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How to keep Symbiostock from being crap stock?
cardmaverick:
Can you have a closed network and decide who you want to team up with? Collection curator's play a big role in the success of a stock collection.
Travelling-light:
Curating is difficult. We are with an edited macro agency, and are often surprised at the files they turn down - proven sellers which did well on Getty. We get sales on Alamy from files turned down by others.
We need to watch how things develop, and then make decisions on who to link with, most likely in closed networks, as Cardmaverick suggests. At the moment we don't know enough - is it better to link with people with similar portfolios, or those with very different work? Also there aren't enough people yet with sites up to give a lot of choice of who to link with.
People really should self curate. We have about 5000-6000 images on various sites, but will only put about 2000 on Symbiostock. Some of them look like crap, but they have sold well.
Then again, maybe we'll also add some real crap to thwart the copycats, and make posts about how well it's selling ;D ;D ;D
Leo Blanchette:
Its everyones sandbox so ill enjoy seeing where it goes. Ill look into above mentioned prbs when I get home
farbled:
--- Quote from: Travelling-light on April 07, 2013, 17:20 ---Curating is difficult. We are with an edited macro agency, and are often surprised at the files they turn down - proven sellers which did well on Getty. We get sales on Alamy from files turned down by others.
We need to watch how things develop, and then make decisions on who to link with, most likely in closed networks, as Cardmaverick suggests. At the moment we don't know enough - is it better to link with people with similar portfolios, or those with very different work? Also there aren't enough people yet with sites up to give a lot of choice of who to link with.
People really should self curate. We have about 5000-6000 images on various sites, but will only put about 2000 on Symbiostock. Some of them look like crap, but they have sold well.
Then again, maybe we'll also add some real crap to thwart the copycats, and make posts about how well it's selling ;D ;D ;D
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For me this whole project is about putting the choices (and the money) back into the individual photographer's hands and away from agencies. So I agree, self curate, self price and find the kinds of sites you want to network with that appeal to you.
cathyslife:
--- Quote from: farbled on April 07, 2013, 19:26 ---
--- Quote from: Travelling-light on April 07, 2013, 17:20 ---Curating is difficult. We are with an edited macro agency, and are often surprised at the files they turn down - proven sellers which did well on Getty. We get sales on Alamy from files turned down by others.
We need to watch how things develop, and then make decisions on who to link with, most likely in closed networks, as Cardmaverick suggests. At the moment we don't know enough - is it better to link with people with similar portfolios, or those with very different work? Also there aren't enough people yet with sites up to give a lot of choice of who to link with.
People really should self curate. We have about 5000-6000 images on various sites, but will only put about 2000 on Symbiostock. Some of them look like crap, but they have sold well.
Then again, maybe we'll also add some real crap to thwart the copycats, and make posts about how well it's selling ;D ;D ;D
--- End quote ---
For me this whole project is about putting the choices (and the money) back into the individual photographer's hands and away from agencies. So I agree, self curate, self price and find the kinds of sites you want to network with that appeal to you.
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Ditto. If I am networked with a site that i think has taken a wrong turn, i can change that. Hopefully there eill be more people jumping onboard and our networking choices will be more than 5.
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