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Messages - cthoman
2751
« on: March 15, 2011, 10:48 »
How dare you post something positive!  Kidding. Congrats.
2752
« on: March 15, 2011, 09:57 »
I think that the bottom 10%(? my guess) of the client base could be sacrificed, and prices could be raised and the bottom line would still be greater than it is now. I had a quick look at Shutterstock, my EL and on demand money usually exceed the sub money for and given period. So what if you said, the heck with subscriptions, not even raised prices, those on subs would still buy images, maybe not as many but I'll bet the bottom line would be greater than it is now.
That's kind of how I feel. Yeah, those 38 cents add up, but they add up faster if they are a dollar, $2 or $5. I just worry about sustainability at some of these lower prices.
2753
« on: March 15, 2011, 00:33 »
I've been wondering this question for a while, so I figured I'd ask the mob. How much micro is too much micro? Should things cost a buck? 5 bucks? More?
iStock has always been one of my better agencies, but I've done better as they've raised prices. Shutterstock does well and is less expensive with subs, but they also seem to have more and more on demand. Not to mention that they have more EL's than all the agencies combined. I also have some midstock agencies that sell well at higher prices.
It just makes me wonder if the lower prices are even necessary, and what is the ideal price where volume meets revenue.
2754
« on: March 14, 2011, 18:47 »
...only a few need images of a donkey or a screwdriver. Why not let us continue creating what buyers need the most.
They would be way better off deleting images with less than 10 sales in a year or so, clean up the database and keep everyone happy.
I'm certainly not changing my subjects just because Shutterstock doesn't want this and that at this point of time. That would mean more for the other agencies untill Shutterstock went back to normal.
*, I just finished my series of donkeys with screwdrivers. I think SS's problem is that they don't actually want to take the time to differentiate what should be let in and what shouldn't, so you get these weird rules as temporary fixes. I think it's part of the growing pains of all these agencies. They need to figure out better ways to approve, manage/organize and remove content.
2755
« on: March 14, 2011, 18:33 »
Thank you.
Cory, I should have the site set up for vectors soon. If you are interested, the door will be wide open for you.
Thanks. I'll definitely have to check it out.
2756
« on: March 14, 2011, 13:27 »
Exactly. The company which is paying one of the worst commissions in industry is slowly fading away in favour of its competitors. Why are many of us so worried? Except for exclusives - for whom I feel sorry - it's actually a good deal for us in the long term.
Actually, the royalty percent is low, but my commissions per sale are actually pretty good comparatively. Like most agencies, there are things IS is getting right and things they are getting wrong. It would be a shame to see them fade away just for the things that they got wrong.
2757
« on: March 14, 2011, 13:22 »
Congrats! I applaud the effort and I'd love to see more little agencies with fair prices and payment pop up.
2758
« on: March 14, 2011, 10:26 »
But as you can tell by the majority of responses here, very few can make this happen.
This sounds about right. It's tough. Expect road blocks, walls and delays. It would be nice to do it perfectly, but it may not come out that way. Especially if you are like me, and like to do things that aren't popular. But, what's the fun in doing it someone else's way when you can do it the wrong way your own way. 
2759
« on: March 13, 2011, 14:14 »
I nominate:
Mr Bojangles the cat
An autographed picture of Pat Sajak
An oak log with a wig on
A Tickle Me Elmo
A Spiderman costume
I like that a whole thread is devoted to nominating 5 people to keep secrets.
I just reread that and am literally LOL. "An oak log with a wig on" ROFL
What? You don't have all these things just laying around your office set up at a child's tea party table? Well, everything, but the Spiderman costume because you've gotta wear that (of course). In all seriousness, I have my doubts anytime someone is nominated to represent my interests. It makes me wonder about the viability of a joint or coop agencies that others have talked about. It must be trust issues or just that other contributors are actually strangers (for me). Maybe, we need one of those team building weekend retreats.
2760
« on: March 13, 2011, 12:50 »
I nominate: Mr Bojangles the cat An autographed picture of Pat Sajak An oak log with a wig on A Tickle Me Elmo A Spiderman costume I like that a whole thread is devoted to nominating 5 people to keep secrets.
2761
« on: March 13, 2011, 11:28 »
I'm sure that Sean for one would be happier knowing that this was a genuine, unpreventable, major fraud assault (assuming for the moment that it is) and not just his agent's negligence or worse.
That information would be nice, but it wouldn't really affect you financially. The fraud already happened, and we are paying for it. I guess my point is that I've never signed an NDA where money wasn't going to be exchanged. I suppose if the news was bad like more fraud was unpreventable, then you could try to leave before it happened. But, what would that involve? Pulling your portfolio? Going non-exclusive?
2762
« on: March 13, 2011, 11:03 »
I can't imagine signing the NDA. It doesn't really seem like you have much to gain from it. It seems better to just not know.
2763
« on: March 11, 2011, 12:58 »
Can someone assist me with setting up an Extended License price point using KTools? What I did was create a Price Scheme with a Master of "Extended License" and a sub-entry of "EL", in which I set a price of $99.
However the choice is not showing up for my images, so obviously I misunderstood the manual instructions. Any help would be greatly appeciated.
Pricing schemes need to be turned on for each image. You can batch edit them, but if you already have the sizes thing set up, that might be easier to add in.
2764
« on: March 10, 2011, 10:01 »
I really like words with Greek letters - first time I saw one I actually bursted out laughing ...
I had the same reaction. I pulled one up with a pi symbol, and I started cracking up. Then, hit refresh.
2765
« on: March 06, 2011, 18:40 »
Well, the $2.50 vs $5.00 royalties is normal for $10 files. They sell files for half price when you buy credit packs. So the same would be true for royalties of $3.75 vs $7.50 royalties depending on whether the buyer buys credits. Now why sometimes files cost $15 and sometimes they are $10, I don't know. I looked at my sales and they are mixed in together for me as well. 
2766
« on: March 06, 2011, 15:04 »
Sounds weird. Mine are still $10
Your images are $15 for me. The reason I noticed was because I got a few $7.50 commissions. I didn't know if there was an announcement. Also, it still says $10 on the pricing page.
2767
« on: March 06, 2011, 12:06 »
I noticed my vectors are $15 instead of $10 now. Did they raise prices? Was there an overall raise or just for the eps?
2768
« on: March 05, 2011, 17:02 »
Do you take site design orders?
LOL. I think it's best for my sanity if I don't work on any other web projects for a while.
2769
« on: March 05, 2011, 14:18 »
Thanks!
2770
« on: March 04, 2011, 16:35 »
New site design went live today at mystockvectors! Feel free to try and break it.
2771
« on: March 03, 2011, 12:45 »
Imagine if microstocks were like traditional retailers, and when a supplier offered them something better than what they had, they gave it some choice shelf space, instead of a dusty niche in a warehouse...
Not to be argumentative, but it's not really the best products that reach the shelves. It's the best marketed ones.
2772
« on: March 03, 2011, 12:12 »
Its not only delivering high quality products for contributors, it will soon be about valueing those contributors for agencies too.)
When is that going to happen? Do I have to wait long?
2773
« on: March 02, 2011, 14:18 »
It's one thing to copy the idea, but taking the keywords too is pretty cheesy.
2774
« on: March 02, 2011, 10:51 »
I got an email from them as well. They found me from HAI. It looks like a nice enough site. I did find their pricing a little confusing though.
2775
« on: March 01, 2011, 18:47 »
It's working now for me. Without even resubmitting. Thanks
Me too. Thanks.
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