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« on: August 21, 2007, 14:44 »
Er, well, hehe, you got me wrong. I did not mean I didn't know where to find buyers, I meant buyers don't have such place like this one where they chat and discuss microstock websites. They are all different people actually (designers, printers, editors etc), so we don't have a forum to come and ask them. That's what I meant. Sorry for the misunderstanding. Oh well, I reread my message with your attitude and it was really funny 
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« on: August 21, 2007, 13:00 »
First of all, thank you everyone for your great replies!
Here are some questions for you:
I see that some of you really want a merchandise option to be offered on a microstock website. That's great, but what service exactly do you want? To give an option to put YOUR photos on products, right? If so, I have looked into the market and found out that T-shirts will fall out then, cause photos are ok for calendars, posters etc, but T-shirts with pictures on them sell worse than T-shirts with some vector illustrations.
So I would like to discuss this with you.
Thanks,
Richard.
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« on: August 20, 2007, 11:25 »
Ok, sharpshot, as far as I understand you would like to sell both photos and merchandise with your photos at the same website.
Here is a question for you, would you like to sell your merchandise at the main website or create your own shop (like at cafepress.com)? Or both?
And would you like to give your photo buyer an opportunity to design a product with your photo and buy it?
Thanks,
Richard.
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« on: August 20, 2007, 03:22 »
Let's talk more about it. Here or using some online messaging service. Do you have one?
As far as I get you, you want a website to contain both microstock and macrostock images, all in one and be able to price them yourself?
Richard.
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« on: August 19, 2007, 15:28 »
Ok, thanks for responding.
So you think it is better to stick with the proven microstock business model, don't you?
The reason I am asking these questions and discussing it here is because I want to make an agency that will be needed, not a "one-of-the-10-agencies-that-popped-up-in-September". Photography is not a business only thing for me, you know. So you have my reasoning.
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« on: August 19, 2007, 12:14 »
Hello,
I haven't posted for a while, sorry about that.
Well, I have been thinking.. There are indeed a lot of new microstock websites popping up and I believe that the majority of them will fail. So, once again, in order not to fail, a new agency has to be unique at some point.
First of all, I don't want to create another microstock agency. I would like my agency to deal with nice, high-quality and valuable images. When a photographer is selling pictures at $1, he can't *usually* produce really great images, because everything.. you know, costs - be that a nice model or something else.
I have recently looked into MoodBoard agency. The idea of selling both microstock images and premium royalty free images is quite interesting, but I think that their premium royalty free images cost too much - I wouldn't pay 399 pounds for a *ordinary* royalty free picture, while something similar can be found on the same website for 8-50 pounds.
So the idea is to create an agency that would deal with valuable images and sell them at about (for example) $25-$100.
This way pictures would be much better; there wouldn't be millions of pictures available for sale; searching for a specific image would take less; reviewing images would take less, etc.
What do you think about it?
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« on: July 23, 2007, 11:45 »
Thanks for you replies.
Giving an option to cash out early is a good idea, but I have been actually thinking about crediting photographers some cents for each approved uploaded photo.
Let's say one uploads 150 photos, earns $15 (if 1 photo is 10c) and then requests a cash out. In this way it does no good for an agency. But if he uploads 150 photos, earns those $15 and then sells his images, reaches $50 and requestes a cash out, it does good for both sides: photographer is paid for his "uploading" work and it also stimulates photographers to upload photos to the agency.
What do you think of that?
pr2is, I don't find that picture a junk picture. It's simple, but not bad. Simple things are good things. When I say "junk" I mean.. Well it's like when you do a "sexy lady" search and along with great pictures of great girls you get some pictures that have no style and no taste, and you may say that these photos were taken from a home porn photosession or something. (It's just an example)
Richard.
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« on: July 23, 2007, 02:28 »
That's an interesting idea Many new microstock websites contain a lot of junk photos. I mean they accept as many photos they can in order to enlarge their database and be competitive. But what I really want to do is to build a database of good-quality pictures only. On one hand, these junk photos do no good. They don't sell well, they take reviewers' time, they make a customer think that a website is full of junk and leave. On the other hand, if I don't accept those, my database will grow much slower than if I did, so in order to be compretitive I will have to improve (or offer) something else. It may be a pricing model, USP or whatever. You are photographers and you know better than me where your photos sell well and where not.  Richard.
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« on: July 22, 2007, 14:01 »
Hello everyone, First of all, thank you, Pixart, for answering my questions. Lee, by analysing my answers to your questions I may come to a conclusion I am not very well prepared. On the other hand, I believe that anything is possible and why not give it a try? I mean every businessman failed at least once. I have money coming from investments and I am ready to try and invest it in this venture. I am not going after big profit or whatever. I just love the community and I would like to be involved. FlemishDreams, this market is oversaturated. By the way, I recently read some information about "midstock" and someone said that it was an "empty" market, but I was unable to find any further information about it. Anyone? Microstock market is oversaturated and therefore one have to offer something that isn't there just yet in order succeed. That's why I came for your help and ideas. You know, you can prove any business plan you want on paper, but in real life it may fail very quickly. That's why I tend not to trust business plans and that sort of paperwork. Anyway, if there are any thoughts how we can make a better agency, I am here Richard.
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« on: July 22, 2007, 05:35 »
That's an interesting offer, I will consider it.
Ok, and what about the min. payment amount? What amount would you call the most reasonable for both sides?
Richard.
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« on: July 22, 2007, 03:12 »
Thank you very much, Clivia
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« on: July 22, 2007, 02:36 »
Ok, thank you very much, fintastique! I am sure others will share their opinion too. Well, 50% of the sale price, all right. And what about the prices themselves & and sizes? I mean shall I stick to regular 1$ for small, 2$ for bigger and so on scheme? I have seen that some sell images that are 300*400 for 1$ and they call it small, others sell 600*800 for the same price and they call it small too. It's quite important and I am asking you because you know what pictures (and in what sizes) sell better Richard.
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« on: July 21, 2007, 14:43 »
Hello everyone, My name is Richard. I am photographer myself, not a serious one, but still. Photography has always been something I have always enjoyed. Due to some circumstanses I have never sold my photos online, so I can't judge myself and therefore I am here to ask you something. I am going to open a new microstock website. I know that some of you just stick to the "Big 6", that's how you call it, and you are against the new-comers, but I see an opportunity here as a businessman and as a photographer. In order to be a good competition I want my company (microstock website) to be held to the highest standarts and yet be user-oriented. So that's why I have some questions: What is a perfect microstock website like in your opinion? What pricing model works for you? What is a perfect upload system like in your opinion? Are there any features you would like to appear? Please not just stick to my questions. If there is anything you would like to add, you are free to do it. Thank you in advance, Richard P.S. I have done a lot of research, I mean I came here because I think that in order to make my website as user-oriented as possible, I have to talk directly to the photographers.
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