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Messages - PaulieWalnuts
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2901
« on: November 05, 2007, 13:44 »
I have two $5 downloads so far. The shots from my 6MP camera I have set at $5 (medium max size) and my new 10MP camera shots are at $10 (large max size). I'm not opted in for subscriptions but am reconsidering this. Seems to be picking up a bit despite the odd deployment approach.
2902
« on: October 29, 2007, 21:48 »
40D - minimum grain thru out the whole ISO range and a real size sensor.
(and a real live price i might ad - for me anyway)
"Real size sensor" ? It's the same physical size as the 400D, 1.6x crop... Or did I get a cheap one? :-)
Confused with a full frame 5D maybe?
2903
« on: October 29, 2007, 21:43 »
Congrats on the 40D. I have my eye on the D300 but that 40D has my eye wandering a bit.
2904
« on: October 29, 2007, 21:37 »
Ale, not sure what you're asking. They said to resubmit new stuff with better subjects/composition in three days. Istock is one of the harder agencies to get into. Maybe take a look at their tutorial and specifically the "Needed Files" section to see what they are, and aren't, looking for subject-wise http://www.istockphoto.com/tutorial_5.0_neededfiles.php
2905
« on: October 27, 2007, 15:16 »
I agree with Freezing. Can I vote four times for one item? With office objects I would be able to add more than my usual one image. 
2906
« on: October 26, 2007, 21:15 »
No problems using MS Photo Info. Actually no problems at all uploading to SV.
2907
« on: October 26, 2007, 09:59 »
I have a decent amount of views and one sale. They're still a "beta", are working on features, don't have a lot of images, and I don't believe have started any marketing at all (assuming they plan to do marketing).
2908
« on: October 25, 2007, 12:26 »
Oooooooh, wasn't aware of that. I really have a hard time tracking all of the different requirements of these sites. I need to put together a spreadsheet or something.
But hey, if you can ditch sites that are low earners and require minimum time, and expand EL sales at DT, wouldn't this make sense? I guess it depends on how often ELs happen.
2909
« on: October 25, 2007, 12:05 »
I just started with IS recently and it is by far [knocks on wood] picking up momentum more quickly than any of the other sites I'm with.
2910
« on: October 25, 2007, 12:00 »
Soooo, I wonder if it's worth ditching/avoiding sites that require time periods in favor if selecting SR-EL. DT is my #2 in sales and seems to be picking up nicely. Anybody here have any SR-ELs and/or opinions on that approach?
2911
« on: October 25, 2007, 07:40 »
I don't have Sell the Rights selected for any of mine but I've wanted to. The only issue is most of my images are also on a site that requires the images to be there for a period of time before they can be removed. If you get a Sell the Rights, you need to remove the image from all other sites. Or am I mistaken?
2912
« on: October 24, 2007, 21:05 »
On one of my images that was approved I made the mistake of using the Replace File thing to upload a higher MP image. They rejected it for Keyword Spamming although I didn't touch the keywords. Don't use the Replace File thing. If it's approved, leave it alone.
To their credit, I emailed support about this and they fixed the problem and also approved several others that got (wrongly) rejected for Keyword Spamming.
In the past month with IS I'm up to about 90%+ approval and StockXpert is about 60%
2913
« on: October 24, 2007, 20:45 »
I'm going with PhotoShelter, Snapvillage and possibly Moodboard. Photoshelter and Moodboard will appeal to more traditional buyers.
Albumo won't get my support though, and I think a lot of folks will bail once they realize the pricing and image size structure isn't favorable for artists. As soon as my 14 months is up, I'm removing my portfolio.
The 14 month thing is for the people who got paid for uploading, right? Or did I miss something and everybody is stuck for 14 months? I think their marketing statement may have been a bamboozle. I don't see any evidence of them attracting buyers.
2914
« on: October 24, 2007, 06:55 »
Snapvillage. While they haven't taken an ideal approach to launching a new site, they're fixing all of the problems, are backed by Corbis (and Bill Gates?), and will eventually get everything sorted out. I'm hopefull the model of contributors setting their own prices will work out.
2915
« on: October 24, 2007, 05:50 »
I got a response. They re-approved the image and also approved two other images that were mistakenly rejected for Keyword Spamming. Nice to see StockXpert support is responsive and reasonable.
Rosta, any update on yours?
2916
« on: October 23, 2007, 18:45 »
How is this punishing the customer? The agency established a qualification process that maintains a minimum standard of quality of images. Images just above that minimum are probably "just okay" and not great quality.
If you have a high acceptance rating, you're probably a good photographer that consistently creates good quality images that buyers want. If you have a low acceptance rating you probably are a photographer that produces inconsistent quality which most buyers would prefer to avoid.
Wouldn't a buyer benefit from consistently finding good quality images first as opposed to a mix of good and questionable images?
2917
« on: October 23, 2007, 18:17 »
Disclaimer - The views I have expressed in this thread are just my paranoid opinions and in no way suggest our beloved microstock sites would ever tinker with the search.
No our beloved agencies would never tinker with the search. Especially Dreamstime who doesn't base their search result placement on your image approval rating  http://www.microstockdiaries.com/watch-your-dreamstime-approval-rate.html
2918
« on: October 23, 2007, 17:59 »
I agree with Hatman.
Istock has forced me to become a much better photographer. They are strict but you just have to learn and improve. Better quality = more sales potential.
I've been with IS for a couple months (only 35 pics) and have recently started to focus on uploading more. For me they are just now really starting to pick up momentum.
Hang in there.
2919
« on: October 23, 2007, 17:50 »
Ok, but don't they have an obligation to you the contributor, one facet upon which their business is built, to give you equal unhindered access to as many sales as possible?
LOL. I bet you won't find anything about equal treatment obligations in any agency's terms and conditions. They're a business. They have one objective, finanical gain. And most decisions will be somehow tied to their financial objectives. Fairness and financial gain normally are opposing forces in business.
2920
« on: October 23, 2007, 12:58 »
If the image is accepted by the site in the first place should it not be equally promoted?
So if you get accepted to 50 agencies, do you spend equal time on all of them? Or do you spend more time on the top 5 or 10? Some sites will accept most images that meet technical requirements. Does this mean it will sell well? Who knows? Should they turn away a brick wall image because it only sells 25 a year? Probably not because it still sells something. But should they spend equal time promoting portfolios with a hundred brick walls that sell dozens a year versus portfolios with thousands of customer service models that sell tens of thousands a year? I wouldn't. I wonder if the 80/20 rule applies to microstock? Do 20% of the contributors make up 80% of an agency's revenue? If so, chances are good it will take far less effort and produce much higher sales if an agency invested more resources in that 20%. Paranoid? No. Profitible business practice.
2921
« on: October 22, 2007, 20:35 »
I think they'll do whatever makes sense to make more money both for the company and individual reviewer.
Why wouldn't it be possible for agencies to rate contributors based on sales probability to give preference to "VIPs"? Casinos do it. Airlines do it.
If you have person A who has a 90%+ approval rate, submits a ton of stuff, and sells a ton of stuff, and person B who has a 50% acceptance rate and doesn't sell a whole lot, wouldn't it make sense to spend more time on the As and leave the Bs in the review que until As are taken care of? Or have the As show up higher in searches? The agency would make more money spending time on As.
How well would a photographer do if they spent equal time on the Big 6 and the other 50 new sites? Of course you give preference to what makes you more money. Certainly the agencies do too.
2922
« on: October 22, 2007, 17:44 »
Clarification "I would avoid using the Replace File thing at StockXpert"
2923
« on: October 22, 2007, 17:12 »
Rosta,
Did you receive a reply from StockXpert?
I have a couple of images for which I think I did a small improvement (after DT rejected them) and I always thought of resubmitting, so I wonder if it's worth the trouble.
Regards,
Adelaide
I would avoid resubmitting to StockXpert. A few days after one of my images was approved I used the "Replace File" function to upload an identical image that was just higher megapixels. They rejected it due to "keyword spamming". Funny thing is, I didn't touch the keywords. Seems like a pretty broken and inconsistent process. I emailed support and am waiting for a response.
2924
« on: October 22, 2007, 07:38 »
Yep, same here.
2925
« on: October 21, 2007, 20:04 »
Aggravating, isn't it?
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