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Agency Based Discussion => Panthermedia.net => Topic started by: takestock on February 25, 2008, 14:40

Title: Is Panthermedia worth a shot?
Post by: takestock on February 25, 2008, 14:40
Just wondering is it worth the effort of joining and uploading.
You know the way it is with less established sites - all that work and little return!!

Any views on this one?
Title: Re: Is Panthermedia worth a shot?
Post by: sharpshot on February 25, 2008, 16:36
It is an established site in Germany.  I am uploading as it is the only way to tell if it is worth it.
Title: Re: Is Panthermedia worth a shot?
Post by: MikLav on February 26, 2008, 04:26
do you know if keywords entered in English are somehow translated to German for German buyers?
Title: Re: Is Panthermedia worth a shot?
Post by: Freezingpictures on February 26, 2008, 06:00
Just checked, they translate the keywords. I recently submitted images with English keywords and I can find them if I switch language to German and search with German keywords.

@takestock As I said elsewhere I am doing well on Panthermedia. This month I already have a return of about 1 Euro/image. This is less then istock but better than SS and the rest on a per image basis.
Next month I think they will also reduce the commission from 50% to 30% for those who sell their stuff on the micros, so I espect my earnings to decline because of this.

However, you have to be patiened there, often sales reports come in a month later. And I am mainly selling penguins, I do not know how well other images sell there.
Title: Re: Is Panthermedia worth a shot?
Post by: MikLav on February 26, 2008, 06:33
Just checked, they translate the keywords. I recently submitted images with English keywords and I can find them if I switch language to German and search with German keywords.
Thanks! This is good news.

And I am mainly selling penguins...
If taken outside of context, this phrase sounds just great !  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Is Panthermedia worth a shot?
Post by: Freezingpictures on February 26, 2008, 07:04
If taken outside of context, this phrase sounds just great !  ;D ;D
;D
Title: Re: Is Panthermedia worth a shot?
Post by: takestock on February 26, 2008, 10:01
Thanks Freezing for the feedback and info!
Title: Re: Is Panthermedia worth a shot?
Post by: bbettina on February 26, 2008, 12:02
I have about 100 pictures there - less then on other sites because until recently I had to translate everything into German, even for me as a native speaker that was a big hassle - and have only sold about 3 pics in the year or so I have been uploading.  Those 3 pics netted me 50 Euros, mind you, but still ....
Uploading can be cumbersome and just recently my perfect record (100% approval rating) has changed to a 100% rejection rate (only for like 5 pics but it bothers me nevertheless) so I am not sure what to do about them.  Traffic is very low and I think I'll just keep uploading at a low rate for the time being and see what happens but I am not sure I'd join again.
Hope that helps,

Tina
Title: Re: Is Panthermedia worth a shot?
Post by: takestock on February 26, 2008, 15:20
Thanks for that Tina!