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General Stock Discussion / Re: The Picture Pod
« on: October 23, 2011, 03:23 »
Hello one and all.
Thank you all for your comments, some very valid and thought provoking points there that I will take back to the team. I wasn't expecting a response at all, so I do appreciate the time you have taken to post. All I can say at this point is watch this space as we continue to grow and develop. Better to try and fail than not try at all I think! We are still really in the building up stages of the project and hence looking for contributors, people willing to take a chance to start with, even with a few images to get established.
Just to clarify if I may. This isn't just a money making scheme from our point of view. The team behind TPP are professional creatives, owners of other businesses, (torchbox.com)(onthelevel.co), and part of a wider network, who are the very real, current, customers to many of these other providers, and simply put we would all be using TPP in terms of product and process. Quick and simple basically put. We are used to experiencing the frustrations of many providers and this was the reason for setting up this project. The photographers we have consulted with aren't microstock specialists as such I guess, but nevertheless their input has been very valuable in the early stages. Many of them are pro or semi pro and viewed this as another opportunity to add a smaller revenue stream to their full time commissions. Currently on board are http://www.oacphotography.com/, http://www.melaniejamesphotography.com/, and similar.
Please do keep comments coming. We want this to be a good resource for both contributors and customers alike and we can only improve and develop into something with carefully considered feedback for us to build on. So simply put, my question to you all is what would you like to see on the PIcture Pod as we go forwards? What would encourage you to contribute? (I can see a couple of points already on the thread) We are flexible and I'm looking forward to hearing your specific thoughts.
Many thanks again.
Tim
Thank you all for your comments, some very valid and thought provoking points there that I will take back to the team. I wasn't expecting a response at all, so I do appreciate the time you have taken to post. All I can say at this point is watch this space as we continue to grow and develop. Better to try and fail than not try at all I think! We are still really in the building up stages of the project and hence looking for contributors, people willing to take a chance to start with, even with a few images to get established.
Just to clarify if I may. This isn't just a money making scheme from our point of view. The team behind TPP are professional creatives, owners of other businesses, (torchbox.com)(onthelevel.co), and part of a wider network, who are the very real, current, customers to many of these other providers, and simply put we would all be using TPP in terms of product and process. Quick and simple basically put. We are used to experiencing the frustrations of many providers and this was the reason for setting up this project. The photographers we have consulted with aren't microstock specialists as such I guess, but nevertheless their input has been very valuable in the early stages. Many of them are pro or semi pro and viewed this as another opportunity to add a smaller revenue stream to their full time commissions. Currently on board are http://www.oacphotography.com/, http://www.melaniejamesphotography.com/, and similar.
Please do keep comments coming. We want this to be a good resource for both contributors and customers alike and we can only improve and develop into something with carefully considered feedback for us to build on. So simply put, my question to you all is what would you like to see on the PIcture Pod as we go forwards? What would encourage you to contribute? (I can see a couple of points already on the thread) We are flexible and I'm looking forward to hearing your specific thoughts.
Many thanks again.
Tim
