in other agencies to StockTal, you may as well spend that time you spent uploading, instead go fishing or shopping or go party at a bar, because that work ...if not original, the text not genuinely created? is just lost and your file on our site? a waste of bytes.

actually search engines DO find the info embedded in the iptc when you submit an image sitemap -- here's an example generated by the symbiostock image sitemap:

Code: [Select]

-<url>
<loc>http://cascoly-images.com/pix/image/little-grand-canyon-9/</loc>

-<image:image>
	<image:loc>http://cascoly-images.com/pix/wp-content/uploads/symbiostock_rf_content/22991-little-grand-canyon.jpg</image:loc>
	
	-<image:title>
		<![CDATA[Little Grand Canyon]]>
	</image:title>
	
	-<image:caption>
		<![CDATA[Stark dark colors of the rim of the Little Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, Arizona]]>
		</image:caption>
	
	<image:license>http://cascoly-images.com/pix/end-user-license-		agreement-3/</image:license>

	</image:image>
</url>

leaf · « **Reply #151 on:** September 11, 2014, 15:43 »

just as a FYI as to why the StockTal ad might be showing up in when using and ad-block software. These softwares generally block images from certain domain locations. When the ads are hosted another place (photodune's ad, Canstock, Stocktal) you have to add them manually, in addition to the regular ads.

But... why hide the ads

It decorates the forum and keeps the lights on here

ShadySue · « **Reply #152 on:** September 11, 2014, 18:22 »

Quote from: leaf on September 11, 2014, 15:43

But... why hide the ads
It decorates the forum and keeps the lights on here

I thought being a premium member covered my share of keeping the lights on, so I have no guilt about blocking ads here.

sharpshot · « **Reply #153 on:** September 12, 2014, 02:43 »

featurepics did OK for years giving us a high percentage, was it 70%? And that was with low sales volume compared to the big sites. Alamy used to give us 60%. I think all the sites could make a nice profit paying us 78% if they have high sales volume but they know almost everyone will put up with much less.

leaf · « **Reply #154 on:** September 12, 2014, 03:25 »

Quote from: ShadySue on September 11, 2014, 18:22

Quote from: leaf on September 11, 2014, 15:43
But... why hide the ads
It decorates the forum and keeps the lights on here
I thought being a premium member covered my share of keeping the lights on, so I have no guilt about blocking ads here.

yes, point taken

Ubermansch · « **Reply #155 on:** September 12, 2014, 06:33 »

Cascoly, I dont think stocktal want to give out secure information on an open forum that competitors may use. But this is hardly a secret, "untick" iptc in your submissions. iptc to a regular buyer today is superfluous.

Besides it dates my stock, buyer see's date and is turned off, when a lot of my stuff is evergreen and could potentially look viable for the next 10 years.

haha someone asked if the st can automate genuine, authentic, newly described titles descriptions.

Hilarious.

My guess is what they will probably automate is if the sumbmission text exists elsewhere, and if so, probably cull that guys stuff and ban his ip forever.

Just my understanding of what these guys are about. Hopefully we get to drill Jack some more soon.

Starling · « **Reply #156 on:** September 12, 2014, 07:58 »

Quote from: Ubermansch on September 12, 2014, 06:33

Just my understanding of what these guys are about. Hopefully we get to drill Jack some more soon.

He took it pretty well. Some of the posters dish it out pretty thick, I felt myself constantly wondering why so hostile.

Hope he returns and is not faced with this irrelevant hostility, so he can actually answer our genuine questions. Not the fake ones.

ShadySue · « **Reply #157 on:** September 12, 2014, 08:17 »

Quote from: Starling on September 12, 2014, 07:58

Hope he returns and is not faced with this irrelevant hostility, so he can actually answer our genuine questions. Not the fake ones.

Where was the 'hostility'?
What was 'irrelevant'?
Which questions do you think were 'fake'?
(What is a 'fake' question anyway?)
A lot of genuine and important very basic questions and points have been raised.
Most of them have not been answered, including your own point about them saying a buyer 'owns' the image.

BTW, I hate that when I click on the &*%*!" advert, and get taken to the site, I can't get back, I seem to be hijacked on that site and the back button only lets me scroll between their two front page images.
Either open in a new window or let me use the back button.

BTW (2) It wasn't me who minussed your post, though I thought about it. I decided to ask for an explanation for what you said instead.

Ubermansch · « **Reply #158 on:** September 12, 2014, 08:48 »

I just got an email about categories. They will be removed entirely next few days.

Starling · « **Reply #159 on:** September 12, 2014, 09:12 »

Yes me to

"the category section in your submissions page will be removed including the category instances found on the site. We hope this will ease some of the burden on you and you will continue to submit your wonderful creations on StockTal."

So what happens to my images in the categories? I have 300 images in the birds category.

Starling · « **Reply #160 on:** September 12, 2014, 09:23 »

Quote from: ShadySue on September 12, 2014, 08:17

Where was the 'hostility'?
What was 'irrelevant'?
Which questions do you think were 'fake'?
(What is a 'fake' question anyway?)
A lot of genuine and important very basic questions and points have been raised.
Most of them have not been answered, including your own point about them saying a buyer 'owns' the image.

Sorry lady sue was not meaning you.

ShadySue · « **Reply #161 on:** September 12, 2014, 09:34 »

Quote from: Starling on September 12, 2014, 09:23

Quote from: ShadySue on September 12, 2014, 08:17

Where was the 'hostility'?
What was 'irrelevant'?
Which questions do you think were 'fake'?
(What is a 'fake' question anyway?)
A lot of genuine and important very basic questions and points have been raised.
Most of them have not been answered, including your own point about them saying a buyer 'owns' the image.

Sorry lady sue was not meaning you.

I'm not a 'lady'!
I didn't think you meant me, obviously.
But I don't see any hostility or irrelevant questions, other than a few tangents which seems inevitable in any forum.
I'd expect anyone to have a LOT of serious questions to ask any new start before even considering uploading to them.

Starling · « **Reply #162 on:** September 12, 2014, 09:44 »

Just trying to take advantage of this window of opporunity and being able to ask questions directly on an open forum. Hopefully the stocktal CEO returns and continues the conversation.

If john Klein was here answering questions, Id hope people restrained themselves and made room for the questions to be asked and answered. You repeat yourself a bit shadysue.

ShadySue · « **Reply #163 on:** September 12, 2014, 10:06 »

Quote from: Starling on September 12, 2014, 09:44

Just trying to take advantage of this window of opporunity and being able to ask questions directly on an open forum. Hopefully the stocktal CEO returns and continues the conversation.

If john Klein was here answering questions, Id hope people restrained themselves and made room for the questions to be asked and answered. You repeat yourself a bit shadysue.

True, but with very simple questions like those I was asking, I'd expect them to be answered right away. It's not like you need to go away and do research, or have a Board Meeting to see how they could be resolved.
Evasiveness, even just to the extent of taking a couple of days to answer very simple questions is really suspicious.
We've all asked questions to agencies here and elsewhere which don't ever get answered.

I wish I hadn't given away my poor arithmetic and forgotten Latin earlier in the thread. It might have been fun to promise people $1000 if they uploaded 1000 images to my new agency, or 85% commission, and waited to see how many people jumped to 'take advantage of the new opportunity'.

But hey, I corrected my arithmetic and Latin immediately and with thanks.
That 'rare Galapagos finch' which is really a group of unrare Puffins somewhere else, is still on their front page.

Starling · « **Reply #164 on:** September 12, 2014, 10:17 »

huh? Half the time I don't know what you're talking about shadysue.

You seem to be talking to the voices in your head.

I know you'll have another post after this but I have football in 10 minutes. goodluck.

Ubermansch · « **Reply #165 on:** September 12, 2014, 10:25 »

A prolifically verbose do-gooder? A sticky beak? A mothering swan? An armchair shot caller?

Who knows, she likes gardening and that's a wholesome activity.

I think starling if you search for "bird" your collection will show up. that categories thing was a nightmare.

cascoly · « **Reply #166 on:** September 12, 2014, 12:54 »

Quote from: Ubermansch on September 12, 2014, 08:48

I just got an email about categories. They will be removed entirely next few days.

fantastic!

rimglow · « **Reply #167 on:** September 12, 2014, 13:16 »

Quote from: cascoly on September 12, 2014, 12:54

Quote from: Ubermansch on September 12, 2014, 08:48
I just got an email about categories. They will be removed entirely next few days.

fantastic!

I wonder if they are going to change their mind about wanting us to downsize our files to 2 to 3 megabytes.

Sean Locke Photography · « **Reply #168 on:** September 12, 2014, 13:37 »

Quote from: rimglow on September 12, 2014, 13:16

Quote from: cascoly on September 12, 2014, 12:54
Quote from: Ubermansch on September 12, 2014, 08:48
I just got an email about categories. They will be removed entirely next few days.

fantastic!

I wonder if they are going to change their mind about wanting us to downsize our files to 2 to 3 megabytes.

Sounds like everything is on the table.

jatrax · « **Reply #169 on:** September 12, 2014, 21:43 »

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Sounds like everything is on the table.

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I just got an email about categories. They will be removed entirely next few days.

Interesting. Despite Jack's reply about how important they thought categories are they are gone. Hopefully this is true. I was composing in my head all day a long post about why categories are not particularly useful and a waste of time. Kinda disappointed not to have to use it.

Glad they are listening, despite Jack's somewhat irreverent and flippant replies it seems he does listen. Let's see if some of the other suggestions, comments are addressed.

Antina · « **Reply #170 on:** September 13, 2014, 04:43 »

Quote from: jatrax on September 12, 2014, 21:43

Glad they are listening, despite Jack's somewhat irreverent and flippant replies it seems he does listen. Let's see if some of the other suggestions, comments are addressed.

I think he was just coping jatrax. I doubt he is the type of person that is used to tap dancing. Hardly irreverent, seemed respectful to me.

ShadySue · « **Reply #171 on:** September 13, 2014, 07:16 »

Incredible coincidence that three new msg members randomly signed up in the last fortnight, all of whom are very enthusiastic about Stocktal.

Sean Locke Photography · « **Reply #172 on:** September 13, 2014, 07:18 »

Quote from: ShadySue on September 13, 2014, 07:16

Incredible coincidence that three new msg members randomly signed up in the last fortnight, all of whom are very enthusiastic about Stocktal.

Lol. Busted.

Antina · « **Reply #173 on:** September 13, 2014, 07:58 »

what are you saying shadysue? that Im a stocktal rep? Im not even 3 weeks on their site.

been reading microstock group 6 months.

you seem to know tyler the owner of msg from your posts above, let her confirm your paranoid delusions.

edited because it got worse.

Sean Locke Photography · « **Reply #174 on:** September 13, 2014, 07:59 »

Yeah, let Tyler look. She'll know what to do.

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