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Agency Based Discussion => Shutterstock.com => Topic started by: jonbull on July 26, 2019, 12:45

Title: This is what we need!
Post by: jonbull on July 26, 2019, 12:45
https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/instagram-stock-photography-career (https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/instagram-stock-photography-career)

another million contributor who addd 90 millions image daily so the median revenue for contributor will be 1 dollar month....sure keep adding contributor just to have more files to sell for 25 cent of royalty...keep adding ss. unfortunately when most of instagrammer realize there is no cash to be made with idiot post  they will put all images on micro stock. instead of cleaning the collection for all the garbage added in the last years please add another billion images....WE NEED it.
At least most of instagram are much better than 90% of contributor added in the last year. at least.
Title: Re: This is what we need!
Post by: ShadySue on July 26, 2019, 12:53
"So, showing business people greeting each other by shaking hands might not make sense in Asia where it is customary to bow.
Should be 'some parts of Asia'.
In other parts of Asia it's not at all customary to bow.
Doesn't engender confidence that they have a clue.
Title: Re: This is what we need!
Post by: georgep7 on July 26, 2019, 16:54
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One of a kind. Highlight the individuality that got you a following on Instagram and create images that can’t be found anywhere else.



Ehm... Hot male/female bodies??

:P
Title: Re: This is what we need!
Post by: pancaketom on July 26, 2019, 23:23
Am I the only one who throws up a little in my mouth every time I see one of SS "inspirational" posts?

Some interesting takeaways....

$800,000,000 paid to 550,000 contributors averages ~$1455 each. The slices keep shrinking especially if you aren't enterprise or offset.

All of their example images are from Offset.

Rafa Fernandez and Canvan images are using the same bicycle and backdrop
Title: Re: This is what we need!
Post by: Pauws99 on July 27, 2019, 02:16
Am I the only one who throws up a little in my mouth every time I see one of SS "inspirational" posts?

Some interesting takeaways....

$800,000,000 paid to 550,000 contributors averages ~$1455 each. The slices keep shrinking especially if you aren't enterprise or offset.

All of their example images are from Offset.

Rafa Fernandez and Canvan images are using the same bicycle and backdrop
No your not but its par for the course in modern marketing speak. Among one of the many annoying things for me is the pretence that Shutterstock wants to be my friend. Its a business arrangement and as for the term "reach out" makes me want the sick bucket everytime.
Title: Re: This is what we need!
Post by: Pauws99 on July 27, 2019, 02:44
Actually its making me wonder whether I should ditch Shutterstock and look into Instagram. I'm not sure an overweight middle aged white bloke would be the right profile to be a major influencer though
Title: Re: This is what we need!
Post by: cascoly on July 27, 2019, 12:46

....

$800,000,000 paid to 550,000 contributors averages ~$1455 each. The slices keep shrinking especially if you aren't enterprise or offset.

...

and average portfolio of 455 images!
Title: Re: This is what we need!
Post by: Uncle Pete on July 29, 2019, 10:15

....

$800,000,000 paid to 550,000 contributors averages ~$1455 each. The slices keep shrinking especially if you aren't enterprise or offset.

...

and average portfolio of 455 images!

Sneaky way for them to tell the truth and hide the facts: "By submitting your photos and videos to Shutterstock, you’ll be joining a community of 550,000 contributors who create content that our customers depend on. Because of our contributors, we have a library of 245 million images and 13 million footage clips—and growing—with more than 1.5 million assets added weekly."

Of the 550,000 contributors, roughly 30,000 are active at all. Other data in the past, shown that under 10% of all "contributors" had more than zero images. Forward description means 90% of the people who have signed up, have zero images. A smaller percentage have 1,000 or more images.

However, saying that there are 550K contributors, who upload 1.5 million images a week, should warn anyone reasonable that the competition will bury you.

Title: Re: This is what we need!
Post by: Pauws99 on July 29, 2019, 10:39
"community" is the biggest lie
Title: Re: This is what we need!
Post by: Clair Voyant on July 29, 2019, 12:58
"community" is the biggest lie

Tell that to the original IS groupies of Bruceee, and Lobo etc. There are still a few of them around on this forum ex-inspectors that were in with the cool people.
Title: Re: This is what we need!
Post by: Pauws99 on July 30, 2019, 02:22
"community" is the biggest lie

Tell that to the original IS groupies of Bruceee, and Lobo etc. There are still a few of them around on this forum ex-inspectors that were in with the cool people.
"were" its not a community now
Title: Re: This is what we need!
Post by: Clair Voyant on July 30, 2019, 10:50
"community" is the biggest lie

Tell that to the original IS groupies of Bruceee, and Lobo etc. There are still a few of them around on this forum ex-inspectors that were in with the cool people.
"were" its not a community now

Was it ever really a community? More a bunch of self applauding group of people thinking they had invented the wheel and not realizing the wheel had been invented years earlier. It must be a total joy kill to think you are so special only to realize you are not - won't mention names here. At least Bruceeee escaped with 50 million - such commitment to the community. The ultimate sucker punch.