Charley Fernandez
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BTW sorry for the misspelling and errors, I was in a hurry 😉
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Hello Russ:
We are currently working on having a direct page with all the information regarding submitting material in our site. We are still a work in progress, we just opened 2 months ago. We offer 50/50 commission on a non exclusive basis. You can send us the material, we will upload them for you, however you will need to submit the meta data.
In regards of not getting the response you need, I guess are very hesitant to post $$$ number amounts in websites. Also, many pros hardly spending time on forums. Some are also hesitant on sharing there “good experience” with stock houses, at the end, you will probably be competing in some form or the other.
I’m sure many have wanted to sell their stuff, but after the find out the amount of work involved they simply don’t go for it, specially if the don’t know the outcome….it happened to me with two websites…..
In response to indications: a) As with everything it will depend on many factors, your stuff may not sell, or sales good. Before opening my site I did a research on 52 stock houses…I found out that there are a lot of people making money even with average material…I know producers making $700 or more a month from just one site!…just think about it…which bank will pay you such amount in interest?
b) In todays market, you will find them all, amateurs and pros…the better you material the more people will like to find your stuff…
c) True Getty Images is one of the big ones with High End material, but even all of them are jumping in to the micro stock….If I’m not mistaken Getty acquired istock video for the “small” sum of 50 million dollars…???
I will say jump for it, again, your video is just sitting in a hard drive. Also, I understand you have SD material, if this is the case, this is your time because in the years to come HD will lead the market.
All best….
P.S. Do a research, here is a good way to start. Go to, let say, istockvideo, do a search on the kind of material you have….then take a look on how many times the clips was downloaded…..then calculate that by the percentage they pay (20%)…it will give you an idea.. 🙂
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Hello: A bit to late to answer, but definitely you will make money by selling your stock footage. As some have mentioned, your videos are stored, not doing a thing for you.
Anyway, we are currently developing a stock house and we are in need of videos of all kind…visit us when you have the opportunity.
I also recommend revostock, definitely one of the best, great customer support and great commission. Pond5 is another good option.
There are others out there but to be honest, the upload process is so painful that it becomes unworthy……..that’s besides their low commission….just 20%….after you do all the work…
Cheers.