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New Sites - General / PIXYLOO Announcement
« on: November 21, 2014, 06:29 »
ohhhh here it is .. the dreaded moment when you first announce something new 
Before I do though - Id like to give out a special thank you to Sean Locke, Jo Ann Snover, Leaf & ShadySue. We used a lot of feedback from photographers & buyers and those of you here on MSG that I talked to have been a big help. Your thoughts were greatly appreciated and we hope to hear more from you.
Ok Im going to give the super fast breakdown based on the common concerns and then everybody can feel free to drill me with any questions. First off, I'd like to introduce PIXYLOO
Royalties :: 40% for non-exclusivity. There will also be an exclusive option with higher royalties & benefits but thats being added further down the road.
Subscriptions :: We do not support the industries sub model strategy. We will offer two RF base options web $10 / print $25 .. Extended Add-ons range from $75-$500 Image Dimension also plays no role in pricing therefore the minimum image size accepted is 8.6MP (3200x2400px).
Ease of Uploading :: Right now its super easy. Make sure that you have IPTC data filled out & send us the batches. We will take care of the rest for you.
Signing Up :: Its by invite only. You will need to apply for consideration.
Review Times :: Lets face it, review times have been an on-going complaint from contributors on all the agencies for the last 14 years. Im not going to BS anyone by saying how fast PIXYLOO review times will be. In fact, were going to intentionally take longer because we are not moving forward with the standard review system that has been used by most of the micro agencies. We want to focus more on quality of service and less on how fast we can reach 40 bazillion images online.
Marketing :: Im not going into detail about our marketing plan but it does involve us initially giving away all of our profits upfront to buyers for them to generate sales on your images. We will also be marketing directly to a pre-existing list of buyers when we exit the pre-launch phase. PIXYLOO is a new stock agency but there's several decades of experience behind it.
Just a quick touch on some other things to give you an idea of where we're going .. we plan on focusing a lot on community & education through the blog & youtube. We will also be putting effort into features (beyond a typical forum) that encourages communication between buyers & sellers on a local level. If a buyer in your area is looking to contract a job out to a local artist, we want to make that process as easy as possible and where you can profit 100% from the opportunity. That's just one way we want to help our contributors grow their businesses beyond selling stock should they choose to. Theres also the PIXYLOO Freedom of Speech policy which states that when the forums go live anyone who alters a contributors negative comment about PIXYLOO to read comment removed by admin will be severely beaten about the head. I absolutely cannot stand seeing agencies do that .. if were called out publicly on a mistake - youre going to see us publicly take responsibility and make things right. Were not going to play that game of censoring comments and deleting threads that dont praise our actions. Honesty & Integrity is very important to our business model. We have a lot of ideas and a solid foundation to build them on.
Ok, questions? Feedback? Go take a peek at PIXYLOO and tell us what you think. We are always open to ideas. Keep in mind that we are in pre-launch and not currently marketing to buyers. So, you might come across a bug or two. If you want to be in our very first round of contributors, make sure to visit the Call to Artists.
Before I do though - Id like to give out a special thank you to Sean Locke, Jo Ann Snover, Leaf & ShadySue. We used a lot of feedback from photographers & buyers and those of you here on MSG that I talked to have been a big help. Your thoughts were greatly appreciated and we hope to hear more from you.Ok Im going to give the super fast breakdown based on the common concerns and then everybody can feel free to drill me with any questions. First off, I'd like to introduce PIXYLOO
Royalties :: 40% for non-exclusivity. There will also be an exclusive option with higher royalties & benefits but thats being added further down the road.
Subscriptions :: We do not support the industries sub model strategy. We will offer two RF base options web $10 / print $25 .. Extended Add-ons range from $75-$500 Image Dimension also plays no role in pricing therefore the minimum image size accepted is 8.6MP (3200x2400px).
Ease of Uploading :: Right now its super easy. Make sure that you have IPTC data filled out & send us the batches. We will take care of the rest for you.
Signing Up :: Its by invite only. You will need to apply for consideration.
Review Times :: Lets face it, review times have been an on-going complaint from contributors on all the agencies for the last 14 years. Im not going to BS anyone by saying how fast PIXYLOO review times will be. In fact, were going to intentionally take longer because we are not moving forward with the standard review system that has been used by most of the micro agencies. We want to focus more on quality of service and less on how fast we can reach 40 bazillion images online.
Marketing :: Im not going into detail about our marketing plan but it does involve us initially giving away all of our profits upfront to buyers for them to generate sales on your images. We will also be marketing directly to a pre-existing list of buyers when we exit the pre-launch phase. PIXYLOO is a new stock agency but there's several decades of experience behind it.
Just a quick touch on some other things to give you an idea of where we're going .. we plan on focusing a lot on community & education through the blog & youtube. We will also be putting effort into features (beyond a typical forum) that encourages communication between buyers & sellers on a local level. If a buyer in your area is looking to contract a job out to a local artist, we want to make that process as easy as possible and where you can profit 100% from the opportunity. That's just one way we want to help our contributors grow their businesses beyond selling stock should they choose to. Theres also the PIXYLOO Freedom of Speech policy which states that when the forums go live anyone who alters a contributors negative comment about PIXYLOO to read comment removed by admin will be severely beaten about the head. I absolutely cannot stand seeing agencies do that .. if were called out publicly on a mistake - youre going to see us publicly take responsibility and make things right. Were not going to play that game of censoring comments and deleting threads that dont praise our actions. Honesty & Integrity is very important to our business model. We have a lot of ideas and a solid foundation to build them on.
Ok, questions? Feedback? Go take a peek at PIXYLOO and tell us what you think. We are always open to ideas. Keep in mind that we are in pre-launch and not currently marketing to buyers. So, you might come across a bug or two. If you want to be in our very first round of contributors, make sure to visit the Call to Artists.
