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a friend sent me this interesting email from acclaim images. very=20
badly worked, doubt i will submit to them now! Wonder what Paris=20
Hilton's lawers would say!
To All Contributing Artists - November 28, 2006 (02:58:00)
Jamie, Barbara and Cindy are no longer with Acclaim Images. They will=20
be missed but I have faith that they will all succeed at whatever=20
they attempt or wherever they go and I wish them the best of luck.=20
The decision to let them go was based on a lack of growth in our=20
stock photography business but I can assure you that all artist=20
payouts will go out at usual and that Acclaim Images will remain a=20
vibrant, viable and profitable company as long as I own it.
Acclaim Images will now undergo a basic restructuring with a focus on=20
once again becoming an agile company that dominates at what it is=20
best at: marketing images via the Internet.
We will be getting back to our gorilla warfare style of online=20
marketing, the type that brings us well over 100,000 visitors per day=20
to our various web properties.
I can tell you with complete certainty that we will begin expanding=20
our offerings to include lower priced images, clipart and posters but=20
we will continue to offer higher priced RF and RM images. We have a=20
tremendous number of visitors to our sites each day who are looking=20
for images other than what we are currently offering and we will=20
begin offering the images that they want. Rest assured that you will=20
have control over how YOUR images are offered.=20
If you are happy with us now you should expect no negative results=20
from the changes. If you are not, you may see some pleasant results.=20
If you do not, it may be time for you to look elsewhere to license=20
your images.=20
This brings us to changes in our image acquisition and editing=20
system: we will first be overhauling and streamlining our editing=20
process. We will be going over all images, artists by artist, and=20
sorting images by quality. To do this I will be freezing image=20
uploads until we are done. This may be several weeks. Please do not=20
ask when it will be back online; it will be back online when we are=20
finished.
Once done we will have the best images at the top of our search=20
results. Our new editing process will focus on the better images=20
submitted. We will spend more time editing descriptions and keywords=20
on those images and less time on poorer images. Expect to see many=20
more images rejected.
Contributors will be able to edit certain image attributes such as=20
license, category, description, title, use restrictions, etc.=20
Contributors will receive a default rating based mainly on their=20
average image rating.=20
The result is that if you are exceptional you will be very pleased=20
and if you are mediocre or worse you will not be. This will be the=20
new driving force behind Acclaim Images; to focus our resources on=20
our better images and contributors. A note of caution here: one of=20
the ways I know people are not a good fit for us is when they spend=20
more time complaining about our system than producing quality images.=20
Those who know me from way back when know that I do not have much=20
patience with complainers. I will have less now.=20
Let me make it clear that I am back in charge of Acclaim Images and I=20
will steer this ship in the direction that I think is right. If you=20
disagree with me start your own company and compete with me, don't=20
expect me to change mine to suit you. I have no interest in following=20
the other stock image agencies around and competing on their terms so=20
please don't write and tell me how Alamy does things.I don't care!=20
Getting into Alamy is like getting into Paris Hilton, it's just not=20
that difficult, though it can be fun and even quite profitable.
We will once again begin forging new paths and trying new things and=20
we will once again become an Internet company willing to break the=20
mold.=20
Fred Voetsch Owner
ACCLAIM IMAGES
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<p>a friend sent me this interesting email from acclaim images. very <br>
badly worked, doubt i will submit to them now! Wonder what Paris <br>
Hilton's lawers would say!<br>
<br>
To All Contributing Artists - November 28, 2006 (02:58:00)<br>
<br>
Jamie, Barbara and Cindy are no longer with Acclaim Images. They will <br>
be missed but I have faith that they will all succeed at whatever <br>
they attempt or wherever they go and I wish them the best of luck. <br>
The decision to let them go was based on a lack of growth in our <br>
stock photography business but I can assure you that all artist <br>
payouts will go out at usual and that Acclaim Images will remain a <br>
vibrant, viable and profitable company as long as I own it.<br>
<br>
Acclaim Images will now undergo a basic restructuring with a focus on <br>
once again becoming an agile company that dominates at what it is <br>
best at: marketing images via the Internet.<br>
<br>
We will be getting back to our gorilla warfare style of online <br>
marketing, the type that brings us well over 100,000 visitors per day <br>
to our various web properties.<br>
<br>
I can tell you with complete certainty that we will begin expanding <br>
our offerings to include lower priced images, clipart and posters but <br>
we will continue to offer higher priced RF and RM images. We have a <br>
tremendous number of visitors to our sites each day who are looking <br>
for images other than what we are currently offering and we will <br>
begin offering the images that they want. Rest assured that you will <br>
have control over how YOUR images are offered. <br>
<br>
If you are happy with us now you should expect no negative results <br>
from the changes. If you are not, you may see some pleasant results. <br>
If you do not, it may be time for you to look elsewhere to license <br>
your images. <br>
<br>
This brings us to changes in our image acquisition and editing <br>
system: we will first be overhauling and streamlining our editing <br>
process. We will be going over all images, artists by artist, and <br>
sorting images by quality. To do this I will be freezing image <br>
uploads until we are done. This may be several weeks. Please do not <br>
ask when it will be back online; it will be back online when we are <br>
finished.<br>
<br>
Once done we will have the best images at the top of our search <br>
results. Our new editing process will focus on the better images <br>
submitted. We will spend more time editing descriptions and keywords <br>
on those images and less time on poorer images. Expect to see many <br>
more images rejected.<br>
<br>
Contributors will be able to edit certain image attributes such as <br>
license, category, description, title, use restrictions, etc. <br>
<br>
Contributors will receive a default rating based mainly on their <br>
average image rating. <br>
<br>
The result is that if you are exceptional you will be very pleased <br>
and if you are mediocre or worse you will not be. This will be the <br>
new driving force behind Acclaim Images; to focus our resources on <br>
our better images and contributors. A note of caution here: one of <br>
the ways I know people are not a good fit for us is when they spend <br>
more time complaining about our system than producing quality images. <br>
Those who know me from way back when know that I do not have much <br>
patience with complainers. I will have less now. <br>
<br>
Let me make it clear that I am back in charge of Acclaim Images and I <br>
will steer this ship in the direction that I think is right. If you <br>
disagree with me start your own company and compete with me, don't <br>
expect me to change mine to suit you. I have no interest in following <br>
the other stock image agencies around and competing on their terms so <br>
please don't write and tell me how Alamy does things.I don't care! <br>
Getting into Alamy is like getting into Paris Hilton, it's just not <br>
that difficult, though it can be fun and even quite profitable.<br>
<br>
We will once again begin forging new paths and trying new things and <br>
we will once again become an Internet company willing to break the <br>
mold. <br>
<br>
Fred Voetsch Owner<br>
ACCLAIM IMAGES<br>
<br>
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