Agency Based Discussion > Shutterstock.com
Shutterstock blackout, 4th phase: JUL 8 - JUL 31?
NeonRobot:
It's port of russian stock pressfoto.
Casual pics nothing more, lot's of them [it is only my opinion].
But it looks like i am getting that you are saying about uselessness of boycott.
Medstockphotos:
I can't afford to turn off my port at SS indefinitely. I've put too much time into it. If the big players won't cut them off, then what difference will my 2000 make?
What I have done is gone through my whole port and carefully deleted all my new photos and my best sellers. If I think it's worth more than 10 cents...delete. I was surprised at how much of my really old stuff honestly just wasn't that good. If I can squeeze a few more pennies out of it, then so be it. I may change my tune next January and turn it off again when I see those pathetic numbers, but until then my new attitude for SS is #ShutterDump. No new stuff for them ever...unless it doesn't sell at all at any of the other agencies for months. I MIGHT send them a few underexposed pics of some corn chips on a paper plate if I get bored.
That might actually run them out of business faster than just deleting the whole port.
NeonRobot:
--- Quote from: Medstockphotos on June 29, 2020, 15:57 ---I can't afford to turn off my port at SS indefinitely. I've put too much time into it. If the big players won't cut them off, then what difference will my 2000 make?
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Many people doing like you. So nothing will happen for sure.
I've disabled 2 ports 26.000 units in total.
Social media like fb and twitter utterly useless, considering the fact that they've got wild censorship and deleting/baning is a common stuff for them .
Cr#p sites for dumb ones.
Medstockphotos:
I turned it off completely for a month. All that happened was that I missed about $300 that would have been in my bank account next week.
I look at it this way. If every SS contributor shut them off for a month and then deleted the best 25% of their ports, SS would be out of business by now. I did my part and unfortunately it didn't work.
I'm probably out of the business for good anyway. I don't see it as a productive use of my time in the future unless something drastic changes. It was great while it lasted, but the gig is up and I might as well grab a few more dollars on my way out the door.
cascoly:
--- Quote from: Medstockphotos on June 29, 2020, 17:02 ---... If every SS contributor shut them off for a month and then deleted the best 25% of their ports, SS would be out of business by now. ...
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how 'best'? quality won't matter if it doesn't fit the user's needs - of all pix taken on cruises (onboard & offshore) the best seller is the kitchen gallery! next best are various casino pix (allowed on board) and then there's the one-shot purchase as EL (total unpredictable)
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