Are they for real ?

JamesMason · Oct 12, 2009

Just saw this on a freelancing webiste

Right now, the site is in the beginning stages. I am about ready to start marketing it. I am a photographer, so I have uploaded some of my photos to the site. I need more photographers to sign up and upload images to draw in buyers.

I will pay $10 for every 200 accepted images you upload.

Please note, I will be reviewing the images, so if you upload 200 bad images, you will not get paid for them, they must be accepted images. You must own the photos, and have the right to sell them.

$10 for 200 images !!! I might give them one for that. The biggest worry was the amount of responses they had.

IgsEMT · Oct 12, 2009

Sounds interesting, just wondering though how and WHO decides what is accepted? So you go out and shoot for few hrs and upload 200images. They accept 195 and you don't get a penny for it.

Andrew Sun · Oct 12, 2009

$10....
.......200 images.....err...:er:

KmH · Oct 12, 2009

WOW......
$0.05 for each accepted image.

We'll all be rich beyond our wildest dreams. :er:

mtfd635 · Oct 12, 2009

Sure, just send along your bank account number to simplify the transaction...

Overread · Oct 12, 2009

Heh for me as soon as I start reading slightly broken english in a website I simply walk away from anything remotly connected to paying cash over unless I have some validation of the website and its services - like e-bay comments and votes or word of mouth/type recomending the company.

As for this case in specific - well I know a lot of people get drawn in to the cheaper microstock websites with the offer of easy sale images for cheap cash - but even on their scalings this is very very cheap. $10 for 200 "quality" images sounds tiny - however one thing that I am drawn to is the fact that this ad reads like this is membership to a microstock site (or similar) so is this not infact an advance of $10 to every member uploading 200 images with a view that these images will then be sold on (with I hope royalties to hte photographer of course) after that? Or am I getting the wrong end of the stick here

bstockphoto · Oct 12, 2009

lol just upload 200 PD images and see what happens

Joves · Oct 12, 2009

bstockphoto said:
lol just upload 200 PD images and see what happens

I should do that I have 200 overexposed, out of focus and, such to shoot them. :lol:

FilmaTroy · Oct 16, 2009

i might send em 210 images of naked fate people, but with great dof, amazing composition, and even some editing, haha

AyyyDubsss · Oct 20, 2009

If I had a nickle...

what a joke.

DennyCrane · Oct 20, 2009

I'd like to see this site... link, please?

Rekd · Oct 20, 2009

Lessee... 200 / 8 fps = 25 seconds. Not bad for 10 bucks, give or take. What's that link? :lmao:

Atlas77 · Oct 20, 2009

I'd make more money selling lemonade.

Link to the site please! Im curious to see what has been posted.

Rekd · Oct 20, 2009

The webiste in question is ClearerImages - Download Stock Photos and Images Stock Photos Royalty Free Downloads. I found a couple pages on google with part of the OPs quote.

Josh66 · Oct 20, 2009

About ATVs said:
The webiste in question is ClearerImages - Download Stock Photos and Images Stock Photos Royalty Free Downloads. I found a couple pages on google with part of the OPs quote.

I don't think I would want to do business with a company that gives their competition advertising space on their website... :lol: