Show Posts
1
iStockPhoto.com / Re: Sales in iStock
« on: February 20, 2012, 00:42 »
stockmarketer, this is a roundabout/self-important way of saying that I wouldn't recommend resuming your iStock uploads, nor would I recommend deactivating all of your stuff there, either. Just keep a toe in the water. You can't drown that way.
Regarding deactivation: you have to remember that many buyers look at more than one agency, so you are always competing against yourself when you upload to more than one place. I have a few images that are fairly unique to me, and I have deactivated those from istock. If the price I get for that photo is less on istock than everywhere else, I may end up making more by removing it from the site where I am paid the least for it. On principle, I would rather let an agency that takes a more reasonable percentage commission get my business.
Good points. I'm feeling some immediate remorse given that my initial submission set of 10 to Shutterstock was rejected. Seven of 10 were necessary... they rejected all 10, all of which had been previously accepted to iStockphoto. I guess I need to up my game.
