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How many serious microstockers are in a position to offer themselves up for artist exclusivity these days? It was different in 2005, but today I have stuff all over the place, some of it with two-year lock-in deals. DT alone ties you up for six months, doesn't it?
Which site has a 2 year deal? I don't contribute do many sites anyway and espeacially not to the shady ones. I have a file on DP though, but I didn't know they're such a scam (scum?) Site since yesterday when someone opened that thread
Quote from: Yuri_Arcurs on May 22, 2012, 04:06I know full design studios that only have a subscription to SS and that is it. They would and could easily spend about 10 times more on stock images, but they don't need to, because they got most of their demand covered with their subscription. SS has lured the customers in on a simple "as is" kind of business model. Now it is time to make the real money. They are sitting on a gold mine. I predict that if SS opens the opportunity for exclusive content in a premium subscription package they just doubled their revenue in a year or two's time. And further more. I will bet a that this will happen. Anybody want to bet?Best Yhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2007/04/01/8403372/index.htm?postversion=2007040409'But technology seems to favor his new competitors. "Our advantage is efficiency," says Shutterstock's Oringer. "And if Getty can use iStockphoto to upsell its customers, why we can't we use higher-priced photos to start moving into its market?" 'http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/2007/12/shutterstock.html'Question:Whats your opinion on the midstock model? Is it possibly "already dead" (Alan Meckler) or is it the future (Bryan Zmijewski)?Additionally, you said in April: "If Getty can use iStockphoto to upsell its customers, why cant we use higher-priced photos to start moving into its market?"Jon Oringer: There is a customer for every price point as long as the value proposition is there. The question is, which are the most important customers to target? And at what time? We are concentrating on our current subscription model as well as footage at this time.'
I know full design studios that only have a subscription to SS and that is it. They would and could easily spend about 10 times more on stock images, but they don't need to, because they got most of their demand covered with their subscription. SS has lured the customers in on a simple "as is" kind of business model. Now it is time to make the real money. They are sitting on a gold mine. I predict that if SS opens the opportunity for exclusive content in a premium subscription package they just doubled their revenue in a year or two's time. And further more. I will bet a that this will happen. Anybody want to bet?Best Y