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velocicarpo

« Reply #25 on: October 18, 2012, 21:08 »
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I think you've reached payout...

Hahahaaa, good one :D


« Reply #26 on: October 18, 2012, 21:12 »
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I think you've reached payout...
Nice.  8)

« Reply #27 on: October 19, 2012, 00:24 »
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If you don't spend any money on marketing where do clients come from ? Is it mainly Google/Bing ? I'm sure with the publicity you were getting for years your name and "stock photo people" are probably high in search.

« Reply #28 on: October 19, 2012, 00:42 »
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If you don't spend any money on marketing where do clients come from ? Is it mainly Google/Bing ? I'm sure with the publicity you were getting for years your name and "stock photo people" are probably high in search.

Yuri is a brand in stock photography...He need much much less marketing compared with one of us; even if we had a comparable portfolio in  terms of quality and quantity.

« Reply #29 on: October 19, 2012, 02:01 »
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Congrats!  Im not surprised, you got some great stuff there. :D

« Reply #30 on: October 19, 2012, 02:06 »
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We're doing some of the marketing for Yuri, discussing his site here.  I've always thought that if we had a big site run by contributors, paying us a decent commission but keeping it buyer friendly, we wouldn't need to spend much on marketing.  With all the contacts, social networking sites and people that know what SEO is all about, buyers are going to find out about it.

Would be great if Yuri could open up Peopleimages for other contributors.  I would need a non-people section though and so would all the vector contributors.  Making it a one stop shop for buyers would be a good idea, if they can find what they need on one site, they wont have to look elsewhere.

« Reply #31 on: October 19, 2012, 06:39 »
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Would be great if Yuri could open up Peopleimages for other contributors.  I would need a non-people section though and so would all the vector contributors.  Making it a one stop shop for buyers would be a good idea, if they can find what they need on one site, they wont have to look elsewhere.

We have that.  It's called iStock.  Or Shutterstock.  Or Dreamstime.  I don't know why you think his agency would be any different.

« Reply #32 on: October 19, 2012, 06:46 »
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Would be great if Yuri could open up Peopleimages for other contributors.  I would need a non-people section though and so would all the vector contributors.  Making it a one stop shop for buyers would be a good idea, if they can find what they need on one site, they wont have to look elsewhere.

We have that.  It's called iStock.  Or Shutterstock.  Or Dreamstime.  I don't know why you think his agency would be any different.

+1 to that..

Do some people really think yuri will pay them more than %25-30  ;D

Yuri_Arcurs

  • One Crazy PhotoManic MadPerson
« Reply #33 on: October 19, 2012, 07:40 »
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Would be great if Yuri could open up Peopleimages for other contributors.  I would need a non-people section though and so would all the vector contributors.  Making it a one stop shop for buyers would be a good idea, if they can find what they need on one site, they wont have to look elsewhere.

We have that.  It's called iStock.  Or Shutterstock.  Or Dreamstime.  I don't know why you think his agency would be any different.

+1 to that..

Do some people really think yuri will pay them more than %25-30  ;D

I do :)

rubyroo

« Reply #34 on: October 19, 2012, 07:55 »
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I think you would actually, because you know how it feels to be on the receiving end of an unfair cut.

It won't help me because I'm certain my work wouldn't fit the criteria of your site, but nevertheless I congratulate you on your achievement, and wish you well for future developments.

« Reply #35 on: October 19, 2012, 08:07 »
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I think you would actually, because you know how it feels to be on the receiving end of an unfair cut.

So did Oringer and Serbian, right?  He also knows how likely a contributor is to stick around, no matter what they end up getting paid.  Remember our whole discussion on $3/hour for Photoshop work and all that...
« Last Edit: October 19, 2012, 08:21 by sjlocke »

rubyroo

« Reply #36 on: October 19, 2012, 08:21 »
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Ah well... err... you got me there...  ;)

« Reply #37 on: October 19, 2012, 09:31 »
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Would be great if Yuri could open up Peopleimages for other contributors.  I would need a non-people section though and so would all the vector contributors.  Making it a one stop shop for buyers would be a good idea, if they can find what they need on one site, they wont have to look elsewhere.

We have that.  It's called iStock.  Or Shutterstock.  Or Dreamstime.  I don't know why you think his agency would be any different.

+1 to that..

Do some people really think yuri will pay them more than %25-30  ;D

I do :)
So do I :)  I'm sure it would be possible to pay contributors 50% and still make a big profit, especially for a privately owned company without the share holders and hedge funds taking their share.  Stockxpert used to do it.  Alamy still pay 60% non-elusive.

« Reply #38 on: October 19, 2012, 09:36 »
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So do I :)  I'm sure it would be possible to pay contributors 50% and still make a big profit, especially for a privately owned company without the share holders and hedge funds taking their share.  Stockxpert used to do it.  Alamy still pay 60% non-elusive.

You mean like SS up until two weeks ago?

ShadySue

  • There is a crack in everything
« Reply #39 on: October 19, 2012, 14:18 »
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So do I :)  I'm sure it would be possible to pay contributors 50% and still make a big profit, especially for a privately owned company without the share holders and hedge funds taking their share.  Stockxpert used to do it.  Alamy still pay 60% non-elusive.

You mean like SS up until two weeks ago?
I never heard it even claimed that SS was giving its contributors 50%.

« Reply #40 on: October 19, 2012, 14:24 »
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Yeah, that would be sarcasm about a privately owned company.

ShadySue

  • There is a crack in everything
« Reply #41 on: October 19, 2012, 14:25 »
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Whoops, sorry!

Poncke

« Reply #42 on: October 19, 2012, 16:35 »
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Arent your sales down on the agencies because you opened your own site?

humannet

  • www.jxsy.org
« Reply #43 on: October 20, 2012, 07:32 »
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Here are some statistics from our backend at PeopleImages.com from today :. Just wanted to celebrate a bit, since my sales are down on almost all other sites. :(
Peopleimages.com: 5 months in, $0 spent on marketing (to come later) and increases in sales by almost 100% per month. (Still low actual monthly sales, but with days like today, getting much closer to something that might actually go into profit one day)

Clients report two things they like:
The site is super fast and userfriendly. They are tired of waiting for pages to load on fotolia, dreamstime, istock, shutterstock, etc.
Customer support is extremely helpful and friendly.

Anyway. A little celebration. Y
Congradualations!

CarlssonInc

« Reply #44 on: October 21, 2012, 04:49 »
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@Yuri - site looks really nice and is very fast, well done.

However, the only thing that puzzles me is that images up to (and including) large are being sold for $0. Are you giving the images away for free?

Microbius

« Reply #45 on: October 21, 2012, 09:36 »
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Just noticed that too, wow, that is generous.

« Reply #46 on: October 21, 2012, 11:27 »
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Just noticed that too, wow, that is generous.

Not really.  It's just a promotion, shown in a confusing way.  The first $15 is free.   So, basically $15 off your order.  If you put more in your cart past the $15, you'll still see everything listed at $0 for the smaller options, but the regular price will be added.

« Reply #47 on: October 21, 2012, 11:57 »
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Would be great if Yuri could open up Peopleimages for other contributors.  I would need a non-people section though and so would all the vector contributors.  Making it a one stop shop for buyers would be a good idea, if they can find what they need on one site, they wont have to look elsewhere.

We have that.  It's called iStock.  Or Shutterstock.  Or Dreamstime.  I don't know why you think his agency would be any different.

+1 to that..

Do some people really think yuri will pay them more than %25-30  ;D

I do :)

LOL. I guess people could have just asked.  ;D

mattdixon

« Reply #48 on: October 22, 2012, 13:39 »
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Encouraging news, shows there is potential in true independence.

« Reply #49 on: October 22, 2012, 13:47 »
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Encouraging news, shows there is potential in true independence.

For some, or one, not necessarily for you.


 

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