I was exclusive with Dreamstime for a while. I know everyone's personality is different so take this with a grain of salt...when sales dropped, I was constantly second guessing with relation to what could be if I was with other agencies. Then, the Terms of Service changed and I was second guessing whether they were fair or not. My volume of sales at Dreamstime, despite adding to the portfolio, have decreased since November 2006. Sure, prices have gone up, but revenues on a month to month basis have also decreased. It's why I changed course and left my exclusive status.

During the process of going exclusive I pulled out of many agencies - some of which I have re-applied and have been rejected because of ever increasing standards.

Bottom line is, the decision is yours. Once you make it, you have to be sure you can live with it - I couldn't.