I think you will be convinced search for "golf"
This morning it was so far away from the first page, I stopped looking for it..

(This idea is too brilliant! (Hope we don't get in trouble.))

I thought it was ok since StockXpert is doing that on their own site, we just have the knowledge now how their search engine works.
If you Steve-oh have any objection tell us. I do not want to do something which is unethical .

You have got a really nice background, I like the design..

@takestock, great maybe you can show as you site too, when you are done
Here is a guy who wrote some tutorials how to do stuff on googelpages, like adding a counter, guestbook,etc..: http://jvanbaelen.googlepages.com/home.htm

Hi frederico, I use paypal, but one time I got a check, while I was in the US. From Dreamstime I heard it takes about 2 weeks to send checks overseas.

Yes, you are not able to see the keywords for 90 days, to prevent that you copy them and use them for other sites. It will cost you 20 cents. But only if the image got accepted. Here are some samples:

http://www.dreamstime.com/globalwarminginantarctica-image1732325

http://www.dreamstime.com/displayofcoloredpencils-image1755746

http://www.dreamstime.com/penguininantarctica-image1794040

http://www.dreamstime.com/coloredpencilarrangement-image1799378

http://www.dreamstime.com/tworedtrainswithspacefortext-image1845702

http://www.dreamstime.com/off-roadtracks-image1874236

An interesting example for you, because your are an expert on this subject :

http://www.dreamstime.com/passengerairplanetakingoff-image1811176

A month ago I had almost to wait half a week until my images got keyworded after being accepted, the last days it often was on the same day or a day later. Probably they got some more people to work as keymasters.
Well maybe the best way for you to see how accurate they are is by checking my images. I think they are doing a good job. They almost allways have a long description and keywords I would not have come up with as a German. Regarding sales, thats hard to tell, if I get more because of the good keywording.

Click this link and you will see his profile.. http://www.dreamstime.com/Andresr_info

Well I am not a 30D owner too.
I wanted to upgrade to the 5D instead of the 30D. Now I am not so sure about that. The price difference is still a lot and my lenses are not the best.  So then I considered the 30D. I read a few reviews, here are some helful infos of photographers who bought that camera:
http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=299&sort=7&cat=15&page=1
Thanks to Geopappas, a very helpful site.

What we should remember as far as rumors are going arround, there might be a new camera coming out in August. Someone say Canon brought out a new model every 18 month. And this summer it is time for a new model in the 30D class. It might be available in September.
That might also be the reason for the cashback program. Here in Germany it stops at the beginning of the summer. They might want to get rid of the old models, before they introduce the new models.

If that is true prices will drop for the 30D. And if there will be a 40D, it probably has some new nice features. 10Mp at least is my guess, because of the 400D.
Maybe I will wait until they bring it out. Right now the price for the 30D is allready a good deal I would say.
I once had the 350D in my hand and looked a little bit at it. I can tell you if you have a 30D in your hand you won't look back at the 350D or the 400D. Just the feeling is so different and I missed the adjustment wheel on the back of the camera which is so useful, if you have it. Thats why I would not trade my D60 for a 400D, even if you have a lot more MPs.
My guess is you will like the 30D

He claims to be the 2nd best earning microstockphotographer.
It is amazing how much this guy earns. He is on 16 other stock sites.
For me it is really encouraging and shows that microstock can give you a good income if you invest in it.

I agree with ichiro,

I just do not understand which images are the right ones for StockXpert.
Well penguins they take without hesitation, but other images which I believe are not so different quality wise are very often rejected because of quality. Sometimes you guys say it is out of focus. When I immediately resubmit them downsized, they are rejected, because you say they are overcompressed.
StockXpert is the only site, where I experience rejection because of overcompressed files. Aren't you selling overcompressed files, when a buyer buys a small size image?
Recently I got an image rejected, because you were not looking for such images. However on another site it was the image of the week.
The last image which was accepted by istock, and they know which image is good, was apparently not in focus.
And so it goes on. I do not want to complain although sometimes I am annoyed for a short time, when I put a lot of effort in one picture, but I really do not care so much about StockXpert regarding the new images. I have my two popular images and the new ones barely get dls.
But maybe you should reform your review system, not to chase away less patient photographers. Just from a photographers view..

regards Jan

Yeah thats a great image!I have seen that several times also in the blog somehow never realizing that is you image sharply.. Good work!

Thats a great and fitting image Bateleur! I uploaded a penguin image, but that was, before I read the theme