Nice to see that many of your nicknames are registred on Mostphotos now. 
The "community structure" of the site is really addictive. You will soon be as hooked as I am 
I recommend you to try out the new FTP-upload.
Upload and tagging is really easy and fast!

--> www.mostphotos.com

I'd like to add one more thing to your list of essentials Suvakov. It's 50/50 on 25 Euro not 50/50 on a dollar. THAT'S essential in my book (and my wallet)
I sure like it, hopefully the buyers find their way to the site soon too.

Quote from: FlemishDreams on August 30, 2007, 14:35

I don't know what type of connection you're on but the site took many seconds to reach from here, and then 3 minutes to load the front/landing page. I found out why, they have a huge set of full-screen background photos on their landing page, worth 327KB.

3 minutes?? Takes like 2-3 seconds for me, tops.
What kind of internet connection do you use?
I know there has been discussions about that frontpage in the site's forums. The staff wanted opinions whether they should take it away or not.
I think they even took it away for some time but put it back when a lot of us photographers requested it. I myself, think it looks new and fresh and different from what other sites have. It is an eyecatcher that raises interest.
However, if it is so slow to many users as you describe, it is not good at all. Do the rest of you guys that has checked of the site feel the same slowness regarding the front page? I will forward your concerns to the admins.

Another thing that i like with Mostphotos is the personal page you get there.
When a client ask to see some work of mine I usually give them the link to my portfolio there.
http://www.mostphotos.com/moori
You get a fairly good overview and I rather direct buyers to Mostphotos or some other midstock agency than any of my microlinks simply because I get payed more.
Buyers don't have to register either just to buy one photo.

There are still some issues that need to be resolved at Mostphotos but at the speed the site has developing since i joined, I am pretty confident that it soon will be ready to take some marketshares, especially in northern Europe. I think that many designers and adpeople in these regions still are pretty much unaware of the micro-/midstock buisness and I think that this site have the potetiontial to change this.

Quote from: ErickN on August 29, 2007, 10:55
How about watermarking ALL the images ?
When you browse through the collection, some of them are watermarked, but many aren't.
Even easier than with FT's watermark, and in 640x480 size !

Watermarking is optional to the photographer. You choose in your control panel by clicking a box wheather you want all your pictures watermarked or not. Some of the photographers did not want watermarking since they believed it ruined their pictures.

Quote from: bjorn on August 29, 2007, 09:21
what about sales?

The site is not officially released yet so I don't think these have been much sales yet. I know some people have sold some pictures but it is not much. I think the marketing campaign will begin over the next weeks.

QuoteDon't they even check for model/property releases and copyright/logo infringements?  If they don't, they're treading on very dangerous ground.

Not really. They are doing it the same way Alamy and many other macros are doing it. They inform the photographers clearly in the terms that model release has to exist for recognizable people and that copyright/logos are not allowed. Then it is up to the photographer to follow these rules. They don't babysit us. After all it is the photographer that has to face the legal concequences. It also depends on what country the buyer is from and where the picture is to be used. Swedish and European copyright laws are also somewhat different from the American. In Sweden I believe, it is ok to publish a picture that have a logo in it as long as it is not the main focus of the picture. That is just a parantese however, since the site clearly state that they not allow photographers to upload pictures with these kind of copryright issues.

Quote from: leaf on August 29, 2007, 00:14
My first impression was - wow nice front page maybe this site is not too bad.

my second impression was - why on earth do they have google ads on their image pages.  Seems a little unprofessional and cheap.

I agree. That issue has been raised in their forum as well, and I got the impression from there that the google ads was just something temporary under the beta period. I think more "professional ads" will replace it when the site is officially lanched over the next weeks.

Here is a tip on a new site for you guys who likes to find new places to sell your pictures!

--> www.mostphotos.com 
Feel free to use my referral link  ;-)

I posted this thread in the "new microstock" section but I guess this Swedish site is really somewhere in between micro and macro if you look at the price structure of the pictures.

Now you will probably think, why bother with another one?
Well, all I can tell you is that I have a good feeling about this one.
I am not affiliated with the owners in any way, but I have been there for some time now, giving tips on improvement in their forum and helped them bugtest some functions. The site was in Swedish to begin with, aimed at a Scandinavian market. (Im Swedish so thats why I joined them in the first place) I am however really impressed with the work they have done with the site in a short period of time, but even more importantly, the changes and new functions they have added are most a result of interaction with the contributors.
The people in charge are active in their forums and they really listen to the photographers requests.

The site has been in Beta for some time and in swedish until recently, but they have now started to translate the whole site into english and are just about ready to launch it aimed for a worldwide market. Some texts are not yet translated and most of the discussions in the forums are in Swedish but that will change in the days to come.

This is what they offer as of now:

1. FTP upload and automatic ITPC reading. They just released this function but it works really well as far as I can see. I would compare the "upload smoothness" similar to featurepics and StockXpert, which means it's pretty effortless. You just have to choose one category and the system is fast. Once you get the hang of their system it is easy to upload bigger batches.

2. RF-pictures sells for 25 Euro and 50 % goes to the photographer. You can also sell pictures exclusive and set your own price.

3. The site has a kind of community based structure where fellow photographers can rate and comment on others photos. Based on comments and rating the pictures end up higher or lower in searches. Google loves content and it is fun to get comments on your work. =)

4. No review/quality control on uploaded pictures. Yes, you read correctly. None what so ever. I was very sceptical to this at first but I am starting to maybe change my mind about it. "Bad pictures" get low ratings anyway and end up last in searches. What I like about this policy is that the buyers can chose if a picture is right for them or not, It is not based on one reviewers taste. It remains to be seen if this is sucessful or not.

5. Referral program. You get 1 euro for every picture sold if you referred the photographer or the buyer.

6. I am not sure about Paypal/Moneyb. They have said they are working on it so I guess it shouldn't be too far away.

Feel free to use my referral link  ;-)

--> www.mostphotos.com