Vincent Lowe Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Yay..! I've just noticed I've had my first downvote. At last I've joined the Red Arrows club... yippee....🙂 1 1 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 9 minutes ago, Vincent Lowe said: Yay..! I've just noticed I've had my first downvote. At last I've joined the Red Arrows club... yippee....🙂 For reporting good news... Honestly, some people... 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 11 minutes ago, Vincent Lowe said: Yay..! I've just noticed I've had my first downvote. At last I've joined the Red Arrows club... yippee....🙂 welcome to the club. Downvoted for reporting a $$$ sale. Some people like being miserable. Soon they will start claiming these are Fake News. 1 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taina Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 2 hours ago, Normspics said: This thread is “Great Sales Here On Alamy” Obviously, it's sarcasm... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taina Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 3 hours ago, spacecadet said: Oh come on- no-one here is "hungry and has nothing to eat". It's to show that the news is not all bad. I would like some of the moaners to post their average licence this year. We've all had sales below $1. But we've had sales above $100 too. Selling at 3 cents is no way sustainable and photographers together could stop this nonsense IF they had any solidarity. But the responses to this thread clearly show that photographers have absolutely none. This is why Alamy can do whatever they want. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, Taina said: Selling at 3 cents is no way sustainable and photographers together could stop this nonsense IF they had any solidarity. But the responses to this thread clearly show that photographers have absolutely none. This is why Alamy can do whatever they want. but these were optional stream of sales, so it is the Contributors that have made the decision to be part of them by joining and also making images RF. I did not get any 3 cents sale. Yes Alamy needs to be better at communicating, but Contributors have always had control on this deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post geogphotos Posted March 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2022 (edited) 45 minutes ago, Taina said: Selling at 3 cents is no way sustainable and photographers together could stop this nonsense IF they had any solidarity. But the responses to this thread clearly show that photographers have absolutely none. This is why Alamy can do whatever they want. In my view if photographers had shown solidarity they would not be selling microstock RF. How is selling at 10 cents through microstock 'sustainable'? Taina, it took me about two minutes to find your Alamy images available on DT microstock site - you are undercutting yourself. How do expect to get $$$ sales when you are already offering those same images in return a few cents? Edited March 30, 2022 by geogphotos 1 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 26 minutes ago, Taina said: Selling at 3 cents is no way sustainable and photographers together could stop this nonsense IF they had any solidarity. But the responses to this thread clearly show that photographers have absolutely none. This is why Alamy can do whatever they want. in addition the whole discourse of "stand up to Alamy, photographers need to stop this nonsense" is the same many have had towards Contributors who also distribute through the major MicroStock agency. So do you believe all Contributors should stick together and remove all their images from their also? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 3 minutes ago, geogphotos said: In my view if photographers had shown solidarity they would not be selling microstock RF. How is selling at 10 cents through microstock 'sustainable'? i guess we cross typed and you beat me to it. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Just now, meanderingemu said: i guess we cross typed and you beat me to it. 😀 I get the impression that it is those who are with microstock who - bizarrely - are the loudest voices complaining about low fees at Alamy. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 24 minutes ago, geogphotos said: I get the impression that it is those who are with microstock who - bizarrely - are the loudest voices complaining about low fees at Alamy. which is why i'll complain about a $1 licence on a Live News usage, or no impact on trying to get away with not paying using an image for free for over a year, but when i compete on the Micro market I have to accept micro fees- i segment my approach as so. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Woods Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 11 hours ago, Vincent Lowe said: Yay..! I've just noticed I've had my first downvote. At last I've joined the Red Arrows club... yippee.... Me too, I'm well chuffed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 My sales this month range from 12 cents to 12,500 cents, which makes no sense (to me, anyway). 🙄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 51 minutes ago, Colin Woods said: Me too, I'm well chuffed. well done (i got one also), as well as Genevieve (curious @gvallee do you still write your name with accent, or have you giving up?),,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 23 minutes ago, John Mitchell said: My sales this month range from 12 cents to 12,500 cents, which makes no sense (to me, anyway). 🙄 oh, mentioned a sale over 100 cents, might earn you a red mark.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, meanderingemu said: well done (i got one also), as well as Genevieve (curious @gvallee do you still write your name with accent, or have you giving up?),,,, Let's have a party! I use your trick for accents on my tablet, otherwise I mostly give up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inchiquin Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 9 hours ago, gvallee said: Let's have a party! I use your trick for accents on my tablet, otherwise I mostly give up. I have a friend called Geneviève and although she's as English as I am I always write her name with an accent, as does she. Alan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 22 minutes ago, Inchiquin said: I have a friend called Geneviève and although she's as English as I am I always write her name with an accent, as does she. Alan Very considerate of you. I must admit I'm not fond of my name and like to be called Gen. Most people do, much more simple as well. So I don't often have to bother with the accents. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, gvallee said: Very considerate of you. I must admit I'm not fond of my name and like to be called Gen. Most people do, much more simple as well. So I don't often have to bother with the accents. I have a little green sheet of paper with all the alt codes for diacritical marks, but this forum seems to confound the common ones by using the key presses for something else. Trying to get an e acute seems to cause a scroll down instead. Annoying. I have to copy and paste instead. It's a courtesy for captions but fortunately ignored in tags, as long as you remember the extra "e" for an umlaut. Edited March 31, 2022 by spacecadet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 23 hours ago, Vincent Lowe said: Yay..! I've just noticed I've had my first downvote. At last I've joined the Red Arrows club... yippee....🙂 Are there enough of us for a full display team yet? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeCee Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 23 hours ago, Steve F said: I'm getting a mix of so called 'nano' sales and healthier ones. How is everyone's sales average holding up is the question... My average has halved from what it used to be, but I'm seeing more sales, so my overall revenue is still increasing each year (along with my portfolio size). Exactly my experience Steve, numbers have more than doubled and price per image way down, however the overall mix of nano + decent sales have produced revenue slightly up on last year, so no complaints. Also, complaining is pointless unless it can actuate change. If it cannot actuate change, it's no more than moaning/whingeing/making everyone else miserable. Alamy is now fighting in a different market, we're all free to stay or go as we choose. Those who don't like it would be better advised to leave rather than spend their time chucking dollies out of their pram. (Awaiting red arrows...) 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 33 minutes ago, TeeCee said: Exactly my experience Steve, numbers have more than doubled and price per image way down, however the overall mix of nano + decent sales have produced revenue slightly up on last year, so no complaints. Also, complaining is pointless unless it can actuate change. If it cannot actuate change, it's no more than moaning/whingeing/making everyone else miserable. Alamy is now fighting in a different market, we're all free to stay or go as we choose. Those who don't like it would be better advised to leave rather than spend their time chucking dollies out of their pram. (Awaiting red arrows...) green arrow from me, though i am always confused when i should us Green Arrow vs Heart vs Thanks.... from reaction i saw from someone it seems the Smile is not to be used generally. I do think some of the criticism is fair. What I find weird is being miserable about it and attacking those that still want to work with Alamy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarloBo Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 So when Alamy cut our royalties (while donating 6M to charity) last year I've read 116 of pages of complaints from everyone, including those who now call the moaners miserable and advise them to leave. You guys are funny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Valentia Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 (edited) On 29/03/2022 at 18:18, geogphotos said: The first time I posted about this I was told that i was boasting so perhaps the moaning on the forum does deter people from sharing good news. There are forum members who will tell you that it's forum (by which they mean their) policy not to state specific sales amounts, because it will encourage buyers to campaign for lower fees, or some such nonsense. I say publish and be damned, as it might encourage Alamy to put their fees up. My latest RF sales (today) was for $1.68. Edited March 31, 2022 by Steve Valentia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inchiquin Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 On 31/03/2022 at 09:29, gvallee said: I must admit I'm not fond of my name and like to be called Gen. Only my oldest and dearest friends are allowed to call me Al Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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