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« on: Yesterday at 15:08 »
Russia opened a new front invading from the north of Kharkiv now, occupying Ukrainian territory, while putin's useful idiots from Ukraine care about American politics...
And that's the right thing to do. People should indeed be worried about the good numbers for Trump. Not least because many of the current negative developments for Ukraine would not have taken place in the first place if the Trump supporters had released the funds for the Ukraine aid earlier.
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« on: May 09, 2024, 15:09 »
I confirm, something strange is happening with Adobe this week. Sales are even worse than Easter week. Normally I have well over 200 downloads a day, today barely 100
Absolutely impressing. May I ask how many images you have online at AS?
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« on: May 08, 2024, 04:48 »
Incredible!!!  If something like this goes through, copyright will be ruined forever!
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« on: May 06, 2024, 16:51 »
Have you submitted the raw data to shutterstock or made it clear there that you have it? Then that should solve the problem in my view. Unless, of course, you have photographically recreated someone else's photo 1:1.
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« on: May 06, 2024, 12:53 »
Almost a month ago, I received a notification from Shutterstock that one of my images was flagged for a copyright violation and my account was being suspended. They offered a few methods to supply proof that I'm the copyright holder of the particular image. Very quickly I sent the evidence to them and received a response that my case would be escalated. Since that time I have received no further communication, and all of my images have been removed from the site, and I can't log in to my account. They have ignored the many e-mails I've sent. It should take no more than 10 minutes to look at the evidence I submitted and conclude my account should be reactivated.
Has anyone been through this process before and what was the outcome? There was also no indication from Shutterstock why they thought there was a copyright issue in the first place.
Can you show us the image? And do you have the raw data?
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« on: May 03, 2024, 17:36 »
I had about 400 downloads less this April than in April 2023. Amazing, but the revenue is still almost the same. However, I'm very far from a good April.
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« on: May 03, 2024, 17:21 »
Happy to report two events:
- Last month was my best April ever.
- My lifetime earnings crossed $400K
Congratulations on these figures! I know very, very few contributors who can achieve such success with such a small portfolio. They are my role models. And you, too, have remained true to your motto "rather less, but very good". If I see it correctly, you have an RPF (return per file - images and videos mixed, with a ratio of approx. 4:1) of around $200. That's really good! We can still argue about whether talent is part of it or not. I say yes, you say no. But ultimately it doesn't really matter. The fact is: you deliver "stocky" image material - and that pays off. What I can't remember: Did I ever ask you how long you've been offering on microstock?
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« on: May 03, 2024, 04:55 »
wanted to let you know that my account has been reactivated since today, so far without answer what the problem was.
I just kept waiting and fortunately everything is ok now. for me the issue is closed
thanks for the feedback and also to uncle Pete, soon I will use my own account here 
That's nice to hear. I wish you good sales!
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« on: May 02, 2024, 16:32 »
Pete, I'm looking at Alexandre Rotenberg's figures.
He has 3,000 files online at Wirestock. In March that earned him $7, in February $10, in January $4. In December and November 2023 it was $5 each.
Of course, I can't automatically transfer from Alexandre to other contributors. But his numbers suggest to me that Wirestock is not a good model.
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« on: May 02, 2024, 16:15 »
I have a similar view. The size of a portfolio is of course an important factor from a purely mathematical point of view.
Nevertheless, there have been and still are indications that an extremely fast and extensively growing portfolio does not automatically guarantee that the download figures and revenues will grow in parallel.
Of course, I don't know how the algorithms work. So I can only make assumptions. But I am firmly convinced that an extreme expansion of the portfolio with the pure goal of mass can even be very harmful for the findability of the images. I believe that a small portfolio with well-ranked images can be damaged if countless poor-quality images are added to it. But once again: I can't prove that.
With a similar point, people who say images need to age, to make better sales, are neglecting the math and fact, that you only know what sells, after the fact. So of course, after years, you will see what has sold more, than in weeks or months. The time is the difference, not because images will sell better, but because they HAVE sold better.
If we only know whether more images, made more sales, because there are more, or because the popularity of some images, which is hard to predict, is only because the cream rises to the top. I mean in this way. 100 great images and that's it, or 100 great images and 900 maybe, good enough images. If we know what a "great Image" is, then the only advantage would be, from the 900 others, we might have misjudged some, and they will make more total sales, than the just 100 images.
Who here knows that this great image they just made is going to be a success, and has never been wrong? Or who here, has uploaded something, not so special, that probably wasn't going to work out, but it took off and unexpectedly sold. Raise Your Hand? 
Back to the great 100 theory. The other 900 may not be significant, but there could be a sleeper in there, and there could be a dud or two in the best 100.
That's the only reason I'd say more is better. Pure math. Otherwise, "Nevertheless, there have been and still are indications that an extremely fast and extensively growing portfolio does not automatically guarantee that the download figures and revenues will grow in parallel."
900 additional "maybe good pictures" is not what I generally mean, Pete. I have that too. I upload images that I could imagine have what it takes to sell. But I don't upload a single image that I'm absolutely sure is so bad or replaceable that it won't sell. And I'm wrong often enough. There are so many images that everyone who uploads them knows or should know from the outset that they are "not good enough" compared to what is already there. Nevertheless, many contributors hope that these images might sell after all, even though they secretly know or at least suspect that this will not happen, and upload masses of them. But the opposite is probably the case: these images may harm the overall ranking of the portfolio. Doug sums it up well: "But each of those image you submit must be well-shot, well-graded, and have good metadata to even have a sporting chance of success." This - at least in my opinion - is not sufficiently taken into account by many contributors.
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« on: May 02, 2024, 15:32 »
I also believe that shutterstock doesn't care about our personal opinion.
But I think that shutterstock is wondering whether the approval of pngs will bring in a lot of money for the competing agencies. And whether customers might migrate to the agencies that offer pngs. This may be an attempt to get an idea. And possibly get a slice of the pie.
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« on: May 02, 2024, 15:22 »
But if yours is already longer on the market, and sold quite a few times (due to lower competition at that time) then the newer one will generally end up lower in the rankings, get less views, and yours will have the advantage. Right? (Of course, all depending on competition and saturation, as the algorithm mixes new content with established content. Niche markets are easier to break into than highly saturated area's of the market)
But now you are talking about something entirely different. Yes, an older clip that has been successful and sold multiple times does have an advantage. But that has nothing to do with the overall size of the contributor's portfolio or how long the contributor has been a contributor. That is the myth I was trying to dispel. Please read my earlier post again, and I hope you can understand the difference.
But to address the point you are making, don't assume that the best-selling clip last year of a toddler eating spaghetti is going to continue to dominate year after year. The algorithms are constantly trying to promote newer clips to keep the content fresh on the site. In my own case, many of my clips that used to sell almost every day hardly ever sell at all anymore. Why is that? Well, it is because other similar clips have probably pushed them off their pedestal. That's what competition does. And it has nothing to do with the size of the contributor's portfolio. My point is that it is never to late to get your feet wet. If you sit on the sidelines and say "it's too late", then you are guaranteed of 100% failure.
I have a similar view. The size of a portfolio is of course an important factor from a purely mathematical point of view. Nevertheless, there have been and still are indications that an extremely fast and extensively growing portfolio does not automatically guarantee that the download figures and revenues will grow in parallel. Of course, I don't know how the algorithms work. So I can only make assumptions. But I am firmly convinced that an extreme expansion of the portfolio with the pure goal of mass can even be very harmful for the findability of the images. I believe that a small portfolio with well-ranked images can be damaged if countless poor-quality images are added to it. But once again: I can't prove that.
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« on: April 30, 2024, 17:36 »
Do what? I have sales every day.
Reaching the $250,000 - that's what I meant. Or will you manage the 828 statistically missing downloads within two or three months? I don't know how long you've been at it.
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« on: April 30, 2024, 17:05 »
Let's see if you can still do it in 2024.
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« on: April 29, 2024, 17:15 »
Another lie and propaganda from Democratic Party trolls.
Everyone knows that in 2022, the Republicans forced Biden to sign the Lend-Lease law for Ukraine. Biden, of course, signed it, but put zero weapons under this law. The same applies to the transfer of aviation and missiles to Ukraine. In this topic, I already provided a link to the Republican proposals and their victory plan for Ukraine. But KGB agent Biden did not comply with these proposals.
The President of the United States decides who is given how many and what kind of weapons. Biden works for putin, and expects support from putin in the US elections. This is all you need to know about Biden and the US Democrats.
US Democrats - fuck you!
What your poor comprehension skills prevent you from realizing is that the report you are referring to was not made by maga, which is now controlling the Republican Party.
That report was made by three old-school republicans who are part of the 100 minority who voted for Ukraine, while the maga majority of 112 voted against it.
You should be so thankful for the unanimous Democrat vote which, combined with the old-school Republican minority vote (including the 3 authors of that report), succeeded in approving military aid for Ukraine.
Only putin's useful idiots believe that maga isolationist clowns, who now control the Republican Party, will ever vote in favor of Ukraine.
The democrat troll no longer knows how to get out of it because Biden did not give Ukraine the necessary weapons. Due to the fault of Biden and the Democrats, people are dying in Ukraine and the territory is occupied. But for some reason the Republicans are to blame.
Are the Democrat trolls idiots? The answer is idiots.
As for these maga, which are the only ones the Democratic trolls talk about, it was these maga who also forced Biden to sign the Lend-Lease law.
You live in a dream world. Tump will - in my opinion - win the election. And Ukraine will then - in my opinion - lose. Should things turn out differently, I will be happy to admit my misjudgement. But I'm not very worried about that. I'm much more worried if Trump wins and the USA is on its way to becoming what Russia already is today.
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« on: April 28, 2024, 15:22 »
Crooked Joe Biden is not a decent person. He is a lifetime chronic liar in cognitive decline and corrupt to the core.
He has spent his career selling out the American people to the highest bidder and enabling his degenerate family to profit off his name and connections.
He has used his presidential power to target anyone with whom he disagrees and is currently attempting to jail his political rival.
On his rare days of lucidity and coherency, he will cheat, steal, and lie knowing hell forever be protected by his allies in the media and the bureaucracy.
Hell say whatever to whomever if it means getting another vote. There is no bottom to which this pathological liar will not stoop; not a word he says can be trusted.
Theres nothing he will not make up demonstrably lying in virtually every public appearance, knowing hell never be held to account, no matter how egregious the falsehood.
Hes a shell of a man propped up by an establishment of power-hungry Democrats seeking control.
Biden is an embarrassment to our country.
https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1784429572273877068
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If I were like you, I would write: This is all Republican propaganda - supported by the KGB. But I'll refrain from making generalized crap statements. I comment that Trump is not a whit better - on the contrary. But you'll learn that too. It just needs a little more time. When the moment comes when there is no more help for Ukraine from the USA, you will write that the Europarasites should pay for it. You will also insist that all Ukrainians who have fled abroad must return so that the country does not bleed to death. I sincerely hope for your sake that you never find yourself in the position of having to "fill the demographic gaps" in the country you have to flee to. Nobody wants someone like you in their country anyway. We have enough of people like that ourselves! And if anyone should ask you: What have you - stocker2024 - actually done for your country? and you should be honest in your answer, you will have to reply: I haven't done anything except demand that others do what they have to do. I could offer nothing but a spiteful big mouth with nothing - absolutely nothing - behind it. You are a poor spiteful creature who is not worthy of a democracy, his people, his fatherland and the society in his country. Provided that you are Ukrainian at all...
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« on: April 27, 2024, 15:38 »
Ok, lets get some things straight.
Forbes is a 100+ year old American business magazine. Its editor-in-chief is Steve Forbes who is a conservative and Republican, who also has run for the GOP's presidential nomination twice!
WSJ is the Wall Street Journal, another American business publication and owned by Rupert Murdoch, a well-known conservative who also owns Fox News, and supports the Republican party and Trump. He also has a long history and association with Putin.
Thank you for this detailed clarification. But it is of no use. The factual world of our stocker2014 is a world with the foresight of someone in a closed tin can. Unfortunately, he was therefore never able to see beyond the edge of the can. And since the can is round on the inside, his cramped knowledge keeps spinning in its tiny closed circuit. Therefore, any argument is pointless. If someone like that decides that the earth is a disk, you can never dissuade them.
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« on: April 25, 2024, 13:35 »
A totalitarian and Nazi world can be achieved very quickly. Ill even write it like this:
1. Ukraine signs complete surrender, renounces statehood and allows Russian orc troops to reach the EU borders.
2. Ukrainians are mobilized into the army of orcs.
3. Cowardly Americans run away from the EU in 2-3 weeks.
4. The army of Russian orcs will completely occupy the entire EU in 1-2 months.
5. At the same time, China occupies Taiwan, Iran occupies Israel, and North Korea occupies South Korea.
6. Other actions are possible regarding the occupation of Australia by China, etc. (I dont know all the plans of the terrorists).
So, is such a world suitable? Suitable for everyone?
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The entire democratic world holds together only thanks to the courage of Ukrainians. The cowardly Europarasites will surrender to the Russian orcs in a few days. And this is confirmed by surveys that were conducted in EU countries.
The Russians won't even need to use nuclear weapons. Conventional weapons will be sufficient. Cowardly democracies will never be the first to use nuclear weapons. As a result, all EU nuclear weapons will come under Russian control.
ps.
I propose to Hollywood to make a film or series based on this very real scenario.
Oh, once again great "facts" from our all-knowing superstar.
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« on: April 24, 2024, 17:07 »
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« on: April 24, 2024, 17:06 »
If such missiles had been supplied, Crimean Bridge would have already been destroyed.
According to the article, the missiles have been delivered earlier this month. So they may not yet have been deployed to the front.
The delivery was made in return for the promise to use the weapons exclusively within Ukraine. However, I don't know whether there were any arrangements regarding disputed regions such as Donbass, Luhansk or Crimea. I have read that they have already been used.
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« on: April 24, 2024, 10:39 »
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« on: April 22, 2024, 12:46 »
I'll quote zero talent: "There are no former KGB agents."
At best, the photo I posted with Biden in the 80s suggests that Biden liked the USSR, liked the Russians, liked the fascists. Biden was a politician for relations with the USSR. I am against such politicians in power in the USA.
Once again you are presenting your assertions as facts. Then I could also claim that Trump is a KGB agent based on the photos I showed you. I personally don't like your suggestive nature. You always claim to only present facts. Instead, you fuel everyone with pure conjecture that is completely unproven and unprovable. I stand by it: you are a Russian troll!
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« on: April 22, 2024, 12:42 »
In the context of this post, I am writing to you that I do not believe putin and I do not believe any Russian orc.
Therefore, when I refer to facts, and this is putins support for Biden.
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« on: April 22, 2024, 11:55 »
Biden smiles sincerely (against the background of a KGB agent), even though his interlocutor is not smiling. This photo is proof of the fact that Biden liked Russians early in his career.
If you write that it's evidence because someone at the highest level of politics likes someone just because they smile, then you could at least say that for Biden this only applied to the distant past. You could figuratively counter with the present...
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