ok i finally chose ifanview....so far so good. no complains. Only thing is nothing stays when upload to istock., but then again this is the same problem for every other system when it comes to istock

july 2006 - sept 2006

Hi guys. I need help to join Stock Expert!! I have been rejected 3 times and I am not sure what they want. Could those of you who are with Stock Expert kindly go through my portfolios and suggest 5-7 photos I should submit to them to join? You help and assistance is much appreciated. I want to get in on this my 4th Attempt. HELP ME.

Some of those that I have already submiited earlier but was rejected
- Sandcastle
- Singapore Boat Quay
- Bible with small cross
- Skyhawk
- Open cockpit
- Stain glass (xmas tree, fish)
- Chinese words
- Ornate circular designs

i have not sign up for the Extended License at LO. I dont like the idea of unlimited runs. So i will take the wait and see approach for now and see how Extended License will be in the future for all stock sites. If that is the direction, that i may opt in, if not i will not opt in.

you upload simultaneously by using Mozilla Firefox and opening a few tabs to upload. I do that sometimes but other times i just open a tab and do other things as i upload one by one....but then with 15 uploads and my low approval rate. its a slow process, but better than nothing cos my best sales is there followed by Shutterstock. So its worth it. i just got 100 uploads after 6 months.

You can download the software for Firefox at my blog if you cant find it. It also has some useful infor for new stock beginners as i was one too ;-)

how is sales at LO for everyone??? I am not sure about this since i am still looking for that sale? Lotf of view but sales is hmm........just wondering has anyone sold anything or much besides those that yout friends may have bought from you with their free tokens??

what kind of stock does stock expert accept? I tried 3 times and was rejected 3 times.

Can you look at my portfolio and suggest which ones i should send in to try again?? Thanks

so only buyers who click on your istock link and buy credits then you get $10??

If its a photographer that clicks on your istock link and sign up under you, you don't get anything? Most sites have something eg commission of 1.5% or $1 etc. I was wondering abt istock on this too. Can't really tell from their referral banner.

ok i am still undecided on this as once you start it i think there is no going back and i dont want to regret on a system that i cant go out from after organising. So i am assessing my options before i take the plunge.
(Freeware....me not spending a cent on software as they just get over-ride by new ones all the time. me only buy microsoft for word/powerpoint etc).

Heard of these two freewares for keywording? Used them before? Which is better?
1) Pixvue
2) irfanview
3) XnView

I did a statistics of my sales in the various stock since i joined in July 06. It gives you a great sense of the sales in th4e various sites. Thgt it will be really useful to newbies ;-)

To Give You Some Numbers Perspective Since I Joined MicroStock.
I submit the same photos to all site and these are the approved photos. You can see the Excel chart better if you go to my Vox Blog link below. istock and Shutterstock rules.
http://peiling-elijahmantle.vox.com/


Site   First Upload   No. of photos @
18 Nov 06   No. of Downloads @ 18 Nov 06   Date of 100th download
Bigstock   23 June 06   303   35   
Fotolia   24 June 06   206   31   
istock   3 July 06   92   99   17 Nov 06
Dreamstime   9 Aug 06   69   13   
Lucky Oliver    22 Sept 06   119   5   
Featurepics   28 Sept 06   171   2   
Shutterstock    3 Nov 06   76   67   

hmm...interesting stats....IS has always been the popular one and every major stock agency are bad mouthing istock bcos of her cheap photos and the darling of stock sites so its not surprising that she has emerged tops. She has been in the news so often that its a matter of time people became aware of her existence. I knew about istock first before the rest of the stats sites i think

These would be the standard statistics, it may only be a reflective figure and not the real one cos not everyone has Alexa install on their computer and Alexa i heard only track those people who have it. But still its better than no stats. Thats the way it is with stats co, evey AC nel etc etc

i joined in June 06 in Bigstock and i now i have about 300 photos online there but my sales are not so good, i hope it picks up. i am still waiting for my first payout sigh.....5 months and not $30 yet? i was hoping to be able to get a payout every month by Nov this month. Not too sure what is happening??? Am i the only one? All the things i sell there have been random but i have happy to have $1 sale as long as the commision is good i am not too concern about slow sales. Big Stock is known in the industry as slow and steady.