Quote from: Maui on October 07, 2011, 04:43

I applaud Veer's decision to reconsider their plans - that's good.

But I'll stay opted-out. I am not convinced that subs will do me any good.

I just wished we had an unlimited option to opt-out and -in, not just until 21 October.

Yeah, that would bother me too. Almost like once you're in, they can then change the game to anything they want and too bad for you. But hey, I am just a conspiracy theorist, there aren't ANY agencies that actually do that kind of thing, right? 

Well not everyone's from Belgium, and many people don't need to speak four languages to be somewhere, and some people who are learning languages are in the early stages, for some it isn't their natural bent, some have very difficult or busy lives and don't have that much time to give to learning languages.

I'm sure there are a myriad of reasons as to why a person might not be fluently multi-lingual.  It's not compulsory for all, even though it appears to have been essential for you.

When you have a file refused, do you resubmit the same file again some time after that to see if you have more luck with the next reviewer? Do they know what files we submited before?

Just wondering...

Could I just butt into this and mention that, if I want to see which image just sold, I have to:

1.  Leave the monthly page I keep open to refresh and check the daily rate increase.
2.  Scroll to the footer at the bottom of the page and click 'More'
3.  Select 'Download' from the page I arrive at.
4.  Scroll to the bottom of that page to find the last page number on the list for that month.
5.  Click that page number and scroll through to see which images sold that day

... and they don't appear in sequential order, so then I have to try to remember which ones I've already seen to spot the new image(s).

That is FAR more longwinded than on any other agency I belong to, and surely it's a very obvious thing for contributors to want quick access to.

Unless of course I'm making things hard for myself and have missed something blindingly obvious.  

I'd love to be able to just click on today's date, on the earnings page, and immediately see the downloads for that day.

Apologies PedroV, for butting in.  I'll butt out again now.

Quote from: lthn on July 23, 2011, 14:31

You can rant all you want but it's inevitable that this business model will eat itself for the photographers.

That's the spirit!  I have never been able to wrap my mind around this type of hypocrisy.  If that is how you feel, why are you participating?  This subject has been covered so many times in so many ways but the root remains true.  The need for current, high quality photographs will not go away.  As the internet world continues to grow exponentially so does the need for relevant photographs. 

What will happen in my opinion is that the cream will rise to the top and the days of mediocre photography will end soon.  Lazy/passive photographers that only upload a couple hundred images every couple of years will struggle hard to find any success and will drop out. 

Mat

 

Quote from: Microbius on July 23, 2011, 10:19

It's not the fact you said something but what you said.

Understood. Thank you for the personal feedback. I studied design and media, worked as a designer for years. So I'm definitely on your side and deeply respect your rights. Still I like to get to the roots of things and if possible improve them.

I am now approaching June as another data point where my sales are about 50% off (lower) that prior to their best match change.  Can't wait to see what happens when Europe shuts down for six weeks.

I always wonder what the people who predict the end of the world on a particular date do when it doesn't happen.

Quote from: patrick1958 on May 21, 2011, 17:52

Who cares anyway.?. who uses iphone.?.

Patrick.......?

I care. You've missed the OP's point entirely. There is a discrepancy in sales between different reporting methods __ and there shouldn't be.

It will be interesting to see what the explanation is.