30 Dec 2015 YAYmicro Migrating to YAYimages – Contributors to Opt-in

Posted at 14:27h in Microstock News 0 Comments

YAYmicro has informed contributors via email that starting January 1st, 2016 they will be closing the old yaymicro.com website to customers, redirecting them to the existent yayimages.com site which hosts opted-in content for their image streaming product announced in August this year. Contributors are asked to opt-in their portfolios to the YAYimages streaming product in order to continue selling with the company. YAYimages streaming subscriptions currently...

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28 Dec 2015 5 Conclusions about Current Mobile Stock Contributors

Posted at 15:00h in Market Observations 4 Comments

Some consistencies keep popping up when reading about, talking to and looking at people submitting photos to mobile stock photo agencies. But I wanted to better understand them, so I reached out to some agencies and asked for referrals to some top contributors. Of course I was fully aware that this selection method would guarantee I get a sample of contributors who...

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23 Dec 2015 Pricing Strategies for Selling Direct

Posted at 14:00h in Market Observations 2 Comments

While finding buyers is the critical part of making direct sales financially viable, your pricing strategy also plays a big role. While there's a lot of different parts to consider, the fundamentals are whether to price at or above microstock prices.  Which one works best depends on the specific nature of each business, but all options share the ultimate goal of maximising revenue, aiming at overcoming...

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22 Dec 2015 Videoblocks Brings Discovery Channel’s Content to Marketplace

Posted at 14:15h in Microstock News 0 Comments

Videblocks has just announced their partnership with the Discovery Channel to add unused clips from the television network's archive to the Videoblocks marketplace. The content will be rolled out over the coming months, and will be available on Videoblock's marketplace rather than the wholly-owned, unlimited downloads collection. The partnership comes soon after former Discovery Channel and Smithsonian Network producer, Gretta Pittard, became Videoblock's...

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17 Dec 2015 Depositphotos Raises $5M to Expand Ukraine Base and Boost Growth in Developing Markets

Posted at 11:13h in Microstock News 0 Comments

Depositphotos has today announced a new $5M capital raise, on expected 2015 revenue of $20M.  The company is now officially head-quartered in New York but with the vast majority of staff in Ukraine, will be using most of the funds to grow their Kyiv office and team, a condition of the lead investor of the round, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). They...

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