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Pond5 / Re: 4K on Pond5
« on: July 04, 2018, 01:23 »
Well, they probably hired newbie currators that cannot distinguish between commercial and editorial files.
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Pond5 / Re: 4K on Pond5« on: July 04, 2018, 01:23 »
Well, they probably hired newbie currators that cannot distinguish between commercial and editorial files.
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Pond5 / Re: 4K on Pond5« on: July 03, 2018, 15:34 »I think Im on to something, I am happy with my sales but I expected more growth so I checked how my files look from the buyer point of view and found out that hundreds of my clips are labeled as editorial when they are super hardcore solid commercial clips. Across all other platforms and to any standard known to mankind. Yea, had same situation... reported all commercial ones back to them to fix them. 178
Shutterstock.com / Re: Could it be using a shutterstock controlled revenue system?« on: June 28, 2018, 00:26 »What does this natural pattern, that you're not getting, look like?Um, not like a straight line? It is not just in your head. Some people with too little experience in programming can't accept the fact, that the earth is round and want scientific proof of that, but are unable to give proof that the earth is supposedly flat. #justsayin I got tired of even trying explaining what is going on a port of 13k video files (much more relevant than most of the small fishes), so I avoid any provocative debates. 179
General Stock Discussion / Re: European Parliament Copyright Directive« on: June 24, 2018, 11:15 »
Interesting, many opposed the new rule are pointed exactly meme-styled works as a reason to deny this rule. I hope Getty isn't deceiving all of us. (i wouldn't be surprised)
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Adobe Stock / Re: Statistics available in Adobe Stock Contributor Portal« on: June 24, 2018, 02:06 »
A number of views are missing in the statistics. Monthly, daily, per file ....
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iStockPhoto.com / Re: istock sales is it joke or something else?« on: June 23, 2018, 06:47 »
iShitty at its best xD
previous month we only had about $70 (not eligible for payment), last month about $160... as seen from their graphs. But we got the payment of $177 XD Sure, where did the rest of money go? Again in your * stealing pockets??? It is just hilarious. 182
General Stock Discussion / Re: European Parliament Copyright Directive« on: June 22, 2018, 04:48 »
The downfall of memes.
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Pond5 / Re: 4K on Pond5« on: June 21, 2018, 00:43 »
Google bots were the cause of high views for the last few weeks. The probably fixed it now, because it went back to normal.
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General Stock Discussion / Re: So How was your May?« on: June 07, 2018, 03:07 »
same here... :\
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Shutterstock.com / Re: How can the SS database grow so fast?« on: June 06, 2018, 03:31 »
They enjoy rejecting similars with video footage.... but what about the photo? Are there no curators for this crap?
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General Stock Discussion / Re: So How was your May?« on: June 01, 2018, 07:20 »I've been in microstock 10 years now. Same experience. And still listening to naive arguments around here, that our sales aren't capped. Sure they are, the bigger you go, the more they suppress your sales so that newbies have more of sales share. That's why I lost interest even in responding or discuss in topics. 187
General Stock Discussion / Re: So How was your May?« on: May 31, 2018, 16:07 »
All agencies sucked badly.
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Shutterstock.com / Re: ss no sales« on: May 30, 2018, 12:34 »well, our yearly income in 2017 was identical to 2016. Are we worried? Sure we are. We can assume that they are capping our sales or SS overall sales are going down. Can't see how your statement can hold, we always had much better results with each new year... and we still added many new video footage to collections. 189
Shutterstock.com / Re: ss no sales« on: May 30, 2018, 08:31 »
well, our yearly income in 2017 was identical to 2016. Are we worried? Sure we are. We can assume that they are capping our sales or SS overall sales are going down.
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General Stock Discussion / Re: so... pond5 sales??« on: May 24, 2018, 14:32 »
Don't get hopes up, those ads are personalized, if you visited your own profile at Pond5, they show you only your files. Others don't see the same ads.
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General Stock Discussion / Re: so... pond5 sales??« on: May 24, 2018, 11:53 »
Pond5 support said that google bot is causing this spike of views... they are looking into it.
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Shutterstock.com / Re: huge sales drop for new images« on: May 24, 2018, 05:42 »
lucky you all who were selling new stuff.... what can we say about our footage that starts selling after about a year. For many years now. It is like if we are doing future footage. Annoying though.
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VideoBlocks / Re: Payout Storyblock« on: May 18, 2018, 02:45 »My country does have tax treaty with US and every other agency doesn't have a problem with that. Only VB has. Now go figure. Tried it twice already. Anyway, I gave up on this agency because of low sales too. 194
VideoBlocks / Re: Payout Storyblock« on: May 18, 2018, 00:58 »
5% in few cases max. Rarely 22%.
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VideoBlocks / Re: Payout Storyblock« on: May 17, 2018, 17:41 »It's their way of getting your portion of "100%" payment. Misleading marketing to get as many contributors on their site. Well, lady.... before opening your mouth and bitching about things you don't know, read my text carefully first. My country does have tax treaty with US and every other agency doesn't have a problem with that. Only VB has. Now go figure. 196
VideoBlocks / Re: Payout Storyblock« on: May 17, 2018, 03:48 »...and VideoHive and iStock and probably some others. Also the most shittiest agencies you shouldn't upload to. But why listen to experts, just devalue your works like 99% amateur videographers do in all fields of video production. Like shooting a wedding for $200. #GG Concerning about taxes, there is a reason why tax exemptions exist. If they don't care and just pick taxes with all sales without respecting the W-8BEN form it's misleading marketing of their almighty "100% contributor income share" many of your kind are promoting as "good thing for industry", which in fact isn't and you earns less than Pond5, Adobe and even in some cases of different licenses on Shutterstock. 197
VideoBlocks / Re: Payout Storyblock« on: May 17, 2018, 02:06 »Basically, if your country is not one of the zero withholding tax countries (between the US and your home country) they will cut tax automatically. You should fill up W-8BEN form. Tried that, didn't work. All other agencies don't pick tax, just videoblocks/storyblocks does. 198
VideoBlocks / Re: Payout Storyblock« on: May 17, 2018, 01:55 »
It's their way of getting your portion of "100%" payment. Misleading marketing to get as many contributors on their site.
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General Stock Discussion / Model release and GDPR compliance?« on: May 16, 2018, 02:48 »
With new EU rules about privacy things, I suppose that even agencies will be affected by this. Will there be any changes in Model releases? Does anyone have any clue? Which model release has this covered as best as possible?
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General Stock Discussion / Re: so... pond5 sales??« on: May 14, 2018, 01:48 »
anyone else having an unusually huge amount of views but no sales afterward?
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