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iStockPhoto.com / A website showcasing the work of people boycotting Getty?
« on: January 18, 2013, 14:29 »
I expect that quite many artists will not want to cooperate with scammers.
Some people will deactivate their portfolios on Getty-owned sites.
How about setting up a website showcasing the work of artists and designers not cooperating with Getty? Getty-free network?
Here is what I have in mind:
1. The landing page would describe the current scam as the background for this initiative. The main argument why the buyers / designers should not buy from Getty is that their client may find the nice image for which they charged him $150 in some stupid free collection. For some people this may be deadly.
2. Three kinds of members:
- Contributors not submitting to Getty sites
- Buyers / design agencies not buying from Getty sites
- Stock agencies not entering any distribution deals with Getty sites. Stock agencies would pay small fees to be listed which would cover the setup, domain and hosting costs for the maintainer.
3. Each members entry there would take the full width of the screen and be lets say 150-200 pixels high. The contributor would shortly present their niche (lifestyle, travel, illustrations, etc.), thumbnails of 3-5 popular images with links to where they can be bought. Also one featured image which on mouseover would display a higher resolution with a watermark saying: This image is not available at Getty, iStock, Thinkstock etc. Buy from fair agencies instead. There would be a link to the members website or their portfolio on recommended sites. The member would also list top 5 or top 10 keywords relevant to their portfolio.
4. The space alloted for designers' and agencies' entries would be similar to contributors.
5. The list should be filterable (by specialty, location, keywords, etc.) and searchable. The keywords should be clickable leading to a page displaying all members specializing in that keyword.
It might not impress Getty, but that would be one good place with a link to your business and with contact information.
Google might kill its page rank but they cannot ever kill the links leading to it. Until they notice it, their algorithm might actually place it higher in the search results for Getty than Getty Images itself.
To some extent it could also connect buyers directly with sellers creating a real Getty-clean network. The website should earn for itself with fees from the agencies advertizing there who want to be perceived as fair.
What do you think about it? Anyone with skills and time wanting to set it up?
Some people will deactivate their portfolios on Getty-owned sites.
How about setting up a website showcasing the work of artists and designers not cooperating with Getty? Getty-free network?
Here is what I have in mind:
1. The landing page would describe the current scam as the background for this initiative. The main argument why the buyers / designers should not buy from Getty is that their client may find the nice image for which they charged him $150 in some stupid free collection. For some people this may be deadly.
2. Three kinds of members:
- Contributors not submitting to Getty sites
- Buyers / design agencies not buying from Getty sites
- Stock agencies not entering any distribution deals with Getty sites. Stock agencies would pay small fees to be listed which would cover the setup, domain and hosting costs for the maintainer.
3. Each members entry there would take the full width of the screen and be lets say 150-200 pixels high. The contributor would shortly present their niche (lifestyle, travel, illustrations, etc.), thumbnails of 3-5 popular images with links to where they can be bought. Also one featured image which on mouseover would display a higher resolution with a watermark saying: This image is not available at Getty, iStock, Thinkstock etc. Buy from fair agencies instead. There would be a link to the members website or their portfolio on recommended sites. The member would also list top 5 or top 10 keywords relevant to their portfolio.
4. The space alloted for designers' and agencies' entries would be similar to contributors.
5. The list should be filterable (by specialty, location, keywords, etc.) and searchable. The keywords should be clickable leading to a page displaying all members specializing in that keyword.
It might not impress Getty, but that would be one good place with a link to your business and with contact information.
Google might kill its page rank but they cannot ever kill the links leading to it. Until they notice it, their algorithm might actually place it higher in the search results for Getty than Getty Images itself.
To some extent it could also connect buyers directly with sellers creating a real Getty-clean network. The website should earn for itself with fees from the agencies advertizing there who want to be perceived as fair.
What do you think about it? Anyone with skills and time wanting to set it up?
