A bit difficult to provide accurate data because of the broken IS site but this looks more or less correct:
IS exclusive at 30%
Over 3,000 photos
On par with last month ~1,800$
2 EL's

Unless December is a total disaster, we should reach 35% in the following 2-3 weeks which would be a most welcome boost.

20% base for all, effective immediately
33% base for all, effective 1st Jan 2012
Realistic levels, up to 50% for independents
No preferences in search results
Optional pp (even if I would opt in, we must be allowed to choose)

He said CEO of IS, not head of the indy contributor union.

I must add: since the RC status seems to broken (much like everything else in IS) it is a bit difficult to estimate for some.
I don't even have a clue to whaqt date the current RC's are updated to.

I would not recommend getting a simple TN LCD screen. They ARE inferior to higher end IPS and other methods of screens.
The price differences are not huge.
We where using the Dell U2410 with excellent results and I just ordered a new Dell U2711.

Beautiful indeed!

What equipment have you used in creating this footage ?

So far so good, as an IS exclusive with out any XMAS images.

^^^ I hear you and do you have some good points points.
I can tell you that for us our RPI is VERY stable (standard deviation of 15% if that means anything to you) and is a great way for planning ahead.

Quote from: aeonf on November 08, 2011, 14:46

in addition the term is usually referred as RPI and that indeed is the most important parameter to compare.

Maybe for you, but not for me.

I generally have two kinds of shoots.  First are model shoots, where the expense is high, the sales per image are low, and I can get a lot of images accepted due to changes of outfit and expression.  I can get a hundred photos from a single session with a single model, and although my RPI/RPU will be low, my return on the shoot is potentially very high.

The second type of shoot is everything else: scenics, isolated objects, road signs, whatever.  My expense for the shoot may be low, but the number of images I generate is equally low.  RPI for these images will likely be higher than my model images when taken individually, but lower when compared to the model images taken in aggregate.

My RPI has been dropping like a rock since I started shooting models in 2008.  On the other hand, my revenue from stock has been increasing nicely.  My portfolio size has grown faster than revenue, which only matters if I consider a (to me) false measure like RPI.  Fortunately, I don't.

You didn't understand me. I was not saying that a high RPI is a goal, but it is the only methood of comparing performance accross sites and over time.
For example the monthly earnings report here on MSG, people compare their sales from one MS to another but fail to mention the portfolio size in each site.  a true and correct comparison would be comparing RPI's accross sites.

To sum things up, RPI is a good comparison tool as well as planning things (like what would be your return on a shoot for example)

Quote from: leaf on November 02, 2011, 05:54

Quote from: michealo on November 01, 2011, 06:44

Quote from: BaldricksTrousers on November 01, 2011, 01:27

Year on year my fotolia earnings are off 65%, my 123 earnings are off by about 2%. That still leaves fotolia ahead by the price of a pint of beer. I think the vote given for the two agencies is a credible result.
If people are fiddling the figures, they should stop because this is about the only resource we have that shows the relative strength of agencies.

My gripe is the granularity.

I think going from 1 to 2 is about $2.50
going from 6 to 7 is $200

yeah, point taken.  The polls should get an overhaul to fix that.  I have played around with a few ideas but haven't put anything into action yet.

A thought too is having two IS polls, one for exclusives and one for non exclusives, as it is almost like two different agencies

A great idea!

Exclusives at IS.
Down 8% from last month, and up 260% from 10/2011
Still working hard to get to that 40K RC target this year as well as passing the 2K $ mark.

Quote from: loop on October 25, 2011, 04:03

Quote from: aeonf on October 25, 2011, 03:21

If one is a higher ranking exclusive at IS (at 35% or 40% levels) expected income can go down by even 70%-80%
Maybe Jsnover can gives us better figures.

I don't think so. Staying at IS like non-exclusive, would get you about 50% of what you were earning there. Let's say 35-40%% if you have Vetta and Agency pictures. From here, any new income adds, so reaching 50%-60% in the beggining should be easy.

It's probably worse than that because exclusives have higher commission percentages AND higher file prices, so even without vetta they lose out twice over if they cancel. It isn't just going from 30% to - say - 17%. The exclusive base rate is the same as the independent "photos+" rate, so you might lose another 30% there. The decline could easily exceed 50% even for a silver or gold level contributor without Vetta or Getty earnings. They might also see the 17% commission rate drop to 16% after a year, because lower prices mean fewer "redeemed credits" even if your sales are unchanged. It's a serious issue for them.

True indeed.
+ add to the equation the fact that because of worse best match for non exclusives  fewer of you files will be downloaded = even less income.

I know of one diamond exclusive which lost 70% of his income.

Windows 7 can do it I think.
In "my computer" (file browser) you can add a column that gives you file resolutions and then you just sort by rez.

I think I see what's happening now.

To those of use old enough to remember Usenet, the demand to know posters' identities just seems weird.  I used internet usegroups for years, often to good advantage, without ever knowing who anyone actually was.  When web forums began replacing Usenet,  only the presentation changed; anonymity was still the rule and the exception.

But now we're in the era of Social Networking, where nothing is private, and in fact privacy itself is no longer 'cool' (right rimglow?).   But I think many people are going to find out the hard way how valuable privacy, and anonymity, really are.   Without them, who's going to be a whistleblower, or pass on interesting insider rumors?  Who's going to publicly rip into Getty, knowing their big-buck lawyers might be laying in wait?

And yes, I do have a Facebook page.


Wow you are an old timer
I remember the days prior to the internet, a werid thing called "BBS" where forums did exist but took 24 hours to sync the messages between them...
(and yes I do have a FB page as well)