Re: Selling Stock Photography Re: 'Photographers Direct' and 'PhotoDeck'

--- In selling_stock_photography@yahoogroups.com, "Gerry Boughan" <merkuri2@...> wrote:
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> Hi Sean;
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> Through what process did you evaluate the market and make the decision to use microstock/iStockphoto as your exclusive selling platform rather than other platforms e.g. Getty/RM sales sites, etc.? I presume you are limited by that exclusivity with microstock which precludes selling through these other platforms. Your response would be appreciated. Thanks.
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> Gerry B.
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When I needed some images for a project in 2004, I googled for something and came to iStockphoto. I decided to sell some of my images from the project to make my money back. Exclusivity was introduced 3 months later, so I signed up.

And here we are ;)

Sean L.

ps. IS exclusivity deals only with artist exclusivity on RF content.