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« on: March 15, 2019, 19:31 »
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427
« on: March 14, 2019, 16:32 »
It is going to a fixed price model or something along those lines. It is a revenue grab. It ties right into the RESEARCH they just conducted on the optimal video pricing. Why on earth would they do research on video pricing when it is a contributor sets the price model? They wouldnt. So expect this to be bad news spun as good news that ends up being bad news. Volume will go up...bla bla.
428
« on: March 09, 2019, 17:16 »
Just an FYI I did receive a response from Shutterstock and they said it was legit.
429
« on: March 08, 2019, 16:03 »
Ignore the email and don't click on the link as it could be a scam.
However you should change your password (just in case) but go through your account settings on the Shutterstock site rather than click on emailed links
Agreed. Will go in and change it tonight when i get home.
430
« on: March 08, 2019, 13:34 »
I just received this email Security update: New password required
At Shutterstock we are committed to protecting your personal information.
We have detected some irregular activity on your account. As a precaution, the password for account my name has been reset.
Please visit https://accounts.shutterstock.com/credentials/forgot to create your new password. We recommend you change it to one that is secure and unique, and we also suggest using a different password for every online account you have.
If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].
Sincerely,Shutterstock Support I logged out then was able to log right back in with the same password. So no, it wasnt reset and not required. Anyone else get this email and did you ignore it? The emails did not link to any wierd address and the reset link looks as if it took me to the SS page, but dont trust it.
431
« on: February 08, 2019, 08:45 »
Good points but they should recruit beta testers. Surprises are unnecessary and distract from content creation.
Yeah, well in the cases I noted, I was the creator, the marketer, the salesman, and in many cases the order fulfiller (until volume reached a level that I started hiring employees and things took off). I only had to convince my wife... which was not always as easy as it may seem at first... 
When a company is selling someone else's product, and changes in price have immediate impact on the producer (us, in the case of stock media), that does not change the way market research works, but it does change the way it should be sold to the producers.
I am very definitely not saying the producers (Pond5 or any other agency I am aware of) does a particularly good job in communicating to the producers (us). However, I AM saying that the instant knee-jerk wailing and crying that goes on here with every new test makes it very clear that many here would benefit from a Marketing 101 class...
Along that vein, my first degree was a BS in engineering (UC Berkeley, 1972). I then started my first couple companies... and realized quickly that I had no idea how the heck business needed to be run to succeed. I took a couple of extension courses, where I learned the difference between cash flow and profit (those first couple years my accountant said I was making marvelous profits, but I couldn't pay my employees and honestly didn't know why!).
I went bankrupt in my first really serious company in 1980 (long story not particularly relevant here). Bummed out, when I became director of Engineering at Motorola in 1982, I had them pay for a MBA program. I thought I knew most of it, since I had already run a couple companies, but wow, did I learn a lot in that program. I was surprised, to say the least. With the bottom line being I went the next 35 years without another business failure, and am now happily (and very comfortably) retired.
I say SO WHAT? Your argument only holds water if P5, like costco, controlls pricing, which they dont. You are missing the entire point. Pond5 is a SET YOUR OWN PRICE site. Not a controlled pricing site. Costco is a controlled pricing business. There is a big difference. So unless Pond 5 intends to dictate prices like most other sites do, there is no substance to your argument. And the way they snuck clips into this test without informing contributors is shameful. I am relatively certain there is some tiny clause in 5 point font point font in their terms that allows them to do this, but it is certainly came across as deceitful. Who is now responsible for resetting their prices back to the way they were when the test is completed? And all of this testing is for what? To merely recommend a price pojnt to us? They do that today and I ignore that. And I do fine on P5. They could have very well asked for volunteers but they chose to nab n grab. In the end, your position is only substantitive if P5 is moving towards forcing fixed pricing on contributors.
432
« on: February 07, 2019, 20:51 »
Here is a post from an admin on P5. gregp5 2019-02-06 09:47 Hey guys, As you've noticed, we are running a pricing test on 4K content with the goal of maximizing revenue for our Artists. This test effects a subset of 4K content on Pond5. As we mentioned over the summer during our Web Resolution test, we feel it is our obligation to regularly test different ways to increase your earnings. We are, in fact, always testing something, be it price points, shopping cart features, homepage experience, etc. Some of these tests are more noticeable than others. Our testing is always intensely methodical and designed not to cannibalize existing sales. At the same time, if we do not test, we cannot grow. We want to make recommendations to you based on data, not guesswork. This test is designed to zero in on the optimal price point for 4K, relative to HD (which is what most buyers purchase). The goal is to drive the most total revenue to you, the artist. We're very excited to see how it goes and, just like our last price test, will be sharing our findings with the community so that everyone can benefit. For more info about the specific parameters of this test, please email us directly at [email protected]Thanks! They sure went about this the wrong way by forcing artists into the test without their permission. Moreover, once the test is done will Pond 5 reset the clips to their original prices? The post reads as if they are doing this to ultimately RECOMMEND to artists and not necessarily dictate. Wishe they would come in here to clarify.
433
« on: February 07, 2019, 13:19 »
I just did some random searches and there are a ton of high priced 4k clips. Perhaps it is a test with only a subset of artists. None of my clips have suffered any price changes....yet anyway.
434
« on: February 02, 2019, 09:28 »
I guess SS is a thing of the past. Way down, like $400. Looking at the last 12 months it is now permanent. It was very common for me making $800-$1000 a month, now I am at the $400-$600. So nothing special with them. Most others are flat. Pond5 was not too bad. I had a big pic sale there, but the big ones are rare. 123 dismal. DT very dismal. Dp was better than average, almost $100 when I make $50-$60 a month. I just did my tax prep and overall I was down only $500 from last year.
435
« on: January 27, 2019, 19:08 »
I believe the reason why sales dropped on VideoBlocks / Storyblocks is because they changed their search algorithm.
I haven't checked this for some time, but now when you search you only get result from the Member Library - the Marketplace result are now separate somewhere in the bottom of the page.
Some time ago the default search filter was set to All, now the default is Member Library.
Even more, sometimes when you click on the Marketplace videos from the bottom of the search results page you get a pop-up warning message: "Marketplace clips are not included with a subscription."
So they are making it harder for clients to get to our videos... What do you think?
No. They have enough content in their owned collection that the subject matter covers much of what would be in the paid collection. If they changed anything it is to drive traffic to their owned collection. Either way, this was all by design. Any level-headed person knew that this was the intended outcome. And so did VB, SB or whatever you want to call them.
436
« on: January 16, 2019, 19:55 »
I think 123 is on life support. Something happened there where my income went from almost $200 a month to now I can't make a monthly payout. I have given up providing them content. I have to email them just about every time I upload something. Just not worth the time.
437
« on: January 12, 2019, 20:29 »
Another site driving prices into the ground. This is why I never bothered to upload to them.
438
« on: January 06, 2019, 09:20 »
I see no history of topics, only the newest few.
439
« on: December 27, 2018, 21:21 »
As far as I know, also Motionelements
The last time I tried to upload my CSV to ME it would not work. I went back and forth with them via email with them finally saying there is no problem. I've uploaded there plenty with no issues. Finally I said FK it. I deleted my entire portfolio. Sales suck there anyway.
440
« on: December 23, 2018, 11:36 »
Well I guess we can guess how this may play out
With next to no sales, the pitch will be to lower prices in order to boost sales, and the steady descent will continue
They've already done that. Sales tanked further. They are just like any other agency who chooses to use the phrase "we expect sales volume to increase by cutting your royalties", when in fact they cannot possibly believe that when historically that hasn't worked with virtually any agency I have been with in over 10 years.
441
« on: December 20, 2018, 10:31 »
They had a great model, buyers and artist were happy and now......zzzzzzz
LOL. Things change.
We have to be honest with ourselves. VB makes their money via the way ODesigns states. All along their goal was to have a pool of clips that solved for the needs of their customrers within their membership collection. Honestly, i knew deep down that this HAD to be their goal when I signed up.... the goal being to ween their customers off of paid material and support them with their owned collection. It is working. While i enjoyed as high as $500 a month from them, I am now getting $30 ish bucks every 4-8 weeks. The ride, for me, is over with VB.
442
« on: December 19, 2018, 21:14 »
This is another example of the classic "we expect the royalty cut to grow sales" failure. Perhaps it was never about growing sales but getting as much out of what's left of the business before it folds. My sales are pretty much dried up there.
443
« on: December 19, 2018, 21:09 »
I am down 50%. My sales have progressively begun to regress since January. What an awful month. But then again I haven't uploaded video there in quite some time. Not going to get desperate and upload vids there for that kind of return.
444
« on: December 19, 2018, 08:53 »
Alamay is able to do this because most of their content is non exclusive. Very little risk to their new revenue goals but a positive message they can send all while not really changing a thing on the pay cut.
445
« on: December 18, 2018, 21:24 »
No. Scum bag company.
446
« on: December 12, 2018, 15:33 »
I am down to almost nothing. Maybe one sale every 6-8 weeks. Sigh.
And photos !? i had a sale in summer i think 
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I dont have photos there
447
« on: December 12, 2018, 10:21 »
I am down to almost nothing. Maybe one sale every 6-8 weeks. Sigh.
448
« on: December 06, 2018, 21:38 »
NFW
For reasons that have been discussed fully in the other threads Artist posted a link to. Discussing it again won't change any of the issues.
Tell Chad to do his own sales pitches. Sorry you've decided to help OnePixel on their latest "undercut on price to see if we can grab some market share" enterprise.
Honestly, it feels like Mr. Rinder might have some kind of stake in One Pixel. Otherwise I cannot understand why he subliminally is pushing to give them a try. Why isn't "the Chad" in here himself trying to sell his model? Is Mr. Rinder his proxy? Not trying to create any conspiracy but this just seems 180 degrees opposite of Mr. Rinder's past posts. So that tells me there "could" be alternative reasons for such a change of heart (or close to it anyway).
449
« on: December 06, 2018, 08:38 »
no.
450
« on: December 05, 2018, 17:11 »
Alamy is a privately owned company
Look at how many shares the directors have and they huge profits they end up with each year, and growing btw.
Now they are going to screw all their contributors, and in another few years will screw they again.
They will do this indefinitely or as long as contributors are willing to upload or leave their images there.
This was one of a couple agencies I thought stood apart in treating their contributors fairly.
They have taken the piss
Yep. He even waffled in his video on that note.
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