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Messages - Minsc
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« on: November 27, 2018, 00:13 »
Can you post his Adobe Stock portfolio?
It took them between 1-2 weeks the last time I reported an infringer. That was about a month ago. Because of the Thanksgiving weekend, you may be looking at 2 weeks.
And you gotta love how lazy they are. Copy the exact same keywords and then have the image show up in the similars section. Makes it easy for them to get caught.
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« on: November 26, 2018, 21:13 »
...well, I am not sure that AS script works this way, I will explain what I mean: your algorithms with dynamic ranking (can go up and down, can be rewarded and punished) is too difficult to implement and run, and actually, no need for that... I think there is only cumulative historical scoring for each image, scripts operate with clear-cut variables, such as: number of sells, number of views, ratio views/sells, number of collections the image is put, date (age of the image)... that's it... you submitted a new image it acquires scoring, lets say 1, each its sell adds to it 1 point, each view 0.1, put in collection 0.01... your scoring can only grow up, based on image performance... Then, lets think how image search engine works? - you search for "apple", you have 1M results of images which have "apple" in their keywords, then the script select first 100 images with highest scoring, and makes first result page for you, then next page, the script may cook differently, it will show you more fresh images still with highest scoring, 3 page might have another layout, it will select best scored images from the middle... and so on... Many companies do such cocktails to maximize chance to sell for all images, not only highest ranked... Your imaginary punishment in ranking or scoring occurs naturally, passively, images which gain points push others backward... I think scoring images down by whatever reasons in active way is a fairy tail...  Unless Mat says yes, we have it...
I think you're overthinking things. AS's search engine is fairly easy to understand. Every time an image gets downloaded, it moves up the rankings. If someone else's image gets a download and yours don't for that day, then his/her image is moving up and you're either staying still or moving down. I don't believe views, added to collections, or clicking on it matters. The only things that defines the relevancy of the image is the download. That's why having commercially viable images is important. That and mastering the art of keywording.
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« on: November 26, 2018, 15:09 »
Whether people like it or not, the market is starting to consolidate. It's similar to social networks and search engines of yesteryear trying to compete with each other.
Everyone wants a piece of the pie until 2-3 giants take over the industry. And I believe the 2 giants of the microstock industry will be Shutterstock and Adobe Stock.
Adobe Stock because of its integration with its software and cloud products. Shutterstock because of their resources and business reach. I just don't see iStock or 123RF being able to challenge them in the next 10 years.
There's more competition among contributors than ever on SS and AS and it's not going to get any easier. Some contributors will do well, but most won't. There is no choice but to step up and compete against the best contributors of Microstock if you want success in this industry.
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« on: November 22, 2018, 17:24 »
November has always been kind to me and this one is no different.
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« on: November 15, 2018, 21:21 »
Your keywording is terrible. That's why.
If you're using Adobe's automatic keywording, you're destine to make nothing at Adobe Stock.
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« on: November 14, 2018, 21:53 »
I think adding a search to our portfolio on the Dashboard would help tremendously.
Adding weekly rankings and overall rankings would be really nice.
And making the earnings as the default selection instead of activity on the Insights section would save me a lot of clicks. I don't care for activity, just earnings.
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« on: November 14, 2018, 18:29 »
Search result fluctuations have been having for months. There is no doubt that SS is experimenting with different search algorithms during the day. Sometimes, it's favorable, sometimes it's not, but if you look at the results, popular images (with a lot of downloads) don't go anywhere and stay put in the result, while less popular images get swapped out every now and then.
I've been looking at the search results for a while now. I believe they reserve the majority of the 1st page for popular images, while reserving a smaller portion of results that allow them to swap images on a weekly basis. This is how they're trying to keep the first page fresh, even if some of the image swaps are of low quality.
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« on: November 05, 2018, 19:05 »
Matt, if we're at a specific rank, will we able to move up to the next rank if the download criteria is met for the next rank like in Fotolia?
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« on: November 01, 2018, 20:11 »
There's no harm in changing the password to something stronger. I've had the same passwords for a number of years now and I certainly don't want anyone accessing my account, whether the hack is true or not.
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« on: October 26, 2018, 21:12 »
Did you had your aunt's artwork in your account? If both of your accounts have similar content by the same artist, that's probably the reason.
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« on: October 25, 2018, 17:39 »
Show us your portfolio on other platforms. I think we may get a better idea of why you've been suspended.
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« on: October 25, 2018, 17:30 »
They got rid of the 'most relevant' section recently probably due to people taking advantage of system by using the same keywords in the title and the keywords section.
And it looks like your assessment is correct. Most relevant is a combination of most popular and relevant, but mostly popular.
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« on: October 25, 2018, 17:21 »
I think the more important question right now is "How can I make my work stand out?".
139
« on: October 11, 2018, 18:00 »
I got a similar invitation.
Its always nice to make extra money, but I would be helping other contributors get better and that can cut into my sales in the future. Decisions, decisions.
Ill probably sign up just to see what kind of questions they have.
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« on: October 10, 2018, 19:53 »
I think everyone's number will be similar. Most are somewhere between .60 -.70.
You'll get a better variance with RPI.
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« on: September 03, 2018, 22:22 »
Very good. BME on FT/AS. 2nd BME on SS made possible by some large last day sales.
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« on: August 29, 2018, 15:27 »
Turns out to be an Adblock issue. You're seeing that gray screen because it's interacting badly with your adblocker, so if a buyer is using adblock, they'll get stuck. They said they're looking into fixing the issue.
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« on: August 27, 2018, 20:28 »
The design is actually a bit of a downgrade visually. Whe you strip contrast and make everything white, its not design anymore, its about following trends.
By removing lines between rows and the contrast between header and body, the mind has to work harder to distinguish everything. Maybe it looks slightly more modern, but its harder to use than before.
And removing text from tab items? Like everyone knows what an icon means. Again, the mind has to work harder to figure things out. Good design make things easier for the user, not harder.
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« on: August 22, 2018, 14:35 »
I've contacted their support team with the issue. It looks like they're doing some kind of test and it's causing an overlay that covers the whole screen.
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« on: August 19, 2018, 01:45 »
Looks like the contributor side is down. Customer side is fine.
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« on: August 16, 2018, 13:19 »
The ranking algorithm between FT and AS is slightly different. If you do a search on both sites, the results are different. I can see where FT can perform better than AS and vise versa.
I havent done enough research to how big the differences are, but I do know that some of my images rank higher on AS than FT. All that means is that for other contributors, their images ranker lower on AS compared to FT for the same search terms.
I can admit that some contributors may not perform as well on AS compared to FT.
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« on: August 15, 2018, 02:00 »
That's not been my experience. I only make about 3% of my monthly stock earnings from FT/AS.
Videos probably sells better in other agencies. For photos and vectors, FT/AS is the best from what I've experienced.
For most people I think SS still leads despite the gloom, capping, manipulation, near bankruptcy, incompetence and downright dastardliness.
There's definitely more potential on SS. My estimate is very rough, but I think SS gets at least 8-12x the total number of downloads across its entire portfolio compared to FT/AS on any given day. For bigger contributors, the ceiling is higher, but the competition is tougher. Older contributors also have an advantage over newer ones. I think smaller and/or newer contributors can really make some noise on FT/AS. There's less competition and if you have the right type of portfolio, it can really thrive there.
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« on: August 14, 2018, 23:25 »
That's not been my experience. I only make about 3% of my monthly stock earnings from FT/AS.
Videos probably sells better in other agencies. For photos and vectors, FT/AS is the best from what I've experienced.
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« on: August 14, 2018, 22:26 »
AS/FT is the one of the best agencies out there. Comparatively, it's easier to make money on FT than any other agency. If you can't make it here, you won't make it anywhere.
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« on: August 12, 2018, 19:27 »
Luckily it happened on the weekend, and not during the weekdays.
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