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General Stock Discussion / Re: Jon Oringer Steps Down at ShutterStock
« on: February 13, 2020, 17:16 »
Obviously jumping ship before it sinks 
Yes exciting news is on the way

Yes exciting news is on the way

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Jon Oringer Steps Down at ShutterStock« on: February 13, 2020, 17:16 »
Obviously jumping ship before it sinks
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General Stock Discussion / Re: Any sales at Picfair?« on: February 13, 2020, 15:07 »
Had two sales one in October and one in November the good thing is they have no minimum payout so as soon as the sale is made you can request the funds.
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General Stock Discussion / Re: Alamy... sold!« on: February 12, 2020, 03:30 »
Yes we know there's a thread on this already
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Alamy.com / Re: Alamy Sold« on: February 12, 2020, 03:29 »By the way, have you guys received the Feb payment yet? And no doubt Alamy will be expected to pay for its acquisition so the money has to come from somewhere. No doubt the philanthropic causes will go and then they'll come after the contributors. 430
Alamy.com / Re: Alamy Sold« on: February 11, 2020, 14:06 »
Oh well stand by for more exciting news which involves contributors being screwed yet again
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General - Top Sites / Re: Yes Shutterstock Reviewers Are fxckxng Idiots!« on: February 10, 2020, 12:12 »What do you expect they pay reviewers peanuts and recruit anyone with minimal oversight Peanuts ~ why? looking for a job? ![]() 432
General Stock Discussion / Re: Shutterstock vs Adobe Stock« on: February 10, 2020, 04:35 »
Coincidence that since shutterstock introduced the new improved contributor portfolio view in December that sales have crashed?
In my case by 40-50% ![]() 433
Site Related / Re: Microstockgroup Keyword Tool Broken« on: February 07, 2020, 11:09 »hmmm.. i'll check it out. not sure what is up Thanks Leaf ![]() 434
General Stock Discussion / Re: Coronavirus and downloads?« on: February 05, 2020, 04:30 »The chinese don't buy stock images A joke hence winking eye ~ ![]() ![]() 435
General Stock Discussion / Re: Coronavirus and downloads?« on: February 05, 2020, 03:05 »
The chinese don't buy stock images
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Site Related / Microstockgroup Keyword Tool Broken« on: February 04, 2020, 06:03 »
Keep trying to use the keyword tool but it comes up with nothing except for a couple of common searches the vast majority don't come up with anything "No Images Found"
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iStockPhoto.com / Re: I QUIT iSTOCK« on: February 03, 2020, 08:21 »Why don't you do mmt for gettyimages And your previous posts read like a bot. What are you asking? 438
iStockPhoto.com / Re: I QUIT iSTOCK« on: February 02, 2020, 16:44 »aaaw how cute, rinder fanboys, lol, amazes me how many gullible people still fall for this 100yr old senior photographer making 50k per shoot yet still complaining about stocksites making 25 cents , cant make it up bwhahahaaaaa Unbelievable you really dig up a 3 month old thread about quitting istock just to throw insults about Larin Rinder? Just grow up ![]() 439
Alamy.com / Re: Alamy all my sales are from partners in january (30% royalties), strange...« on: February 02, 2020, 05:05 »No but then I removed my Alamy photos from distributor sales back in April 2019. Yes I had some of those supposedly a bulk deal from China I wrote to Alamy and they said it was a long developing project or some such. I am pissed off they let customers use our product without recompense until months later 440
General Stock Discussion / Re: Yaymicro? Is it a good site?« on: February 01, 2020, 12:18 »Is anyone uploading to Yaymicro, and would you suggest uploading there?--Thanks No and definitely no! 441
Alamy.com / Re: Alamy all my sales are from partners in january (30% royalties), strange...« on: February 01, 2020, 05:17 »
No but then I removed my Alamy photos from distributor sales back in April 2019.
You can do the same in April 2020 442
123RF / Re: Is it the end of 123rf« on: January 30, 2020, 13:51 »One thing is sure, that's not the beginning anymore... Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. Winston Churchill ![]() Though in 123rf's case..... ![]() 443
123RF / Re: Is it the end of 123rf« on: January 30, 2020, 11:59 »
If a horse was as lame as 123rf they'd shoot it and put it out of its misery
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Shutterstock.com / Re: Is this January especially low for you?« on: January 28, 2020, 17:19 »
Unless a miracle happens SS will finally be at number two position instead of one.
January sales qty is as usual however revenue has dropped 50% and is the lowest now since 2014 due to the lack of ODD's & SOD's 445
Shutterstock.com / Re: Shutterstock suspicious accounts "wackamoles" update« on: January 28, 2020, 14:11 »How SS accepted these without a (legitimate) press pass is beyond me. How shutterstock went from a decent agency to an outfit that can't control jack sh*t is also beyond me ![]() 446
General Stock Discussion / Re: Is ITIN required for tax treaty benefits in foreign country ?« on: January 28, 2020, 04:03 »without ITIN some agencies really took 30% of US sales few years back Which agencies? Do clarify. As I said above you don't need an ITIN if you are a foreign contributor. Just complete the W-8BEN form and so long as your country has a tax treaty with the USA you'll be subject to that. 447
General Stock Discussion / Re: Is ITIN required for tax treaty benefits in foreign country ?« on: January 27, 2020, 17:49 »Hello, If you are completing a W-8BEN tax form then no you do not need an ITIN you merely use your local tax identification number like a national insurance number or similar in the Foreign tax identifying number (box number 6) Most of the agencies like Shutterstock and Adobe Dreamstime etc allow you to complete your details using their online tax forms. Those forms do not require an ITIN. You mentioned "When I started, I needed ITIN number to claim tax treaty benefits" however I would say you were incorrect and never needed an ITIN unless of course if you were residing in the USA at the time. 448
General Stock Discussion / Re: Steven Heap( Premium Content) Only.« on: January 27, 2020, 04:31 »Should people come here trolling for customers, Who ever said people were rational? Humans are emotional beings ![]() 449
General Stock Discussion / Re: Steven Heap( Premium Content) Only.« on: January 27, 2020, 04:29 »oscarcwilliams, do you give away your work? Why don't you upload your entire portfolio to free sites? Surely it serves as inspiration for many others. Or you may want to charge some money for your work. Just maybe. Steve is entitled to do anything he likes with the data and advice he puts on his blog. You won't pay then good for you ~ perhaps you could write your own blog giving advice for free? Then you'll be a happy bunny ![]() 450
Shutterstock.com / Re: Shutterstock suspicious accounts "wackamoles" update« on: January 27, 2020, 04:21 »Within 5 mins I spotted more than dozen thieves proliferating at SS... That usually means that they've been detected and their accounts are in the process of being deleted. Give it 24 to 48 hours they should be gone ![]() |
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