Friday, November 2, 2012

Search Box by Drawshop

Danish microstock DrawShop developed for authors presented on site Search Box - gadget that can be placed on your site or blog.

The search engine searches only results from your portfolio on DrawShop.

Search Box has a simple universal design, which is suitable for any page. You can copy the code in the bottom left corner of the tab Account Info.

Monday, October 8, 2012

Subscriptions by Photokore

Korean microstock Photokore announced the introduction of a subscription.

Through subscription administration plans to increase the number of buyers in the microstock market in Japan and Korea. The Chinese market is not currently being considered.

Sell ​​subscription plans in Korea will be through one of sister sites. This is to avoid unnecessary competition between the two sites.

Thus there are two types of subscriptions:

Direct subscription (on English and Japanese sites). For each purchased file author receives a fixed fee, which depends on the rank of the author.

Indirect subscription (on sister site in Korea). Royalties will be levied based on author's share of sales in a single subscription, and 50% of the proceeds. Payment - monthly.


Click on the image to see full size.

Subscription allows users to use images only for standard license. Customers who need extended license will be required to purchase credits.

To opt out send e-mail to help@photokore.com, with the subject line "Subscription opt out".

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Design Competition by PhotoSpin



US microstock PhotoSpin offers to all its members to take part in the competition for the best design. Entries are accepted from August 27 to September 7.

To participate, you must:

- to be an active subscriber of any subscription plans;
- used in your design at least one PhotoSpin image;

To take part you need to do:

- Fill out entry form;
- Read & Agree to the Official Rules;
- Upload design in JPEG format, no larger than 800px.

Prizes:

First Place: The new iPad with Wi-Fi 16GB + Super Plus subscription (a $649.00 value).
Second Place: Super Plus subscription (a $649.00 value).
Third Place: Plus subscription (a $429.00 value).

Thursday, August 16, 2012

VectorEdit - creative royalty free vector illustrations

I think it would be correct to provide more information for consumers and talk about sites that are not so known, but deserve attention.

First among them will be microstock site VectorEdit. I present you an interview with one of the founders of the resource Nick Thomas.


Hello, Nick. I would like to ask a few questions. Primarily: As far as you are a new site?

Hello to all. VectorEdit is a royalty free vector illustration source which we built a few years ago. It took a while to build the site, with the online payments etc. and it also took a while to upload and create entries for so many illustrations! We're always adding new illustrations to the site, but the site really went 'live' in 2009.

Who is your team?

We're a very small team! Paul Middlewick is the illustrator and designer. I'm the production specialist, website builder and admin contact.

Why did you run a website?

We created VectorEdit to re-use the many, many illustrations Paul had created over the years for advertising and marketing designs, visuals and concepts. As part of this work, we're always going back to previous projects to re-use elements or illustrations for new work and we thought other designers and visualisers could share the benefits of our work. So, we built VectorEdit. We've kept the costs very low as we see our customers as being creative people like ourselves who just need quick, high quality elements for them to complete their own designs.

How is your project different from other stocks? What makes it interesting for buyers?

VectorEdit is different to other sites because we aim our illustrations at fellow artists and designers. Our work is of the highest quality and, if the .eps version is purchased, fully editable making them ideal for other designers and illustrators to be able to use them in their own work quickly and easily.

It is possible to become your contributor?

We have thought of allowing other illustrators to add their work to VectorEdit, but are concerned that the quality of their work might not be up to our standard and so, for now, we're sticking to our own work.

Have you referral programme?

No, we don't have a formal referral programme. We rely on word-of-mouth and recommendation from our satisfied customers to spread the word about VectorEdit - always the best way!

Russian version of this article on busja-design.blogspot: VectorEdit - creative royalty free vector illustrations.

Sunday, August 12, 2012

"Featured Artist" on MediaFocus

U.S. site Mediafocus introduces new section "Featured Artist Of The Week". Once a week will choose one contributor and promote his profile and showcasing files on front page. It will also promote that artist on Mediafocus Facebook page as well as Twitter.

To participate you need:

1. Create and publish your profile.

2. Your profile must include a custom profile picture. The "Featured Artist" section will display this picture for visual interest so you will need to provide one. If you prefer not to display your personal portrait, we understand -- you can just simply upload your logo or brand, favorite pet, flower or whatever. Please do not use use pictures of celebrities, public figures or images of any person other than yourself. No copyrighted trademarks or logos.

3. Create at least 3 Public Lightboxes that will be displayed on your profile page. This will help provide interesting content when visitors click on your profile on our "Featured Artist" section.

4. Each Public Lightbox must contain at least 50 images.

5. Do not use the same image in more than one lightbox.

To create your profile, go to the menu Photographers/Profile Page.

Information about creating Lightboxes and working with them: http://www.mediafocus.com/doc_lightboxes.jsp

Russian version of this article on busja-design.blogspot: "Featured Artist" on MediaFocus.

Saturday, August 11, 2012

Free Images on Photokore



Asian stock photography site Photokore is offering its members a special offer: registered site members can freely download one image per day during the month of August.

Photokore has always offered a Free Photo of the Week, but during August registrants will be able to download a free image every day. Members can choose which image they would like to download from a collection of thousands.

Free images are in the gallery "Photokore: Free Photos". The collection of free images is constantly updated with new ones.

Registration to the site is free of charge, and members who registered previously are also eligible for this one-time offer.

Photokore offers search in multiple languages including English, Chinese, Japanese Korean, Hindi, Indonesian, Thai, and Filipino. Due to an increase in visitors from non-Asian regions, Photokore also offers search in Spanish, French, German, and Russian. Photokore is the first Asian stock photography site to offer search in this many languages.

Russian version of this article on busja-design.blogspot: Бесплатные изображения от Photokore.

Monday, January 16, 2012

Affiliate program by iSignstock

iSignstock introduces the affiliate program that enables to earn highly competitive commissions and introduce your visitors to our unique subscription service. As an affiliate you’ll earn 20% of every NEW sale. This means when you refer a new member via this program and he/she makes a purchase on our website we will automatically deposit 20% of the sale into your account.

YOU GET:

- 20% of net purchases by the client you referred (that means up to £59 per sale!)
- 5% on all net royalties of the contributor you referred
- Powerful affiliation tools
- Real time reporting
- An unlimited number of affiliates
- We’ll even offer to make a custom sized banner for your website!

Everyone can profit from the affiliate program. It does not matter if you are a professional photographer or private user, anyone can recommend new members to join iSignstock. Site provide several tools to help you promote iSignstock; just choose which one works best for you.

When your account reaches £40, you’ll be eligible for your first payout via PayPal or Moneybookers (Skrill).

Information source: http://www.shopartgallery.com/new-affiliate-program-from-isignstock-2?Itemid=153

Monday, January 9, 2012

Photokore Blog

Korean site Photokore launched his blog in four languages:

English: http://en.blog.photokore.com
Chinese: http://cn.blog.photokore.com
Japanese: http://jp.blog.photokore.com
Korean: http://kr.blog.photokore.com

As a start, blogs contain basic information regarding stock photography, microstock, stock photography terminology (for those new to stock photography), as well as access to tutorials. The Administration will consider any comments and suggestions on how to make a blog useful and interesting for readers.