Quick question :  Has anyone tried to use go cam footage for microstock?  Is it the right file type? 

Thanks!

Hi guys, we are going to have a little slow down on review and research for a bit.  I came down with a little case of cancer and have to deal with that.  Review is going to be a tad spotty for 6-8 weeks or so. 

Please be patient.  From what the folks in the white coats say, I am going to be fine.  We really do try to be quick on the draw with review.   KEEP UPLOADING.  I'll get to you, promise.

Keep me in your thoughts, guys.  You folks have meant a lot to me for a lot of years.  (Even if you didn't know)

Cora

A big shout out to Kozzi for letting us know about an image thief.  Good job guys!

We have a client looking for vectors of Hermes.  If anyone has any and can upload let me know so I can get them sold to the client.

Thanks all!

Hi all!!!

I know many of you don't use Cutcaster because we are a slow starter, but we are really picking up and I am looking for some outstanding submissions targeted at our lightbox topics found here: 

http://cutcaster.com/search/collections/

Any of those topics under 250 need more content.  Our lightbox images sell 3 to 1 over regular submissions!!!!

I would really love to see more vectors for our Internet section!!!  Our vectors are selling well!

I know for some on this board the low earners aren't interesting, but give us a shot!!!  And if you are already there, send me a PM and I will go through your portfolio and pick some out for our lightboxes. 

Thanks all!!

Cora

Hi all,

We are down but not out.  We are a victim of this trouble:
http://venturebeat.com/2012/06/29/amazon-outage-netflix-instagram-pinterest/

We will be up just as soon as possible!!!

Thanks!

trollada dot com

Check and see if you see your stuff.  I found a bunch from CC and a TON of other agencies.


Edited to make people happy.

http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2069329/getty-images-contributors-urged-sign-contracts

....I am shocked. 

Cora, with her stock photographer hat on.

http://blog.cutcaster.com/2011/05/02/camera-shoot-ideas-for-the-spring-and-summer-months-from-cora-reed/

Check it out and let me know what you think.


:-)

Hi all!

New featured light boxes are up:  http://cutcaster.com/browse/

We are looking for some super strong Mother's Day images!  If you have any, please upload them.  Images in featured lightboxes get heavy traffic and sales!

Thanks and happy spring!

As we perfect our new site, we wanted to get feed back on what users like to see for stats.  What site has the best stats for submitters?  What stat features do you love/hate?  What would be cool to have that no sites are offering?

Our FTP is live.  Overwhelm us with uploads, we are ready!!!!

Is anyone using this service?  Is it worth it?

Hi guys,

If you were marketing your best images (not your whole library) as exclusive to any one site, what would that site be.  Several offer extra pay for exclusivity on single images.  Which pays best for you?

Ok guys, I don't laugh out loud this hard very often.  I got a site mail on flickr for this new Micro:

http://www.kachoozie.com/

The spelling on the site itself, and the fact that it's a ktools build makes me laugh.  Best on the Planet!   

Here was the pitch:
(Yes, it was formatted like this.)

We are looking for users to sign up and
test our site, we will pay you 25.00 per
100 images accepted ( once accepted the
images will be available for resale,so you
can profit from them as well).
We do require you sign up for our email
list and provide us feedback on the
usability of the site.
Please note- getting paid for this is
contingent upon the upload,image
acceptance, feedback(signup for the
feedback site will be sent and there are forums there for feedback), and sign up
for the newsletter. The program is limited to a finite amount of users, so sign up
soon for consideration of the feedback program.
Please note, you can sign up and upload images, however; if you are accepted
into the program, you will be notified via email, once accepted you must send us
confirmation that you want to participate, and follow the guidelines.
Not everyone will be accepted into the program. We also reserve the right to limit
the numbers of images WE pay the photographer for, so in other words this is not
an income stream that the feedback participants will be paid for indefinitely,
photographers will still receive any commission on images that are sold via our
site.
To be considered please sign up and create a profile on the site, and sign up for
the newsletter at the site, as folks that do not participate in the feedback
program, we will cancel their invitation and send out new ones. Again, you can
still sign up and upload images if you do not wish to participate in the program.
KachOOzie.Com was formed in 2007. Our goal is to provide the best quality stockphotos at a reasonable price, for our customers, and at the same time provide a
decent commission structure to our photographers.
Background
The Founder of the company is a professional photographer, and has been for 25
years, which means the Kachoozie Network will provide the highest commissions
of all the stock sites out there!
We have a unique business plan that will allow greater sales for our
photographers. This means photographers wont have to spend hours submitting
photos for very little return
Customers By offering a very wide selection of not only stock images, but many
others aspects of graphic design, we have made it easier for customers to
purchase pre-made designs, for use in their projects.
Designers Not only do we offer a complete range of stock photography, but we
have also created an area where designers ( Photoshop experts) can sell their
designs.
What makes this different from the other sites? There are a few sites that offer
designers the ability to sell their designs, but we have taken this one step further
to establish relationships with other companies that can use the designs on their
products, this creates a very high conversion rate for the designers sales(and
stock photographers for that matter).
Finally by offering our services on a Business to Business platform, along with an
aggressive marketing program, we drive sales for our photographers, as opposed
to just leaving the traffic up to the search engines.

Holy crap I miss you guys!  You don't know me, but I know you. I was once the creative lead at [really big micro], and I saw your pictures every week.  Saw how you grew and evolved.  Read all your posts, and quietly cheered you on.  I don't know why I am de-lurking now, but this community is so wonderful, I cheer you still.  I left [really big micro] about a year and a half ago, but I still follow many of you.



Cora, who got all misty eyed for a second.