Absolutely guys. You're right, do what works better for you.
In my case though, I contribute to other agencies which sell my files for even cheaper prices and pay me even less than DepositPhotos.
For some reason I do well at DepositPhotos (September was my BME), I like doing business with them, I am close to the next level and I have no intention of giving them up.
But I understand your point of view and respect it.
Good luck,

Hi there,
yes, your understanding that SS is the best selling agency is right on the money. They indeed are.
And these are my stats :
- contributor since around September 2009
- started with 10 images - growing port as time went by
- port size at the moment - around 590 images (not counting the vector - JPEG duplicates)
- payout set at 100 dollars monthly
- making at least payout almost every month for the past 1 year
- September 2012 (this month), total earnings : 210 dollars. It was a good month, but not my BME.

One thing to keep in mind : I am not a photographer, I am not an illustrator and I am not a graphic designer. I work for a small printing company and I know how to use Photoshop and Illustrator That's about all I know
One other thing for your info : I sell vector files a lot more than photos. That's mostly where my payouts come from.
Good luck with SS and give yourself a bit of time. You're doing great so far and it will only get better
Best,

Hi there,
not that it matters or that anybody cares, but I for one am firmly standing for Team Sean Locke.
I am taking sides. I always did, on every matter, that's how I am. Opinionated.
There are other reasons for supporting Sean, besides his fascinating good looks, (after all, Yuri is gorgeously handsome too).
Sean, you might find the following amusing, keep reading
I remember years ago when I first started reading this forum and Sean's posts.
I immediately fell into the same trap many other people did and still do.
I could not think of another, more caustic, despicable person walking the surface of the Earth than Sean Locke.
I was wrong. Very wrong, and it took me years to finally be able to crack his carefully built appearance.
I will give you a few reasons for changing my mind and standing by his team today.
Sean Locke is fair.
He is also brave enough to stand up for the 'little people', even when he has nothing to gain by doing so.
About 2 years ago IStock decided to implement the canister changes.
It was a miserable move and Sean didn't like it. He wasn't personally affected by it, but his sense of right and wrong was powerful enough to make him take a stand against it.
Some time later IStock decided to cut independents' commissions to an unheard low of 15%.
Again, Sean wasn't affected by the change, but again he stood by us, independents and voiced his disapproval.
Did he really do that solely for us, independents?
Not entirely.
He didn't like the general direction things were going and he tried to make his point clear and defend his own future and the future of the industry.
But what did he actually do that was so great and worthy of praise?
He complained and posted a few times on Istock's own forums.
That's not much indeed, but it is a lot more than Yuri ever did.
I have never seen Yuri fighting for us, contributors, or taking anybody's side, (except his own) in conflicts with agencies.
You can do easily do it, Yuri!
You've got the whole world at your feet, you're young and handsome, you're rich, you're famous and you're powerful. Use that power to change things for the better. You would be remembered and respected for something else beside the money you've made.
And one more point for Sean.
Since Yuri mentioned charities, what about charities? I have no information about Yuri giving money to charities but I know Sean did.
About 2 years ago, around Christmas Sean set up a charity - can't remember the name or the exact details, but I know for a fact that he gave away a percentage of his total earnings for the month of December 2011 to help children(?)
Sean is a gentleman and he may decide to keep quiet and not give us any more details about his charity, but I know for certain that he had set up a charity and gave part of his money away.
LisaFX also participated to something similar, Adelaide did too, so did I and many other photographers on this forum, but I'm sorry, I can't remember anything about Yuri.
So, to answer Yuri's question: - 'did Sean ever give money to charities'?
Yes, he did.
I'm sure Yuri did too, a lot more possibly, it's just that I don't know about it.
Charity or no charity, it's irrelevant and we shouldn't be talking about this kind of things anyway.
Meanwhile let's try to stick together and stop agencies from forever lowering our commissions and paying us 5 cents per download like IStock is so fond of doing. LisaFX has many times tried her best to stop them, so did Sean.
Let's hope Yuri will be joining them soon.
Best regards,

Hi,
I'm sorry, but we're all different.
I don't think Deposit Photos is 'small' anymore, I don't think they rip me off more than other sites (IStock for example), and I don't mind them deactivating my images instead of deleting them.
It's a feature that in my opinion has the potential to come in handy at some point.
I do not worry about Deposit Photos being somewhat shady, illegal or looking to grab my images and run.
In fact, I like doing business with them.
Solid, good commissions, growing sales and easy to deal with.
There you go.
As I said, we're all different
best,

Hi TV ,
I agree with Michael and Click-Click.
I too like your site .
It's simple, functional, clean and easy on the eye. Nice
I like your site, I like your prices and I love, (love, love), your commissions
I've seen Cory's illustrations there, and I've decided. I want to participate, I want to upload my vectors, but there's a problem.
Just like Anita, the upload system via DropBox seems a bit unfamiliar to me. I already have a DropBox account, 2 GB free hosting, (by the way, get an account there Anita, it's free and it can be useful), and I'm going to spend some time reading your instructions.
Hopefully it's not a very complicated procedure.
I'm not only thinking about me.
I'll give it a try, but if we want to support your site and attract as many vector artists as possible, we need an upload system that is easy. A few clicks here and there, - done!
In my experience that's an important factor.
But you're only at the beginning, there's still time.
I'll give it a try, in the next few days.
Thank you for the fair artist commission and good luck

I have a different point of view, and I'm sticking by it.
I upload to AYCStock not because I'm looking for 1 dollar or 10 dollars a month. After all, I barely make 10 dollars a month on Fotolia, and I've been their contributor for 3 years.
I upload to All You Can Stock because of their commissions and a hope in the future.
I want agencies that offer this kind of deal to succeed and I want to help them.
Uploading my images is all I can do.
The rest is up to them.
As long as the upload system is easy, and at AYCS it is, I am willing to spend some of my time and give them my images.
It may never come to anything, but at least I tried.
On the other hand, I never uploaded to Crestock and I never will.
Just a different point of view.

Well, we're all different ...
I like DepositPhotos, I always have.
I like the video too, good job Elena! Young, smart, enthusiastic and cute

The upload process is a breeze.
Inspection is fast and reviewers are consistent.
Payouts are fast too.
My commission is better than most and royalties are decent.
Sales are forever growing. 
These guys are hungry, aggressive and I like that.

With a port of 570 images I sell around 3 - 5 images a week at Fotolia. A week. This rate stayed much the same for the past 2 and a half years. It never grows. At Fotolia I sell nothing but the same images, again and again, and occasionally, some very old stuff I forgot I uploaded.
At Fotolia I get 23 cent / subscription.
I sell a lot more at DepositPhotos for a better commission and more money.

DepositPhotos sells our images for very low prices?
But I believe Fotolia, (and others), sells them even cheaper - partner sites.

All in all, DepositPhotos is not perfect, (no agency is), but there are many good points about them, I like them and I'm going to stick with them.
 
Good job on the video Elena, and good luck

Hi there Gti ,
this comes from my experience with Fotolia, where, over the past 3 years, I have one of my highest rejection rate.
655 files submitted
554 accepted
(many vectors - vectors always get in easier).
This is what Fotolia accepts in my case:
- anything isolated over white, be it an onion or a person.
It doesn't matter, as long as it's a true isolation over white, it gets in.
- people - both portraits or 'in action', doing something
Again it doesn't really matter what the model is doing, as long as you have a human being in the photo, it gets accepted
- vectors.
They're getting stricter on vectors, but they used to accept almost anything in vector form. Be warned: this is not valid anymore. However, vectors still have an easier time than photos.
And that's about it.

If you're going to upload landscapes, architecture, nature, and the such, unless your images are extraordinary, expect lots of rejections.
At least that's what happens to me

Hope I've been of some help, good luck

Hi all,
as promised, yesterday, Sunday, I started uploading. About 20 images, random, vectors and photos. 
I used the on-site, web form. 
It's easy.
No categories, no unecessary steps, no clutter, it's simple and it goes faster than you expect.
But you can only do it one by one.
FTP is a must for larger uploads.
One more good point - review times.
They're fast
On weekend, Sunday evening, it only took them a couple of hours to review all the images.
That's nice, good job All You Can Stock

The site feels somewhat 'unfinished' to me, but the thumbs preview is large and beautiful and everything seems to be working as expected.
The 75% commission is, of course, great.
I'll upload more and let's see sales.
All in all, not bad All You Can Stock
I like you guys, you're easy to work with and I wish you best of luck

@Anita,
thank you
I knew I could trust in your help, as usual
Missed you lots, but I'm still struggling, in and out of hospitals most of the time, difficult to be active on microstock.
Today is a good day though. I'm enjoying it
Alright girl, I'll follow your example.
10 dollars most of the vectors, with a few price differences on selective work. Up or down.
Deal, this sounds good to me.
I'll start uploading the rest of my vectors these days and I'll price them accordingly.
Thank you again, Anita, much appreciated
See you soon,

@Digital,
you mean to say that by trying to be selective when uploading to sites that pay very low commission, you'll be starving?
Is that so?
We're talking about a couple of images here, the ones that don't sell much anyway. Not your whole port.
But if you, or others, (almost everyone here, actually), can't do it, I understand.
Going hungry is not something to be taken lightly.
I understand.

Good luck
 
@Velo,
there you go.

Hi all,
I agree with Chromaco, PixArt and others.
I can't say that I'm holding my breath (I've seen these kind of good ideas being abandoned many times before), but for what is worth, consider me in.
We have to think of the future and do 'something' to stop the race to the bottom.
The first thing we need is organization and leadership.
Without it, all this is nothing but smoke and empty words.
We need someone to take charge, dedicate his time and efforts and start organizing things.
It's not easy, but it's a potential avenue to great success.
 
I agree to offer financial support and participate with all my images.
For what is worth, I'm in.

I'm not holding my breath, but hope never dies
Good luck

Hi,
I agree with Chromaco and Ibarn.
No point in waiting for the JPEG to be accepted. This is what I do :
- upload your JPEG version
- go back to 'Pending Files' - Management area
- click on your image, a new field is now available - 'Upload additional file format'
- browse for your vector file
- submit


Dreamstime does it a little bit different than the other sites, but it's not that bad and soon you'll get used with their system.
JPEGS always get reviewed first.

Good luck and welcome to Dreamstime