I finally made 50 "credits" and converted them to paypal on March 5.  The receipt on "my credits" page is still showing "pending" for the status.  Was there something else I needed to do to get this transferred to paypal?  I've sent them 2 emails (the first was 12 days ago), and they have yet to answer me.   

If DP has been knowingly selling subs to be resold as credit sales....wouldn't that be a violation of our contract?  I think a class-action lawsuit against these jerks might be a good lesson for all the agencies who seem to think THEY own OUR files and can do whatever they please with them. 

Great article, Sean.  This sentence sums it up for all the freebie hunters out there and should be put on every blogger's forum on the web.

"Basically, you�ve given up control to part of your blog to a company who�s goal is to make as much money for themselves while sharing the least with the people that enable it to make that money."  Sean Locke

Make it clear to them that it's not just the image creators that Getty is abusing, it's potentially ALL content creators.  Why any blog writer would associate with Getty after seeing what they'll do to their own artists is beyond me.

When they call you to come back in a couple of months because he would rather be at the beach than working for free on weekends.....be sure and tell them that your rate has increased to $300.   

Christmas card?  You got a Christmas card??? 

"Was that for your test, or is that a new rejection reason? I thought the test on SS is 10 images. And what was on the images you submitted if you dont mind me asking?"

No, not a test.  I've been submitting since 2004.  We are in Florida for the winter, so my submissions were state park/nature scenes, and what I thought were some pretty good shots of oranges/citrus fruit on the tree.  I was disappointed with the rejections of the fruit as I thought they were much better than the ones I did last winter and those have been good sellers all year.

No, I'm not going to post my rejects.  My SS rejections are nearly 100% accepted on DT, 123, and DP, etc.  I highly value my anonymity here and my ability to speak freely without repercussions from the agencies.

I got one of those $2.64 ELs yesterday too.  I wish I had told them where to stick their "partner sales" before they screwed me over instead of afterward.  Maybe if everybody on the forum with a DP account will contact them to disable this "feature" they will get the message.  But I doubt it. 

Dear IS,
I don't really care how many tweets you twitter, or new logos you roll out, or even how many matches you "freshen" up.  The fact remains that you have the stingiest royalty structure in the business and you will never get any more uploads from me until that changes.
Sincerely,
An X-Contributor

Truthfully....at this point I'm not nearly as worried about the WHEN I get my PP money as I am IF I get my PP money at all.  Just remember who we're talking about folks...if there is a way they can keep that money for themselves without a class action lawsuit then does anybody really believe they won't?

Don't those sites also install viruses on your computer when you download from them?  I wouldn't risk it even if they had a program to make my computer cough quarters out of its USB ports.  Gold nuggets....well, maybe.   

"Food only has the one expression". 
Unless it was that Maine lobster I got a shot of right before I dropped it in the pot.  I swear it looked appropriately terrified.  Sorry, Vegans. 

Thanks, st.  With all the negatives now about microstock, it's encouraging to know that it can still be done.