repeat...oops
now all of this can be put to rest!!

It's like fishing...you do it equally for pleasure as much as the hope of catching something...unless you're one of those guys on "Deadliest Catch"...whole nother ball game there.

I've begun uploading 1 image per month...this month they accepted it, so now I'm at 100% acceptance 

I would blow them off completely but I still cash out 1 - 2 times per month. In the next 6 months, they will officially have the most out-of-date stock collection online.

I think u need to be commended for how you've dealt with the issues above. How and ever, coming on here is extremely risky and maybe youd be best advised not to in the future if u want to protect your bizness.

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I TOTALLY commend ANY of the sites that come in here and exchange feedback with the photogs. There are a few sites that are oblivious to the cares and concerns of their contributors. On a negative note, I've been with Zym from the beginning with no sales to date. I've stopped uploading until I see some results. Same with MostPhotos but actually had my first sale there 3 days ago, but still not uploading anything until I see legit action. But both Zym and MP have been very responsive to the boards here, and for that I salute them whole-heartedly.

When I run out of ideas, I shoot the dog 

ouch!...aren't there laws against that? 

...wonder how many plaid jacket are in his closet?

download a copy of Knoppix. You'll also need to download a CD burn tool that will burn ISO images. Burn an ISO of Knoppix to a CD. Boot your machine from the CD. Knoppix is a linux OS that runs from your drive and can access any/all of your drives and you should be able to darag and drop everything from the crapped drive to another external or internal. It worked for me when one of my drives s@*t the bed.

I would also recommend downloading Clonezilla and start periodically making ISO backups of your drives. Next time one goes down, you simply reload your latest image of that drive and all of your data, applications (including Windows or whatever OS you're using), and all your user names/password are intact.

Hope this helps - good luck.

Hi guys,
I can't give a way too much right now, but trust me, you won't be receiving $.01 a download.
Thanks!
-Steve

Steve, I hope this isn't a cryptic way of saying "it won't be $0.01 per download, but it might be $0.04 0r $0.09 per download." I nkow you guys want to hold out the details until you get them worked out, but the math is pretty frightening.

Please throw SOME kind of additional info 

hopefully they'll come around (especially with the new subscription setup) when they realize they're buyers will switch to sites with new fresh images...or they'll die : )

I am all for this!  It's great to see 123RF aggressively pursuing new customers. 

With the rate of new contributors outpacing new buyers on pretty much all the sites right now, and sales sort of stagnant across the board, I applaud 123RF's efforts to open up new markets. 

Yes, it may mean some lower royalties in the short run, but I will welcome those bonus royalties because it will mean a new customer has discovered my portfolio, and hopefully will become a repeat customer. 

ditto, very well put.

in an attempt to see if their rejections had anything to do with mass uploading, I submitted 1 image a day for 30 days. Results: 2 out of 30 accepted. Prior to the rejection flurry, my acceptance was 92%. I am now going to upload 1 image a month until they come back around or go under...way too much effort for that ratio.
On a positive note, June was my BME with them regarding sales. The irony is that 75% of the photos shot down over the last 30 days are from the same shoots that are selling very well there. Crack babies at the reviewer helm I guess...just don't get it.

If I am behind the wheel of a car; I AM A DRIVER
If I have a gun, walking thru the woods looking to shoot some game to eat; I AM A HUNTER
If I am pushing a shopping cart thru a supermarket; I AM A SHOPPER
If I'm in a DR's office waiting to be seen; I AM A PATIENT
Cranky MIZ
The voice of reason

just cause you put out a fire doesn't make you a fireman

Quote from: Read_My_Rights on June 20, 2008, 07:58

Should I add to my description clarifying that similar photos are already in their database?

MR issues are sometimes the case, but this comment by the OP suggests that there might be some other reason.

But perhaps the responses are only in regard to the last person to add on, rather than the actual person who started the thread.

okay, in response to the top of the thread; I usually get 1 - 2 of these a month. The ones that do not require a release i simply leave alone. Eventually they all have been approved. Don't worry about it, leave them up there and there's a better than average chance they'll get through. Surley if he/she were doing something against policy, IS would simply decline the image.