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601
« on: February 23, 2011, 10:04 »
I'm talking about how fast a successful file's download numbers were vs. now are growing. My best sold files used to reach >100 DLs within 5-6 months. Now, I'm checking last 5-6 months of uploads by top earners and I see just a few >10 DLs, rarely >100 DLs.
Have you opened these files? >10 in the search page mean 10 to 99 dls.
602
« on: February 21, 2011, 15:45 »
Wow, now I am really jealous...
I wonder who is the idiot that reported the bug ?
Some other jealous exclusive? 
Probably, but that wouldn't make an idiot of him.
603
« on: February 21, 2011, 14:23 »
That was reported as a bug and fixed on February 17, according to Rogermexico.
604
« on: February 18, 2011, 08:45 »
Good photos, thanks to the naf touch they have.
605
« on: February 16, 2011, 11:14 »
My RPD at istock (exclusive: 40% regular dl's and ELs, 28% Vetta and Agency) is around 5 dollars, and I'm sure that this a humble figure compared with the ones of others photographers, better and more successful than me. But RPD it isn't so important; you can have, for instance, 200 photos at some macro, sell one yearly by 100 $ and then your RPD there would be 100-- so you would had got less than 10$/month from your 200 photos. RPI --retour per image-- tells more but even so it doen't tell all the story: numbers of photos you're allowed to upload, acceptance levels, best match placement etc play a role too.
606
« on: February 16, 2011, 10:28 »
Assuming any customer that says that he prefers buying at istock is an impostor is plain ludricous. That many people prefer istock is clear just looking at the sheer volume of downloads there, and the customer base, probably in the ten of thousands, at all prince ranges. Others will prefer SS or DT or whatever, no doubt, but I wouldn't never infere that someone that says is buying at SS or elsewhere is an impostor.
607
« on: February 15, 2011, 10:16 »
You could combine paypal payments with other payment methods, payoneer or moneybrokers, etc.
608
« on: February 11, 2011, 15:40 »
Except for the social part (meeting friends) I don't fancy this type of event, I prefer to do my shootings on my own. That said, I think they are useful for many people that is learning how to work with professional lightning, and they generate a flow of exclusive images, no matter if shot by exclusives or not exclusives.
609
« on: February 09, 2011, 12:32 »
I haven't said a word about what Getty reps are saying. I can't talk about that, because I don't know. Reading my post is easy to see that what I've said is that I don't get customer's mails asking for what, it seems, they are asking Superufus. That's all, and is true.
610
« on: February 09, 2011, 11:52 »
I have thousands of images at IS, tens of thousands dl's... never had a single mail from a customer wanting to buy directly, except if they want somenthing special (i.e. Image exclusivity, same model doing another thing in a custom made shot etc). Never for license concerns or not wanting to buy small credit packages. So, a very different experiencie from what you happen to say.
And yes, tehy have a way to verify MRs, model's phones are in the MR.
611
« on: February 09, 2011, 11:04 »
I doubt Istock is happy with this situation... but yes, the need to hire whoever needs to be hired to get the site working 100%. Istock has, by far, the best search system/engine in town, but if it doesn't work as it should, having it is useless.
612
« on: February 04, 2011, 15:01 »
Whats fun is that the US Contribs... who might have already had to do taxes with the money included that was yanked. How do you go about correcting that.. wait till next tax time? Would be interesting to see I.R.S. jump on and have a look at IS.
Almost all this money was payed not in 2010, but on January 2001; there were no payments on Christmas week (actually since December 22, telling by heart). Payments dind't happen until January, 2.
613
« on: February 03, 2011, 15:28 »
Censorship like this is an admission to guilt! Istock would not be censoring people if they didn't feel that they were saying something that was correct. I stock will most likely make millions off of this lawsuit...lets not forget that the penalty for copyright infringement is about $10,000 per infringement....multiply by how many images were stolen...that is millions...will the contributor see any of the settlement money?....Absolutely not! At any retail store I have ever worked in my life, Credit card companies are always responsible for stolen credit cards, it is never the merchants responsibility. Why should it be different than how amazon or anyother online store works. Something fishy is going on here.
Online sales are no treated as presencial sales (when the card is phisically present) by banks and credit cards companies,
614
« on: February 03, 2011, 07:54 »
In all fairness, lots of negative posts are being tolerated; 90% of this monster IS thread is critical with Istock. I suspect that this is way more of what would have been allowed at any other microstock site.
Credit card fraud, in a minor scale, happened before and istock ate the losses. After ten of thousands of downloads I never had (until now) a single CC fraud refund. This time, it seems to be too big. I understand their position, but I would appreciate to have the refund hours or days after the fraudulent download instead of letting accuumulate. Leaving offices empty in Christmas week and announcing it wasn't a good decision.
I'm far more worried for the site funcionality; I think efforts should be directed at having a 100% working site as soon as possible.
615
« on: February 02, 2011, 19:48 »
I think they're going to have to re-start the "How was your January thread" now.
Images were stolen on December.
616
« on: February 02, 2011, 18:51 »
OMG Sean, my heart is breaking for you, I just read the amount. I hope to god that's the lump total and they are not going to keep coming back for more.
Reading the e-mail, it's clear that is the lump total (until today, of course): "Veuillez noter que nous pourrons ritrer cette action si dautres tlchargement frauduleux venaient se produire dans le futur."
617
« on: January 31, 2011, 14:27 »
The fact about exclusivity is that buyers find the same files at A, B, C, D... etc microstock sites, and that many of them know that just on istock will find different quality files, as well as a hugue body (not all them, that's true) of the said commodity files.
618
« on: January 25, 2011, 16:22 »
IMHO, the only way stop microstocks (not only fotolia) to stop from becoming too greedy is a mass photo deleting/stopping uploads and the public reaction of the top contributors. By doing nothing we're just encouraging them.
It'll never happen.
... and they know it.
619
« on: January 24, 2011, 14:02 »
... or go to your portfolio, click on "Subscriptions" and the Upload lnk will appera on the left.
620
« on: January 24, 2011, 13:04 »
I agree... that looks... a bit too much. A pity.
621
« on: January 23, 2011, 12:28 »
Well if this cut is live right now?? must say Im not seeing any differance at all. Maybe lots of people are worrying for nothing?
They did sneak a price increase in there too. My average sale used to be 20% of 10 credits. Now, it's 17% of 12 credits. Makes for kind of a wash. It's still a disturbing trend of squeezing from both sides (buyers and contributors).
Could you elaborate?I don't see any price increase anywhere, except for Exclusive Plus files.Price for credits varied just in cents.
622
« on: January 22, 2011, 10:30 »
I'm not sure a page of links is a solution to anything.
Sean, you're an istock exclusive and can't possibly sell images on your own. I am not sure why are you even getting involved in this thread. I offer something concrete and very doable to help - loosely at this point - organize people who started selling on their own. Instead of spending hours and hours in pointless discussions.
Well, if interested, he could sell RM, couldn't he? Or RM is forbidden in this plan?
623
« on: January 22, 2011, 07:25 »
I don't know, but I know that others have had problems, smaller or bigger, and dissenssion has not been not allowed at all. That's the matter.
Um. Actually, no, that isn't "the matter". If you check the title of this thread, it is called "Ban of +1 in Istock Forums - Are you kidding me??", NOT "No dissension allowed in Istock (or other company) Forums".
You are arguing a point that is only peripherally related to this discussion. But I can see why. The actual point of this discussion is pretty hard to dispute.
The original point of the discussion is totally irrelevant. It is just a norm that does not prevent at all from expressing opinions. To do of this a drama, in my opinion, it turns out to be almost comical. You can agree or disagree with any post and add your own arguments. Maybe that wasn't "the point", but it is what really matters.
624
« on: January 21, 2011, 20:35 »
I agree
C'mon seriously with the cuts in royalties, many seeing downloads declining and a deluge of bugs..... to make such carry on about something so triival ? 
Yes, that is trivial, and you wont' find at the big microstock sites a forum where so much dissension is allowed as istockphoto's. If I'm wrong, tell me which one, please.
Is there one which has so many problems and issues running concurrently that people are legitimately concerned about?
I don't know, but I know that others have had problems, smaller or bigger, and dissenssion has not been not allowed at all. That's the matter.
625
« on: January 21, 2011, 18:43 »
I agree
C'mon seriously with the cuts in royalties, many seeing downloads declining and a deluge of bugs..... to make such carry on about something so triival ?
Yes, that is trivial, and you wont' find at the big microstock sites a forum where so much dissension is allowed as istockphoto's. If I'm wrong, tell me which one, please.
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