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Messages - johngriffin
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« on: January 23, 2011, 18:21 »
Interesting. Love all the feedback.
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« on: January 21, 2011, 14:30 »
The future of Cutcaster is now online and we are ready to do battle with the top tier agencies for image buyer's attention. Check out the brand new Cutcaster. With a completely revamped design, a lightning fast site, a simplified pricing structure and brand new code, we can now provide picture buyers with more powerful/easier searching, superior results accuracy, and a better overall user experience. Try out an image search here. Pending files and accepted files, which were uploaded or accepted after December 21st, 2010 will be moved to the new site over the next 3 days. In addition, we have rebuilt our FTP option for uploading images and will release that next week. Currently, you can upload individual images and we will parse out your IPTC data like normal. Still no assigning of categories which we will do automatically for you and attaching a release is now sooo much easier. While some image agencies were pinching pennies from their users or others were closing their doors because of the economy, we dedicated ourselves over the last 9 months to listening to their customers needs, learning more about online image search and building one of the fastest and simplest user experiences for searching and downloading royalty free images. Cutcaster pays contributors between 40-60% of image royalties (60% if you include referrals) and you can request payout after you hit $20 in image sales or referral. Our sales have been constantly improving and that was before this major change so we are excited to see how things improve going forward. To learn more, check out our Frequently Asked Questions or see how easy it is to buy stock images from us.
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« on: January 20, 2011, 20:17 »
Cutcaster is between 40-60% if you included potential referral earnings but we are 40% for non and 50% for exclusive.
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« on: January 18, 2011, 18:10 »
Thanks to those who are testing and have given feedback. Is anyone else interested in taking a spin around the new site?
We are hoping to release the new site tomorrow ;-)
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« on: January 14, 2011, 00:35 »
I will send you an email Sue. I'm looking forward to hearing your feedback.
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« on: January 13, 2011, 13:18 »
We are just about to release our new site (CAN'T WAIT) and wanted to see if a few of you wanted to test out our new search and see what the new site looked like.
It still has a few bugs and we need to add a bit of text but there are a few things that need some feedback on which would be great if we could get your opinion. Just need a few people if you can help today.
Please shoot me an email john AT cutcaster DOT com or post below if you would take 5 minutes to check out the new site and provide a bit of feedback.
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« on: January 12, 2011, 13:49 »
I don't want to count my chickens before they are hatched but the new design should go a long way to improving sales and the buyers experience so hopefully that trend of more sales will move upwards faster.
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« on: January 12, 2011, 04:15 »
I'm excited to hear what you guys think of the new site when we release it next week. It's completely re-written code and new design/colors.
Luis you will have to let me know what you think of it once you see it ;-)
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« on: December 27, 2010, 23:50 »
Here is another example of how it works in the real world. If the buyer puts in all the correct cc information, plus the cvc code, then its hard to detect any fraudulent buying at the credit card processing step. It's only until the seller/merchant gets a notice from paypal that the buyer requested a chargeback (often weeks later when the real credit card holder notices the weird charge on his card), that the merchant/seller has the money removed from their merchant account and gets levied a 10$ chargeback fee. Digital goods (intangible) sold on the internet don't provide a lot of protections for the sellers. The biggiest issue is the seller can't prove delivery like you can do in the physical world via a signature or delivery confirmation. https://cms.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/marketingweb?cmd=_render-content&content_ID=security/chargeback_guide
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« on: December 08, 2010, 17:57 »
That had a lot of valuable insights in it. Thanks for sharing. I really like John Lund's blog and what he writes about.
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« on: December 08, 2010, 13:34 »
Hey David,
You spelled Cutcaster wrong in your nav panel on the left hand side. Thank you for including us.
John
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« on: November 22, 2010, 13:28 »
This is a really weird situation and even makes me as a site owner scratch my head. There is going to be a lot of overlap here.
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« on: October 29, 2010, 15:06 »
Congrats to the winners which you can see on our Facebook Page and thanks to everyone who participated. Get ready for the next Photo caption contest coming up soon.
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« on: October 19, 2010, 19:13 »
We're back with the second installment of our photo caption contest. Make up a funny caption and tweet it with the hashtag #cutcastercaption1 ( Cutcaster on Twitter), post it as a comment on our Facebook page ( Cutcaster on Facebook), or post a comment here on the blog. Top three caption submissions win $25, $15, or $10 of Cutcaster credits! Heres the picture:  How to get your nose larger?Good luck and can't wait to see some of your captions.
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« on: October 07, 2010, 22:15 »
istockphoto. they are digging their own grave. keep digging.
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« on: September 28, 2010, 21:23 »
Kone can you post a link to your Cutcaster portfolio so I can check it out and see how I can personally help? Just post it here and I will reply.
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« on: September 28, 2010, 14:58 »
Well, it could be if it sold anything. I've got a big mound of files there and not one sale in six months. I've got nothing against the place but it just isn't working for me (and this is stuff that does sell elsewhere).
Is this Baldrick from Blackadder?  Shoot me a link to your Cutcaster portfolio on this forum and I will check it out and post some suggestions to help you get more exposure and sales. The next 4 months are a busy time in our season as everyone knows so I want to get in front of as many buyers as possible. Also, I want to do my best to make everyone money and this will be a good spot to post some ideas and gather some helpful advice and constructive criticism from you guys. Thanks Baldrick.
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« on: September 28, 2010, 13:24 »
For commercial use, you need to double check that your supplier holds the appropriate model or property release for that image. A simple email asking the photographer or agency for proof that you hold the releases is a good start.
You might want to look at this again, apart from the fact that the last part is misworded, you're advising people to ask agencies and photographers to breach data protection laws.
Edited to add: There are many many mistakes in the information on that site, both spelling, grammer and more importantly the way legal advice has been given, did you run this past an IP lawyer?
Stock Photo License is not suggesting that agencies should turn over private data to photo buyers who request the releases but provide the assurances that there is a valid model release on file with the agency. We did change that "you" to "they" like you pointed out. Thank you. Where do you see other areas that could be improved? This is a work in progress so any help from this group would be great.
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« on: September 27, 2010, 17:28 »
Hey MSG Members, Just wanted to give you guys a heads up on a new educational resource we just launched at Cutcaster to help educate photo buyers and researchers on the appropriate ways to download and use photos they find online. If anyone wants to collaborate with us on the site we are more than happy to work with willing participants to grow the resource base and create new content. See below Press Release For Immediate Release Cutcaster Launches Educational Copyright Resource, Stock Photo License September, 2010 - San Francisco, California Stockphotolicense.com, an educational copyright resource for photo buyers and researchers, launches their new website this month with the goal of explaining in simple terms how one can use an image online and the various legal complexities of digital image use. The site provides detailed information on image license types, photo copyright issues, legal protections and extensions, using free images, Creative Commons, personal vs. commercial use and provides a list of questions you can ask your image suppliers before you buy an image. As image use among bloggers, website owners and graphic designers increases, many image users dont understand specific licensing terms or how to legally use content they find online. This has increased the amount of illegally downloaded images and copyright infringement cases, which happen in most cases without the image user even realizing the legal ramifications of their actions. Stock Photo License provides a checklist roadmap with questions you should be asking to ensure the legality of your image use online. We receive a variety of questions relating to the differences between royalty free and free images as well as how an Internet user can utilize images they find online. John Griffin, the creator of Stock Photo License said. Stock Photo License specifically presents information and resources on image licensing and copyright matters for the image researcher, photo buyer or anyone that wants to legally use another persons image they found online. The website lists copyright and legal resources as well as asks typical questions with answers to help an image user. Stockphotolicense.com was created by Cutcaster, a photography marketplace that specializes in royalty free photos as well as free images, to serve as a resource for both photographers who upload their images online and those looking to download images. Stockphotolicense.com has an active user base and is seeking to add more resources to its list of specialists.. If you own or know of a copyright or licensing resource that could work with Stock Photo License please reach out to the team at [email protected] or follow SPL on Twitter @stockphotousage. For more information on Stock Photo License please email [email protected]http://www.Stockphotolicense.comAbout Stock Photo License Stock Photo License (SPL) presents information and resources on image licensing and copyright matters for the image researcher, photo buyer or anyone that wants to legally use another persons image they found online. The websites goal is to provide those who are unsure about image licensing with the information, legal definitions and resources to make informed and legal stock photo purchases. Stock Photo License is for every photo researcher, photo buyer, photo user and photographer who is interested in learning more about the changing landscape of photo licensing and is a collaborative effort between all the parties involved with photo licensing.
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« on: September 27, 2010, 17:19 »
You rock. Thanks Anita. Just leave a note for the reviewers so they know what the images should be included in. I have notified them to be on the lookout for notes.
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« on: September 24, 2010, 15:44 »
Still very light in these areas and would love to see more exclusive and non exclusive images for Fall themes, Halloween and Thanksgiving.
We also have a buyer looking for these images if you can help. We need these by END OF DAY MONDAY 24TH OF SEPT. 3 days. Sorry for the short notice.
This is for a Run/Walk section - a story item about new exercise workout apps for droids and iphones were looking for a pic of a pretty woman (in fitness gear) holding an ipod/droid.
The second is for the opener of a Eat Right News (full page) section- about holiday food binges were looking for several possible photos:
A few pretty woman or women dressed-up, at a party, or restaurant, over indulging in food or cocktails.
A pretty woman (in party attire) licking her fingers
A pretty woman (in party attire) with a plate of piled high with food
The client is also open to other ideas for this theme so let us know in the notes of your uploads if you want it placed in front of this buyer.
For a feature about healthy eating at home were looking for a full page opener and one or two related images for the turn of:
A pretty woman cooking in her kitchen. Can be a fairly close-up.
Thank you so much guys. I really appreciate your help Here is to getting you some more sales ;-)
John
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« on: September 23, 2010, 19:36 »
Exactly. It's all starting to look nonsensical. The blogger is remarkably quiet when asked for any details.
Exactly. His silence speaks volumes.
I mean istock has been pretty quiet about it too. Tyler hasn't spoken up since all those comments got linked back to the IP address he was posting from. Does anyone have more info on whether this was real or a hoax or are we all just still guessing.
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