Oh, my! It looks like it's contagious! I would not bother with this browser, if not for the brilliant script of deymosD, which works only in Mozila. At the moment everything works perfectly for me.

No problem, I just reloaded the page and everything worked, but funny that we were talking about it and there was the Red Sofa.

You didn't mention that you were running a script, which couldn't find the new data. Haven't used it in some time, what does he have now that makes the script special? Yes it was brilliant work.

Hold Control and reload, that should clear the cache and be fresh without going into complicated settings.

I don't know if the Control F5 still works.

Quote from: trabuco on March 09, 2019, 02:31

Hi.

Can I ask you why this step? It's not enough to set the titles/descriptions and keywords on the web? I don't use to do it and can see my pictures well indexed (I think so).

Thanks.

If you include data in the file you don't need to add data every time you load to a different site.

Right, everyone has their own best workflow, we use different software, we have different ways to upload, and plans for batches, large or small. But having the metadata embedded in every image is the single universal, best practice for managing images.

Once you have the data, you'll never have to enter it again, only update if you have new ideas.

Eventually keyword lists or saved word groups will also be useful if someone is shooting similar subjects over time.

Ah sorry I should clarify it's $1,000 per month across all the agencies at the end of last year. Jan. was $750 ~ I sidetracked myself in to talking about total revenue

The opening post was about the nose dive in SS sales this month ~ which has now reached a lofty total of $37  ~ so far not so good 

Makes more sense that way. 

What's a poster frame? I guess I don't know or use that.

Hi everybody, fairly new to stock photography and wondering what you boys and girls do as far as a workflow for getting photos ready, keywording and then submitting to the likes of Shutterstock, AdobeStock etc.

I'm positive there are people who have better methods, but just to answer. Once I have the editing and culling finished, ready to upload, renamed and whatever else.

1) I add keywords to every image, batch add if they are similar, then go to SS and use the keywording tool to find words I might have missed. Paste that into everything. If single image same. Important always have the best keywords Title and Description embeded in the files.

2) Upload in batches depending on the site.

3) check online for errors and data

4) Wait

Alternate plan B - Use Stock Submitter and send everything to everyplace, all at once, ftp.

#2 alternate plan, Upload Editorial to SS. Then Upload Illustrations to AS. ftp Video to Pond5 Different agencies get different files. Alamy doesn't get the same as Microstock. Some that go to Alamy, never go to Microstock.
Have fun!

5) Move the files from the folder "ready to upload" (often with agency folders below) to Uploaded to all in case some day I want to add someplace or upload.

6) Back up to My Micro 2019 on the external drive.

Watch the money roll in. 

Sometimes I have a folder for rejections, that I can look back at and decide if they should be re-evaluated, uploaded again, or left in the rejection folder.

I also have a folder Not Uploaded, On Hold and Microstock Ideas, which means I'm probably going to re-shot because I rejected them myself.

I get an �unsecure form� message. I also tried the �Report to moderator� link at the bottom of the spam post and got the same error.

And we can't edit messages. The new server or something else has caused some issues.

Try again as the Post edit function isn't working

Been doing this since 2011 though slow to begin with I didn't really get round to major uploading until 2013.

3,000 images in SS 1,700 on Adobe

5,000 on Alamy

Normally in the first week things are good and you can extrapolate what you'll get by the end of the month. 

Perhaps Easter has come early?  or maybe its this "Carnival" thing in Europe I learned about this week.

Hopefully sales will come in later in the month 

I think 2009 or 2010, but didn't add most until 2012 or 2013. 4,500 on SS under 1,000 on AS. I stopped caring about IS (they removed 3,657 of my images when they changed to Getty) and Alamy resting for now, 1,799 which means I take what falls on me, no protest or complaints, just bored. Mostly trying to add to P5 now and see what happens.

Hopefully you will recover some, I just can't understand dropping from $1,000 in a month to under $50 that's the worst I've ever heard of.

Oh my sales remain flat, Adobe is growing, without any extra effort or different attention. If it wasn't for increased subs and OD, I would be missing the EL downloads. Treading water is better than sinking.

I need to make it clear that SS has different files in many cases than Adobe. SS takes Editorial, AS not. AS takes some illustrations that SS doesn't.

IS would probably be better if I uploaded new, but I'm just tired of their convoluted upload system. Even DM doesn't work sometimes and I know that Franky does a great job, must be my editor or something.  Alamy takes both but downloads are so slim, I lost motivation.  DT I don't know why I upload anything there.

That's the whole group, I've dropped over 20 agencies because there's no sense in working for nothing, or insignificant spare change.

Quote from: YadaYadaYada on March 06, 2019, 09:38

Quote from: SuperPhoto on March 05, 2019, 14:35

Sadly for me it's been since I created my account... and I have several thousand files!

Quote from: Uncle Pete on March 05, 2019, 13:37

Quote from: SuperPhoto on March 05, 2019, 08:19

no position just means 0 sales...

Yes I figured that out at the start of the week. I mean it does say week...  Now I know better.

Rank that matters

Site   Earnings Rating
Top Tier - Big 4
Shutterstock   74.5
AdobeStock   40.1
iStock               26.4
Pond5           22.3

SS down, AS up,  IS down, P5 up. AS will pass SS, P5 will pass IS. Question is how fast? 2020

While Adobe is getting closer I wouldn't put money on them ever passing SS. If they ever took on Editorial that would be a different story.

Adobe is on fire! 

Honestly with and inside track to buyers through CC and the actual review policies that screen for useful, quality images, I think they can grow and keep taking a bite out of SS business.

I'm sure I've pointed this out before, but remember when IS was King of the Hill, and all the rest just hanging out down below. It could take 2-3 years but Adobe has more growth potential than any other site, with or without Editorial.

The poll here is far from scientific, but it does reflect the forum members over time? If the drop for SS stays the same and the growth for AS continues, 2021 they will be neck and neck.

I agree ~ people have being saying Adobe is "On Fire!" and predicting they will over take SS but I've yet to see it in the last two years.

From my own experience Adobe bumbles along with subscription sales the credit sales of Fotolia days have long gone and my revenue from Adobe has only shown a decline.

Didn't you delete a large number of images back in DPC? Are those back now or did you cut your collection down and leave it smaller for Adobe?

I closed my FT account, so I'm starting over from nothing.

For some reason I can get a post edit to stick.

I modify type in alterations click "Post" and the edit box goes white and the post reverts to its original state
 

Oh good you noticed I was starting to get worried that it was just me and my crappy internet. Not only can't edit, yesterday I posted a reply and nothing was added, just a quote. Of course when I went to edit, same as you. Took me to a new blank post.

I wrote to Leaf before I saw this.

Interesting. I have several monitors -

On my one monitor, I couldn't tell the difference for the first image. On my second monitor, I could notice more shadows (that were hidden) in the first image (thought it was a volcano though, not fireworks), actually wasn't quite sure what it was a picture of).

On both, I notice a difference in the orange in the eggs.

Third, bottom coins look a bit better.

I wouldn't worry about it. You can't control it.

Yes to that and all the others that observed, beyond our control. I wish I had my old Sony CRT monitor (which was just too big! Gone to recycling) I bet I could see more differences. But also a good point, doesn't matter because the potential buyer will be seeing what they see on their browser and monitor, just like all sites will have the same general saturation and colors. It's relative.

I wasn't asking about the images, they are not important, just the first that came up on P5 when I was looking and noticed the flag was different colors. Much more vibrant red.  And the eggs looked kind of green and faded. I suppose I should have looked to see which was closest to the actual shot I uploaded?

Bottom is Firefox, Top is Chrome and the washed out flat looking is Edge. That's the opinion of which browser I liked the look best.

Next week we ask, does the brand of mouse really make a difference on the way your Internet works? 

Its miserable Uncle Pete made a fat nothing this month so far $36.22 compared to a $1,000 a month at the end of last year.

Hence my weeping and wailing 

Holy Dire, Crash, Drop and Dive. That's not like a 20% fall, it's like off the Empire State Building kind of fall.

Both AS and SS did that, all at the same time. How many images do you have? How long have you been doing this? Something is wrong.

Thanks, now I can wait for the 20 SFX I just uploaded to get my rejections? 

I just discovered that my exclusive at IS became no restrictions when Music moved to Getty. OK so I missed that change? 

I started uploading to P5 yesterday. SFX but there's room for music some day.

Anyone with experience have any advise or review of the viability of Music or SFX at P5?

Thanks