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« on: March 03, 2015, 10:39 »
How cruel, you are holding your summer shots back from those poor Australians? It's nice when those creative boosts happen - I know editing and submitting may not be too creative, but it usually leads to something that is! I'm entering a slowish month so I hope to do some submitting also.
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« on: February 27, 2015, 15:08 »
My 13 year old just got a $62 payment from youtube ads on his video game walkthroughs. Someone is making the big bucks!
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« on: February 26, 2015, 10:48 »
Please let us know how many applications you received on April 30 and the numbers you accepted/refused!
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« on: February 24, 2015, 21:04 »
(Edited to make more sense :O)So what does Red Bubble do, they act like an "agent" don't they, even though you set your own prices? Don't both companies originate in Australia? Has RB had sweeping changes this tax year?
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« on: February 23, 2015, 13:50 »
How are they reported? I opted out right away, but still I am seeing $2 subscription sales from this weekend.
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« on: February 22, 2015, 01:49 »
I have a few templates marked to purchase on Graphic River, guess I better decide which ones I need the most and buy before everyone pulls their products! I can't find the InDesign ones anywhere else.
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« on: February 18, 2015, 12:32 »
Bigstock: [/We are gearing up for some changes.
Please bear with us while we perform some updates and improvements to the site.
Bigstock will be available again shortly.quote]
That "changes" word is troubling.
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« on: February 18, 2015, 11:26 »
I'm a total junkie... can't check my stats.... panic.... thinking the worst... Are they updating something?
Exciting News!
Shutterstock has been purchased by Walmart and we plan to shake up the industry...
Ackkk even the buyers' site is down.
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« on: February 17, 2015, 10:52 »
I haven't submitted there, but I buy from them so I feel like I have a right to be a bit invested in this conversation. what ? (edit - love the auto correct for naughty acronyms  ) Especially after recent announcements like this: http://www.microstockgroup.com/photodune/envato's-growth-in-2014/They pull in a quarter billion dollars and try to work the system to pay less taxes at the expense of their artists? (edited again - they "paid out" a quarter billion, that means they collected a heck of a lot more than that!)
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« on: February 12, 2015, 12:49 »
GREAT POST, but it hasn't been 10 years, I think maybe 4 or 5. I joined in 2006 and it was a few years after that! I think it was when I shot a series of Irish dance photos that they didn't want, around 2011 (of course they were happy to select what I thought was the worst one... ah well). But they do have all those lovely series with "turn-of-the-century" styling and digital cameras.  Had a chuckle when considering a glaringly obvious DT failure . . . that they have spent the last 10 years insisting on a mad "similars" policy.
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« on: February 11, 2015, 11:00 »
Can anyone remember when DT announced their exciting news about giving photos away to some mysterious partner? I didn't take note of when I opted out of partner sales, but my sales started getting bad in August. Maybe their partner program was earning 25% - 50% of my earnings? Or is it because there are so many former Istock Exclusives on the roster?
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« on: February 07, 2015, 00:41 »
My biggest hesitation right now is that it is only 9.95 (or so...) wasn't it over $30 when they introduced it? What happens to everyone once they renew in a year? 9.95 per month in perpetuity sounds fairly reasonable. But then again, I paid a lot for CS5 and don't feel the need to throw any more money at Adobe until absolutely necessary.
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« on: February 02, 2015, 15:12 »
I can't imagine a parallel universe exists where Fotolia could possibly outsell Shutterstock?
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« on: January 31, 2015, 12:14 »
Wow, I am not posting doom and gloom for once - on this last day of the month my SS sales are 2x both 2014 and 2013 (which were almost the same and still not bad). Had no el's but several SOD's ranging from sub value to $19.04. That column sure adds up nicely. Hopefully new norm!
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« on: January 27, 2015, 11:10 »
Doesn't look like it would be very helpful for selling stock photography. Doesn't import keywords or offer digital downloads. BUT if you are looking to sell prints of weddings or events it would be worth a try. It seems a little overpriced ($70) for the little you get compared to say Graph Paper Press. It is a plugin, so you do still need a theme.
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« on: January 23, 2015, 10:25 »
When you get offered "insulting" deals, it's not so much the agencies that have changed, it's the expectations of the contributors.
Interesting observation and I think it is quite accurate. How many of us were happy with 25 cents per DL when we started with SS but now want much more? I think you're right here - the agencies have had their way with us for years, only now we are starting to notice.
Maybe we were happy with 25 cents in 2006, but back then I had a D70 and a set of cheap hot lights. I have budgeted to buy a body in March that is 30 mp larger than that D70, I have invested tens of thousands in my business and then there's that little nuisance they call inflation that has been steadily rising since I bought my first RF at Istock. I don't live in a third world country, 25 cents doesn't cut it any more.
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« on: January 22, 2015, 11:03 »
When I said "They" I meant DT would have to come up with something better for their artists or they won't have any left in the deal - not Google. This was likely some kindof contra deal where Google exchanged a certain value of advertising credits and DT gave them the sweet redistribution license. So when they (DT) say they pay $2 per image, they likely received 10 times that.
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« on: January 22, 2015, 10:51 »
So let's say that Google decides offering an opt-out doesn't make sense for their deal with DT and removes the option to opt-out. What then?
Either Google walks away or they negotiate a fair rate for the artists. (EDIT - when I said "They" I meant DT would have to come up with something better for their artists or they won't have any in the deal) Don't forget - if everyone opts out DT will have no content to sell via their OTHER partners, so they lose more than the Google revenue.
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« on: January 21, 2015, 20:53 »
It must be easy to have awesome sales at DP if you are the only artist left there. I thought everyone was going to boycott/quit? Am I ever stupid.
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« on: January 21, 2015, 11:42 »
Is there no authorized service in your town? I live in a pretty small market, and Nikon has a recommended service guy here.
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« on: January 20, 2015, 21:34 »
If DT doesn't have the balls to chime into this discussion that tells me enough - I am out 
DT won't respond here because the first question I'd ask would be "did you receive an upfront payment from Google for this deal, in addition to per-image revenues, and if so what was the amount?" And they'd have to reply "terms of the deal are not being disclosed".
Then they'd tell us that these are sales which we otherwise would not have gotten. But what they really mean is, sales THEY otherwise would not have gotten.
And that's all we'd get.
I doubt you will ever see DT respond here considering the last time he visited (around 2 years ago) Serban was treated so badly he said he'd had enough and would NEVER speak up on MSG again.
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« on: January 20, 2015, 11:39 »
Yes they don't provide a selective opt-out. And i opted-out all.
I think that working with Google i will loose much more than "lost" 2$ now. This will damage my business in general.
If everyone has opted out, it will hurt DT's business also. What about all the "partners" who suddenly have no inventory to sell? I don't know how many deals they have, but the Google deal better be great for them if their existing partners suffer!
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« on: January 19, 2015, 14:25 »
Exciting News! = Better grab a cold one and give it a few minutes before you open this email.
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« on: January 19, 2015, 14:20 »
To opt out: http://www.dreamstime.com/alliancesI was not opted in - opted out when they wanted us to donate to a "big secret partner" and donating is almost the same as $2 unrestricted as far as I'm concerned.
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