and also don't forget ..when you change the payment form ...from paypal to check or vice versa, and maybe even when u change the paypal email..there might be a one months delay to be paid....

but as someone said they send the payment out once a month, I dont' remember the day.

Hey guys...

I was just checking the top searches...and something caught my eye..

http://submit.shutterstock.com/top100kw.mhtml

I see some weird keyword searches there...and some keywords that don't make sense.... It made me wonder...how do they come up with these keywords???

I though that to be a top 100 keyword it would have to be searched by many people... and there are some keywords that are not generic at all...

Yes that is way too cheap. Even for a minimum hourly wage of a designer.

You have to remember that when you have a client commissioning they always get more demanding than you thought... and you end up investing much more time than if you were just doing something for stock.

It never fails for me...is like they want this and that...it sounds simple, straight forward, but then..things start to change, and you spend more time doing this and that...

If you do some research you will find the owner profile on linked in...
The owner is a musician....

There are a lot of artists with good intentions, but sadly dont have any idea how complex and full of legalities the stock image business is, not to mention trademark and copyright issues.

I always save as 8.0, and I save the JPG in the largest size required by an agency, since some agencies require smaller sizes others much larger sizes.

Pixel,
I think there are a lot of things to consider when selling direct.
One thing is that you will have to keep a website with commerce or use a platform such as Photoshelter. Both  involve money,  you need to promote yourself, SEO etc.  There is also the complex VAT tax if you want to sell to individuals in the European Union, and this one is a whole new issue...

As for licensing, you need to create your own licensing agreement, or get a lawyer to write up, or get one of those books about licensing and look for a template.

How to enforce licenses? That's a tough one. Some companies will enforce licenses, and will make the buyer pay for an extended license....But I don't know how that works...Obviously you would have more control if you are selling direct and if you are selling images under a Rights managed license that gets easier to police I think.

On Shutterstock you cannot upload that anymore...although I think they did not remove the ones that were uploaded...

there must be a reason why they dont' accept anymore...some risk?

Hi
I noticed that there is a lot of these things going on Etsy...

For instance, one thing is people using clipart the wrong way, they may had purchased a license, but are using in a  way that is probably not allowed in the license...or beyond the scope of the license... There's a lot going on....

For anyone who wants to report copyright infringement to Etsy,  Here is the page....

https://www.etsy.com/help/article/482

I think you probably have to make a DMCA notice.

If anyone is interested , there is going to be a free live class on Creativelive about protecting copyrihts, licensing etc..is a long class. But after it airs , the class can be purchased to be watched later. On the live class people get to ask questions...Creativelive is a good site, once in a while they have some famous people teaching there, they had Anne Geddes a while ago.

I don't have the link handy , but just go to creativelive.com and in the search box look for "intellectual property".

I am not affiliated with this site or anything, I just like to watch some of their courses.

Hi guys,
Just downloaded my form, and I noticed that the amount was written in the royalties box....Just wondering...because some agencies put in the "non employee compensation" box...

did Dreamstime tweaked the site interface? I checked my profile, it seems the page has a new layout....

I think that when the agency sendt he money, they will send you an email saying you received money and that you should log into my payoneer account....
Usually the email has instructions.

If you changed the payment method on 123 to payoneer, I think now you have to wait for that email....They say you can use that card with any agency that is a partner. I think inside the payoneer account there is a place where there is a list of all partners...

Also Payoneer has a user forum, I just don't remember where the forum is...and you can ask general questions there.