The web-only license is there so that you can offer your images for sale under a web-only use license.  All images under standard and extended licenses can be used on the web (although still limited to a maximum size of 640 x 480).  We did not include a web-only license automatically with all images as some members didn't want this.  So there is now a setting in your preferences which allows you to set all new images as including a web-only license option.   You can also use the bulk process option on the Image Edit page to set all of your images as offering a web-only license option.

There are some images which do not meet our high approval standards, however they are good images when viewed in the smaller web-only size, therefore we reject them from being sold as standard licenses, but accept them for web-only license sale only.  You always then have the option of deleting any images which have been approved as web-only license only if you do not wish them to be on sale under only this license.

I hope that this answers your questions.  If you need to know more then post back and I'll keep an eye on this thread. :-)

The Gecko Stock website that you guys have been looking at is the one corrently under development, it shouldn't have been accessible to the open public until the launch on Saturday the 30th. It's not under lock and key again after we opened it up to a couple of beta testers.

My appologies Frame, you're account at RSI has been deleted, but Gecko Stock is using a test snapshot of data which is out of date. We've taken down the RSI site today so that we can copy across all of the up to date data and process it ready for the launch.

You'll find that Gecko Stock is a complete re-write, with the only thing in common with RSI being the loyal members who have stuck with RSI even though it never took off.

I know what most of you are going to say, but I'm going to ask the question anyway.  Is there room for one more micro stock site?

As a frustrated photographer who is fed up of the faceless micro stock sites out there and the unfriendly interfaces they have, I decided to search around for a new and friendly stock site out there, even if they are small and just starting up.  Thats when I came across Raw-Stock-Images after hearing about the site and the friendly guy who was running it. 

The site is outdated in design and a little hard to use, but it had lots of potential, and after emailing the guy running it with a list of improvements I could think of, I found out that he was looking for a partner.  And thats how I got involved.

We eventually decided to completely re-design the website and re-brand it, taking along the existing members and their images. 

The new site is ready to be launched on Saturday and is called www.GeckoStock.co.uk

It's been designed around the needs and requirements of the existing users as well as taking into consideration all of the things that annoy us about the other big micro stock sites out there.   

I know that you're thinking "oh no....not another new stock site....it'll never last" but we're giving it a go and hope that you'll join us for the launch on Saturday evening and will at least take a look and see what you think.  There are quite a few members on here who are members of our old site Raw Stock Images and I know that they are keen to see the new site.  Hopefully they'll vouch for how friendly we are and how we are striving to create a great stock site which is focused at helping it's members grow and improve.

We have many plans for the future of the site and hope that you will help us realise these plans by taking the time to upload your images.