Looks to me like the one actually good feature of FeaturePics (setting your own price) is basically gone. 

Just so you guys know, I posted about this on NiltoMil and Shutterstock almost immediately contacted me offering to answer any questions I can't find answers to (previous life I was in law)... so if you have questions, try to accumulate them here or post them to N2M and I'll submit them when I reply to them.  Hopefully having a direct line to some answers will help everyone.

1 euro / 1.5 $ flat (retail price) for the higher resolution.

How much do they keep? How much do we make?

Whoa, you have prices?  You're ahead of me!  lol

I wrote this awhile ago on top 10 tips to get your first 10 accepted at SS.

http://www.niltomil.com/microstock-world/top-10-about-the-first-10/

Most importantly:
2) Stay within your abilities.
9) Avoid subjects stock agencies reject.

You've heard a few of the other ones on my list already.  I disagree with leaving a note for the reviewer but that's just me and only out of a feeling that it has never, in 4 years,  helped me at all and often I feel it has hurt, whether that's true or not.

Don't use this opportunity to do difficult things - do it simply, cleanly, and avoid the rejection reasons.

Shutterstock's rejection reasons
    * Focus�Your image is not in focus or focus is not located where we feel it works best.
    * Composition�Limited commercial value due to framing, cropping, and/or composition.
    * Poor Lighting�Poor or uneven lighting, or shadows. White balance may be incorrect.
    * Lighting Problems�Purple fringe, blown highlights or lenses flare.
    * Noise�Noise, film grain, over-sharpening, or artifacts at full size.
    * Glitch�There was a technical problem with your upload. Please resubmit.
    * Trademark�Contains potential trademark or copyright infringement�not editorial.
    * Overuse�Overuse of noise reduction software.
    * Keywords�Your keywords must directly relate to the image (relevancy). Please edit your keyword choices and resubmit.
    * Editing�Your illustration has rough edges.
    * Limited Commercial Value�We do not need this image at this time
    * Similar Submissions�Too many of the same subject.

Agency rejection reasons: http://www.niltomil.com/tricks/list-of-rejection-reasons/

I just wanted to be first to say that word on MSG since the site won't be out until "later today."

I have 100 beta invites to a brand new site if anyone is interested...or at least I will once the site comes out.  Something about my blog brings these type of sites to me!   

So if anyone is looking to add #120382038 to your list, I'm your man ... in about 12 hours.

(If you NEVER are going to sign up for a new site again ever, just block this forum in your profile...)

Oh - for the record I'm not affiliated with PixelFetch, I think they're in England?  Let me google this phone number... Yes, UK.  +44 is the country code...

At any rate, will let you know when it's live.  Thought I'd get a jump on this now.

Update on the "deletes":

http://www.microstockgroup.com/bigstock-com/BigStock-deleting-old-photos-will-not-affect-your-upload-approval-rating/

Thanks for the feedback.. 

yer welcome - and thanks for listening.

Rejection percentages seem to be the way to go.. although people seemed to get grumpy about another agencies stab at this recently.  

That would be me for one.  And I think my grumpy has almost nothing to do with limits.  I mean DT has limits, IS has limits and StockXpert has limits - and I've never ranted or raved or yelled about ANY of those limits.  Because they seem "fair."  DT counts all time but has an 80% mark to reach - that's fair.  IS has had theirs forever - that's fair.  StockXpert recently cut theirs in half and while I'm unhappy about it, it's fair.

What wasn't fair about Bigstock's move is that the % has been marked "experimental" for years.  Didn't count for, against, anything.  And it says "90 days" is the term they're judging but it's not true.  There was no warning and if you have been with BigStock for years, too bad your early stuff was rejected or you made mistakes while you learned this game because we're holding those against you for all time.

How I would approach this is simple:

1) announce the change.  "Starting May 21st..." about a week or two early.
2) make it make sense.  "Anyone with approvals under 80% are going to be subject to limitations."
3) make the limits MOVEable.  80% at 3000 images is a lot different than 80% at 30 images.  How fair is it that someone with 3000 approvals at 75% won't be able to upload at full speed for a YEAR while the guy with 80% at 30 can upload full speed tomorrow?  Who has helped your agency more?  So if your real concern is noobs uploading too much, keep the limits set for people under 1000 images, 2500 images, 5000 images - who cares - but some number that means something to you.  Sure, the people with 78% and 858 images will be mad.  They have 858/1100 though and another 150 good images puts them in range.  People at 850 images with 2000 submitted shouldn't get to complain.

That's what I'd do anyways.  It would be hard to get angry at an agency that warns you of a fair change coming that you can live with.  That's all we're asking.

There are no big 6, that's what's confusing.

SS
DT
IS
FT

That's the top 4.  Beyond that, you're stretching.

BigStock
123
StockXpert
CanStockPhoto

That's the next level - stuff you can occasionally get money from.

CS, FP, YM, MP, ZM, SV, etc. are all the "good luck" places.  That's just how it generally shakes out.  Everyone's port is different but that's the basics.

What do you not like about the CV ?

Everything.

I wouldn't delete it - one day it may count against you.

I think you mean Veer but I know what you mean...that stinks but realistically today is the cutoff date for uploads and they can't get a disk fully loaded by the transfer time, so I would guess that's it.  Can't you have them put your disk up on Veer tomorrow?  lol

I fixed your name in the first post Ben - it was just a copy/paste from the email I got.  

I guess I got to scoop this one first because of NiltoMil - that's always fun!

If you want my support you only need to do one thing really well.  You decide what that is.  I think it should be allow embed in our own sites, own places - with a code that we get credit for the sales.  I like FeaturePics for this now but it's not perfect.