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Bigstock.com / Re: Who is getting 27 subs? Are you staying?
« on: March 14, 2013, 14:05 »
It hasn't been mostly subs, but a fair number.

The only decision I have to make is whether I formally ask if I can opt out (others have and been told no by Bigstock support) before I have them remove my portfolio. The ides of March is my day to take the files down if I don't have an opt out.

I'll then need to wait a week for my sales to vest (their one week wait is a ridiculous pain in the rear) and then request payment.

Once I'm paid I'll close the account



That's what i did, asked them about the opt out and they say no. And yes, i had to ask them to delete all my pics first, then wait for 7 days, then request payment, and only then i can close my account.

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Bigstock.com / Re: Who is getting 27 subs? Are you staying?
« on: March 14, 2013, 13:33 »
I just sent them a notice to close my account. Although my earning there in the last 3 months tripled, i have a feeling that it is getting from my SS earning. One thing i have observed is that my EL at SS just came to zero when BS offered EL and suddenly all EL i get are from BS (with 3$ less each). And now of course a bunch of 27c everyday just drive me mad. I feel bad , though, BS was the first agency who accepted me and made me feel sure about my work.

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Selling Stock Direct / Re: Your Stock Site: Link Exchange
« on: March 06, 2013, 21:09 »
Thanks Pixart and shiyali.

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Hi guys,
Thanks to help of members here i just made my new site with Photoshelter, it's live for about 7 days now. I know i should be patient but so far Google only index 5 pages of my site and it stopped at that for the last 3 days. Do you think it's normal that they dont index everyday and how long it took for your site to get visitor from search engine? Thanks for sharing your experience.

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Selling Stock Direct / Re: Your Stock Site: Link Exchange
« on: March 06, 2013, 15:27 »
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Selling Stock Direct / Re: Ktools...What Are The Downsides?
« on: March 05, 2013, 15:26 »
I like Photoshelter too, i just set up my site, really simple and happy with the look. In terms of cost i got the standard plan which let me have my own domain, and it doesn't cost more than a monthly hosting. The only thing is the 9%, but it's not much and then, they have incentive to help you to sell.
I know nothing about css and html.  I am thinking that i should just rent their product instead of buying the software.  may work out cheaper since i do not have to worry about fixing stuff and paying people to do so. 

In that case, why not go with Photoshelter instead? You can pay by the month, and you don't need to know web programming or mysql.

I second Photoshelter.  From what I know now, I would have saved money if I had gone this route.  Another advantage to Photoshelter is that they are searchable through Picturengine, unlike Ktools.

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Selling Stock Direct / Re: Simplest way to start your own website?
« on: February 23, 2013, 18:33 »
Thank you very much Paulie. Do you use their licensing terms (RF and Personal use)? Is there anyway to add an Extended License?
One big question about the tax setting? What you guys do with tax?  Can we just leave it blank? I dont plan to sell prints, just digital downloads.

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Selling Stock Direct / Re: Simplest way to start your own website?
« on: February 22, 2013, 22:01 »
Thanks for your reply, guys. I had a look at photodeck, it looks pretty much similar to photoshelter, right?. Both provide you with hosting and you dont need any coding to set it up, except that photodeck dont charge the transaction fee. But i have heard that in term of SEO photoshelter is better? Please correct me if i am wrong.

@Pinocchio: How long did it take you to set it up (i mean setting up all the features, not counting the time uploading and keywording your port) and do you think i could do it myself without help if i dont know any programming language? And yes the zoom feature would be great. Does it update automaticcaly at photoshelter? or you have to do it manually? (i saw the nightmare of updating with Ktools and for me that is a big no no)

First of all, I recommend you keyword your images and add every scrap of metadata you need before you upload them anywhere; keep these as your master archive, and keep them in a safe place/s.

There are a number of steps to setting up a PS web site; this is from memory, and may not be complete or totally accurate.
1.  After signing up, you need to get a domain name.  PS will help with this a little, but mostly you'll work with the hosting company you choose.
2.  Choose a template - trivial, and I believe you can change your mind as often as you like, the new template can display images already uploaded, no need to upload again.
3.  You can set up a PS web site in a couple of hours, and do not need any programming skills of any kind.  The bulk of your time should be spent formulating a gallery and collection structure to organize your images into galleries/collections, and crafting the various page, gallery/collection and other descriptions.  This part of the preparation is probably best done on paper or a whiteboard before you do any uploading.  Setting up your web site is a matter of filling descriptive text into boxes - no technical skill required; you will need a) the descriptive text for pages, galleries, collections and so on, and b) the metadata in your images which PS will automatically extract and populate into the relevant text boxes for you to refine if necessary.  You can test drive your web site after every change, just keep filling in text until you are happy.  I assume you have looked at a number of photographer's web sites, and have a good idea of what will work for you.
4.  PS has an SEO grader which seems to be very good; it identifies any relevant input that you've left blank.
5.  However, getting the most out of your web site requires more than you've done to this point.  You need to feed the search engines (Google) by providing some additional information.  To do this, you will need some webmaster skills, and this is likely the most technical step in the whole process.  I've heard tell that PS will not/cannot help you with the Webmaster stuff, not sure if that's true, so you might ask.  You can use Google Webmaster Tools (free, just google it).  Based on what I've read in the PS forums, this step is very important; there are photographers who reported large changes in google rank before and after doing the webmaster bit.

Regards

Thank you so much Pinocchio for taking the time writing these steps. I have a better idea now. I think i will sign up for the trial offer on PS and see how it goes.

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Prices vs volume - John Lund
« on: February 22, 2013, 09:15 »
I must say, every time i get an image XS size sold at FT (net me 25c), i get more upset than happy, especially if it's a good seller. if i could, i would opt out of all sub (except at SS which is worthwhile), and all small size sales.

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Selling Stock Direct / Re: Simplest way to start your own website?
« on: February 22, 2013, 09:04 »
Thanks for your reply, guys. I had a look at photodeck, it looks pretty much similar to photoshelter, right?. Both provide you with hosting and you dont need any coding to set it up, except that photodeck dont charge the transaction fee. But i have heard that in term of SEO photoshelter is better? Please correct me if i am wrong.

@Pinocchio: How long did it take you to set it up (i mean setting up all the features, not counting the time uploading and keywording your port) and do you think i could do it myself without help if i dont know any programming language? And yes the zoom feature would be great. Does it update automaticcaly at photoshelter? or you have to do it manually? (i saw the nightmare of updating with Ktools and for me that is a big no no)

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Selling Stock Direct / Simplest way to start your own website?
« on: February 21, 2013, 10:40 »
Hello to everyone!
This is my first post here, but i have been reading this forum for a while and i find the members here are really friendly and am really thankful for all the informative posts.
I am an illustrator with a niche subject. I also do video (travel mostly), and animation.
I have been thinking of having my own website (for selling my images only for now) for a while but i have no knowledge about web building, coding, .. the most i can do is to customize my Zazzle store! I could learn but i dont really want to spend time on that right now, and also i am not very comfortable with hiring someone to do it for me.
So i read through the forum and i guess my best bet right now is Photoshelter? They dont support vector file but i am OK with selling Jpeg as my illustrations are selling mostly in jpeg anyway. I could not find FAQ from their website. It looks like i just need to purchase a domain name and then get a package from PS? Any requirement for the system or any hosting on top of that? I am using Windows and dont plan to change anything unless it's really a must.
I would love to hear from people who have used Photoshelter here, how easy and straightforward is it, are you happy with it?
Any other suggestions would also be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance.

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