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1051
« on: October 10, 2006, 07:02 »
So, what happened to SS? The 30% drop last month hurt my totals. This month, the top 3 sites are really picking up and making up the difference, but if SS was where it was June, July, and Aug, I would be rocking. Prior to today, SS was in 6th place!! for the month
I would guess one of three things: 1. You haven't uploaded much in the past few months. 2. Your images have been up there for a long time and thus used to show up in the Most Popular searches (which used to really be based on Most Downloads). Since the search changed in the past month, your images are no longer showing up in Most Popular (since it has changed to a sort based upon time AND downloads). 3. You had a lot of summer seasonal images that are not as appropriate for this time of year.
1052
« on: October 10, 2006, 05:38 »
Fotolia pays a 33% royalty on images.
So if someone buys an image for $1, then you will get 33 cents. For a $2 sale, you get 66 cents.
If you don't use dollars in your country, then this should be converted to whatever currency you use.
1053
« on: October 09, 2006, 11:25 »
I think the best way to judge performance is to calculate your $ per image per month. I aim for above $1pipm...
I am just using this quote as an example, but when people calculate the $/image/mth are they calculating it based on ONE site, or ALL sites that the image is on? In other words, if a person states that they are making $3/image/mth, is this statistic based on ALL the sites that they contribute to? I would think that you would calculate the amount based on ALL sites, but I want to make sure that I am understanding the usage correctly.
1054
« on: October 09, 2006, 10:04 »
I'm not having any trouble checking my stats. If you're having trouble, try clearing your browser history and cache. Also, even though it's a pain, try erasing your cookies.
This is definitely not a browser problem, but a server problem.
1055
« on: October 09, 2006, 08:45 »
I'm at another location now and I can access iStock just fine here. So I'm not sure if they fixed the issue, or if it is a location-related problem.
1056
« on: October 09, 2006, 06:08 »
On another note, I wonder if they pissed off someone bad enough that this is a denial of service (DOS) attack...
1057
« on: October 09, 2006, 06:08 »
I still can't do much on iStock this morning. I got to my home page this morning, but then can't get anywhere since then.
I guess that the other sites will pick up today, since buyers will probably move elsewhere. That is good for those of us with portfolios on other sites, since pricing (and royalties) are higher.
Looking forward to a good day...
FYI: I am on the East Coast of the US.
1058
« on: October 09, 2006, 05:51 »
Leaf:
Do you really want to mirror ALL of your files? Or are you looking to backup ONLY your documents?
I only backup my documents (which includes my images).
My strategy uses a two part backup process.
My images are all stored on one INTERNAL hard disk.
The first part of the backup process is to make an INTERNAL backup on another physical hard disk. The images (along with other documents) are backed up on a continual basis using SyncBack SE to the other internal physical hard disk. I have set up SyncBack SE to backup my images once a day in the middle of the night, but you can set it up at any frequency you want. Some of my other documents are set up to backup every hour on the hour.
The second part of the backup process is to make an EXTERNAL backup (on an external USB hard disk). I store the external hard disk in a fire safe in the garage. This backup is done about once every week or two. I should do it more often, but I usually forget.
This way I have two backups of my data if I ever need.
But to get back to your original question, mirroring is defined as RAID level 1.
1059
« on: October 08, 2006, 19:10 »
If they didn't hold their part of the agreement, then I would ask them to return the camera and not pay them a dime.
1060
« on: October 08, 2006, 17:47 »
Is anyone else having an issue getting into iStock. The site seems like it is up, but it has been REALLY SLOW all day. I have a high speed connection and it is taking over a few minutes to get to certain pages.
1061
« on: October 08, 2006, 16:59 »
It must be relevant to exclusives also. I can't find any link or info on submit or edit pictures than mentions buyout.
I believe that it is only an option for exclusive photos.
1064
« on: October 06, 2006, 19:09 »
I am pretty sure that Paypal keeps your credit card/account number secret. So even if they did get access to your paypal account, they only have access to that, not your bank records aswell (unless they hack Paypal but that is another whole matter).
Yes, PayPal keeps the credit card/account #s a secret, but they don't need them. They just need to use PayPal to pay for something using those credit cards/accounts. In other words, they just need to buy something from a website that accepts PayPal and then send it to a P.O. Box or some other address that is untrackable.
1065
« on: October 06, 2006, 17:56 »
wow, that is confusing.
What difference should it make if i type in
log fire
or
fire log
Under the old KEYWORD-based system, it wouldn't make any difference. The order of the keywords when searching wouldn't make a difference in the world. But under the new TAG-based system, it can make a world of difference. 1. The SEARCH WORDS "log fire" without the quotes gets tranlated to the TAG PHRASE "Log Fire" which currently contains 28 matches. This is also the equivalent of "log fires" without the quotes. 2. The SEARCH WORDS "fire log" without the quotes gets translated to the TAGS "fire" AND "log" which currently contains 532 matches. This search is also the equivalent of "log AND fire", "fire AND log", "logs fire", "logs fires", "fire logs", "fires log" and "fires logs" (all without the quotes). A better example would be a search for a phrase that is more common, such as a movie ticket. 1. The SEARCH WORDS "movie ticket" without the quotes gets translated to the TAG PHRASE "Movie Ticket" which currently contains 7 matches. The following SEARCH WORDS (without quotes) would produce the same results: 2. The SEARCH WORDS "ticket movie" without the quotes gets translated to the TAGS "ticket AND movie". Depending on the meaning of "movie" (entertainment event or entertainment building or combination of both) you will receive 165 matches, 233 matches, or 288 matches respectively. This search is also the equivalent of "movie AND ticket" without the quotes. In other words, SEARCH WORDS get translated to TAGS or TAG PHRASES. Then the TAGS/TAG PHRASES are used to search the database and return the results. WHEW! So are you more confused now 
1066
« on: October 06, 2006, 16:34 »
wow, different passwords for every site... how do you keep them all seperate. I keep a spreadsheet with all of my passwords and then password protect that as well! 
1067
« on: October 06, 2006, 16:31 »
Yesterday I wanted to find an image of a log in a fire place. I searched for fire log. Istock AUTOMATICALLY put quotes around and only took images of "fire log".. and so lots of images weren't included in the results. After a few tries I finally typed just fire, and then the results came up and THEN I typed in ' in the simply search with this word box' log and got the search ressults I was trying for.
Leaf: If you want to get around the automatic conversion of words into phrases, then reverse the words. So in your case, you would enter "log fire" (without the quotes). This will give you the same results as if you ANDed the two words and it will bypass the automatic conversion.
1068
« on: October 06, 2006, 14:17 »
I don't see how someone could have gotten your credit card from just knowing your Paypal e-mail address. If he created an account on a microstock site, then he would have given them a user ID, a password, and an email address. They could then take the email address and password and try to log into his paypal account. Since many people use the same passwords across multiple accounts, they could then have broken into the account. If the account had a credit card associated with it, they could have then used it to transfer money into a foreign account. Using this same theory, they could then try to log into Amazon and use the same email address and password to order a large ticket item. This same tactic works on many other websites as long as the website use an email address as a login.
1069
« on: October 06, 2006, 10:34 »
I'm very sorry to hear about your victimization.
One thing that people need to be aware of is that there are fake sites on the Internet that want to capture information that they can use for other purposes.
For example, if you create a user ID and password on a new website, there is a good chance that you will be using the same password that is on your PayPal account. Criminals know this and will use this to their advantage.
So if you use the same password on your PayPal account (or any other financial account) as you do on other websites, then GO IMMEDIATELY AND CREATE DIFFERENT PASSWORDS ON YOUR FINANCIAL WEBSITES.
1070
« on: October 05, 2006, 17:47 »
iStock has now fixed the sales glitch and is displaying sales on the home page.
At least for now...
1071
« on: October 05, 2006, 13:14 »
You can click on your username in the upper-left hand corner to get to the financials. This will save you a step...
1072
« on: October 04, 2006, 17:33 »
...Dreamstime allows you to claim the image copyright--your name is attached to the creation of the image. Yes, but even if your image is technically attached to the image (via copyright), I highly doubt that they would print your name next to the image when they publish it somewhere.
1073
« on: October 04, 2006, 16:51 »
I don't understand the distinction between selling an image outright and selling the rights. For example, Dreamstime allows you to "Sell the Rights". You still own the copyright and the buyer can't resell the image, but neither can you. So essentially, the image is sold for the last time. See http://www.dreamstime.com/sellimages for the details. LuckyOliver allows you to sell an image outright and allows the buyer to resell the image. See http://www.luckyoliver.com/guide/buyout_price for the details. Either way, you can't resell your own image, so what is the difference to the seller (from a financial perspective)?
1074
« on: October 04, 2006, 16:30 »
There was a thead on one of the other microstock forums that discussed the term "isolation". It did not coincide with my understanding of the term, so I thought that I would ask for your opinions.
Please remember to cast your vote in the left-hand column...
1075
« on: October 04, 2006, 10:58 »
One guy just emailed me about one of my photos. He would like to buy all rights of my images (one of my bestsellers) for a $500. Just to clarify... Does he want to buy ONE image for $500 or Does he want to buy ALL of your images for $500
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