since we'll be starting with just 5 links, we need to decide who best to linkl with - some may want similar sites, others complementary.

here's a start -- fill in the following info, and i'll maintain it as an online table -  it will let us set up links, but, also, for now, it can also serve as a list of all symbiostock sites


MSG name:
website:
url:
your photo topics:
what  you're looking for:
 
i'll post the webpage after i get a few responses

I haven't set up my wordpress site yet, but my stuff is mostly travel and nature.

I'm missing people, so I think travel and nature images with people would be a complementary match for at least one slot.  Otherwise, I'm not fussy!  Like Leo I'd like to keep it G-rated though.

MSGName: Microstock Man
website: THP Stock Photos
url: www.thpstockphotos.com ---> website will be overhauled as soon as the theme is ready to use
my photo topics: travel, nature, landscape, backgrounds, objects, wildlife, concepts, homelife,
what I'm looking for: business, business people, portraits, lifestyle and maybe travel/nature for a crossover complimentary section (all must be G rated as well, no nudity or suggestive/lingerie stuff)
portfolio size: 2000+ photos, handful of vectors & videos

I think we need to include portfolio size, as its great to network with someone who has the type of images you are after, but if they are only going to have 15 images online, then it's probably not much help. I think we need to include how many images we plan to offer directly from our site to give everyone a fair idea of what we can offer.

Great topic btw, can't wait to get this happening. Does feel a little like Perfect Match from the 80's though...

MSG name: PiLens
website: Pietzko Outdoor Photography (or similar)
url: not set up, yet
portfolio size: app 2000 photos
your photo topics: outdoor, no people, travel, nature, wildlife, landscape, astrophotography, northern lights, industrial, transportation
what you're looking for: same general fields but complementing, not competing images, outdoor people, G-rated please. Actually: I am not too sure what I should look for. I can't imagine that networking with someone who has focus on e.g. business people would help either of us. Same goes for, say, most vectors. But I have never been in an image buyer's shoes. I am definitely open to Lizard's "someone who sees me as a decent pick", especially if I can understand why.

"Actually: I am not too sure what I should look for. I can't imagine that networking with someone who has focus on e.g. business people would help either of us. Same goes for, say, most vectors. But I have never been in an image buyer's shoes. " - Pilens

I know what you mean Pilens, I am not entirely sure what the right pick would be, but my thinking on it at the moment is getting people who are slightly complimentary (say, 25% similar types as me) , but mostly different content so as to attract a wider range of buyers to our network.

From there perhaps someone who wants to buy a woman with a headset over white may also decide to buy a background image while on the same site?

I don't know, those with more experience as buyers may shed some more light on this.

------------(all must be G rated as well, no nudity or suggestive/lingerie stuff)
portfolio size: 2000+ photos, handful of vectors & videos


==========. I think we need to include how many images we plan to offer directly from our site to give everyone a fair idea of what we can offer.

Great topic btw, can't wait to get this happening. Does feel a little like Perfect Match from the 80's though...

good addition -- portfolio size is now included - and it should be the number offered on the site linked to


first list is now live at http://cascoly.com/symbiostock-network.asp


as far as nudity, let's just stipulate that all connections listed here are G rated

MSG name: 9lives
website: CartoonPeopleShop
url: cartoonpeopleshop.com (installing some time tomorrow so coming soon!)
your photo topics: 100% vector people, focusing on providing sets with vector models doing different things, main categories will be business, health, education, technology
portfolio size: will be starting small as I'm doing new image series specifically for this site (some will be exclusive) and hopefully growing quickly
what  you're looking for: other vector artists, I don't plan to sell things like backgrounds or icons so anyone who sells vector design elements may be a good match, hoping to market toward people making business presentations etc.  may work well with photo sites that offer mostly people shots as well.

MSG name: Travelling-light
Website:  http://images.travelling-light.net   http://images.aboutphotostock.com
Topics:  travel and landscape is our first love, but also food and some other stuff.
Portfolio size: 5000, but won't be putting all of these on Symbiostock.
Would like to link with: travel photographers who have different locations - we have mainly New Zealand and Australia, plus some France and UK.  People who plan to upload some unique work to Symbiostock. We will be uploading both unique and not unique!

Thanks Leo, I hadn't understood that.

MSG name: mattdixon
Website:  http://www.matthewdixonphotography.com/
Topics:  travel and landscape
Portfolio size: 3000
Would like to link with: travel and landscape photographers, illustrators and lifestyle photographers.

MSG name: farbled
website: Photomining
url: http://photomining.com/q/
your photo topics: minerals, metals, rare earth, gemstones, some mining and industrial photos as well
what  you're looking for: industrial people, jewelry, science, nature
portfolio size: 500-ish to start, up to 2k over time

MSG name: Tinny
website: www.Stockimages.kerioak.com
My photo topics: All sorts, probably more dogs than anything else, also started doing a few illustrations and very basic vectors
what I am looking for: Not a clue, to be honest links that will help make a living but I won't know what that is until we have experimented.
Portfolio size  Probably around 2000
What I have done so far  Linked to everyone in the thread that have their sites up if not running so I can see how things work and how long they take to load - and out of interest to see what future customers will see

i've updated http://cascoly.com/symbiostock-network.asp  - let me know if you have any changes

in addition to the symbio network links if everyone links to this master page it will provide additional recognition to all