Bill Brooks 1,294 Posted April 14, 2017 +1 microV. Very useful information. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
efk11 9 Posted January 12, 2018 On 17/03/2017 at 09:26, GS-Images said: I agree with most the points regarding Microstock and other things. I don't agree that you have to have huge numbers of images though. Of course the more you have, the more likely to sell. You can have a small port though and still have regular sales, and new members shouldn't be put off by the huge number of images available here. I only have about 2500 images at Alamy, and have uploaded 5000 in total since I started here. I've removed most the rubbish, and what remains is fairly good and of mixed stuff that's keyworded well. I've had a payment from Alamy every month since August 2016. If that isn't evidence that a small port can do well, I don't know what is. You just need to do a good job and take topical images, do lots of concepts that stand out, and be imaginative but accurate with tags. Geoff. Hi Geoff, I came across this old thread from a link Wim posted earlier and began stalking your port!!.. as you said this "I've had a payment from Alamy every month since August 2016". I am still on a mad hunt for figuring out this algorithm and so, I picked at least 10 random photos of yours and am intrigued. They turn mostly on page 1 sometimes out of 100,000 photos. So I am happily confident that you have something figured out. I assume you have a 3 star ranking? Can I pick your brains for keyword, caption tips please? Thanks Elaine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Ashmore 1,114 Posted January 12, 2018 1 hour ago, efk11 said: Hi Geoff, I came across this old thread from a link Wim posted earlier and began stalking your port!!.. as you said this "I've had a payment from Alamy every month since August 2016". I am still on a mad hunt for figuring out this algorithm and so, I picked at least 10 random photos of yours and am intrigued. They turn mostly on page 1 sometimes out of 100,000 photos. So I am happily confident that you have something figured out. I assume you have a 3 star ranking? Can I pick your brains for keyword, caption tips please? Thanks Elaine I think Geoff is taking a bit of a break form the forums... you might be in for a bit of a wait I'm afraid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
efk11 9 Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) Thank you. Edited January 12, 2018 by efk11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allan Bell 2,159 Posted January 13, 2018 16 hours ago, Matt Ashmore said: I think Geoff is taking a bit of a break form the forums... you might be in for a bit of a wait I'm afraid. I do not think you will ever see Geoff back on the forums. Allan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
efk11 9 Posted January 13, 2018 aw such a pity. thanks Elaine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brasilnut 339 Posted January 14, 2018 Quote I do not think you will ever see Geoff back on the forums. Alamy forum is like Hotel California, "you can checkout anytime you like, but you can never leave!" He'll be back soon as we have a friendly wager on who will get to 10k images first. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andremichel 284 Posted January 14, 2018 2 hours ago, Brasilnut said: Alamy forum is like Hotel California, "you can checkout anytime you like, but you can never leave!" He'll be back soon as we have a friendly wager on who will get to 10k images first. Care to make the same wager with me too? 😀 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allan Bell 2,159 Posted January 14, 2018 6 hours ago, Brasilnut said: Alamy forum is like Hotel California, "you can checkout anytime you like, but you can never leave!" He'll be back soon as we have a friendly wager on who will get to 10k images first. Geoff is ahead of you with 6359 images. Allan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiskerke 3,039 Posted January 14, 2018 > Hotel California What if he started selling after quitting here? ;-) wim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brasilnut 339 Posted January 14, 2018 Quote Geoff is ahead of you with 6359 images. Goes to show that spending too much time on this forum harms productivity! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
efk11 9 Posted January 15, 2018 Is there a facility where I can message Geoff directly ? thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spacecadet 3,476 Posted January 15, 2018 15 minutes ago, efk11 said: Is there a facility where I can message Geoff directly ? thanks No. Alamy stopped PMs here a few months ago . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Allan Bell 2,159 Posted January 15, 2018 On 14/01/2018 at 13:53, Brasilnut said: Goes to show that spending too much time on this forum harms productivity! I'm with you there. Allan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
