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General discussion / Re: Increased traffic or sales?

« : Января 17, 2008, 12:38:51 am »

Love to try SX but don't think I would have much chance of qualifying.  Do mostly scenics and I hear they do not go well there.  fred

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General discussion / Re: Fotolia forum censoring content?

« : Декабря 30, 2007, 04:49:36 pm »

I don't know who's the forum moderators up there, but I just had a thread deleted. It was obviously censored.

The reason? I wrote about my sales being disastrous (comparing them to "other sites" (never mentioning any in particular) and saying they were 50 times worse than on the best one (and this was an approximation, 'cause they're even lower)), BUT I paralelly asked for help. Konstantin Sutyagin mentioned to me that it (my bad sales) might be because their search engine works with the seven "most important" keywords and since I never reorder them, this could well be the reason why my numbers are so, oh so low.

Anyways: my post wasn't attacking anyone and I sincerely asked for suggestions and advices. But some jerk thought this was obviously "bad publicity" and they removed my thread.

It might not sound such a big deal, but I highly value the freedom of speech and thought and this act is a big letdown for me. Big minus to Fotolia on this one!

I have had sites censor my messages in their forums for exactly the same reason.  Apparently if you are bashing other sites it is ok but if you compare them favorably to the one you are posting at it is a no-no.

One site actually recommended that I take my complaints to a public forum - like this one.  I think this policy can be very counterproductive.  Damage to their industry-wide reputation is certainly more at risk at a public site than on their own forum and that is what they should be concerned about.  fred

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General discussion / Re: iStock continued rejections getting ridiculous

« : Декабря 27, 2007, 12:04:06 am »

I'm at about 44% at IS but I have only been doing this for a year and at IS since May.  I'd like to have your acceptance rates elsewhere though.  I am about 60% across all five sites I submit to.  From 70% at SS and BSP to 50% at DT and FT.  I need to work harder I think!

c h e e r s
fred

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General discussion / Re: fotolia 7 days rank seems to be back

« : Декабря 26, 2007, 11:55:26 pm »

Portfolio size of 255 images;)

p.s.: The eight sales are really disgustolia;)

Well your numbers make me feel a bit better.

I'm at 10223 overall and 4988 for the week but I only have 36 images and have had 6 dls in December alone.

fred

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General discussion / Re: Poll-What is your least favourite stock site?

« : Декабря 24, 2007, 12:18:39 pm »

On Clivia's request What is your least favourite stock site? From the sites I submit to that would have to be Istock, great financial return, but a pain in the back side to upload to, SY

 No pain no gain!!  fred