No exclusivity for me. I just can't see it making more money than having your stuff spread out across multiple agencies. You gotta sell your shots where the designers are...and a lot are going places other than just iStockphoto. I'm on 11 sites now, (regular payouts hit on about 75% of those) and pulled in over double what I did last year. This year, I only added a few sites to my entourage- I think they were Lucky Oliver, iStock, and Crestock. I only uploaded 100 new photos this ENTIRE year of 2007.
You all know too how some sites accept certain photos, and some sites reject them. That's another reason why I'd rather upload all of my stuff to all sites.
Coca Cola would never sell their sodas in just one retail chain, would they? They'd be crazy - and their sales would suffer dramatically. I feel it's the same type deal with stock. If you don't want to spend the extra half hour per batch, uploading to 10 more sites instead of just one...that's your own personal decision.
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