Author Topic: Are the big guns watching? (Read 3999 times)

picture5469 · « **on:** July 20, 2013, 06:23 »

Do u think that the big guns eg SS, DT, FT or IS are watching and monitoring the development and growth of symbiostock?

Do you think they are concerned that if it gains momentum it could be a serious threat to them?

JPSDK · « **Reply #1 on:** July 20, 2013, 06:30 »

Ron · « **Reply #2 on:** July 20, 2013, 06:53 »

they are probably watching, but not concerned. If hey are not concerned about letting go Sean and losing Yuri, they are not concerned about Symbiostock.

Only if it grows in the millions of images and the supply to the agencies stops (or images being pulled) they might get nervous.

70K images is a half a week at SS and a week at IS to replenish.

Maybe an agency like CanStockPhoto is more worried.

Kerioak~Christine · « **Reply #3 on:** July 20, 2013, 07:18 »

On the submitter side I doubt enough people would be willing to go exclusively with the Symbiostock network to worry them - they don't care about submitters we are a renewable resource although if everyone did it or even a large majority we would become successful as clients would have to come to us, that would worry them.

On the other hand when (not if) we start getting a regular stream of customers, especially if we can entice the bigger buyers then that would start to worry them, big companies worry about finances, not people.

Can you just imagine if everyone built up their own sites and on X day say a year in the future went exclusive for themselves ?

shotupdave · « **Reply #4 on:** July 20, 2013, 09:29 »

When we get a couple of hundred sites and a network that buyers can find what they want, the agencies will start to notice

JPSDK · « **Reply #5 on:** July 20, 2013, 09:36 »

That goal could be reached in a couple of months.

And when they watch, they like when the little men fight among eachother.

Leo Blanchette · « **Reply #6 on:** July 20, 2013, 10:11 »

They probly think this is cute.

JPSDK · « **Reply #7 on:** July 20, 2013, 10:28 »

They would observe if something suddently changed or if someone stole the idea and popped it up at a dangerous place.

Windmills were also only cute in the beginning.

tab62 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 20, 2013, 10:36 »

All the low earners are going to be worried for sure! This is sort of like the kiss of death- it will not happen over night but in a few years they will be gone...

EmberMike · « **Reply #9 on:** July 20, 2013, 10:37 »

I hope they are, and maybe wondering why so many people have decided to try selling direct. It says something about the agency model that the direct independent model is gaining in popularity.

cthoman · « **Reply #10 on:** July 20, 2013, 10:43 »

It's probably too new to take seriously. I'm not sure I'm even a believer at this point. It's definitely interesting to watch, so I'm sure somebody is at least paying attention.

Les · « **Reply #11 on:** July 21, 2013, 21:17 »

Quote from: picture5469 on July 20, 2013, 06:23

Do u think that the big guns eg SS, DT, FT or IS are watching and monitoring the development and growth of symbiostock?

Do you think they are concerned that if it gains momentum it could be a serious threat to them?

1. No. They are too busy thinking about how to take more from their contributors.

2. Not yet. I predict that the growth of Symbiostock will be exponential. Very steep - mark my words. Most observers think in linear terms.

Travelling-light · « **Reply #12 on:** July 21, 2013, 21:21 »

If everyone stopped uploading to the the low earners and put new files only on the big 3 and Sym, it would start to make a difference.

cascoly · « **Reply #13 on:** July 21, 2013, 22:34 »

Quote from: Travelling-light on July 21, 2013, 21:21

If everyone stopped uploading to the the low earners and put new files only on the big 3 and Sym, it would start to make a difference.

that's basically my philosophy, but since they ARE low earners it probably doesn't matter much - they don't have any presence in google search

picture5469 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 22, 2013, 01:15 »

Quote from: cascoly on July 21, 2013, 22:34

Quote from: Travelling-light on July 21, 2013, 21:21
If everyone stopped uploading to the the low earners and put new files only on the big 3 and Sym, it would start to make a difference.

that's basically my philosophy, but since they ARE low earners it probably doesn't matter much - they don't have any presence in google search

123rf has a large presence in google search. I think I've finally worked out how they do this. It seems they tag different titles to the same images.

gillian vann · « **Reply #15 on:** July 22, 2013, 02:39 »

Quote from: Leo on July 20, 2013, 10:11

They probly think this is cute.

agree Leo, your work on this project is amazingly generous and progressive, but yeah, I think I agree. They aren't worried.

picture5469 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 22, 2013, 04:24 »

Quote from: gillian on July 22, 2013, 02:39

Quote from: Leo on July 20, 2013, 10:11
They probly think this is cute.
agree Leo, your work on this project is amazingly generous and progressive, but yeah, I think I agree. They aren't worried.

These little cute mogwai could turn into gremlins

Leo Blanchette · « **Reply #17 on:** July 22, 2013, 04:29 »

Quote from: picture5469 on July 22, 2013, 04:24

Quote from: gillian on July 22, 2013, 02:39
Quote from: Leo on July 20, 2013, 10:11
They probly think this is cute.
agree Leo, your work on this project is amazingly generous and progressive, but yeah, I think I agree. They aren't worried.
These little cute mogwai could turn into gremlins

Amanda needs to add this to the knowledge base:

Keep your Symbiostock away from bright lights, especially sunlight.
Never allow your Symbiostock to get wet.
Never feed your Symbiostock after midnight.

Leo Blanchette · « **Reply #18 on:** July 22, 2013, 04:37 »

Speaking of 1980's inside jokes, the Symbiostock cheat still works (for those who have not tried it)

Go into your bumble bee panel and enter this on your keyboard:

UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, B, A, B, A, ENTER

(Gives you unlimited sales. Go ahead, it really works)

(explantion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Konami_code_games )

Ron · « **Reply #19 on:** July 22, 2013, 05:19 »

My site is full of wet images, I hope thats ok

stocked · « **Reply #20 on:** July 22, 2013, 06:42 »

Quote from: tab62 on July 20, 2013, 10:36

All the low earners are going to be worried for sure! This is sort of like the kiss of death- it will not happen over night but in a few years they will be gone...

The small agencies could join and support and gain from Symbiostock in many ways...., if they go out of business because of Symbiostock it's their fault entirely!

jsfoto · « **Reply #21 on:** September 02, 2013, 05:53 »

I just had a look into Wordfence Live Traffic: Someone from Calgary, Canada visited my site some hours ago ... wonder who it was

leaf · « **Reply #22 on:** September 02, 2013, 08:09 »

Quote from: tab62 on July 20, 2013, 10:36

All the low earners are going to be worried for sure! This is sort of like the kiss of death- it will not happen over night but in a few years they will be gone...

Agreed. Sites with very low earnings and mediocre commissions are probably concerned (or should be) and may have a hard time attracting photographers in the future. Large sites like Shutterstock, Fotolia, iStock etc. offer the buyer a completely different 'experience' and are in a different league.

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Author Topic: Are the big guns watching? (Read 3999 times)

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