Author Topic: Losing my enthusiasm for Veer (Read 27830 times)

lisafx · « **Reply #50 on:** August 20, 2009, 16:16 »

Out of 798 files I have 8 sales so far, totaling $9.75.

astrocady · « **Reply #51 on:** August 21, 2009, 09:08 »

Just got the review info for the last of my port to be uploaded to veer. It seems that every batch had more and more rejections, with this last on being the worst.

On the plus side, these rejections were more detailed -- not the canned ones I always got before. But like Disorderly's, they were on the rude side. Better than uninformative canned responses, but it sure came through loud and clear that the reviewer was displeased. Not sure if it was my pictures or the job in general that caused his displeasure, but if other are seeing similar comments, it must be the job.

anonymous · « **Reply #52 on:** August 21, 2009, 16:40 »

as i've said before, if reviewers knew what sells, they'd be shooting those photos themselves...strange job.

disorderly · « **Reply #53 on:** August 31, 2009, 18:25 »

I said I was going to stop uploading, but thought I'd try a few more. After all, I'm up to three sales and $4.10! But my latest rejections aren't exactly encouraging. Guess I encountered the fashion police:

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Other concerns. Out of style, clothing, hair, background

I guess only the au courant need apply. Wonder what they'd have done if I submitted something truly vintage

traveler1116 · « **Reply #54 on:** August 31, 2009, 19:09 »

I'm trying to quit veer. It all started months ago.. People began to talk about veer and say they got emails about automatically transferring SV images over, I didn't get one so I emailed them and they said my portfolio was going to be transferred. Nothing happened for a month another email they said by June or July it will be transferred but you can upload now. I uploaded ten got them accepted. Another month nothing transferred... "we will do it soon". Another month my ten files have been up for over a month but nothing transferred no sales not even one view for any image. Obviously something wrong with the ten I had accepted or nobody is using veer. Asked to cancel account, no reply. Week later, please cancel. We will forward your request. A week later nothing done. Another email to cancel account...still nothing done but they did say that the images might stay on the site for 60+ days according to their TOS if someone added them to a lightbox. At least with no views it's unlikely that anyone added anything to a lightbox. I've emailed back and forth with them at least ten times and gotten nowhere on anything, this is not a company I trust very much at all. Good luck to everyone else though.

lisafx · « **Reply #55 on:** September 01, 2009, 12:07 »

Quote from: disorderly on August 31, 2009, 18:25

I guess only the au courant need apply. Wonder what they'd have done if I submitted something truly vintage

Don't feel alone. They don't want any pics with my two year old laptop either. Apparently I need to update my laptop every year. Kind of expensive for a prop since I do all my actual work on a desk top computer...

PowerDroid · « **Reply #56 on:** September 01, 2009, 12:12 »

I share many of the same concerns, but every so often when I think about giving up on Veer, I check the stats page and see another sale. Yesterday I did $3.50 from two sales, but the four days before that, nothing. All in all, I think I'm putting Crestock on the chopping block soon (just got my first payout after nine months... probably not worth continuing at that rate) and putting Veer on the "wait and see" list.

kaycee · « **Reply #57 on:** September 01, 2009, 12:49 »

strangely snapvillage did better for me than veer so far.

dirkr · « **Reply #58 on:** September 02, 2009, 02:36 »

Quote from: lisafx on September 01, 2009, 12:07

Don't feel alone. They don't want any pics with my two year old laptop either. Apparently I need to update my laptop every year. Kind of expensive for a prop since I do all my actual work on a desk top computer...

There is my new business idea: Produce fake Laptops to sell them to microstock photographers as props... You can even buy a subscription: Get the newest fancy looking model every month

On Topic: It looks like I can consider myself lucky that I shoot mainly Travel, Nature and Wildlife - that never goes out of fashion. 716 approved, 35 rejected. That's better than at IS, DT, FT.
The flipside is that those shots don't make nearly as much as lifestyle / business / people...

Still Veer was pretty good in their first month for me, better than StockXpert, BS, 123 and even a bit better than DT (where I had a bad month).
I'm still very optimistic for Veer.

traveler1116 · « **Reply #59 on:** September 04, 2009, 20:43 »

Looks like my images are gone now

. Maybe posting here works? No email from Veer saying they deleted them though.

lisafx · « **Reply #60 on:** September 05, 2009, 15:27 »

Quote from: dirkr on September 02, 2009, 02:36

There is my new business idea: Produce fake Laptops to sell them to microstock photographers as props... You can even buy a subscription: Get the newest fancy looking model every month

Brilliant!! Sign me up!

anonymous · « **Reply #61 on:** September 05, 2009, 15:55 »

Quote from: kaycee on September 01, 2009, 12:49

strangely snapvillage did better for me than veer so far.

ditto

sc · « **Reply #62 on:** September 06, 2009, 07:36 »

Quote from: dirkr on September 02, 2009, 02:36

There is my new business idea: Produce fake Laptops to sell them to microstock photographers as props... You can even buy a subscription: Get the newest fancy looking model every month ...

There are a couple places that make this stuff for retail furniture places like Ikea.. still al little pricey though

http://www.propsbyidm.com/

cathyslife · « **Reply #63 on:** September 09, 2009, 15:32 »

My enthusiasm is renewed. I made my first $1.05 today. Yay!

borg · « **Reply #64 on:** September 09, 2009, 15:36 »

Quote from: cclapper on September 09, 2009, 15:32

My enthusiasm is renewed. I made my first $1.05 today. Yay!

Congrats, but when you expect payout!?

zymmetricaldotcom · « **Reply #65 on:** September 09, 2009, 15:37 »

Quote from: sc on September 06, 2009, 07:36

Quote from: dirkr on September 02, 2009, 02:36

There is my new business idea: Produce fake Laptops to sell them to microstock photographers as props... You can even buy a subscription: Get the newest fancy looking model every month ...

There are a couple places that make this stuff for retail furniture places like Ikea.. still al little pricey though

http://www.propsbyidm.com/

There are quite a few prop companies about, but keeping up to date is a tough thing. It's too bad this company http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/13/desktop-factory-hits-the-dead-pool/ went under. Imagine having a desktop printer where you could create any small to medium size object you can whip up an Autocad model for. Ok, you might need to have some fancy model paints to make things look accurate.. but hey, press enter and you could have a fake PDA, that you don't have to worry about the models dropping or accidentally keeping.

Randy McKown · « **Reply #66 on:** September 09, 2009, 16:37 »

yeah I haven't even considered signing up to veer yet .. just waiting to see how many complaints there about rejections and lack of sales

cathyslife · « **Reply #67 on:** September 09, 2009, 17:57 »

Congrats, but when you expect payout!?

Well, at this rate, maybe next year? $:-\$

Freedom · « **Reply #68 on:** September 09, 2009, 20:23 »

When are they going to send over the money left in old Snapvillage account?

heathrow · « **Reply #69 on:** September 10, 2009, 04:59 »

Got my first download yesterday - $3.50.

I've only got 79 images online so I wasn't expecting huge returns but I also expected a smaller collection to equate to higher views per image (due to less competition) compared to the same images on iStock, but it's not really panning out that way.

Even with my images lost in a far larger pool of images at iStock the views per image are way higher - which I guess is an indication of their much greater site traffic.

anonymous · « **Reply #70 on:** September 10, 2009, 07:19 »

Quote from: Freedom on September 09, 2009, 20:23

When are they going to send over the money left in old Snapvillage account?

bump...I second that emotion

anonymous · « **Reply #72 on:** September 10, 2009, 13:43 »

Quote from: Brian O'Shea on September 10, 2009, 12:52

Quote from: anonymous on September 10, 2009, 07:19
Quote from: Freedom on September 09, 2009, 20:23
When are they going to send over the money left in old Snapvillage account?

bump...I second that emotion

As mentioned before, final SnapVillage payments will be sent to your PayPal account on the 15th. This will included any accrued remaining royalties.

Best,

- Brian

thank you Mr. O'Shea

Dook · « **Reply #73 on:** September 10, 2009, 15:44 »

Quote from: sc on September 06, 2009, 07:36

Quote from: dirkr on September 02, 2009, 02:36

There is my new business idea: Produce fake Laptops to sell them to microstock photographers as props... You can even buy a subscription: Get the newest fancy looking model every month ...

There are a couple places that make this stuff for retail furniture places like Ikea.. still al little pricey though

http://www.propsbyidm.com/

This is a great solution.But, this laptop they have, could it be rejected by Marketplace? Does it look out of date? I have no idea, all laptops look the same to me. Especially from the back.

lisafx · « **Reply #74 on:** September 10, 2009, 16:50 »

I think they are looking for wide format, thinner laptops. The one I had rejected was more of a 4:3 format and a bit thicker than they are now.

Those props look pretty good to me. I would be interested in knowing what the "HD TV's weigh". If they are light it might be easier than using a real one. The price is certainly right

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