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ajn · #21 (**permalink**) 03-18-2008, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by rinderart

Ah, Part of the problem. If we as a whole that care about this. This will become just another repository of crap. Is That what you want? Go for it. make a dollar or two and post how exiting it is like LO. God bless. Matter of fact , I want everyone to send everything they couldn't get approved anywhere to this site. Then after 300,000 images they will wake up like the others did and say "OH SHIT" what did we do, we got nothing but crap. Great Idea for our future.And is what is killing us now and keeping our commissions where they are with all you Part timers and hobbyists. Don't you understand this is exactly what they want. ......Junk they can sell for nothing. My God!!! Wake the F%^$ People.

I understand what you're saying.

I'm leaving Canstock soon (if only I didn't have to delete the portfolio one by one) and LO is next on my list.

I sell a few thousand images a month with a relatively small portfolio (around 1100 images), so I must be doing something right. But if we're to exclude every site with poor images on it, we probably wouldn't be submitting to any site, don't you think? All sites are full of low quality images (the macros included). All one can do is try not to contribute to that. If it affects you, maybe you should play another game (and I don't mean you in particular, Laurin).

If a new site has sales potential and I believe my portfolio has chances of good results, I'll give it a try. Microstock is a numbers game. Quality counts, but volume counts as well. I would never go exclusive with one site and wouldn't be selling microstock if it wasn't for the number of places where I can sell my work and the number of sales I get.

At the end of the day it's the $$$ per image that counts.

ajn · #22 (**permalink**) 03-18-2008, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by hospitalera

AJN, if you just post the sites you are already on, I guess nearly everybody here will be happy to suggest more sites + (referral) links to submit to, just a thought, SY

SY, I believe I have all the important ones covered. I am constantly researching new venues. I asked about midstock sites a while ago, but little suggestions showed... I think I got those covered too...

But feel free to PM me a list of your referral links. If possible, with some notes about why you believe they're worthy.

schwarzwald · #23 (**permalink**) 03-18-2008, 07:30 AM

First the trads said that the microstockers are ruining the photo business, and now it is the part timers and hobbyists who are ruining the microstock business (according to some). That's pretty funny. So what's gonna be next?

ajn · #24 (**permalink**) 03-18-2008, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by schwarzwald

First the trads said that the microstockers are ruining the photo business, and now it is the part timers and hobbyists who are ruining the microstock business (according to some). That's pretty funny. So what's gonna be next?

My thoughts precisely... two years ago, most of the people that now complain about low comissions, sold their images for even lower comissions and spread the word that microstock was the best thing since someone invented sliced bread...

Like everything else in life, this works in cycles and balancing is constant.

1st there were the trads

then, the first micros showed up (most of them as free sites)

Micros earnings went up (because they couldn't really go down) and different models evolved (subscription vs credit)

Trads went down (and blamed the micros)

Now there's room again for free sites and images for a few cents a pop. Micro will be MID, Free will be Micro and trad will probably stabilize - as they can't go lower -).

High-end, big production, exclusive content will always be needed. And there'll always be market for the low end of things... gap or gucci?

There's not enough stratification yet. It will take a few more years...

sharpshot · #25 (**permalink**) 03-18-2008, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by rinderart

Ah, Part of the problem. If we as a whole that care about this. This will become just another repository of crap. Is That what you want? Go for it. make a dollar or two and post how exiting it is like LO. God bless. Matter of fact , I want everyone to send everything they couldn't get approved anywhere to this site. Then after 300,000 images they will wake up like the others did and say "OH SHIT" what did we do, we got nothing but crap. Great Idea for our future.And is what is killing us now and keeping our commissions where they are with all you Part timers and hobbyists. Don't you understand this is exactly what they want. ......Junk they can sell for nothing. My God!!! Wake the F%^$ People.

What site are you talking about? They all seem to accept most images when they start off. The big established sites did. The worst "crap" is on mostphotos. I have zoomed in on some of the photos over there and it makes my eyes hurt. Grain and noise, amateur photoshop work and dreadful isolations.

I don't know if the buyers will hang around there when they realize they have to zoom in on most of the photos to check them before buying. It takes too much time and they are being charged more than the micros. Most of the people rating these images wont waste their time zooming in on all of them. I hope they find a way to remove appalling quality images but at the moment, they have the biggest quality problem.

sharpshot · #26 (**permalink**) 04-01-2008, 08:10 AM

I made $14.40 in the last two weeks of March with BNPS, with an average of about 250 images. Much better than a lot of the lower paying sites but 2 weeks isn't much time to make a useful assessment.

My affiliate link. ROYALTY FREE STOCK PHOTO

RacePhoto · #27 (**permalink**) 04-01-2008, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by sharpshot

I made $14.40 in the last two weeks of March with BNPS, with an average of about 250 images. Much better than a lot of the lower paying sites but 2 weeks isn't much time to make a useful assessment.

My affiliate link. ROYALTY FREE STOCK PHOTO

I was thinking that BNPS might get their own thread, but here we are.

Says since 2003 on their website. How do you find these places?

Maybe there should be a topic for "New Site of The Month Club" because it seems like something new comes up every month, and once in awhile boondoggles like El Bummo. Then people flock over, upload as much as they can, wait two months and declare, the site is a bust, no downloads, no views. I'm already into the wait and see group, let the others run the rat maze and see what's at the end.

Nice looking site. Their attitude looks positive. If they really pay fast and give those commissions, plus the promised 24hr reviews, it's a potential big hit. Of course if the thread here causes them to be bombed with new submissions, it's understandable that they might get behind or hire "Attila The Reviewer"

I found this interesting, amongst all the nice points and promises.

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The image dimension must NOT be lower than 800x600 px and should not be larger than 4000x3000 px.

A no larger than limit which isn't that big. Kind of nice in some ways, except having to downsize images taken with a better DSLR.

Hey everyone, I don't have a referral link, I'm not a member of the site, and won't be until I see how it pans out. Use sharpshots that's quoted above.

builttospill · #28 (**permalink**) 04-03-2008, 12:34 AM

I was referred to BNPS by a submitter on SS. He has been with BNPS for a long time and had a lot to say about them before I joined. Regardless of what some of the big-timer's here have to say about smaller sites like this, a medium-size image sale brings me $2 in commission. I'd say that's not too bad and you don't hear me complaining. Besides it doesn't take long to upload a few pictures to them.

I've postted my referral link earlier in this thread, so use that or Sharpshot's, since he started this discussion. It's good to hear someone else is finding success through this site.

ozbandit · #29 (**permalink**) 04-03-2008, 07:44 AM

I can't find anywhere on bnps to add model releases ? what's the go with this, anyone know ?

Trisha · #30 (**permalink**) 04-03-2008, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by RacePhoto

I was thinking that BNPS might get their own thread, but here we are.

Says since 2003 on their website. How do you find these places?

Maybe there should be a topic for "New Site of The Month Club" because it seems like something new comes up every month, and once in awhile boondoggles like El Bummo. Then people flock over, upload as much as they can, wait two months and declare, the site is a bust, no downloads, no views. I'm already into the wait and see group, let the others run the rat maze and see what's at the end.

Nice looking site. Their attitude looks positive. If they really pay fast and give those commissions, plus the promised 24hr reviews, it's a potential big hit. Of course if the thread here causes them to be bombed with new submissions, it's understandable that they might get behind or hire "Attila The Reviewer"

I found this interesting, amongst all the nice points and promises. A no larger than limit which isn't that big. Kind of nice in some ways, except having to downsize images taken with a better DSLR.

Hey everyone, I don't have a referral link, I'm not a member of the site, and won't be until I see how it pans out. Use sharpshots that's quoted above.

Made $211 in this year on BNPS

correct and fast and there is a real man to talk if I need.