BigStockPhoto.com

Download, Upload, Create, Earn – Truly Royalty Free Images

BigStockPhoto.com is one of the fastest growing world leaders in low-cost, high quality royalty free stock photography. Priced at just $1 - $2 each, we offer nearly 300,000 images to choose from, and our selection grows by 1,000 images daily. Powerful and easy to use search tools and licensing options for any special usage needs make finding, downloading and using our images quick and easy. You won’t believe the superior quality at these prices!

(what is unique about you? interview question)

Overview

1. When did your site go live on the internet?
August 2004

2. How many total images does your site have?
250,000 and growing by about 1,000 daily.

3. How many images do you accept into your database weekly?
6,000-7,000

4. Is your site offered in more than one language? Which ones?
Not currently

For Designers

1. Are you a subscription-based, per photo sale, or combination website?
Per photo sale

2. How many total members does your site have?
About 38,000

3. Do you offer free images? How many at a time? How often do they change?
Yes – weekly we offer a premium free image.

For Photographers

1. How many photographers do you have actively submitting work?
6,000

2. What is your compensation scale?
50 cents per image sale – this is 500% what several other large microstock competitors pay out…We also pay out 33% on special license purchases.

3. Do you sell separate sizes of image for different prices?
No – one size, one price currently.

4. Do you allow FTP uploads?
Yes - this makes the uploading process extremely fast and easy for photographers looking to upload a lot of images. We support EXIF data also for embedded photo names, descriptions, keywords etc.

5. Do you allow multiple uploads (activeX / form / ETC)?
Yes

6. What is your Min Image size? (dimension, megapixels or both)
600 px across or high

7. What is your Max Image size? (dimensions, megapixels or both)
6MB

6. What is a url for more information about signing up as a
photographer?
http://www.bigstockphoto.com/forphotographer.html

Referral
1. Do you offer a referral program?
Yes

2) What are the referral rates?
25% payout on all new customer sales

3) What is a url for more information about your referral program?
http://www.bigstockphoto.com/core.php?accpage=affiliates

Business Information

* Where is your business physically located (not an address, but at
least a country/state)?
Davis, CA, USA

* How many people are on the reviewing team?
15-20

Sample Image(s)



Name: BigStockPhoto Started: Aug 2004 Images: 250,000+ Growing: 6000+ per week Designers Members: 38,000 Site-Type: Pay-per-photo Free Images: Yes Photographers Min Image Size: 600x600 Max Image Size: 6MB Multiple Uploads: Yes Compensation: $.50/sale FTP Upload: Yes Other Referral Program: Yes Location:CA, USA Languages: English Updated: 1/23/2006 ranking

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