Quote from: Machine Gun Mark on October 30, 2013, 20:20

Quote from: ShadySue on October 30, 2013, 16:58

Quote from: Machine Gun Mark on October 30, 2013, 15:19

Shoot, upload, repeat is my motto and salt as much of it away as you can.

Are your relatively recent shots being seen and bought?
The experience of most (not 'quite' all), who have expressed it, is that files uploaded over the past months are disappearing without trace.

Hi,

Five of the last ten of my downloads today have been uploaded in the past couple of months. My sales are spread out across files uploaded over the years I've been with istock and I even had an instant download last week so files are still somehow found and bought.

Interestingly, I've also been selling files I would not have dared submit before the change in standards because of fear of the dreaded 'over processed' rejection.

So for me, istock and exclusivity still work although I'm very concerned about the future of the industry.

maybe I am missing something but reading what you just said everything looks fine (for you) so I wonder what is wrong and making you worry about the future?

Things are going well, yes, but I don't know how long the good times will last. I mentioned the over saturation of the market and I'm also concerned that all the debt Getty piled up for non productive reasons will become an issue in the future.

I'm too old to learn the new tricks of uploading to many agencies, plus I don't want to take the hit of all my files being demoted to Main pricing and forfeiture of possible GI royalties.

So all I can do is shoot, edit, and upload which is something I thoroughly enjoy doing. Trust me, I'm not a kool aid drinker, but I realize there's nothing I can do to change things, so I don't allow myself to get sucked into the vortex of negativity that paralyzes one's productivity.

Good luck to us all!

:-) 

I'll be surpassing 2012 total royalties in the next week or so and have a chance of leveling up although it's going to be close.

The low hanging fruit has been picked and stock is going to become ever more competitive with new entrants and more and more content via better and less expensive cameras.

Shoot, upload, repeat is my motto and salt as much of it away as you can.

Enjoy the ride while it lasts.