marthamarks

Thanks for that clarification, Leo. Your new approach sounds good!

I’m still very happy with the look of my site and have no desire to change it. But knowing there’s flexibility down the line is reassuring.

This seems like a fine way to move forward. I’m sure most of us old-time SYSers are glad to see it and eager to welcome newcomers into our network.

So, Leo, not sure I understand correctly what you just wrote.

From now on, will we be able to pick any WP theme we like, from any source, and run SYS as a plugin on it?

Or… will the SYS plugin only work with WP themes available through ThemeForest?

When you get a chance, please clarify. Thanks!

I’m still here too, continuing to add images to my site as time allows. Very happy with the showcase it provides me, despite lack of sales.

Glad to “see” you again, Leo. I hope you and your family are doing well this holiday season!

Leo, it’s a bit hard to answer that question. I really do like the look of my site as is, but that’s not to say it couldn’t be improved.

What worries me is that I’m still using the “Clean Theme” child theme from an early 3rd-party developer, which (as you know) isn’t being supported any more. You personally made hands-on modifications to my child…[Read more]

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Attaboy, Redneck!

Shotupdave seems to have proven Shelma’s theory that many SYSers don’t know about DPC. There must be some way to get the word out to SYS members.

@JoAnnSnover wrote:

I don’t know why I’d submit to a co-op unless I dropped my own site.

+1

Congrats on the sale, VectorJourney!

Yes, I too am happy. If you’re happy, Leo, we’re all happy! 😛

I will confess to being bewildered by everything you’ve described. But then, if I understood it, the new system probably would’t be very exciting to you or anybody else.

So… I’ll bide my time, keep uploading to my site, and look forward to an even-newer, even-better, and…[Read more]

@Redneck wrote:

Martha, I think your images are great but might not be a good match for W61. They’re mostly interested in European lifestyle and travel images.

Personally I believe the number 1 reason why you haven’t had sales with your site yet is that your photography is covering a niche that’s only in demand with a low percentage of the entire…

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Yes, I do believe that pricing our work higher gives a “vibe” of higher quality. I’d love to do that exclusively on my SYS site. However, for the 8 months or so that I withheld my newest images from the stock agencies, I had no sales for them. Once I bit the bullet and moved them into SS and DT, they began selling right away. It’s hard to be a…[Read more]

Several months ago, inspired by Redneck’s success in selling higher-priced images, I raised my own up to a max of $35 for the largest size. That is less than Redneck’s top price, but still significantly more than the $20 I started with last summer.

Now… since I haven’t had any sales yet, either before or after that increase, it’s hard to know…[Read more]

Jo Ann makes a good point.

I’m on Dreamstime too, and when uploading there, if it’s not too much trouble, I do enter my place data so their system can record the GPS coordinates. However, if it’s anything more complicated than that, I don’t bother with it.

My two Canon 7D cameras don’t support GPS, and since it will probably be a long time…[Read more]

Hi Leo, and thanks for thinking of ways to improve SYS for us nature photogs!

I think I’d like the feature you’re talking about. Don’t understand exactly how it would work, but if it’s something we could easily learn to do, then yes, I’m game.

I hope you’re doing well these days and earning good $$$ while also having fun with the next great…[Read more]

One problem with this poll: the lowest category is $0.01 – $5, so somebody with $0 in sales has nowhere to report that fact.

Was that intentional or just an oversight?

Attaboy, Steve. So happy for you!