Sounds heroic. Another frustrated little person desperate speech. I guess istock wouldn't notice that but people here would like it, one more competitor is gone. How many people who liked your post still keep their own portfolio online on istock?

Sounds heroic. Another frustrated little person desperate speech. I guess istock wouldn't notice that but people here would like it, one more competitor is gone. How many people who liked your post still keep their own portfolio online on istock?

I liked the post, and my portfolio has been gone from there for a few years. I dont see leaving as frustration, I see it as good business sense. When it takes a lot more money to produce something that brings such insultingly low returns, it is time to not do business with that company. I didnt leave because I expected istock to notice, I left to focus energies and time elsewhere...so I could pay my bills. And because I expect to be treated better. I liked the post because one more person decided they have had enough and it justs drags down the whole industry by staying and allowing oneself to be abused by them.


Maybe you are at the top of the pile, getting preferential treatment from istock and your images are always best-sellers. I can see why you would want to stay. But a whole lot of "little people" who still produce good, saleable stock photos expect more than, what, 2 cents royalty (or is it 0 cents now?).

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Quote from: Irina Anosova on February 27, 2017, 04:55

Sounds heroic. Another frustrated little person desperate speech. I guess istock wouldn't notice that but people here would like it, one more competitor is gone. How many people who liked your post still keep their own portfolio online on istock?

I liked the post, and my portfolio has been gone from there for a few years. I dont see leaving as frustration, I see it as good business sense.

It's quite a strange business sense to waste some more time with instant portfolio deletion instead of simple stopping new uploads and getting some residual income as some sort of compensation.

I guess you missed the part where I said I don't want to do business with a company who treats me poorly...I am just not into abuse. Along with MY business sense is also something called ethics and pride in product. If you think "its far better to make a penny than nothing at all", then you can have it. istock must LOVE you.

Well, since you asked - I "liked" the post and I also deleted my photos a couple years back.

And your other point - no, it doesn't make sense to keep your existing files live if you feel like you are being taken advantage of, abused, treated with little or no respect or if you are propping up a distributor who is ultimately harming the industry.

Anyone who enjoys they way they are treated should also enjoy their earnings.

Quote from: cathyslife on February 27, 2017, 06:27

Quote from: Irina Anosova on February 27, 2017, 04:55

Sounds heroic. Another frustrated little person desperate speech. I guess istock wouldn't notice that but people here would like it, one more competitor is gone. How many people who liked your post still keep their own portfolio online on istock?

I liked the post, and my portfolio has been gone from there for a few years. I dont see leaving as frustration, I see it as good business sense.

It's quite a strange business sense to waste some more time with instant portfolio deletion instead of simple stopping new uploads and getting some residual income as some sort of compensation.

That residual income is increasingly going to them, not us.  I quit IS long ago, and last month I closed accounts at SS and DT.  Tired of feeling like a sap and being angry every time I read something new about these so-called 'agencies'. 
 

Quote from: cathyslife on February 27, 2017, 09:15

Quote from: Irina Anosova on February 27, 2017, 08:22

Quote from: cathyslife on February 27, 2017, 06:27

Quote from: Irina Anosova on February 27, 2017, 04:55

Sounds heroic. Another frustrated little person desperate speech. I guess istock wouldn't notice that but people here would like it, one more competitor is gone. How many people who liked your post still keep their own portfolio online on istock?

I liked the post, and my portfolio has been gone from there for a few years. I dont see leaving as frustration, I see it as good business sense.

It's quite a strange business sense to waste some more time with instant portfolio deletion instead of simple stopping new uploads and getting some residual income as some sort of compensation.

I guess you missed the part where I said I don't want to do business with a company who treats me poorly...I am just not into abuse. Along with MY business sense is also something called ethics and pride in product. If you think "its far better to make a penny than nothing at all", then you can have it. istock must LOVE you.

Well, that's definitely not a penny, although my portfolio there is less than a year old. I don't defend that crappy greedy site, but you and many other decent people here take it too personal. Why? You are not raising your chidren with them. It's just some pictures which sell elsewhere too. I've noticed some time ago that words "ethics" and "pride" are often used in cases of hobby-businesses instead of words "new car" and go along with just couple of hundreds of income Somebody talked about undercutting himself or herself. Be honest to yourself, are your pictures that unique the buyer would go looking for them on a cheaper site? The market is oversaturated and the answer is no in 99,99%.

When a "crappy greedy" company has direct and obvious contempt for it's contributors, yes, it is personal.

It's not "hobby income", when it's "feeding your family and paying mortgage income". A hobby to you does not mean it's a hobby to someone else.

"with just couple of hundreds of income" Who's income? $150 to a contributor made iStock $850. If that doesn't bother you, you either work for iStock or have no respect for what you create.

"are your pictures that unique the buyer would go looking for them on a cheaper site?" The answer is yes, mine are, I've seen many others here that could say the same. How about you speak for yourself.

"ethics" and "pride". Someone with both would remove their content from iStock as soon as they understand how awful of a company they are.