Oh man similarity again and still this issue is on at DT , strange.
As i said about
similarity issue at Dreamstime months ago, see nothing changed. No interface improvements, similar images still work wrong (all You can read in my mentioned post - cause they removed it from my DT blog - monsters!).
And once again for that blog article - three LOLs:
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-It is better to have a level 5 image than 10 level 1 images, because you earn more per download. Several similar images will always compete for downloads. "
Also it's better to have 10 images at level 5 isn't it ? Cause i have such images DT would say similar today, right in my DT portfolio. And i've submitted them months ago thinking about variants and designers needs, also customers who would like to have slight different image than other customer but saying the same story.
And all of them are my bestsellers (had a 'fight' because one was
removed by DT at level 2!)
If i do not submit those variants other people will do and they do of course, because DT is checking our portfolio and not the whole database for similarity which is slight sill.
I have series similar (as DT states, cause my similarity definition is most likely same as people have on this forum) and they sell ALL and see no problem, cause i've put
VARIANTS and not CLONES.
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-Your portfolio looks more appealing due to a more visible variety of images."
Sorry.. then
improve the interface and search engine and similarity engine as i wrote months ago (post in my blog above).
This is STOCK and not an art gallery i think. There are similar screws and other parts but they fit completely different needs.
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-You save buyers time so th"ey don't get bored browsing through many pages of the same subject, and having...let's say 4 images per subject instead of 12. This will also help the buyer make his/her mind faster, which results in quicker sales. "
Jeez... there was already discussion about that at DT and people (me to)
suggested multiple solutions to improve and eliminate this issue, like some internal folders, series with one image selected and just this one displayed as an intro to the batch.... etc.etc.
I know DT won't listen just wanted to show to the forum that people already got right and DT was wrong with their assumptions.
Again - please read this post if You like see other point of view.
similarity issue at Dreamstime And my (mentioned in post above) rejected batch of Grunwald Battle editorial photos (20 images SELECTED BY ME from hundreds i took) sells well e.g at Shutterstock because it's COMPLETE as i wanted. It sales by 20, 10, 5 images because people have a choice and it's an editorial. And DT selected about 3 photos lol.
SORRY Achilles but You'll never get me around with this.
And this post is just a discussion and not some attack or whining of course! i'm not a microstock maniac.
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