Rubyroo � you stated that you do not like free sites but you are more than willing to accept what RGB can give.  We at RGB Towers don�t expect anyone to fall to their knees out of gratitude for our help but your words stung like a smack in the face.  The RGB team wants to see Stockfresh succeed.  We want to see Stockfresh exceed StockXpert�s aspirations.  We are willing to do what we can to help you achieve this even though we don�t owe a single one of you a living.  What�s not to like?

Okay, so RGB supplies free, good quality images.  We supply ordinary people with non-commercial stock because not everyone has a business account that stretches to buying microstock images.  Ask yourself why SXC still survives but StockXpert doesn�t.  Because SXC is useful to iStock and its use outweighs the very limited potential threat to business.  StockXpert, on the other hand, was a direct rival offering better incentives and had to die.  Stockfresh has risen from those bitter ashes and it is in all our interests to see it fly.  Members of the RGB team have worked with and/or for Peter for a number of years including myself.  It�s an association that worked rather well right up until Gettyisation.  Although we RGBers are independent we are happy to continue to work with Peter and direct traffic to Stockfresh; traffic we anticipate will grow as fast as RGB is currently growing .  Just because we at RGB provide free images it does not make us either an enemy or a rival.

I hope I�ve made RGB�s position clear and that we can all move on from here.  :0)

Acknowledgement to lisafx for her kind words and to Phil who was puzzled by my comment.