If it weren't for Matt Hayward from Fotolia/Adobe I would entirely agree.   But he's very likely the last photographer working for any of the agencies and not just a stuffed suit, so we are very lucky to have him.

It looked to me like they are using gps data from back in the old days when I used to bother putting a photo location on their map.. those old places are all in the custom list that I get.  I didn't even buy a gps for last camera, at one time it seemed important but now I really don't care....

That's too bad.  That specific model is probably dead by now so you will never get that signature.

I do manage to spend most of my $U.S. Paypal earnings on supplies that I order from the U.S. already.  I've also paid Expedia for hotels.  I always look for U.S. Vendors that accept Paypal.

What about the sites that work with Payoneer?  I haven't heard much talk about them lately (I looked into them a few years back and didn't like their overall rates).  Can they put U.S. earnings on a credit card or do they convert it first?

I phoned Paypal and they told me they cannot deposit U.S.$ into a Canadian U.S.$ account.    (This wasn't recently though.)

One time, I even went to BMO Branch to pay my BMO U.S.$ credit card with a wad of U.S$ cash in my hands and they wouldn't take it because they would lose on  the rate.  (Mind baffling isn't it?)  I had to deposit it into a CDN$ account and pay conversion fees then pay the fee to convert it back to U.S.$ and yes, I said f*You and made the teller call and cancel the card before I left the bank.

The RBC workaround may have been to a U.S. branch with an arm operating in Canada.  I've worked for many businesses that never had these stupid issues (but they also had a U.S. Delaware company registered to do business in the U.S.)

You CAN physically go to the U.S.$ and open up a bank account though.  If you lived on a border town it would definitely be worth it.

A flashdrive of images has quite a lot of value in itself.  It would take forever to download and organize 250 photos, especially if there's daily limits etc.  But then - that puts more work on your side also.

Re the contest it does say (before upload instructions)
Are you an obsessive-compulsive perfectionist? We're only joking. Keep calm and love details.
You might be the winner of a Wacom Intuos Pro tablet, $200 (second place) and $100 (third place) along with a branded t-shirt

I know last week in the middle of the night the website was a lot more modern with sliding photos within category boxes.  (I seem to recall Brittney or some celebrity in one box).

Or maybe it was a dream, back to normal when I got up.

I know one thing that is not a dream....  currently having the poorest month yet, although in 2017 some months made me think they were on the brink of improving a bit. 

Well, congratulations!   There's 50 cents in your pocket.... or should I say in your great grandchildren's pocket when your account has reached payout.

Man, I am so tired of all these impostors stealing my best ideas. 

I used to defend DT on this point ($100 min) but now that are sputtering out they really need to be more fair.    I'm lucky that I do get occasional cashouts thanks to some kind of grandfathered status, but it seems like anyone from last couple years can't break into semi-frequent sales.

This is my last month.  A staggering 6 May sales.  If they were credit sales it might be worth it, but not for $1.62. 

No need to plump up a subscription site that can't sell.  Subs never entirely bothered me when I was selling dozens or hundreds a day, but nowadays when you can go days or weeks without even one sub.... meh, good riddance.

Thank you for your interest in my work; however I am afraid that my rates do not come within your budget.  My design fees are based on several years education and expertise and as an artist, professional and business owner and I would be sacrificing professional work to accept this project.   I do however know an up and coming young designer who I believe may be willing to work within your budget.  My son is a grade 10 design student at the John Smith High who is the top of his graphic design class.  Since it would be his first assignment, may be willing to work for the exposure and possibly a case of Twisted Teas.  Would you like him to contact you?