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Messages - Noedelhap
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1451
« on: August 10, 2015, 10:12 »
I like the idea of opening a USD ("foreign currency") account at my local bank, and then withdraw from PayPal directly to my USD account, so I'd save on the Paypal conversion rates. However, my local bank charges me a monthly fee for having a USD account, so I wouldn't really profit from it.
1452
« on: August 09, 2015, 16:30 »
At some point in the not too far future, I'll be able to leave the sinking iStock ship without any real income loss, since my revenue will have hit rock bottom by then.
Until that time, I'll stick around, grabbing what little money I can. In the meantime, I'm focusing on other agencies that do make some money.
I predict iStock will slowly bleed to death within one or two years, unless some miracle is going to happen or Getty pulls the plug.
1453
« on: August 07, 2015, 16:19 »
Even if I would allow DP a free image, I certainly wouldn't let DP choose which images to use.
1454
« on: August 07, 2015, 07:16 »
July and August are also known as Summer Holiday Months, which means buyers are on holiday, therefore sales are down. It's happens every year. Expect an increase in downloads in September.
1455
« on: August 06, 2015, 09:28 »
Although I understand their desire to control keywords with a defined vocabulary (to prevent spelling mistakes, improve definitions and disambiguous words), it's a failed attempt due to their very limited dictionary. It makes keywording very tedious and frustrating, and buyers may feel they're not getting the images they want because specific keywords are being generalized while other keywords are too specific.
So yes, try to detail your keywords the best you can. It may improve sales, but then again, lately it doesn't seem to make a difference anymore due to general lack of sales.
1456
« on: August 05, 2015, 06:45 »
Most of your sprites look very good, perhaps you could use your skills to create vj music backgrounds and visual fx videos, making those game-related effects more suited for general use.
1457
« on: August 05, 2015, 06:00 »
Top 10 agencies 2015:
(rounded percentages)
SS: 31%
IS: 16% (was 23% last year, biggest drop)
123RF: 9%
FT: 8%
DT: 7%
Vectorstock: 7%
VideoBlocks: 5%
Canstockphoto: 4%
DP: 4%
Pond5: 3%
Flop agencies (0% or close to 0%):
Cutcaster, PantherMedia, Veer, StockFresh, Crestock, GL Stock
1458
« on: August 05, 2015, 04:51 »
From what I hear, it sounds like they're just trolling contributors with their weird deletions.
I hope that once vectors are being ingested, they'll have a good idea of what they want, but I'm afraid by the time that happens, they'll have lost all goodwill. This policy of deleting images simply pisses off contributors and buyers alike, hampering Canva's growth and leaving many people unsure of where it's headed.
Such a waste of what initially sounded like a promising new agency. Playing these kind of frustrating games with their contributors is detrimental to their image.
1459
« on: August 05, 2015, 03:54 »
And I didn't get my login details. Thank you iStock, what a service.
http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=367497&messageid=7111017
Don't worry, there are even fewer people posting there than on the old forums - the new ones have a worse UI, IMO.
Might be, but every once in a while, important news will be announced via the iStock forums. Without access, I might miss out on news. Then again, thanks to the MSG forums I can stay updated anyway.
I don't know why you wouldn't get access (I've been banned for years, but I have access). Did you try the method in the link?
Note that a condition of entry to the new forums is that info there was not shared outwith the forum.
I tried your link and I received my password today, thanks.
1460
« on: August 04, 2015, 02:55 »
Looking at all of your threads, your life must be an emotional rollercoaster filled with moments of disappointment the previous day and excitement the next...
Can't you just keep it all in a single thread titled: "my emotions from day to day"? Or better yet, keep a diary.
Haha!
1st 4k sale on VideoBlocks in a while and realized how great the 100% commission is. Sorry, I didn't mean to offend you.
You didn't. But promise me you're not gonna start a new thread called 'I am disappointed in Videoblocks this week' after this. Congrats anyway, I have yet to get a first 4K sale anywhere. Hope it's going to be at VB.
1461
« on: August 03, 2015, 18:37 »
Looking at all of your threads, your life must be an emotional rollercoaster filled with moments of disappointment the previous day and excitement the next...
Can't you just keep it all in a single thread titled: "my emotions from day to day"? Or better yet, keep a diary.
1462
« on: August 03, 2015, 18:31 »
Very sad to hear they're not paying you guys. I understand they've had some bad luck with patent trolls, but that's no excuse to not communicate about your payments, especially now that the lawsuit was dropped.
What's their excuse now for not paying?
1463
« on: August 03, 2015, 18:04 »
Glad I trusted my instincts and didn't upload there then. Does anyone have a copy of their contract terms that they can post? Without signing up you don't really get access to it.
I don't understand how they can just change something as huge as that and not have to release people.
It's called greed. Dissolve is on a dive to the bottom and they just want to grab as much cash on the way as they can.
DO NOT UPLOAD TO DISSOLVE!
In hindsight I'm glad I wasn't accepted as a contributor last month.
1464
« on: August 03, 2015, 17:12 »
And I didn't get my login details. Thank you iStock, what a service.
http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=367497&messageid=7111017
Don't worry, there are even fewer people posting there than on the old forums - the new ones have a worse UI, IMO.
Might be, but every once in a while, important news will be announced via the iStock forums. Without access, I might miss out on news. Then again, thanks to the MSG forums I can stay updated anyway.
1465
« on: August 02, 2015, 10:41 »
No, DP isn't doing so well in terms of video sales.
1466
« on: August 02, 2015, 10:30 »
And I didn't get my login details. Thank you iStock, what a service.
1467
« on: July 31, 2015, 07:51 »
"Again : ie. Price Fixing - "antitrust laws require that each company establish prices and other terms on its own, without agreeing with a competitor"
Nope. Agreement can be one sided. If they can't establish their own pricing without following another, that's fixing. It's right there.
For example, I agree with you ( thought I don't  ).
It's not price fixing. This is a price war, which is completely legal. Supermarkets do it all the time. Agreement is this specific sense means an agreement/deal between two parties. Dissolve has decided to change prices unilaterally, therefore, it's not price fixing.
1468
« on: July 29, 2015, 09:27 »
Apparently, Adobe/Fotolia has changed the watermark on video previews. Now, all I see is a very tiny "Fotolia" watermark in the upper left corner. Not really good protection, is it? Why not just a big watermark in the middle, as you do with photos and vectors?
1469
« on: July 29, 2015, 09:24 »
Getting a $30 EL only once a year doesn't make me want to support DPC.
1470
« on: July 29, 2015, 04:27 »
ZeroTalent and RoseTintedGlasses, for two oldtimers you sure act like two bickering kids. Stop destroying this thread with your personal war or go elsewhere.
Ontopic:
I think it's not too late to start in microstock, but the returns will be less than a couple of years ago. It simply takes more work and more talent than it did then to make a nice income. It also depends on your expectations and goals.
I joined around 2009-2010, and I sometimes wish I had started in 2005. But I'm doing okay now, even though it's still 'something on the side'.
1471
« on: July 28, 2015, 08:15 »
Yes, Lobo will be gone. New forum admin: Peebert.
Did Lobo lose his job or will he stay with Istock? I don't expect to receive my login credentials either, as I was banned from the old forum as well. But maybe we get to start with a clean slate?
1472
« on: July 27, 2015, 18:51 »
Yeah, SS isn't doing well these days, compared to other months or even last July. But sales are down everywhere, in my experience. I have no idea where buyers have gone to.
1473
« on: July 21, 2015, 04:27 »
I think vectors give slightly higher RPD's, there's less competition and they're cheaper to make. It takes more time to make them but require less equipment.
On the other hand, I think there's more demand for photos.
1474
« on: July 20, 2015, 17:39 »
I like their site and uploading system. However, I think the decision to suspend uploading was crazy. It took them more than 8 months to come up with some new upgrades (woopdidoo), and in the meantime their image library has stayed behind on those of other agencies. They're going to have a hard time getting back those buyers and traffic. Plus the fact that they're going to get flooded with a huge amount of new images, so the backlog will be enormous.
I did have a few sales this year but I don't expect them to make a huge comeback.
1475
« on: July 17, 2015, 18:52 »
Is it worth it ? I had an offer like this a couple of years ago and the buyer never responded.
It's always worth it if you have set a good price for buyout. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
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