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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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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?
06/21/2007 03:32:38 PM · #8
Here is mine!

Thanks in advance,

Maya
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.
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 ;-)
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 ?
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.
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.
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.
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?
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!!!
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).
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 :-)
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.
06/21/2007 06:05:29 PM · #20
Thanks Leroy! First time I ever sold that many pictures in one day!
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 ;}


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!!!
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.
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!!!

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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