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06/21/2007 03:11:41 PM · #1 |
Yup, I'm switching sides.. going for PD, Myloupe and Alamy. I can no longer justify letting my images go for pennies. I will completely switch next month when my SS and istock accounts payout.
But, I need a favor from someone that has an account with fotolia... post a link to your portfolio. I'm going to spend about $45 in credits I have with them, instead of letting them have the money. I'd rather give it to a photog than let Fotolia have it.
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06/21/2007 03:17:04 PM · #2 |
| I remember a while back reading that Photographers Direct will only deal with people who don't / have never done microstock. You might have to watch out for that. |
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06/21/2007 03:18:51 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by Raziel:
I remember a while back reading that Photographers Direct will only deal with people who don't / have never done microstock. You might have to watch out for that. |
I know they only deal with people that don't do micro... I think they will accept the converted :-)
Either way, Alamy alone should be better than the ms game.
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06/21/2007 03:21:19 PM · #4 |
| I've never figured out how to post a link to my Fotolia portfolio, but if you want any of my photos I use the same GeneralE handle over there ... |
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06/21/2007 03:24:05 PM · #5 |
| Best of luck. From last Dec to Feb I made about $2000 from Alamy. Not bad. But absolutely nothing since then. Alamy updated their rating and not sure what happened, just not getting sales like I was. So much better at full price stock, one photo of a simple bedroom with pillows and flowers on wall above bed sold for over $800. That's an awful lot of .25 cent sales at the micro sites. |
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06/21/2007 03:27:51 PM · #6 |
I think this is how to see my portfolio...
If not, you can search under kdsatplay
I could use some sales, LOL!
Thanks Leroy!
Message edited by author 2007-06-21 15:41:23. |
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06/21/2007 03:28:40 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by PhantomEWO:
Best of luck. From last Dec to Feb I made about $2000 from Alamy. Not bad. But absolutely nothing since then. Alamy updated their rating and not sure what happened, just not getting sales like I was. So much better at full price stock, one photo of a simple bedroom with pillows and flowers on wall above bed sold for over $800. That's an awful lot of .25 cent sales at the micro sites. |
How much do you have up on Alamy? |
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06/21/2007 03:32:38 PM · #8 |
Here is mine!
Thanks in advance,
Maya |
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06/21/2007 03:34:33 PM · #9 |
//www.fotolia.com/p/13010
Darn, am I too late?
;o)
Message edited by author 2007-06-21 15:35:39.
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06/21/2007 03:39:10 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by Kavey:
Darn, am I too late?
;o) |
NAh... I s'pose I can split it up a bit ;-)
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06/21/2007 03:42:22 PM · #11 |
While your at it, here's mine.
//www.fotolia.de/p/34607
Don't they pay out your $45 ?
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06/21/2007 03:46:44 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by eyewave:
Don't they pay out your $45 ? |
$100 limit + I don't have a paypal account anyway... so not really worth messing with.
Message edited by author 2007-06-21 15:47:09.
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06/21/2007 04:15:10 PM · #13 |
My tiny account is in my sig. Not much exciting stuff in there at the moment. I need to get back at it.
Good luck to you on your move. After hearing about your pics making big campaigns, I was wondering why you were still doing micro. You have good stuff and you should do well with your next step.
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06/21/2007 04:21:32 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by colorcarnival:
Good luck to you on your move. After hearing about your pics making big campaigns, I was wondering why you were still doing micro. You have good stuff and you should do well with your next step. |
I was holding out for payouts from fotolia and 123rf.... but could be months before that happens, so I've decided to loose a tiny bit of money and just dump them.
you can thank digitalknight and idnic for pushing me to just do it.
And thank you for the wishes :-)
Message edited by author 2007-06-21 16:21:50.
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06/21/2007 04:23:07 PM · #15 |
| I can figure the eyeball is the number of times viewed, and the down arrow the number of times downloaded, but what does the number in front of the "c" mean? |
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06/21/2007 04:24:23 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Originally posted by Kavey:
Darn, am I too late?
;o) |
NAh... I s'pose I can split it up a bit ;-) |
Thanks!
I could NOT figure out how one did a search by photographer, had to get husband OFF his game and get him to help me!!! HAD listed all my image IDs first of all until he figured it out!!!
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06/21/2007 05:06:11 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Originally posted by eyewave:
Don't they pay out your $45 ? |
$100 limit + I don't have a paypal account anyway... so not really worth messing with. |
In their FAQ, it says you can cash out at any time.. I don't see anything about a limit. I'm not making a lot there since I don't have much up, so if there is a limit, I might just move elsewhere (since I do have Paypal).
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06/21/2007 05:19:59 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by kteach:
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Originally posted by eyewave:
Don't they pay out your $45 ? |
$100 limit + I don't have a paypal account anyway... so not really worth messing with. |
In their FAQ, it says you can cash out at any time.. I don't see anything about a limit. I'm not making a lot there since I don't have much up, so if there is a limit, I might just move elsewhere (since I do have Paypal). |
Hmmm, maybe so... oh well... I made the offer and gonna stick to it :-)
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06/21/2007 05:50:50 PM · #19 |
Originally posted by Melethia:
I can figure the eyeball is the number of times viewed, and the down arrow the number of times downloaded, but what does the number in front of the "c" mean? |
It means credits. How many credits you get per sale or something like that. |
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06/21/2007 06:05:29 PM · #20 |
| Thanks Leroy! First time I ever sold that many pictures in one day! |
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06/21/2007 06:06:00 PM · #21 |
now only 999,999,999 more people need to make the same decision...
then micro-stock will be so micro eveyone will forget about it ;}
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06/21/2007 06:09:11 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Hmmm, maybe so... oh well... I made the offer and gonna stick to it :-) |
Heck no, if you can cash out, you GO for it...
The offer was made on your belief that you couldn't cash out under $100. If you can, rescind it, for goodness sake, no hard feelings this end!!!
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06/21/2007 07:06:38 PM · #23 |
Originally posted by Kavey:
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Hmmm, maybe so... oh well... I made the offer and gonna stick to it :-) |
Heck no, if you can cash out, you GO for it...
The offer was made on your belief that you couldn't cash out under $100. If you can, rescind it, for goodness sake, no hard feelings this end!!! |
Too late, hehe...
Oh and GeneralE, I apologize, but I could not for the life of me find your portfolio.
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06/21/2007 08:22:18 PM · #24 |
Oh shoot - I was gonna tell you the same thing. Very honorable of you to do this! Thank you!
Originally posted by Kavey:
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Hmmm, maybe so... oh well... I made the offer and gonna stick to it :-) |
Heck no, if you can cash out, you GO for it...
The offer was made on your belief that you couldn't cash out under $100. If you can, rescind it, for goodness sake, no hard feelings this end!!! |
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06/21/2007 09:33:40 PM · #25 |
If you're still interested, here's mine:
//www.fotolia.com/p/27169
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