I think I got 20D for 4 years. I skipped 30-50D and 5D so I guess this time I will upgrade. It's only matter when.

The only problem I got with IS or DT is upload process. If I got less than 100 photos on IS I am not expecting to be noticed. Most viewed pictures got only 90 hits. With DT I was more pertinacious, despite of terrible UI, and I was able to squeeze around 700 pictures. Still best one got around 80 views only. Maybe I am naive or masochist but I still count on these two but I reduced efforts to minimum.

I stopped uploading to CS first, then BigStock. Now I am thinking than FP got enough photos to produce some results. I just started with MP and CC so I give them 1 more month to show any progress. After September we should see if YAY makes any promotional efforts if not I stop doing anything with them too. If I got my DVD reviewed on SV I will give them couple months for showing results.  It seems like anything besides Big 6 is pure waste of time.

I noticed that some downloads are marked: "Photos.com subscription". Also some are single sales 0.30 each while some are grouped into batch of sub sales and only total is displayed (I thought I got 1 $1.20 sale which turned to be 4 separate images).

Right, we do not want any black holes in Geneva. Where would all Swiss chocolate go???

Well, I must getting older cause I do not care about HD video and live view. Everything else seems to be delicious. What about weather sealing?

Quote from: melastmohican on September 14, 2008, 13:02

I got big 3 only:
SS - 80%
123RF - 10%
StockXpert - 10%

everything else is a joke.

I hope that statement is a joke. If not, you're seriously missing out on some additional income.

Unfortunately I am serious. I was able to able to post whopping 64 images in 5 months on IS while at the same time I got over 1000 at SS and StockXpert.  Weekly limits and 2 week review time is probably part of my problem. The other part is subject matter which is not really stockish ;-)

Maybe they hired new spokesperson:

It's my coffee break now so I replied to both messages :-)

Hmm, my reviewer got fired? When they got my DVD they reviewed couple pictures and stopped.

They are somehow affiliated with IPNStock (http://www.ipnstock.com/whatis.shtml)

"IPNstock IS A POWERFUL BUSINESS SOLUTION for stock agencies and photographers that offers a complete set of tools for on-line searching, photo business management, marketing and sales. IPNstock.com incorporates easy navigation, sophisticated search capabilities, lightboxes, comprehensive built-in pricing structures, e-commerce licensing and the ability to post new images daily.

The IPNstock advantage for photographers and agencies:

    * Generous commission structure
    * Web based administration
    * International reach
    * Specific site reports
    * Referral fees
    * Control over image usage

   

    * High-res storage and delivery
    * Built-in marketing tools
    * E-Commerce enabled
    * Archiving
    * Batch captioning
    * Ability to sell direct to customer


COST OF MEMBERSHIP:
PHOTOGRAPHERS:

    * One time set up fee of $595*
    * Monthly hosting fee of $195
    * Storage for up to 2,000 high-res images**
    * Minimum 2 year agreement

   AGENCIES:

    * One time set up fee of $595*
    * Monthly hosting fee of $495
    * Storage for up to 10,000 high-res images**
    * Minimum 2 year agreement

I got Saturday like that but even I am not superstitious I blamed it for 13th :-)