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Messages - Lev
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« on: November 02, 2013, 12:46 »
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« on: August 24, 2013, 12:13 »
anyone else having troubles with logging in?
can't login with "wrong password" error for several hours.
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« on: August 24, 2013, 06:23 »
thank you, Carl
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« on: August 23, 2013, 09:00 »
both HTML and Java release uploads do not work for us in different browsers.
anyone else having the similar problem?
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« on: August 14, 2013, 10:39 »
now system does not allow to change price for pictures sold 3 times after lowering the price.
pricing automatically goes back to "minimal normal", but with no possibility to change it to 2 credits base (Emerald)
"Due to low sales the price of this content is blocked". message is displayed.
something changed again. does anyone have any info?
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« on: August 14, 2013, 04:50 »
"Due to low sales, you cannot modify the price until it sells at least 0 more times"
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« on: August 07, 2013, 13:31 »
why Depositphotos?
Dreamstime.
now it lets me log in. it's sort of strange.
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« on: August 07, 2013, 13:05 »
hello!
am I the only one having trouble with logging in to Dreamstime now?
when i enter password, i get forwarded to "forgot password?" page.
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« on: July 25, 2013, 15:02 »
Yuri, from your experience and knowledge,
1. do you believe there will be any raise of .38 SS subscription royalty bar, maybe at quite high sales level, in the nearest future (let's say 12 months)?
2. do you believe prices for credit sales on major microsites will go any higher than current level in next 12 months or you believe we will see exactly the opposite?
3. now you obviously see a new horizons in raising income for YAP, comparing to horizons you've seen on micros, how big it is? the number you expect to have in 2014 and 2015 financial years now, how does it relate to the numbers for 2014 and 2015 you would expect to have if would stay on micros?
thank you!
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« on: July 21, 2013, 04:49 »
i believe i told way too much and wasted way too much time here.
have a great success with sales, everybody.
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« on: July 20, 2013, 12:41 »
I tend to believe the second. Honestly, Lev, do you believe you can continue to spend 2-3k per shoot and make a profit?
with 7 years of stock experience and 700+ stock shoots made so far - yes, i do.
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« on: July 20, 2013, 12:07 »
Its right it is business and profit making for the agencies, and you and yuri.
But what about all the hobbyists, they are as you said: supporting designers. Or profit is being made on people who does not make a profit. Isnt that called exploitation, like in the 16 tons a day song?
I can understand if you dont want to tell, but I would be very interested in any comment on sustainability and also the hobbyist factor.
very easy. job or business is where people get PAID. hobby is something people are PAYING FOR. there is no other way. if some hobbist out there has an illusion it works other way, he'd better stop dreaming and wake up. back in 2005 and until 2008 there was a fiesta on micros when hobbists had a chance to profit a bit and even make a living from micros. some of them used this chance to grow up to pro level and get ready to compete with newcoming pros on this market. but most just believed they can eternally make a living being just hobbists. now they are effectively out of this market. no more nonsence. if you are hobbist, you should either grow up to pro or you should pay for your hobby.
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« on: July 20, 2013, 10:05 »
nothing is wrong. it's business. it's investing. it's money making. sentiments and sufferings do not count. money counts. net profit is the king.
back to South Africa, Estonia, Vietnam and whatever. it does not matter where you are. it only matters WHO you are. this topic is about Yuri, so let's get back to Yury.
whatever people here talk or think, the fact is: Yury is a brilliant money making machine. he was making money from Denmark, he makes money from South Africa now, and i bet you can put him to North Pole and guy will start making money right away. literally in minutes. it's not about cheap SA retouchers. it's not about tax system. it's just in his blood. he is just * brilliant in this. period.
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« on: July 20, 2013, 02:54 »
i once mentioned it in public elsewhere, so it's not a big secret:
every single photoshoot overall production cost is usually 2000 to 3000 EUR for us. sometimes much more. rarely less. every single shoot. in "super cheap" Estonia.
if we've done our job very well, we can get it back in one year. if we make it good, it takes 2 to 3 years. if we are extremely lucky and hit jackpot, it can sometimes be 6 to 9 months. if we fail (it means if we performed "above average"), we never get this money back. "it's ok" quality never pays back on stock nowadays. if you produce just "above average" it effectively means you're in charity business, donating designers with your money and effort.
in average, it takes 1.5 to 2 years for us to get to ground zero level for photoshoot. then we start to profit. if someone still buys it after 2 years.
it's a tough business.
so don't be illusioned, people. it's not about the location you're living in. it's about fighting for market every single day, no days off, no vacations. wherever you live. microstock is not Eldorado it used to be back in 2005. not anymore. and never will be. if you're able to deliver good-selling content, you can compete. if you're not - living in Vietnam or Zimbabwe will not help you.
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« on: July 12, 2013, 03:11 »
we've got our payment 2 days ago.
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« on: July 08, 2013, 10:33 »
is there anyone but me and crazydesign who have not get June payout from SS? people on all forums are massively reporting they all got money July 3rd.
so, are we the only two who got no money June 3rd?
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« on: June 30, 2013, 15:10 »
ShadySue,
i believe you misunderstand the meaning of "Partner" word in Yuri's statement.
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« on: June 30, 2013, 15:01 »
Reducing prices now won't be enough to save the business. The tiny royalties currently on offer won't be enough to tempt independent contributors to upload new content. For independent contributors Istock are now just another mid-tier agency. If they want new content they'll need to be offering royalties of 30%+ to to make it worthwhile.
exactly
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« on: June 30, 2013, 14:39 »
no more files in Yuri's Fotolia portfolio.
impatiently waiting for press-release.
my own speculation about things we will not see from press-release:
GI got 60% of peopleimages, arcurs production and related companies
Yuri got equivalent of approx. 6 years expected profit and contract for himself as a CEO with very decent salary. plus good contracts for key figures in companies.
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« on: June 30, 2013, 14:02 »
why so complicated.
0 and 1 is enough. we will not even bother with removing old top-sellers.
just treat istock the way you treat once alive now abandoned stockxpert. sometimes log in to ask a tiny payout if it's available. no uploads, no expectations, no hard feelings. no waste of any energy.
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« on: June 28, 2013, 03:34 »
we will most likely stop uploading to IS today.
high price level was the only reason for us to sell for ridiculous royalty rate combined with extremely painful upload process.
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« on: June 05, 2013, 05:08 »
thank you.
now i see why micromonsters (SS etc) will take all sales from specialised sites like P5.
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« on: June 03, 2013, 01:06 »
Hello,
i set the price for videos on Pond5 and i see buyers can only buy HD for full price.
as i see, some contributors are offering downsized versions for smaller prices, and that's what i would want to do.
the question is - HOW? i can not find any option on site to allow this.
please help
thank you!
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« on: September 02, 2012, 10:18 »
crestock keeps proving they are all but business thinkers.
i've contacted them several moths ago with a proposal to upload approx. 30.000 of my new images via ftp. they had a special meeting in their office, discussed it and dicided they sill can't override 200 images per week limit they have. ;]
now this.
circus.
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« on: January 06, 2010, 13:48 »
@Dolgachov: You have a point, but that stops any newcomer from joining and closes the circle. It's been done before in this industry, not really wise. We'll try to keep it lower though. But if you already know this, why don't you submit less? 
how would it possibly "remove any similarity burden from your side"?
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