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701
« on: September 15, 2006, 01:22 »
From memory, when a photog asked for their photos to be removed and they weren't, they replaced the description with please buy this photo from fotolia or shutterstock.
If they are still up, it definately means they forgot to turn the lights out when they left the building!!
702
« on: September 14, 2006, 08:37 »
I think they are the ones that own StockXpert 
703
« on: September 14, 2006, 03:04 »
I think istock, with all its exclusive submitters and other pro's, look down on the common folk while shutterstock seems more inclusive as a lot of the people who post there are the common folk just trying to make a dime or two.
704
« on: September 14, 2006, 01:39 »
I have stoped uploading. HTey were were my first site but only have about 20 up there.
705
« on: September 13, 2006, 04:04 »
Paypal would be a step backward for most people. If these sites could just do direct deposit then that would be a huge step forward.
Setting up a direct deposit system with banks from ever country that they have photags at would be a nightmare. Paypal is the 21st century as as long as you have a verified account, I dont see any problems with it.
706
« on: September 13, 2006, 04:02 »
Thats good for LO - a prize they dont have to pay out on.
Is anyone actually close to a payout at LO. When . is there marketing gong to start (as promised) as the incentive to upload is getting smaller and smaller. At the moment all it is good for is earning credits that I will never use.
At least Canstock makes absolutely no promises about its crap level of sales.
[end of vent]
707
« on: September 13, 2006, 03:59 »
I had a similar experience at Dreamtime (accepted everywhere else).
I think that is one of the more annoying rejections as if they say it is technically wrong, i can improve but for the small sites to say they have enough just annoys me.
708
« on: September 12, 2006, 14:07 »
Nope - just uploaded
709
« on: September 12, 2006, 10:43 »
(and pray for that the staff will feel better soon).
I am too busy praying for more sales at LO. Still a tad to slow though apparently they still haven't started their marketing.
710
« on: September 12, 2006, 08:43 »
They were reveiwed overnight for me (that was very early on) and most new images are reviewed overnight aswell.
711
« on: September 12, 2006, 07:09 »
Yes they are accepted Jpegs (per there website). I haven't found anything re submitting by internet.
I will probalby look into once they do along with all the others.
712
« on: September 11, 2006, 11:33 »
I had a high rejection ratio in teh last batch at DT. Are they getting picky now? Accepted at most other sites so maybe they aren't playing the numbers game.
SS is catching istock slowly and FT continues to power away (depending on if you beleive their numbers - see other thread).
713
« on: September 11, 2006, 07:34 »
natural ebb and flow ... blah blah blah ....
I am not seeing anything spectacular either. last month was good for me and i think I am tracking in between last month and the month before.
We have had 2 weekends in 10 days and there was a public holiday in the US I think so hopefully it is still to early to judge.
714
« on: September 11, 2006, 03:26 »
After months of lurking, registered to say Hi ............... 
As you are new, you have to go through initiation. Hmmmm. what can we make you do??? A few questions maybe?: Are you new to microstock or have you been doing it a while? Favourite site? What camera? Favourite subject (ie what do you like to take pictures of?)
715
« on: September 11, 2006, 03:24 »
Shutterstock and Fotolia are the only ones really worth tryng to "sell" to new people. The others, the benefit is so short lived it is not worth it.
716
« on: September 09, 2006, 02:41 »
they are very slow to review at the moment - been waiting over a week.
717
« on: September 08, 2006, 10:28 »
From Alamy, you get 65% of the sale price for normal sales. For "distribution sales," where a third party sells the images, you get 45%.
I earn 40% or something on alamy. The low % on Istock is what people are irritated with. Or they pay 55% if you are not in one of their approved countries and then they charge additional fees to make a payout (no fee free paypal).
718
« on: September 08, 2006, 10:27 »
Professor - I agree with you. I was only think from a sales perspective.
719
« on: September 08, 2006, 08:53 »
Makes you wonder. Also would answer why they could grow so quickly compared to the other sites (since everyone submits the same photos to all sites).
Does it matter.
To Photags no!!!
To designers yes!!! as they dont get the selection advertised (false advertising).
720
« on: September 08, 2006, 06:45 »
Not sure how you refered them but any link to your photo or portfolio is a referral link.
You get 1.5% of any sale or purchase so their total referal payout is 3%.
If you go to referals on the left hand menu, it will list if you have referred a photog.
THat has to be the easiest 3c you ever earned - you didn't even do anything. If only it was more!
721
« on: September 08, 2006, 06:37 »
I dream of retiring to a pacific island where, provided I owned my home outright, could probably surivive on less than $100pw. However, for my current lifestyle, I would need many many times more and it is no way a substitue for a real job. Dreams are free though.
I should add that I am currently living in the UK, but will at some stage return to New Zealand where I am from. Average wage in NZ is about US$380 per week though I wouldn't like to live on just that (although no one said the misses would stop her job so maybe that would be enough).
722
« on: September 07, 2006, 11:16 »
Plus a color code for the practical visual aspect: blank for waiting, yellow for approved, grey for refused, and green for deleted by myself. I also use bars to differentiate the dates submitted.
I do a similar thing though only record whether accepted or rejected (no dates or anything). However, I use green for accepted and red for rejected and orange for can be resubmited. Traffic lights are instantly recongnisable.
723
« on: September 07, 2006, 04:27 »
It is just a shame you had to flush $60 down the drain to earn that.
Like the driving at night one as well.
724
« on: September 07, 2006, 04:10 »
Do you upsize before or after doing minor tweaking (levels, saturation etc). I would have though before as tweaking can introduce artifacts which you wouldnt want to be interperlated.
725
« on: September 07, 2006, 01:56 »
They are better than a kick in the head!!
Problem: increasing competetion (but there are already millions of images to no major)
Pro: YOu refer a good photag and you will have income for life (at SS anyway).
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