What is tha posted image supposed to be?  Why would the typical micro buyer download it?  LCV means low commercial value, yes?  Low, not zero?  So it may sell for a quarter one time in two years.  Who wants a collection full of cintent like that?  If you're wrong %3 of the time, so what, if a tighter collection draws more overall as a user experience.

would agree IF these reviewers actually knew WHICH would sell and which wouldnt - but they DON'T so it makes things worse for buyers and sellers by restricting the market.  once again, the solution isnt fewer acceptances, but better search methods  - categories, eg, are a waste off time - who can sort thru the milliton images under 'nature' or 'architecture'?

until then, the best strategy is to submit large numbers of quality pictures and ignore any subjective rejections

Quote from: cascoly on September 07, 2011, 15:25

had several batches sitting over the weekend - about 150 images. then suddenly 100% reject - they must be clearing their backlog!

I'd really curious what are they like, after 150 all getting rejected...

it's a VERY broad sample, from over 2 years - travel, people, markets, nature, textures, landmarks, urban, rural, etc, etc - basically look at my SS portfolio of over 5K imkages and most of those would be rejected if submitted now - worst are  the editorial rejections from reviewers who still dont know the difference between breaking news and editorial - but 100% rejection is just ludicrous

I'm not sure there is really much they can do to improve. Maybe adding collections, but their huge database of files makes that a large undertaking. They kind of backed themselves into a corner with the subs model. I guess they could go the opposite route and offer more individual sales, but I assumed that was what the acquiring BigStock was for. And that seems to have been kind of a bust (at least from my perspective). It will be interesting to see what they come up with though.

one possibility would be to phase out the current subs and replace them with subs that limit the size of image you can download, or charge more credits per download, etc

re the probationary acceptance - that's a great idea -
and would take few resources to implement - the probationary files could have a flag set, and then the system would automatically delete images with that flag and < Y  sales after X days, otherwise the flag would be removed; so no further human attention would be needed

123 has a unique definition of pending -- if you send in 10 and 2 are accepted, 2 rejected, the other 6 will have notes about what needs to be fixed, but still will list as pending.

i didnt find this out for a long time, and many 'pending ' had simple things wrong like desc too short, etc

i agree with the uselessness of LCV, but unfortunately, lazy reviewers would just use "we have too many of this subject" or "not what we were looking for" or "snapshot"  rather than report an actual technical detail

 i agree compeltely agencies should review for quality ONLY

storage is cheap, and it would relatively easy to copy DT where they delete images that havent sold in 4 years

you might also want to check 3d studios [my link's below], especially if you're actually doing 3d stuff.

they take regular stock too - they're small but pay well - from $3 to $20 per sale with a 70% royalty rate

 steve

2. Do you think less of the posts of people who are anonymous?

thanks

depends on the content - if it's general response to discussions, i dont see much of a problem

but when the anon is posting supposed advice based on their experience i treat it as near worthless  - eg posts that get specific about portfolio content, rejections, income, etc when there is no trace to examine

Or for example only members of certain sites who has been with that site for at least 3 years can cast a vote.. Just an idea...

It would nearly be impossible to abuse.. Let's say X site has 200.000 members and 120.000 has been a member for more than 3 years.. Only those people should be able to vote.. This will prevent sites creating fake accounts since they will have to wait 3 years to manipulate anything..

Or even better: you must have a google account older than 2 years to be able to participate.. There are many ways to prevent abuse..

nothing is impossible to hack or abuse, and this suggestion cries out for misuse.  look at tripadvisor and other ratings sites that have obvious trolls and competitors spamming.  any anonymous system justs asks for abuse, with the victim having no way to address alleged problems



as far as poll tax requirements - how many sites get 200K 'members'?  why would google even want to address such a tiny proportion of the internet?

The3dStudio.com

http://t3ds.com/m/468058

from their home page


The3dStudio.com is the oldest and largest 2D & 3D resource site on the Internet. Our collection of 3D models, stock photos / images, and textures for programs such as Autodesk 3ds max, Photoshop, Cinema 4D, Lightwave, Maya, Vue, Blender, and many others is vast and it is growing larger each day. We are your one-stop shop for all things related to 3D Models, Stock Images, and all types of CGI and graphic design.

Sales are slow, but they pay high royalties - averaging from $3 - $10 per sale with a relatively painless submission process  - i've done better with them than with graphics leftovers, feature, yay, deposit and cutcaster combined

  If the images don't make the RM size requirements, then I'll submit them to DT where they will get accepted.  I haven't tried 123 RF yet.

i use the SS required caption [pthough they'll reject if there's a , or . out of place!  most of the ediotiral go thru fine at dreamstime and 123

ss reviewers just get sillier - the latest is rejecting images submitted as editorial because they dont have releases!

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what is all this about SAFE SEARCH? The button is fairly hidden, it's true, but that's not my gripe. I guess that if you don't want your kids to see 'dodgy' pics, then this is reasonable...
My problem is that it is blocking ALL SORTS OF STUFF! From a basket of fruit to a (relatively harmless) scorpion.
Now, I guess some people may be phobic about the scorpion so the 'safe search' option may be protecting them (but I doubt it!) - but a bowl of fruit??? Come on....!
Sigh....

that goes along with SS ban of the word 'colored' as a keyword!

Perhaps the company has been too lenient in the past on quality.It has a huge library now and if it continued accepting the majority of content submitted by its contributors the quality would be diluted.
If as the majority in this thread suspect,the inspection has got harder,i would except the new standard,learn it and match it .Simple.

that's precisely the problem - there IS no standard - rather it's random selection of reviewers ,many of whom do NOT follow the existing standards

one solution is a better search algorithm, rather than limiting the collection - netflix PAID for a contest to improve their recommendations algorothm.  no ms agency seems to be investing much effort in fine tuning the search based on buyer's needs.

for example, in the initial search limit the # of similars shown, BUT indicate there are similars so the buyer can choose how to continue
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