Author Topic: SS Announces Commission Increase for May 2008 (Read 54633 times)

sharply_done · « **Reply #150 on:** May 13, 2008, 11:49 »

Quote from: lisafx on May 13, 2008, 11:38

Yeah, .38 is low too. I would have assumed at least .40 for high end earners. Will be interesting to read what the big guys have to say about this....

Yes, $10k is far too low for the highest tier.

grp_photo · « **Reply #151 on:** May 13, 2008, 11:53 »

Quote from: sharply_done on May 13, 2008, 11:49

Quote from: lisafx on May 13, 2008, 11:38
Yeah, .38 is low too. I would have assumed at least .40 for high end earners. Will be interesting to read what the big guys have to say about this....
Yes, $10k is far too low for the highest tier.

LOL i agree 10k is a joke even i fall in the highest tier and i didn't upload since two years because i don't support the subscription model anymore.

massman · « **Reply #152 on:** May 13, 2008, 11:55 »

Quote from: grp_photo on May 13, 2008, 11:53

Quote from: sharply_done on May 13, 2008, 11:49
Quote from: lisafx on May 13, 2008, 11:38
Yeah, .38 is low too. I would have assumed at least .40 for high end earners. Will be interesting to read what the big guys have to say about this....
Yes, $10k is far too low for the highest tier.
LOL i agree 10k is a joke even i fall in the highest tier and i didn't upload since two years because i don't support the subscription model anymore.

You don't support the subscription model AND you still have your portfolio available for download?

Pixart · « **Reply #153 on:** May 13, 2008, 12:02 »

Wow, SS is the greatest, I love SS! Not only have my sales dropped by more than 50% this month, they've given me a fabulous 3 cent raise that doesn't even par with 123!!!

If they knew the raise was going to be so lousy, why did they hype it two months ago? It would have gone over much better if they would have just said one day "were giving you a 3 cent raise, and even more for top contributors."

Disappointing. Very disappointing.

sharpshot · « **Reply #154 on:** May 13, 2008, 12:04 »

I'm not happy with 0.38. I expected at least 0.40 this time. Serve me right for getting my hopes up again.

It seems to me that the only way we will get a decent deal now is if we run our own site.

grp_photo · « **Reply #155 on:** May 13, 2008, 12:04 »

Quote from: massman on May 13, 2008, 11:55

Quote from: grp_photo on May 13, 2008, 11:53
Quote from: sharply_done on May 13, 2008, 11:49
Quote from: lisafx on May 13, 2008, 11:38
Yeah, .38 is low too. I would have assumed at least .40 for high end earners. Will be interesting to read what the big guys have to say about this....
Yes, $10k is far too low for the highest tier.
LOL i agree 10k is a joke even i fall in the highest tier and i didn't upload since two years because i don't support the subscription model anymore.

You don't support the subscription model AND you still have your portfolio available for download?

yes and no i deleted my best stuff but left the stuff i don't care at all (and this stuff wouldn't probably get accepted nowadays)

mantonino · « **Reply #156 on:** May 13, 2008, 12:07 »

Quote from: sharpshot on May 13, 2008, 12:04

It seems to me that the only way we will get a decent deal now is if we run our own site.

Which won't help unless you get Andres, Yuri, Ron, Matka and Kirsty on board....

mantonino · « **Reply #157 on:** May 13, 2008, 12:07 »

Quote from: maunger on May 13, 2008, 11:46

now that imageManager is back in business for IS, i'll be uploading more to IS first (tho it still bugs me to have to disambiguate!)

Have you tried Deep Meta? Doooooo that if you haven't! It's awesome.

basti · « **Reply #158 on:** May 13, 2008, 12:08 »

They clearly revealed how much they value their contributors...

louoates · « **Reply #159 on:** May 13, 2008, 12:13 »

Hey, SS is still a strong #2 for me in total revenue. Sometimes #1. I can't fault their reasoning on increases. What did you expect? All of us have the option of staying or leaving. I'm sticking there for my .36 ea. and hope my increasing downloads continue its trend.

j2k · « **Reply #160 on:** May 13, 2008, 12:14 »

I was pessimistic in my expectations, but this just sucks.

cmcderm1 · « **Reply #161 on:** May 13, 2008, 12:14 »

UNDER-WHELMING!!! It is among the lowest commission rate in the industry. I will start crunching the numbers on going exclusive at iStock. SS just shot themselves in the foot.

Here's my thoughts:
Starting with my next photoshoot, upload only to iStock and Mid-Stock sites;
be "exclusive" (as far as uploads go) for 6 months (or longer);
Then start uploading to lousy/cheap subscription sites - like SS.

That way customers interested in "new/fresh" images can go to real "partners", and the cheaper subscription models will get our stale images much later.

I'm just venting now!!!

Kngkyle · « **Reply #162 on:** May 13, 2008, 12:17 »

It will be fun to see what happens with this:

3,657,487 royalty-free stock photos
48,297 new stock photos added this week
101,338 photographers

grp_photo · « **Reply #163 on:** May 13, 2008, 12:24 »

Quote from: Kngkyle on May 13, 2008, 12:17

It will be fun to watch this drop:

3,657,436 royalty-free stock photos

On their home page.

I doubt there will be any drop. Quantity will never be the problem of SS but quality to hold their top-contributors in the long term the tier should have gone over 10k. On the other hand new Yuris popping up all the time so maybe there is no need to care for them.

Alatriste · « **Reply #164 on:** May 13, 2008, 12:43 »

This has been a film with a bad end.
For me all is the same as I havent reach 500usd at the moment...

DiscreetDuck · « **Reply #165 on:** May 13, 2008, 12:45 »

The $US decreased 10% (compared to euro) during last 6 months... $:-\$
SS increased 10% for one year...

Contakt · « **Reply #166 on:** May 13, 2008, 13:10 »

Well I'm gonna say thanks to SS. That extra .8 cents has really made my day. NO THANKS! I mean thanks, no really thanks a bunch. And thanks to everyone who made this possible, and thank the lord I'm banned off that forum is all I can say. Yeah thanks a lot. Helix start another thank you thread. We need to thank people.

Lizard · « **Reply #167 on:** May 13, 2008, 13:19 »

Again , their part of the rise and our are two different worlds , and I'm sorry but numbers like 3 6 and 8 sound like an insult to me , if they are rising subs for 50% they should at least round the numbers to 5 and 0 , and still take nice part of our pies.

Adeptris · « **Reply #168 on:** May 13, 2008, 13:39 »

With Istock another Large site about to eat into the subscription market, and enough clout to hurt SS, it is likely a good move for SS who will have a big battle on two fronts, first they will have to share some of thier market, and then the overheads of running SS will increase as the global squeeze tightens.

I was with SS and deleted all my portfolio at the beginning of May as IS was returning more revenue for 1/4 of the downloads, with the rates promised for subscription downloads over on Istock it should be a wise move but time will tell.

But the biggest problem with this raise which will hurt their reputation is the $0.00 for contributors <$500, they did promise a raise, not a raise for some contributors, with the devaluation of the dollar, credit squeeze they have in fact cut the value of a download for the lower end of the market, and if there is a year wait for the next raise, what will the $0.25 be worth then, this after raising the price to the buyer this year by 50%

Shame on them!

Pixart · « **Reply #169 on:** May 13, 2008, 13:41 »

I wonder if they will do anything to their search system to push those earning .25 to the front of searches? More money in SS's pockets then.

grp_photo · « **Reply #170 on:** May 13, 2008, 14:04 »

Quote from: Pixart on May 13, 2008, 13:41

I wonder if they will do anything to their search system to push those earning .25 to the front of searches? More money in SS's pockets then.

No certainly not!

Adeptris · « **Reply #171 on:** May 13, 2008, 15:11 »

Oh Dear!

I posted a reply over on the SS forum, about the way they have treated the <$500 contributors, rationalised post not naming other sites, and suggesting that the impact was in fact a reduction, and now I am banned.

Freedom of

DiscreetDuck · « **Reply #172 on:** May 13, 2008, 15:19 »

Too much noise means rejection by SS !!!

Adeptris · « **Reply #173 on:** May 13, 2008, 15:23 »

Quote from: tilo on May 13, 2008, 15:19

Too much noise means rejection by SS !!!

lol

maunger · « **Reply #174 on:** May 13, 2008, 15:25 »

Quote from: mantonino on May 13, 2008, 12:07

Quote from: maunger on May 13, 2008, 11:46
now that imageManager is back in business for IS, i'll be uploading more to IS first (tho it still bugs me to have to disambiguate!)

Have you tried Deep Meta? Doooooo that if you haven't! It's awesome.

Thanks - have not tried it - I'm on OS X so guess i'll have to wait till they get that versionout

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Author Topic: SS Announces Commission Increase for May 2008 (Read 54633 times)

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Alatriste

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