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Allowing poll voting only to members who verified their account here, maybe will be a good option to avoid spaming...
Also there is other system in statistic to find better average, such as "median" to avoid extremes or something else...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Median

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Why is not directly in average income, why multiplicator?

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That Poll doesn't make sense to me!
This is weird mix of absolute and relative measures... Numbers mean nothing, even red/green arrows are not visible any more...

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I do not know who should be ashamed, me or they...

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Please see the ratio of sales/earnings on my CP account this year!  :P

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Here's the thing... it won't be dead for buyers, just contributors.  People in areas of the world where you can survive on a few dollars a day will be happy to keep cranking out new images for pennies, and buyers will love it, paying less and less.

Those of us who have made a decent living off this for the past few years will slowly pull away from microstock, and there will be plenty of people willing to fill the void for a tiny fraction of what we're used to making at this.

This is already happening.  Some of the veterans on this board are already pondering dropping out if and when their income drops below a certain threshold (me included).

But back to your question, what's a good alternative for photographers and designers to make up this lost income?  There's portrait and wedding photography (... er... no... everyone's uncle now has a cheap digital camera and thinks he can produce work as good as a pro.)  Or there's freelance design work (... er... no... fiverr and similar sites will design your client's next brochure/calendar/logo for five bucks.)

OK, there's always McDonald's.

I think there is not such place over the World where you can buy equipment for several thousand dollars and then start your life in "survival mode of living" only with a few bucks a day... ::)
You still need some good equipment!
Microstock won't die, it can evolve but not to die... Microstock as a model of image licensing will survive for sure, because it shows more than ever a true value of photography especiall in modern World...
Microstock shows to all of us that photography business is not reserved only for "pros" with some "secret knowledge", because science of image shooting and retouching is now on every corner of Interent...
So many spoiled "pro" photographs (they earned more money than their effort was), who also swallowed microstock threat earlier, now are talking about new post-apocalyptic era after the fall of microstock!
That era won't come, for sure!
People will need photos for their business, and there has to be someone to make photos and sell them...

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Dreamstime.com / Re: "Confidential" email from Dreamstime
« on: June 02, 2014, 07:40 »
I won't give up (opt-out) because I am "the chosen one", just a few of us are involved in this project! Elite of elites!
We are the best, we are "delta force" of stock industry, whatever you talk negatively about it!

 :o 8) ??? ::) :P

 ;D ;D ;D ;)

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Alamy.com / Re: Surprised by Alamy
« on: June 01, 2014, 11:29 »
My Alamy beast is dying slowly... I think will die this year...

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Dreamstime.com / Re: "Confidential" email from Dreamstime
« on: May 29, 2014, 06:33 »
Just a few of us are in the project....   ???

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I have wasted 2 or 3 weekends uploading over 400 pictures to them and:

1 - not worth the hassle
2 - shameless 10% "commissions"
3 - won't upload anything more unless there are drastic changes (that will never happen because there are too many folks delighted with 10%)

Not even 10% any more...

Now my royalty percentage dropped on 7%...

I am done with CP...

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Canva / Re: Canva
« on: May 25, 2014, 12:37 »
Yep! But at first sight I like Melanie more...  :D

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Canva / Re: Canva
« on: May 25, 2014, 09:12 »
 ;)

P.S.
Louis, did you know you are good marketing expert! 8)
But, unfortunately you are doing that for free.. :-\

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Canva / Re: Canva
« on: May 23, 2014, 08:01 »
Hugh...! It seems that I have to open another agency, again because Louis and his Topic... :P ;)

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Canva / Re: Canva
« on: May 22, 2014, 11:22 »
Because of Louis  >:( ;), I am still uploading my portfolio on FAA, but this is my last low earner...
So when I see more than one proof that some agency worth of my time and effort I will upload there...
For now I finish with new agencies...

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General Stock Discussion / Re: Protect the market
« on: May 17, 2014, 17:21 »
You are wasting your time! I was trying to explain people here that we all need to promote agencies with better deal for us, but people like more "regular" money from big houses...

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I think it is, it seems so! You can reach 10% with their promotion tools and such things, which is mainly good for them...
I am done with CP!

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Does it true?

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Alamy.com / Re: Alamy 6th? Surely this is a joke..
« on: May 01, 2014, 08:39 »
I am selling there one or two images per month... But all amounts less than 10$...

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Print on Demand Forum / Re: Artpal
« on: April 20, 2014, 12:44 »
I think that market is oversaturated with enthusiastic new stock/print agencies!
There is no enough customers to show us that uploading portfolios there is not a wasting of time...

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Print on Demand Forum / Re: FAA Launches Art Licensing
« on: April 15, 2014, 12:03 »
I have several photos on Amazon from FAA... Some time those images were there without pricing, so it was impossible to buy them, but now prices are again there and they are available for sale...

I never sold anything on FAA...  :P

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Print on Demand Forum / Re: FAA Launches Art Licensing
« on: April 12, 2014, 11:44 »
My sales on FAA were great in Nov, Dec and even Jan.  Started slowing down in Feb and tanked in March.  During this time the relationship with Amazon ended.

Sean Dunn or whatever his real name seems to believe the strengths of FAA is in database programing.  He needs to leave the echo chamber and get some fresh ideas.



Are you sure it's over?

Here is my photo on Amazon, again "alive and kicking"...

http://www.amazon.com/Frozen-Europe-Canvas-Print-Art/dp/B00H3BF400

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Print on Demand Forum / Re: FAA Launches Art Licensing
« on: April 09, 2014, 16:45 »
Aha! Terminology and variations of usage...

Thanks Sean!

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Print on Demand Forum / Re: FAA Launches Art Licensing
« on: April 09, 2014, 16:15 »
Can someone explain to me (who is familiar with FAA), does it possible to set prices for both licenses, RF and RM for particular image?
It's seems so...  ???

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Print on Demand Forum / Re: FAA Launches Art Licensing
« on: April 08, 2014, 17:03 »
Solved and deleted....  :P

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