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Messages - Luka
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« on: December 03, 2016, 03:10 »
Hi, there
I've just reached my first credit limit to Fotolia. What now? I went to convert credits and I've withdrawn them as cash. My balance went to 0. How much time do I have to wait until I will get an email from paypal? After how many days Fotolia sends the money? Thanks. (I live in Europe, if this matters)
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« on: November 27, 2016, 18:06 »
123RF has produced zero sales to date and I probably will save my time by not uploading to them in the future.
Are you sure you haven't sold anything in 123rf? I'm asking you this because I have discovered that I have had sales after a few months, when I was also looking to delete my account. They have a very strange site. My balance (the one under My Account was showing 0, but when I have clicked on Sell Content (on the bottom page - under For Contributers) I have discovered that I actually had a few sales, so I have decided to give it a try. I can not say it is going fantastic, but I am quite happy that it moves a little bit (better than Dreamstime), at least for me.
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« on: November 25, 2016, 09:34 »
The option for even total newbies to become exclusive, should they want to  , is part of all the new arrangements)
It's a big difference between trying to attract contributors and trying to force them to become exclusive by offering lower payments if they refuse to stay non exclusive. You can do this if you have only a few competitors and they are too small to count on the market.
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« on: November 25, 2016, 08:45 »
if we, the contributors don't do anything, well, why the agencies will do something good for us ?!
Well, I did something about it: I have erased almost everything from Istock. I only left a few images, just in case they change their minds. And I have sign the petition, but I don't think this is the way to change something. Everyone runs his own business how he wants. You don't like it, you don't buy it. The only possibility to make it count, in this particular matter, is letting them without stuff for sale. Their buyers will go somewhere else, so they will have to change the way they understand to do business. If I were they, (but I'm not), I would have payed exclusive contributor a lot more, leave people with good stuff to join in if they want, no matter if they were new and even if they wouldn't meet the requirements (250 downloads).
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« on: November 25, 2016, 08:00 »
I am convinced that if we were more people to take action (signing the petition, stop uploading photos or even delete the account) we could change something.
Here, in Romania, last year, we succeeded to change a corrupt socialist government just because we mobilized.
This is just my opinion..
You are waaaay too optimistic. We are in the same boat and I don't see any improvements. The fact we are trying, doesn't mean we also succeed. The more we try, the more they pull us back in. Let's hope 11 December will change something. I am not confident in petitions. I sign a lot of them, because hope dies last  . You never know...but I will not be too positive
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« on: November 24, 2016, 10:51 »
I have zero confidence in a petition working with Getty/istock. Leaving now seems to be the only sensible option for non-exclusives. Any non-exclusives putting up with 15% and subs as low as $0.02 will be risking the other sites going the same way.
I agree Good point
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« on: November 24, 2016, 06:26 »
Today:
How do you plan to spend them?
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« on: November 23, 2016, 16:49 »
I just saw the email from them. Subscription licenses will have a minimum price per file will be 0.10c. Waww, a lot of money. I think the beggar how lives on the corner of my street feels better, now he knows I will not take his place. I will earn enough money with Istock, so I will not need to take his job 
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« on: November 23, 2016, 16:45 »
I've already had 6 USD 0.02 sales, all in a single day last month. I'm out after the next payment. These guys are not even wort the effort of signing a petition.
EPIX, correct me if I am wrong:
You have had 300 sales in a single day.
Really?
I think she wanted to say she had 6 sales of 0.02 USD each other. Pretty bad. I'm relief, I have deleted almost everything from them. I left only a few images, just in case they change their minds.
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« on: November 20, 2016, 04:46 »
Given the facts, now I am also 100% sure your images are stolen. Try in a day or two, to search them on the internet.
I have also encountered this problem and I have decided to not upload anymore vectors (if the image is too complicated, of course), only the image. I am selling less, but at least I know they will never have my vectors. Better sell less, than to sell one time and after that to see my work spread for free on the internet.
It happen to me too many times and I don't want this anymore.
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« on: November 19, 2016, 17:53 »
It depends of how many Christmas vectors do you have, since you have said you are new. If you have 10-15 this kind of vectors, then it is possible to be found from someone who just liked your style. If you have many, then it is possible to be a fraud. Search your images with google images to see if they aren't sold or given for free on other sites.
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« on: November 07, 2016, 04:44 »
Mine also.
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« on: November 04, 2016, 16:42 »
My old vector files sell ok still, but there is a constant decline . I uploaded then in 400x400 preview stile on ss so now i m stuck whit the small image . Is there a way that i can upload a new bigger preview , without loosing the seniority of my files ?
Nope  . As far as I know it is not possible. I wanted also a few months ago when I started to make images for the New Year 2017 and I wasn't able to do it. I find it stupid, because in some cases a lot of images will become obsolete in time (like those containing a "Happy New Year 2015, 2016" message). Moreover, contributors tend to delete them and the site gets a lot of 404 Error and it's not good. But how I am to judge
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« on: November 04, 2016, 04:06 »
Ok, so they do not really want to eliminate spam. Let them at least tell us that everyone is allowed to use it. Rules should be the same for everyone, right? 
It is a bad way to rule a business. I think this is the moment when fotolia will become a leader. I'm not a big player and I've just started with fotolia, but I couldn't not notice that they have a better site and policy. On long term, I see sites like Fotolia (and why not Dreamstime) on the top.
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« on: October 31, 2016, 08:49 »
Those are probably some Getty earnings, they're happening every month....0,01$-0,06$...
I was also a little bit confused. Did I understand it wrong or this Royalties will occur starting with 25th November?
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« on: October 31, 2016, 08:30 »
I just got a 0.03. Waw. I'll dress myself nice and go to shopping . Unfortunately I didn't have time to delete everything. But I think tonight I will have less sleep and finished what I have started,
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« on: October 28, 2016, 14:26 »
I have also found 60 images of mine there. Some of them are best sellers. Are stolen form shutterstock and dreamstime. What now? Have anyone announced shutterstock or send them a take down? Did you get any reply? Thanks
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« on: October 28, 2016, 08:13 »
I don't think it can be something changed with any sort of protest. Everyone handles his own business. You can not dictated to anyone what to do and how to do his business. The only think we can do, is to pull out all our images and let them go down. So we protect out work to not be sold for almost nothing.
Luka, this is misleading. Anyone can say own opinion and negotiate for better conditions. The offered rate does not cover the resources and time applied to work. If we don't make buzz now then tommorow other stocks will do the same.
At the moment in music industry the royalty rates are growing on, and there are fixed minimum rates in USD as well.
If you don't want to participate, you don't have to. I call for those who take this business seriously.
It is not about I want or I don't want to participate. I don't think this can change anything. And I take this seriously, but this doesn't mean we can ignore a reality. At least this is my opinion. I am extremely unhappy with what has happen also
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« on: October 28, 2016, 07:28 »
Guys. Those who consider reduction of royatly rates by iStock offensive and unfair, please let's combine our forces and each one will write and send the claim letter to Freelance Union www.freelancersunion.org
Please let me know when you've done.
I don't think it can be something changed with any sort of protest. Everyone handles his own business. You can not dictated to anyone what to do and how to do his business. The only think we can do, is to pull out all our images and let them go down. So we protect out work to not be sold for almost nothing.
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« on: October 26, 2016, 10:42 »
When we deactivating file on istock by click on the site is it gone from partners site ? Or what to do to delete them from partners???
It's going from partner program, also.
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« on: October 26, 2016, 09:09 »
It's just me, or for everyone trying to disable their files isn't working anymore? I get Error 505 (Sorry, but we're having trouble processing your request.) ?
Would you mind posting the deactivation link?
From your 'My Uploads' Page click on an image - not edit.
Got to 'Maintenance'
Click 'Deactivate File'
New page opens to deactivate.
Thanks. This is what I was doing. Somehow didn't want to work anymore. Now it is working again, but I have already a few hours since I'm doing this and I think I will take a brake.
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« on: October 26, 2016, 08:54 »
It's just me, or for everyone trying to disable their files isn't working anymore? I get Error 505 (Sorry, but we're having trouble processing your request.) ?
Would you mind posting the deactivation link?
It's ok. It started again. Thanks anyway. 
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« on: October 26, 2016, 08:42 »
It's just me, or for everyone trying to disable their files isn't working anymore? I get Error 505 (Sorry, but we're having trouble processing your request.) ?
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« on: October 26, 2016, 07:47 »
With a roll over subscription package, calculation of your cut will have to wait until the subs have been used up or expired, so you could be waiting a while before payout, is that the case? Or would a cut off point at the end of each month be used. In which case if only 50% is used one month you are on a winner, but if 150% was use in the second month you lose? Nice to have a simpler, more transparent system.
Hahahaha, you have raised a very good point"
You could ask over on their forum, but they have a nasty habit of totally ignoring awkward questions.
Let's be serious. Nobody is paying 133,25 Euro for downloading 750 images / month and actually get only 200. Those who buy such a big pack of images are big agencies or Chinese / Russians who re-sale our work. And they will never download less images.
And even somebody that needs let's say 3 images and pays for 10. He always think what he will be needing in the future and take all 10 images. Let's don't try to fool ourselves
It's not an issue anyway as subs roll over.
The point obj-owl was making is that it will take much longer now for us to get our payments, as no doubt iS will wait until all the subs are used up before paying us our minimum. That could be months.
That is true, but my question is: will they have what to pay to you? Probably will be at the end of every month. As I can see, no matter what kind of subscription plan do you take, you have to download a number of images during a month - depending on what pack you choose. Sorry If I do not express myself clearly. I'm not native, as you can assume
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« on: October 26, 2016, 07:34 »
With a roll over subscription package, calculation of your cut will have to wait until the subs have been used up or expired, so you could be waiting a while before payout, is that the case? Or would a cut off point at the end of each month be used. In which case if only 50% is used one month you are on a winner, but if 150% was use in the second month you lose? Nice to have a simpler, more transparent system.
Hahahaha, you have raised a very good point"
You could ask over on their forum, but they have a nasty habit of totally ignoring awkward questions.
Let's be serious. Nobody is paying 133,25 Euro for downloading 750 images / month and actually get only 200. Those who buy such a big pack of images are big agencies or Chinese / Russians who re-sale our work. And they will never download less images. And even somebody that needs let's say 3 images and pays for 10. He always think what he will be needing in the future and take all 10 images. Let's don't try to fool ourselves
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