I'm Emerald at FT and also received the email. Not sure what to make of all this at the present time but I speechless!
I for one would love to know what sites are in question that they are talking about.
You would also think that this news would be posted over at the FT forum to discuss!
Incredible!

Quote from: robynmac on May 10, 2011, 04:22
Sandra, your port is so beautiful and creative, you truly deserve your continuing success at Fotolia!!

In my case:
Overall rank:  49  (was at 45)
7 day rank:   136

My 7 day rank used to be around my overall rank or better.  Then there was a pretty sudden change a couple of months ago, and now my 7 day rank is mostly over 100.  This is sad, as earnings are obviously affected pretty dramatically.

Not sure of the reason for the sudden decline, but coming on top of falling downloads at iStock, coupled with dramatically rising local currency against the USD, the picture is a bit gloomy.  Maybe it's because I've uploaded "only" 440 images to Fotolia in the last year?  If so, I'd better get back to work...  

Thanks Robyn!
Sorry to hear that Ft is not doing  well for you.
I have to say that lately I've been a little nervous because I too have notice a slight downward change. It's not a lot but just enough to get me worried. My overall rank went as low as 52 but in the last 2 months something has happened.
I also have noticed a lot more subs than ever before but I can't complain too much because all sites are still growing extremely well!

So now it's:  Overall rank   54 (went as low as 52)
                 7 days rank    61

I would also be interested into looking at what your site has to offer.
Always interested in new sites with positive feedback!

I'm also emerald rank at Fotolia but I'm experiencing the opposite.
My sales at Fotolia have doubled in the past year to the point that Fotolia has surpassed Shutterstock as my # 1 earner most months. They are running neck and neck with Dreamstime my #3 earner.
Like everyone else I've have noticed that new images are hardly being downloaded with few views and that does worry me. Not quite sure what to make of it.

I agree with Robyn, it's not fun to shoot and upload new stuff, only to see it languish with few views and even fewer downloads!   

I've had several payouts since joining last May 2010. The majority of sales are subs.
I think if you have a good sized portfolio it's worth uploading to DP.

Quote from: Michaelp on May 02, 2011, 19:36
Harsh words for small issues. Why so emotional?
Canstock is a slow seller, true, but beyond that one of the best and fairest sites out there. I totally trust duncan (owner) and his crew and it is one of the few sites which ahven`t betrayed their Contributors and pay a fair royalty.

I couldn't agree more! Sales have steadily increased for the last year.
One of the easiest sites to upload to with fast review times.  I have to agree a portfolio of 400 images is really hard to judge success of sales at any stock site.

Congratulations, that is great exposure for you!! 

Quote from: leaf on April 14, 2011, 08:34

Quote from: Sandralise on April 14, 2011, 03:08
Last time I posted on March 16, 2010 my Rank was: Overall rank     63
                                                                         7 days rank    58

Now it's:  Overall rank    54
              7 days rank    42

impressive!  great port.

Thanks Tyler!! 

Last time I posted on March 16, 2010 my Rank was: Overall rank     63
                                                                         7 days rank    58

Now it's:  Overall rank    54
              7 days rank    42

I've had her bookmarked for a while now.
Love  her style and composition of shooting food!

I was just invited last week to their program. I don't have a large  portfolio at SS but have much less on Bigstock so for me I'm quite
happy they are migrating the extra images over there.
Sales have been good but I'm hoping it will give a big boost to my portfolio's exposure and sales. 

I am also very happy with GraphicLeftovers.
Joined 11/30/2010 and now with a portfolio of 1,146 images so far I have already reached a payout this month!
I also have 403 images in the GL Collection. Very happy!!
GL is definitely doing something right!!

I also like Smugmug the best! 

Here is my site:

http://www.sandralisephotography.com

I have a pro account. I haven't set it up to sell my images yet but plan to this year.
You can also get the power account which is cheaper not to sell images and I think is perfect for what you're looking for.

http://www.smugmug.com/photos/photo-sharing-features

http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/1801307#478342429_x7pKu

Great forum to get more customization if you want to do that.

http://www.dgrin.com

Received my payment Friday the 24th!! 

Still nothing and veeeery disappointed with FT!!!
I noticed in the the FT forum that hardly anyone is complaining or it's because have most have been paid.

I'm also still waiting from the 1st of December. Very strange.
I can't remember this ever happening before for me.

I was invited to join GL over the weekend, joined November 30th and have received a very warm welcome!
Starting to upload my portfolio now and have images in both the GL collection and GL personalities.
Made my first sale yesterday!! Nice surprise.

Yesterday was an exceptional day for me with even an EL (50 credits  received $46.29)!
Sales went through the roof! Wish it was like that everyday, LOL!

Yes, what an improvement!! Thanks  for this important change!

Thanks Brian for the update.
I have seen a definite increase in sales the last couple of months!
Keep up the great work you guys are doing!!

Just received mine also.

Quote from: sharpshot on September 14, 2010, 09:10
They are taking a big gamble starting a new site when so many have failed in the past few years.  Keeping costs to a minimum is sensible, they could hire a lot of reviewers and IT people to get the site going more quickly but that is going to cost a lot of money.  It might be more sensible to build slowly and hope their loyal StockXpert contributors and buyers will have a bit of patience.

I am pleased with them so far, the site looks great, is easy to use, reminds me of StockXpert and they already have some buyers.  Much better than most new sites that either have badly designed sites or very few buyers.

I have to agree with sharpshot. I'm really pleased with SF, easy uploads and love the look of the site!
I'm getting good downloads regularly. They need to be given a chance and I think so far, Great Work SF!!

I had problems this morning but everything seems to be working fine now. Fingers crossed!

Hooray, I just got my first sale yesterday on Stockfresh! 
I also have high hopes for SF. Keep them coming!!

I've always liked Crestock and I reached a payout every month but was not very happy with the way things were going there this past year.
I have 3 payments still pending for several months now and was really loosing faith in them. I even stop uploading because of long pending times but last night I decided to take a chance and upload about 90 of my most recent images and today they were all approved and all were accepted. I feel a change coming and I think it will be a positive one!