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Quote from: Microbius on May 29, 2008, 15:35
I agree with most of the stuff said in this thread. Good simple concepts sell the best, but some better more artistic stuff will get you portfolio noticed.
I'm largely talking about the sites other than SS here especially IStock.
SS is the exception in that they will accept any old crap and, remarkably, it'll sell too!!!
?Quote from: howardg on June 06, 2008, 22:18
I don't know....any business, even on a shoestring budget, should be able to afford a few hundred dollars for an advertising campaign or brochure that is intended to bring in revenue. If they can't afford that then how can they possibly get a business going. And if they really can't....I don't see that merchants of other low priced business necessities lowering prices because the budget doesn't fit. They still have to buy pencils, notebooks, ledgers etc for the normal price. And wouldn't revenue from people that can afford $10 photos, which have got to be more numerous than businesses who can't afford that, make up for losing the sales of those that can't afford it.
All i am saying is that the micros all seem to be trying to undercut each other and would probably make more by raising prices a bit....if the others followed in suit.
Also, aren't a lot of the buyers web designers etc who just keep the profit from the lower photo prices? If someone has hired a graphic artist or web designer surely they can afford $10 photos?
Quote from: chellyar on May 31, 2008, 05:40Quote from: littlerobin71 on May 31, 2008, 04:46
Just commenting on previous post
...is the inspection /quality requirement raised for exclusives
I think is the opposite...
Ay, some of the stuff in 'latest exclusive images' on the home page I wouldn't even upload...
Although, having said that, IS seems to accept some stuff of mine that is a little marginal as well, so I should probably shut my trap! :-).
Quote from: w7lwi on May 30, 2008, 22:04Quote from: hatman12 on May 30, 2008, 20:34
Just to be clear: if becoming exclusive at iStock is made more difficult and the quality requirement raised, that would make it MORE APPEALING for me to be exclusive there, and IMO would also cause many more customers to buy exclusive only.
Are you saying the quality requirements would be higher for exclusives than for non-exclusives? If not and if the quality requirements were raised across the board, for both exclusive and non-exclusive alike, why would the customers want to buy exclusive only when they could get the same quality level from a non-exclusive?
