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576
« on: February 15, 2013, 09:59 »
OMG I was nearly sick just reading that!!!
577
« on: February 15, 2013, 09:57 »
You should be concentrating on DT and SS more than 123rf as they generally sell a lot more.
578
« on: February 14, 2013, 13:14 »
Wow. Fotovoyager. Just looked at your website and have been clicking the the 'stories'. SUCH beautiful work. Congratulations on your fabulousness. 
Double wow. What beautiful images.
579
« on: February 13, 2013, 15:48 »
Wow, old post. 
The oldest file in my latest batch to be accepted was submitted two weeks prior.
i know is an old topic... but I believe that it is not necessary to open a new topic for this issue.
I agree, it isn't always necessary to start a new thread all the time when the subject is identical. Fun to see some old faces in the posts from 2007. Including Mr. Strathdee who has since past away
http://www.microstockgroup.com/off-topic/stephen-strathdee-aka-sharply_done-rip/
And rizmiz who has also past away 
580
« on: February 13, 2013, 10:43 »
Gladly, though, he will find many doors open to him.
Alternatively he will make a pilgrimage to getty HQ crying and begging for mercy.
I detect more than a little of the green eyed monster in your posts.
581
« on: February 13, 2013, 10:40 »
No subs but a 25$ EL. 
That's a rare beast, indeed.
Sure is
582
« on: February 13, 2013, 09:59 »
No subs but a 25$ EL.
583
« on: February 13, 2013, 06:23 »
Snip
and they even allow the F word !
Oh how exciting, let's all go over there and curse.!!
584
« on: February 13, 2013, 05:43 »
I've been reading all the gloating comments from RM sellers. What they don't realize is that the google/getty deal could be far more damaging to them than microstock ever was.
585
« on: February 12, 2013, 15:21 »
Don't shoot the messenger who perhaps shows you the other side of the coin.
Meanwhile, a company like Getty, which is only about the money, is not about to kiss off one of their strongest revenue streams unless there is seriously strong provocation.
Writing software to get rid of your competitors to the detriment of your main and only client, while putting a spin on it that you were in fact trying to help your competitors, appears that it was enough provocation.
Maybe if he wasn't being so "helpful" he would be able to keep his client and still have his job.
It makes me mad to hear somebody defending the actions of this A-hole company!!
586
« on: February 12, 2013, 04:25 »
I can't help thinking that in the long run they have done Sean a favour. The thought of going independent for any successful Exclusive must be frightening and this has just given him the push to do what was starting to seem to be inevitable. If I was running a company I would certainly want to keep Sean on my side not totally working against me as he will be now and am amazed that they have made such a stupid move.
587
« on: February 11, 2013, 15:35 »
So why did they boot Rob?
Rob said he asked them for a reason and got a return e-mail citing the ASA that gives them the right to terminate for an undefined reason
"we have elected to terminate your contributor account on notice to you with no identified reason under the terms of the Agreement"
Probably they picked on Rob because he is an admin on the Stocksy facebook site. More than ever I want Stocksy to work and totally take over from IS.
588
« on: February 11, 2013, 14:42 »
I've had to stop myself deleting photos of my family just because they aren't technically perfect.
589
« on: February 11, 2013, 14:39 »
This is one site that I have been really routing for but so far low sales. I'm glad that the upload is so easy there so that I'm not tempted to give up on them. They also have one of the friendliest supports around.
590
« on: February 11, 2013, 14:19 »
I really am shocked. Whoever made the decision needs to lose their job. What an absolutely stupid thing to do. They really are slowly digging their own graves!!!
591
« on: February 11, 2013, 11:29 »
For a long while Fotolia was my number 1 earner until they started messing up the search for Emeralds but since then DT has been earning me twice as much.
592
« on: February 10, 2013, 11:06 »
It's taking longer than usual maybe because of IS exclusives defecting and uploading there. I have some waiting for 11 days now.
593
« on: February 10, 2013, 09:39 »
A sincere question -
How many of us have our portfolios at Canstock? We have lived with 25c subscriptions there for a long time.
This is true in theory, but in practice, I almost NEVER get a .25 sub at Canstock. Most of my sub sales there are through distribution channels, and I get .34 for those. Still not as good as .38 at SS, but more in the ballpark.
Similar here. Of the last 20 sales 13 are between 1$ and 2$ and only one is 25c.
594
« on: February 10, 2013, 05:52 »
^^^^^hahaha love it and unfortunatly so true.
595
« on: February 09, 2013, 13:53 »
SS now 38c
BS after changes 29c
SS if they do the same there 33c
596
« on: February 09, 2013, 09:03 »
I don't feel that comfortable as a non-exclusive. Several sites are almost as bad as istock. SS is so dominant that they hold most of my eggs. I hoped there would be a few years before SS started cutting commissions but having seen the BigStock announcement, I have no confidence in that anymore. So I'm not going to be critical of an exclusive that earns more than 99% of the people who post here. We're all in a difficult situation at the moment and I hope things will improve for everyone but its hard to be optimistic at the moment.
Yes I agree. Although SS aren't as prominent for me as they seem to be for most people as I do very well at DT also, it still feels very precarious with us being stabbed in the back by virtually all sites.
597
« on: February 09, 2013, 09:00 »
I've just looked through this thread and my suggestion of catagories being the single most annoying thing has got the most +1 votes.
We are sending out the wrong messages to the agencies - they can treat us as badly as they like as long as we don't have to choose catagories. LOL
Big difference between little annoying things and reasons to leave sites, like distrust, diminishing income, giving your work away for free, etc. This thread is purely about annoyance (little irritants).
Yes I know that was why I put 'LOL' at the end. But it did seem a bit ironic that with all that is going we still find time to whinge about the catagories.
598
« on: February 09, 2013, 08:32 »
I've just looked through this thread and my suggestion of catagories being the single most annoying thing has got the most +1 votes.
We are sending out the wrong messages to the agencies - they can treat us as badly as they like as long as we don't have to choose catagories. LOL
599
« on: February 09, 2013, 07:54 »
If only it was that easy! I have been at iStock for 8 years, I have a portfolio of 4000+ images and a weekly income of 4 figures. My income is rising too, not reaching what it was 2 years ago or so, but rising. I know from others experience that giving up exclusivity would mean an immediate large drop in income of up to 75%.
Yes, I can definitely understand your side of the story too. Your main problem is that you should have quit exclusivity a long time ago, before you had become too dependent on microstock income (I quit exclusivity back in 2006). Of course thinking about the past doesn't help here...
Unless you live under a rock, signs of an epic fail from istock have been showing for a couple of years now. I dont understand this "i depend on this income to feed my family." EVERYONE depends on whatever income they make. It is never easy changing jobs, it is a lot of work and a lot of stress. This didnt all just come about with the google getty deal. How many "naysayers", as they frequently get called, predicted this a long time ago? everyone made a choice. If you chose not to listen and "kept hoping", based on nothing, i dont think its fair to expect too much empathy. Some empathy will be given, as for anyone down on their luck, but not a whole lot. Time for a plan b!
It's really not that simple though is it. I feel really sorry for the exclusives in this position. Normally when you change jobs you are straight away on the same salary or more but with this it will take a long while to get back to anything like what they are earning as an exclusive. The money to pay the bills has to come from somewhere.
600
« on: February 08, 2013, 09:41 »
It's amazing they even responded at all! We need to be patient, this not like you and me just starting a website. They have time and money invested and have to do things right. I was surprised they even gave what they did. Sure it will be different as it should be and hey I may not fit the bill just yet but this is a huge positive for the industry! The 50/50 split I hope puts pressure on other sites. I am all for their success and if they offer video one day that would make me smile. We have been negative far to long because of the poor treatment we have gotten from IS. Now lets all take in a deep breath and wait.
Way back in the thread I said I wouldn't get accepted, but I wished the very best to those who do. And I meant it.
Have you actually been refused or have you just not had an answer so assume you have been refused ?
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