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Messages - MircoV
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« on: April 01, 2016, 14:41 »
I also have to add that i can not believe that Alamy is a low performer by nature. There are 40.000 contributors and over 70 million images, Why so many contributors would submit that many images to an Agency if no decent money can be made? Again i think it is just a question of knowing how to keyword and not give up on uploading because the system is different.
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« on: April 01, 2016, 14:33 »
Ok. Then i think if an Alamy contributor with 50k images that earns 4k net will add his result here such a jump would be also realistic?
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« on: March 31, 2016, 07:45 »
James,
Just out of curiosity. Will RF Editorial still be unedited? It will be like if we choose that we dont have releases for a property or person a RF image will get automatically the status Editorial Use Only?
Thanks!!!!!
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« on: March 31, 2016, 05:11 »
Microstockers dont have sales because they dont thread Alamy as it should be......
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« on: March 25, 2016, 00:50 »
Thats true......
Thats why i said not only "non microstock" photos. Off course those you have on micro you could put also on Alamy. But it is good to have next to that a special portfolio. This will also attract costumers that wants a more "exclusive" photo that is not spreaded all over the internet. 80% percent of my sales are from not micro photos.
Can I ask you a few things? So 80% coming from exclusive content or just RM that you submit to several macro sites? What's the approximate ratio of RF/RM files you have with Alamy?
And, if you have an image that is exclusive with Alamy do you set the license as RM exclusive or just RM? I remember you or someone else said that editorial can not go as RM exclusive but now I mean the non editorial content..
Thank you, just trying to figure out a better strategy with Alamy now.
Hey Lana, No, they are just coming from RM photos without being exclusive. RM means that the photos are not on Micro by nature. So for many customers it is a advantage. They dont need to share the photo with hundred others plus the possibility to buy a exclusive license. Also a RM license is less restricted in therms of print runs comparing to RF. So it suits the publishing world much better.
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« on: March 25, 2016, 00:47 »
If I ever get a sale there, then it might pass FT. 
I've just got my first sale... 
Compared to several hundred monthly sales on SS and FT.
I've started uploading to Alamy a few months ago.
Many stated here that sales will start very slowly, but they will be regular. So, I keep uploading.
Very good. It is a good sign. Dont forget that one sale on Alamy most of the time equals 100+ micro sales. My SS was last month first place on the 15th of the month and then few macro sale changed everything. SS on position three. This in my case. Just keep uploading on Alamy with good keywording according Alamy guidelines. You will see growth will come. Most contributors experience on the second year a almost 100 percent increase in sales. This because it can take months till a sale is reported. This happens in the publishing area. Mirco
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« on: March 24, 2016, 04:55 »
I think myself as far as choices i would for example recommend Alamy. You dont need to register to purchase images and if you need help with your search you can contact them directly and they will help you. If you buy a bulk you can get some discount.
Good luck.
Mirco
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« on: March 24, 2016, 03:53 »
Thats true......
Thats why i said not only "non microstock" photos. Off course those you have on micro you could put also on Alamy. But it is good to have next to that a special portfolio. This will also attract costumers that wants a more "exclusive" photo that is not spreaded all over the internet. 80% percent of my sales are from not micro photos.
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« on: March 23, 2016, 09:23 »
I have to say 70 sales from 50k on Alamy is not bad at all. It will be good enough for around 2700 dollars net.
Good luck.
It could be good enough for $2700; or if on my recent average, it could be $700 net.
Remember, that thread you started was about positive results. People aren't saying all their sales are good, they're just posting their good value sales.
Actually i am talking about the thread "How was your.....). There is a mix between good results and bad results. Just like on every other agency. I just want to say that in the microstock world Alamy is underestimated because of some errors many do including me in the past.
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« on: March 23, 2016, 08:46 »
I have to say 70 sales from 50k on Alamy is not bad at all. It will be good enough for around 2700 dollars net.
You should not forget that those reporting contributors are all editorial photographers. Creating editorial photography goes in general much faster then commercial ones. For 10k commercial photos the time spend could be the same like 50k editorials. It talk just about principe. I hope you know what i mean.
On Alamy there are contributors with 20k photos that make net 300$ but on the other hand there are contributors with 1k of photos making 1000$ net per month. Just like everywhere.
Not talking about you ShadySue because i see that you know what you are doing but i know directly when some other people say that Alamy is not working i know that they do something bad. Wrong keywording or stop building port or having all their images also on microstock.
Try this:
1. Create also decent port with variation that is not on micro (around 3k images)
2. Upload and keyword them according Alamy guidelines
3. Then sit back have some patience and sales will slowly thick in and after time become regular. Dont quit in between.
Good luck.
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« on: March 23, 2016, 08:16 »
The rise could be different reasons:
- People got this month sales of 1000$. More as ususal 250$ sales are reported.
- There is also an rapid jump of Alamy in the Alexa ranking from position 17000 not so long ago to 8000. This somehow also proves that it is not one sided.
- Maybe more people are reporting sales for Alamy here on the poll. Not all Alamy users are aware of MSG since Alamy is officially not a microstock agency.
- Maybe part of Corbis customers moved over? I see on the Alamy website that one of Alamy clients is Microsoft. I didnt see it before as far as i think.
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« on: March 23, 2016, 04:59 »
Hey members,
Yes they show gross but still it are great sales. People are there regular reporting 240 dollar sales. And on the forum is only a small fraction of contributors. A 240 dollar sales is still 120 net. This is like 300 shutterstock subscription sales. Also 2 people reported a 1000 dollars sale and 1 even a 2000 dolar sale. Today somebody reported a sale for 650 dollars (editorial).
This are just facts that it is possible. You just have to keep in mind that those contributors dont have their Alamy images on microstock. This means that they will mostly not bother to be on this MSG forum what means that many earnings are missing in the poll. So it is a very unrealistic matter to put Alamy between microstock agencies in competition in that poll. The same for Getty, Stocksy and so on. People are making good money on Getty but here it looks like a low earner.... why ? .... because Getty contributors are in general not active in this forum.
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