After trying a few new sites and seeing poor % sales and Commisions I am going to start my own if anybody would like to help .. uploading a few photos to build the collection I would be most gratefull

I dont pretend to be one of the big sites or fill this message with loads of fake promises

but know as soon as I put an image on the big sites it vanishes so .. So would like to build my own.

Any Help to build would be a great help ..

Also want to make the site more than just Stock Shots .. with a Directory of Photographers etc thats FREE

Site is www.bestshotz.com
Photography bit is http://bestshotz.com/Media/index.php/Stock-Photography.html

Thanx Again

Paul


Cheers again

Paul

hhhmmm Z phobia interesting    sjlocke     thanx for that ..  Have a Look anyway .. its more than just stock Photography .. and you have some nice photos in your Portfolio ... Nice

I think a little business research (and perhaps a few college courses) could help these 'start-ups' and then they will realize that its useless.  The industry is maturing, the companies have established themselves, devote millions of dollars to advertising alone - which is about 50,000,000x more than any of these start-ups have.  If LuckyOliver couldn't cut it (thank god i got a payout), 99% of these 'startups' won't either.  And I'm not biting.  In fact, I no longer submit to 123RF regularly or Fotolia (mainly because they reject everything anyways).

Stop wasting your time, go make a personal website and figure out how to shoot stock for the established agencies.  You will just fail otherwise.

Interseting Points ichiro17 agreed I havent got millions of dollars for Advertising if I did I would have retired to some paradise Island by now not try and sell a few photos for very little return on time and money invested

like I said in the original post

I dont pretend to be one of the big sites or fill this message with loads of fake promises

I want a supermarket with it all in one place for all Media Profesionals not just photography

The big agencies Have to much not just in photography and has made all the proffession cheap .. I buy from them as well and get bored looking after the first 3 -4 pages so as time goes by your photos / GFX  are getting lost for the pittance they pay out .. so the last thing I would want to do is 'figure out how to shoot stock for the established agencies' so I could get paid less than a third world Sweat shop worker

Its not just the stock Photo Market its all the media markets .. Why hire a full TV Crew like it used to be lets hire the kid who bought his HDV Camera from the local Electrical store for next to nothing and downloaded the software for free to make our next Advert / Promo ...

Which is why like stormchaser says .. A bit of everything rather than dedicating the site to just one business .. try and be a supermarket than a corner shop ... sell kit .. teach people how to shoot then let them sell in the same place ..

Also tell them where else to sell .. show them all the Stock Sites .. Help People earn some money

I also have a section where you set the price rather than being dictated to ... but if you want to knock them out cheap the stock bit is there also as long with all other aspects of the Media .. Video and Audio the contacts the advertising the directory, Events theres also a showreel section for video Producers to sell Programs coming or Film Scripts

All in One PLace

Thanx stormchaser thats what I was aiming for with the site a community of proffessionals .. who also build the site .. add there own reviews .. teach and learn ... and build a niche type community for Media professionals as it says throughout the site

The stock part is just a small part of building the community ...  put your companies in the directory (basic submission is FREE) so the work comes back to professionals and companies

Appreciate you looking and sharing your opinions ..
its been helpfull and made me more want to build everything in one place and build it for the needs of the members ... and there opinions

I hope to see you advertising your Companies / Services and bringing in some real cash Jobs and adding your own Reviews and opinions to help people learn the Trade .. which is still a great Fun Trade to learn

Thanx Again.