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Title: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on June 21, 2012, 16:59
And I made ​​a website. http://www.channelphoto.com/ (http://www.channelphoto.com/)
I will be glad of any criticism
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: click_click on June 21, 2012, 17:04
Just checked it for a couple minutes.

Hare a few thoughts:

- think about using 100% browser width setting - some people have really big screens and it would move the Cart link all the way to the right. I would just set a fixed width to prevent that.

- You are wasting too much space on the top of the page where the logo is. Too roomy for my taste. You want to show the people the images and this way they are being pushed further down which is never good.

- Images are listed with credit pricing but I can't find a link where I can purchase credits. Is it credits or $?

Maybe I missed something regarding my points mentioned. It was just a quick glimpse.
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on June 21, 2012, 17:25
thank you, You're right, the design soon I will be corrected.
I will do the right button to "buy" and "sell"
Prices in the credits. After registering the button "buy credit" will be visible
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: click_click on June 21, 2012, 17:32
...
Prices in the credits. After registering the button "buy credit" will be visible
You should write that on the front page so visitors will understand right away.
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on June 21, 2012, 17:35
it looks like ImageGate  ;D
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on June 21, 2012, 17:38
No, this is not it ;D
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on June 21, 2012, 17:42
its the same template

I am looking at your prices and it looks like you are selling very cheap (yep I know you get a lot more royalties %)

you seem to have max size as 5MP

FT
XS - 1
M - 3
L - 7

YOURS equivalent
XS - 0.5
L - 1
Original as L in FT (5MP) - 3
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on June 21, 2012, 17:58
No, this store cmsaccount They sell software and templates
The original size I have a 24mp. You see the old photos
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on June 21, 2012, 18:11
No, this store cmsaccount They sell software and templates
The original size I have a 24mp. You see the old photos

ah ok I saw basically the first pages
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on June 21, 2012, 18:23
You're right. ImageGate - old template store cmsaccoun
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: cathyslife on June 21, 2012, 18:27
Other than what has been mentioned, I like the basic look of the site.
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on June 21, 2012, 18:35
you are selling 12MP pics for 3$ ::)
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on June 21, 2012, 18:40
thank you cclapper
you are selling 12MP pics for 3$ - yes
My masterpieces in all microstocks earn $ 3
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on June 21, 2012, 21:29
thank you cclapper
you are selling 12MP pics for 3$ - yes
My masterpieces in all microstocks earn $ 3

its your website and you can do whatever you want BUT it doesn't make any sense :D
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on June 22, 2012, 02:30
options are always a lot
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on June 22, 2012, 07:39
options are always a lot

but one of them shouldnīt be lower pricing to get more buyers, its not a good solution once if you sell it lower you might find harder to sell for more after
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on June 22, 2012, 08:03
I have the opportunity to do different types of content and at different prices.
Prices - it is always difficult
I start with the cheapest type of content
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Les on June 26, 2012, 04:20
I have the opportunity to do different types of content and at different prices.
Prices - it is always difficult
I start with the cheapest type of content
Oleg,

as in the most businesses, the worst mistake you can make, is to set your prices too low.
Unfortunately, most starting entrepreneurs learn it too late (some never).

 
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: leaf on June 26, 2012, 05:50
How do you find using CMSaccount?  Is it easy to bulk edit photos and upload photos?

I'm currently selling with photodeck and it is a bit pricy for how few sales I get.  I think I'd rather use a self hosted system like cmsaccount or ktools (if they would ever release the latest version with better design)
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on June 26, 2012, 06:01
How do you find using CMSaccount?  Is it easy to bulk edit photos and upload photos?
CMSaccount - it's better than ktools
ktools -  is an old, and inconvenient program
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on June 26, 2012, 06:13
Oleg,

as in the most businesses, the worst mistake you can make, is to set your prices too low.
Unfortunately, most starting entrepreneurs learn it too late (some never).


some - I
Les you have your own business, you have experience errors ?
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: ProImage on June 26, 2012, 06:24
I like the sterile clean look.
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on June 26, 2012, 06:31
I like the sterile clean look - Oleg or les ?
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Les on June 26, 2012, 06:54
Oleg,

as in the most businesses, the worst mistake you can make, is to set your prices too low.
Unfortunately, most starting entrepreneurs learn it too late (some never).


some - I
Les you have your own business, you have experience errors ?

Yes, I have operated several business ventures, and I made also some errors.

A long time ago, I read somewhere the advice which I gave you, and it was one of the best tips I got. It really works.
Selling low (and in very high volume) might be profitable for some businesses, but that is more exception than a rule.
You have nice photos, don't sell yourself cheap.
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on June 26, 2012, 07:09
Globally - I agree.
In particular - why $ 3 a little, and $ 0.3 for a subscribed  well  ?
I am selling (trying to) almost by subscription, only the size of a small subscription
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Les on June 26, 2012, 11:29
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In particular - why $ 3 a little, and $ 0.3 for a subscribed  well  ?

Your greatest challenge is to find the buyers, not the right price point.
When someone finally finds you and likes the image, a price difference between $3.00 and $5.00 won't stop him from buying.
If you can get from the buyer $5.00 rather than $3.00, you can invest that extra profit (of course, multiplied over many images) for advertising or for hiring a model.
 
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: ppdd on June 26, 2012, 12:28
How do you find using CMSaccount?  Is it easy to bulk edit photos and upload photos?

I'm currently selling with photodeck and it is a bit pricy for how few sales I get.  I think I'd rather use a self hosted system like cmsaccount or ktools (if they would ever release the latest version with better design)


Leaf, Ktools v4 has been released - they're on v4.0.8 http://ktools.net/photostore/ (http://ktools.net/photostore/)

It's so much more polished than the cmsaccount script.
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on June 26, 2012, 14:04
What do you mean polished ?
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on June 26, 2012, 14:11
I just noticed that we can register as "sellers", thats your website or an agency?
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Les on June 26, 2012, 14:16
What do you mean polished ?
Designed in Poland.
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on June 26, 2012, 14:19
I just noticed that we can register as "sellers", thats your website or an agency?
Now the agency. I'm tested and incorporated this feature
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on June 26, 2012, 14:20
I just noticed that we can register as "sellers", thats your website or an agency?
Now the agency. I'm tested and incorporated this feature

if so why havenīt you said on the initial post?
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on June 26, 2012, 14:24
What do you mean polished ?
Designed in Poland.

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on June 26, 2012, 14:34
What do you mean polished ?
Designed in Poland.
I do not speak English, but if it's a joke, then it is bad
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on June 26, 2012, 14:37
What do you mean polished ?
Designed in Poland.
I do not speak English, but if it's a joke, then it is bad

haha I agree :) not a very intelectual one
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on June 26, 2012, 14:40
I just noticed that we can register as "sellers", thats your website or an agency?
Now the agency. I'm tested and incorporated this feature

if so why havenīt you said on the initial post?
I was planning this site for themselves and their friends.
Then I checked out all the functions and have the opportunity to take up more disk space for files. And I decided - why not
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on June 26, 2012, 14:46
I just noticed that we can register as "sellers", thats your website or an agency?
Now the agency. I'm tested and incorporated this feature

if so why havenīt you said on the initial post?
I was planning this site for themselves and their friends.
Then I checked out all the functions and have the opportunity to take up more disk space for files. And I decided - why not

doesnīt look like a proper way to announce a new agency but thats up to your client, that said there is nothing talking about royalties % and such
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on June 26, 2012, 15:01
"doesn't look like a proper way to announce a new agency"
It so happened. I do not dare call the site for the friends - Microstock NEW .
I'm sorry - I use auto-translation.
I did not understand the second part of the message
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on June 26, 2012, 15:04
"doesn't look like a proper way to announce a new agency"
It so happened. I do not dare call the site for the friends - Microstock NEW .
I'm sorry - I use auto-translation.
I did not understand the second part of the message

ah I see! what I am saying is that when somebody open a new agency, they should annouce it, not the way you have done, they need also to tell us a little about their background and what will be our royalties.. very weird you aren't understanding once you have pictures in microstock agencies  ::)
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: cthoman on June 26, 2012, 15:04
What do you mean polished ?
Designed in Poland.

I must be slow today because this took me a bit. It hit me like a joke grenade. Very punny.
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on June 26, 2012, 15:28
Everything was planned as the site for one or more photographers.
You can consider this as a site-site functions of the agency.
(I understand that it resembles a little bit pregnant)
For a larger view, I have very few answers
But some of the questions I can answer
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: grp_photo on June 26, 2012, 15:45
congrats! Wish you the best for your own site, I think everyone should have his own site!
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on June 26, 2012, 15:59
congrats! Wish you the best for your own site, I think everyone should have his own site!

I agree but what for? not even small/new agencies can compete with top agencies, how can us alone or even a few selected contributors open an agency and succeed?

we have many examples of that situation being reported in this forum, only a few exceptions get to another level
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Les on June 26, 2012, 16:07
What do you mean polished ?
Designed in Poland.
I do not speak English, but if it's a joke, then it is bad

Admittedly, not my best writing, but look at the material I'm working with.
It's only Tuesday, by end of the week I should get better.

My second advice to you for today is to use online dictionary. Doesn't take more time than to post a question on forum.
I'm not native English speaker myself, but so far, it has worked for me.
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Pixart on June 27, 2012, 10:45
congrats! Wish you the best for your own site, I think everyone should have his own site!

I agree but what for? not even small/new agencies can compete with top agencies, how can us alone or even a few selected contributors open an agency and succeed?

we have many examples of that situation being reported in this forum, only a few exceptions get to another level

I know that you are speaking about opening up our own stock agency, but I would find the photostore useful for

1.  Stock downloads
2.  Hosting client galleries where they can select, order and pay - without me paying a commission (i.e to Smugmug or Zenfolio) and without triggering U.S. taxes
3.  Selling physical goods - fine art prints, greeting cards, t-shirts whatever on-demand
4.  PSD Templates

It is easy for me to look at it this way because I have been paying Smugmug for clients anyway for a few years while I still have such a small stock port - but if I was a big full time stock shooter I'm not sure it would look so good to offer such different offerings on the same site.  Buyers might see it as you just throwing everything you have at the wall to see what will sell.
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: leaf on June 27, 2012, 11:14
well.. I just purchased cmsaccount.. I'll give some feedback on how it goes.  I also have also used the old 3.0 version of ktools and wasn't impressed by the looks or lack of batch editing.  Version 4.0 could be better, i haven't tried it.  The looks are still sub-par IMO, which is part of what swayed me over to CMSaccount
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: cthoman on June 27, 2012, 11:20
well.. I just purchased cmsaccount.. I'll give some feedback on how it goes.  I also have also used the old 3.0 version of ktools and wasn't impressed by the looks or lack of batch editing.  Version 4.0 could be better, i haven't tried it.  The looks are still sub-par IMO, which is part of what swayed me over to CMSaccount

Cool! I'm definitely interested in seeing a comparative opinion of the two.
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Pixart on June 27, 2012, 11:29
Well - for starters I can see that the price is less and lifetime updates!
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on June 27, 2012, 14:58
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I agree but what for? not even small/new agencies can compete with top agencies, how can us alone or even a few selected contributors open an agency and succeed?
I love the new. I like to do the impossible
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on June 27, 2012, 20:13
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I agree but what for? not even small/new agencies can compete with top agencies, how can us alone or even a few selected contributors open an agency and succeed?
I love the new. I like to do the impossible

we need to be rational too, don't forget that unless the expenses are very low :)
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Les on June 27, 2012, 21:31
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I agree but what for? not even small/new agencies can compete with top agencies, how can us alone or even a few selected contributors open an agency and succeed?
I love the new. I like to do the impossible

we need to be rational too, don't forget that unless the expenses are very low :)

Actually, the initial setup expenses are quite low. The question is how much should one budget for advertising and what is the best way to advertise it?

I like Oleg's initiative, including teaming up with other photographers on his website and create a reasonable size mini microstock agency. However, IMHO, the subscription model is not viable for the small collections under 1 million images.
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on June 27, 2012, 21:34
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I agree but what for? not even small/new agencies can compete with top agencies, how can us alone or even a few selected contributors open an agency and succeed?
I love the new. I like to do the impossible

we need to be rational too, don't forget that unless the expenses are very low :)

Actually, the initial setup expenses are quite low. The question is how much should one budget for advertising and what is the best way to advertise it?

I like Oleg's initiative, including teaming up with other photographers on his website and create a reasonable size mini microstock agency.

those are the expenses I am talking about, of course it ain't the website itself or storage, getting buyers and such its the main goal not just upload and wait for magic!
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on June 27, 2012, 21:36
I like Oleg's initiative, including teaming up with other photographers on his website and create a reasonable size mini microstock agency.

I havenīt said the opposite, I have questioned here what were the royalties and such, so far nothing, so I donīt it as teaming up anything, thats not even a proper way to announce a new "agency"
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Les on June 27, 2012, 21:38
Well, maybe we can get here some good estimates about the size of advertising budget and server costs for a small yet responsive website.
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Les on June 27, 2012, 21:39
I like Oleg's initiative, including teaming up with other photographers on his website and create a reasonable size mini microstock agency.

I havenīt said the opposite, I have questioned here what were the royalties and such, so far nothing, so I donīt it as teaming up anything, thats not even a proper way to announce a new "agency"
The good intentions are there, he just needs some polishing.
Once he has to pay the other photographers, he may find that $3.00 image prices are "unsustainable".
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on June 27, 2012, 21:47
I like Oleg's initiative, including teaming up with other photographers on his website and create a reasonable size mini microstock agency.

I havenīt said the opposite, I have questioned here what were the royalties and such, so far nothing, so I donīt it as teaming up anything, thats not even a proper way to announce a new "agency"
The good intentions are there, he just needs some polishing.
Once he has to pay the other photographers, he may find that $3.00 image prices are "unsustainable".

honestly I believe its quite soon to think of sales, I am in a contributors agency too and even after many expenses in seo, ads and other things are still very very very slow.. if small, new agencies cannot compete imagine a 15k files "agency" like Oleg one.. if there isnīt a niche it will be even harder.. best of luck anyway

p.s: I am a big supporter of new agencies paying better royalties but in the end not much happen there, what I am trying to say that it ainīt easy, sure you and other know that
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Les on June 27, 2012, 21:58
I like Oleg's initiative, including teaming up with other photographers on his website and create a reasonable size mini microstock agency.

I havenīt said the opposite, I have questioned here what were the royalties and such, so far nothing, so I donīt it as teaming up anything, thats not even a proper way to announce a new "agency"
The good intentions are there, he just needs some polishing.
Once he has to pay the other photographers, he may find that $3.00 image prices are "unsustainable".

honestly I believe its quite soon to think of sales, I am in a contributors agency too and even after many expenses in seo, ads and other things are still very very very slow.. if small, new agencies cannot compete imagine a 15k files "agency" like Oleg one.. if there isnīt a niche it will be even harder.. best of luck anyway

p.s: I am a big supporter of new agencies paying better royalties but in the end not much happen there, what I am trying to say that it ainīt easy, sure you and other know that

Louis, can you give some indication how much are your monthly expenses to run the agency?
I agree, that the niche orientation is the best route - at least for the start.
It's also good to know from Elena's posts that she is getting some sales, and the site not only pays for itself, but it is starting to make some money.
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: ProImage on June 28, 2012, 03:08
I like the sterile clean look - Oleg or les ?

Oleg
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on June 28, 2012, 07:24
I like Oleg's initiative, including teaming up with other photographers on his website and create a reasonable size mini microstock agency.

I havenīt said the opposite, I have questioned here what were the royalties and such, so far nothing, so I donīt it as teaming up anything, thats not even a proper way to announce a new "agency"
The good intentions are there, he just needs some polishing.
Once he has to pay the other photographers, he may find that $3.00 image prices are "unsustainable".

honestly I believe its quite soon to think of sales, I am in a contributors agency too and even after many expenses in seo, ads and other things are still very very very slow.. if small, new agencies cannot compete imagine a 15k files "agency" like Oleg one.. if there isnīt a niche it will be even harder.. best of luck anyway

p.s: I am a big supporter of new agencies paying better royalties but in the end not much happen there, what I am trying to say that it ainīt easy, sure you and other know that

Louis, can you give some indication how much are your monthly expenses to run the agency?
I agree, that the niche orientation is the best route - at least for the start.
It's also good to know from Elena's posts that she is getting some sales, and the site not only pays for itself, but it is starting to make some money.

You are talking about Elena :D not the average contributor, she has everything from people to travel to food, an amazing portfolio!

regarding the contributor agency I have not spend a buck, its one contributor that is dealing with all expenses, like I have said its a heck of a job running an agency, first you need to get the clients attention and then make them want your pictures, very hard if it was easy we all open our little store :)
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on June 28, 2012, 09:45
Compete with the big sites can and should be. There is a large transportation company, and there is very small (one truck). In large companies there are many disadvantages. Clumsiness, arrogance, they are the smartest ....
We all know how easy to load on Dreams. We spend a lot of time on useless work. But they do not care. How many years have passed - on Fotolia Revolution, made a batch attribution. I find it funny and sad
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on June 28, 2012, 09:55
Compete with the big sites can and should be. There is a large transportation company, and there is very small (one truck). In large companies there are many disadvantages. Clumsiness, arrogance, they are the smartest ....
We all know how easy to load on Dreams. We spend a lot of time on useless work. But they do not care. How many years have passed - on Fotolia Revolution, made a batch attribution. I find it funny and sad

I agree but we see here in MSG many proofs that buiding your own clients database is very hard, if I ever feel the same I will jump into something too, so far not ready in all ways, I am in too many agencies paying over 70% and still nothing, so alone would be really mission stupidity not even impossible
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on June 28, 2012, 10:27
I want to do mini micro agency to a small group of photographers.
Little family. where everyone knows each other. They know the disadvantages of the site and suggest changes, advertise and help.
This will save money on website content, and rapid response to change.
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on June 28, 2012, 10:31
I want to do mini micro agency to a small group of photographers.
Little family. where everyone knows each other. They know the disadvantages of the site and suggest changes, advertise and help.
This will save money on website content, and rapid response to change.

we got that already :) if it is a template, how much time have you spent?
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on June 28, 2012, 10:44
Picked up the software (several companies), picked up a server, a lot had to be set in addition, some functions in conflict. Approximately two weeks
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on June 28, 2012, 10:50
Picked up the software (several companies), picked up a server, a lot had to be set in addition, some functions in conflict. Approximately two weeks

several companies? I was thinking the only one needed was the server for hosting beside of the cmsaccount
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: cthoman on June 28, 2012, 10:53
It's tricky to make money with your own site. I would say it's less about advertising budgets or hard work and more about determination.

My goal is that I want people to find my images and buy them from ME when they search the web. The best way to make that happen is to not have those images available at other sites (although I do have a couple fair pay agencies I still upload to).

That said, one or two exclusive images aren't going to make your site that unique, so you need to create more exclusive or unique content. I want my own site to be the definitive place to buy my work. It's hard to say that if the majority of your portfolio is everywhere and anywhere.

Obviously, there are SEO, advertising and other issues to deal with, but my core strategy is to create lots and lots of unique content that can only be found at my own site.
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on June 29, 2012, 10:10
My way - the convenience and price
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Les on July 01, 2012, 02:04
My way - the convenience and price

Almost like istock - convenient and pricy
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on July 03, 2012, 14:31
I want to make a section for photos (phones, video stills, webcam, grinders and other devices which are able to take pictures)
Who thinks that?
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on July 03, 2012, 15:33
I want to make a section for photos (phones, video stills, webcam, grinders and other devices which are able to take pictures)
Who thinks that?

what for? I believe it is a lot of stuff to market, why donīt you first try and get some buyers for pictures?

then you can think of editorial, illustrations, audio, footage, cell photos and 3d too ;D
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on July 03, 2012, 15:39
Sales so far little, I would like to increase the
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on July 03, 2012, 16:27
Sales so far little, I would like to increase the

you had sales already? :D
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on July 03, 2012, 16:34
very few sales -0  ;D
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: cthoman on July 03, 2012, 16:37
very few sales -0  ;D

You can only go up from there.
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on July 03, 2012, 16:38
very few sales -0  ;D

ahah :D best of luck
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on July 03, 2012, 16:45
very few sales -0  ;D

You can only go up from there.
You propose to close the restaurant? If without laughing, 2 weeks is enough time ?
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on July 03, 2012, 16:51
very few sales -0  ;D

You can only go up from there.
You propose to close the restaurant? If without laughing, 2 weeks is enough time ?

how many visits are you getting daily? any? how do you think "buyers" are getting into your website? what are your stats like google searches and such, what are the keywords?
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on July 03, 2012, 16:58
Keywords like everyone else.  500 visitors per month
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: cthoman on July 03, 2012, 17:11
You propose to close the restaurant? If without laughing, 2 weeks is enough time ?

 ???   I think something was lost in translation.  ???

Good luck with the site. I think everyone should build there own.
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: cidepix on July 03, 2012, 17:16
leaf, how is it going with cmsaccount?

and is it better than ktools? I currently have cmsaccount but would upgrade to ktools if it's any better..
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on July 03, 2012, 17:16
Keywords like everyone else.  500 visitors per month

ahahahaha

I am talking about the keywords searched in google, in my blog perhaps I have many like "louis santos blog", "shutterstock review", "earnings stock"

do you have something tracking it? statcounter works pretty well, I have the free version only
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on July 03, 2012, 17:18
You propose to close the restaurant? If without laughing, 2 weeks is enough time ?

 ???   I think something was lost in translation.  ???

Good luck with the site. I think everyone should build there own.

I believe he is saying if you are suggesting him to drop the website and if it is possible to have sales in 2 weeks only
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on July 03, 2012, 17:20
leaf, how is it going with cmsaccount?

and is it better than ktools? I currently have cmsaccount but would upgrade to ktools if it's any better..

Thanks for the thoughts.  Now you are making me reconsider ktools again.  The starting design on cmsaccount is quite a bit nicer IMO but it seems a bit of a pain to edit the template.  I'll work on it a bit more today and see if I can get it working the way I want.  The back end seems quite well coded and things generally work well.  The price is also great.
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: cidepix on July 03, 2012, 17:24
leaf, how is it going with cmsaccount?

and is it better than ktools? I currently have cmsaccount but would upgrade to ktools if it's any better..

Thanks for the thoughts.  Now you are making me reconsider ktools again.  The starting design on cmsaccount is quite a bit nicer IMO but it seems a bit of a pain to edit the template.  I'll work on it a bit more today and see if I can get it working the way I want.  The back end seems quite well coded and things generally work well.  The price is also great.

thanks,

I must have missed that post
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on July 03, 2012, 17:30
Keywords of the standard, as many agencies.
Google has indexed. But the site at page 100000000. Optimization of the search will soon be done
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on July 03, 2012, 17:36
Keywords of the standard, as many agencies.
Google has indexed. But the site at page 100000000. Optimization of the search will soon be done

oh boy! I will explain again :) there is a program per example (statcounter) you can google it and register an account and you will add your website, after that it will track the visitors coming into your website, you will see where they come from (country, age, etc), what keywords have they googled, how long have they stayed on the website, what was the exit page (last page before leaving your website) etc etc
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on July 03, 2012, 17:50
Thank you.
Google Analytics does not do  ?
Now I'm going to do it, but first I decided to upload photos, and then advertise. A
P.S. I am no longer a boy
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: RacePhoto on July 04, 2012, 00:55
I don't disagree with the one price plan. I don't understand the "credits" and it wasn't clear on the front page, how to buy credits or pay for photos?

Here's what stood out for me.

118 = bag of coffee
55 = sliced rye bread

Similar results for many other shots. Might just be me, but far too many duplicates, inch by inch, where you could have picked the best shots and avoided the filler material?

Nice clean design, but a bit much empty space on the front page. 1/3 on the right is just white?

Nice work, I bet that took some effort. Oh yes, 500 views a month, that's a good start. Hope you get some sales.
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: leaf on July 04, 2012, 06:10
leaf, how is it going with cmsaccount?

and is it better than ktools? I currently have cmsaccount but would upgrade to ktools if it's any better..

Actually I canned the cmsaccount and bought the upgrade for ktools and I agree with the others that ktools is quite a bit more polished.  I was actually surprised with cmsaccount and how well it was put together, especially for the price - so it is a good option if you dont' want to spend the $$ for ktools, but I had problems getting the template to work the way I wanted and a few other little problems getting them to work like I wanted. 

With Ktools, the back end seems to work just as well for most things and better for some others.  It also seems easier to edit the template, which is a big improvement over V3.  I'm still playing with it, but impressed so far.
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: cidepix on July 04, 2012, 08:37
leaf, how is it going with cmsaccount?

and is it better than ktools? I currently have cmsaccount but would upgrade to ktools if it's any better..

Actually I canned the cmsaccount and bought the upgrade for ktools and I agree with the others that ktools is quite a bit more polished.  I was actually surprised with cmsaccount and how well it was put together, especially for the price - so it is a good option if you dont' want to spend the $$ for ktools, but I had problems getting the template to work the way I wanted and a few other little problems getting them to work like I wanted. 

With Ktools, the back end seems to work just as well for most things and better for some others.  It also seems easier to edit the template, which is a big improvement over V3.  I'm still playing with it, but impressed so far.

Thank you leaf, helpful info!

Good to hear a proper comparison from someone who tried them both..

I am going to get one of them for my other site while keeping the current one on cmsaccount.. I just haven't decided which one yet.. I would spend the $$$ if it's clearly better..

one of the most important things is the bulk upload feature.. where does it stand compared to agencies like stockfresh, fotolia, or canstock?

Thanks for the input again..
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: leaf on July 04, 2012, 10:36
leaf, how is it going with cmsaccount?

and is it better than ktools? I currently have cmsaccount but would upgrade to ktools if it's any better..


Actually I canned the cmsaccount and bought the upgrade for ktools and I agree with the others that ktools is quite a bit more polished.  I was actually surprised with cmsaccount and how well it was put together, especially for the price - so it is a good option if you dont' want to spend the $$ for ktools, but I had problems getting the template to work the way I wanted and a few other little problems getting them to work like I wanted. 

With Ktools, the back end seems to work just as well for most things and better for some others.  It also seems easier to edit the template, which is a big improvement over V3.  I'm still playing with it, but impressed so far.


Thank you leaf, helpful info!

Good to hear a proper comparison from someone who tried them both..

I am going to get one of them for my other site while keeping the current one on cmsaccount.. I just haven't decided which one yet.. I would spend the $$$ if it's clearly better..

one of the most important things is the bulk upload feature.. where does it stand compared to agencies like stockfresh, fotolia, or canstock?

Thanks for the input again..


I'll answer that in the Ktools vs CMSaccount thread (http://www.microstockgroup.com/selling-direct/cmsaccount-vs-ktools/)... to keep things organized we can discuss the comparison between the two there.
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on July 04, 2012, 14:38

118 = bag of coffee
55 = sliced rye bread

Similar results for many other shots. Might just be me, but far too many duplicates, inch by inch, where you could have picked the best shots and avoided the filler material?
Yes you are right. Portfolio was for Schutter.
Design will be polished
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on July 11, 2012, 12:04
Number of links to my site is growing very rapidly - 222 711
Very strange - from one site.
Information from Google.
Why ?
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on July 11, 2012, 13:07
Number of links to my site is growing very rapidly - 222 711
Very strange - from one site.
Information from Google.
Why ?

I believe it is the links from the pages of your website, they are getting indexed
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on July 11, 2012, 13:18
In the google info on a specific Polish website. I went to him.  inscription- site in development
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: RacePhoto on July 11, 2012, 20:55

118 = bag of coffee
55 = sliced rye bread

Similar results for many other shots. Might just be me, but far too many duplicates, inch by inch, where you could have picked the best shots and avoided the filler material?
Yes you are right. Portfolio was for Schutter.
Design will be polished

I thought the design was very nice. (except some open space here and there)

I didn't understand the similar images? If you were making a number so you could say ##,### images, I'd understand, but just the easy look examples like coffee beans in a bag with a watch, seemed like padding the numbers. My opinion would be Quality rather than Quantity?

Links to your site are 222,711? That's super! I know a working site that covers racing and Google shows it with under 100 links. (of and it's first in the search for it's subject) Was that 222 up to 711 or 222,000 links to your site? What's the secret? 500 views a month is excellent also. Whatever you are doing, it's working?
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on July 12, 2012, 02:28
Quote
Was that 222 up to 711 or 222,000 links to your site? What's the secret?
I myself do not understand. Links to a site 220 ​​000. The search is not affected. I do not know what it is. I thought it was a mistake. But the number continues to grow
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on July 12, 2012, 09:20
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Was that 222 up to 711 or 222,000 links to your site? What's the secret?
I myself do not understand. Links to a site 220 ​​000. The search is not affected. I do not know what it is. I thought it was a mistake. But the number continues to grow

any sales? selling 21 MP for 3$ ;D
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on July 12, 2012, 11:29
Perhaps they do not believe in happiness  ;D
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on July 28, 2012, 10:21
Well, the statistics for one month.
Viewed 2800. The first month was 500. Is that good or bad?
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: luissantos84 on August 25, 2012, 09:59
Well, the statistics for one month.
Viewed 2800. The first month was 500. Is that good or bad?

any sale 1 month after? actually you started this topic 2 months ago
Title: Re: And I made ​​a site
Post by: Oleg on August 25, 2012, 15:08
This statistic for the last month
sales- test