Breaking news: Alamy allow 2 week Novel Use opt out from 10th June 2008

photo credit: C.P.Storm Following yesterdays controversial decision by Alamy to sell RM images for as little as 60p today Alamy CEO James West has announced an opt-out period for those seemingly locked into Novel Use participation until April 2009:

Alamy go all ‘microstock’ with ‘Limited Use’ scheme

photo credit: rastafabi I predict a riot. Alamy appear to have gone all microstock on us today. No, seriously. No, don’t look at your calendar – its not April 1st. So just WTF (as teenagers say in text speak) is going on over there?

Five practical tips to help increase your Alamy Rank

photo credit: Gaetan Lee OK so you’ve discovered your Alamy Rank and where your work sits in the grand scheme of things. You want to get off page 45 so you can get some views, zooms and increase your CTR. You want sales of course! Fed up with languishing in the division three of search [...]

“BHZ” and how to measure or find your Alamy Rank

photo credit: Jef Poskanzer So you’re underway with selling stock photography on Alamy. You’re getting some views and some zooms so you’ll have an Alamy Rank. How do you know what your Alamy Rank is ? How can you improve it? PP shows you how to easily compare your Alamy Rank to others.

Alamy Rank: what it is and why it matters

photo credit: Buster Butterfield McLeod Another common cry and cause of much angst and grumbling is Alamy Rank. Just what is it about search positions on Alamy that get contributors so hot under the collar? Is it weighted against photographers and for Agencies or vice-versa? Is it possible to work out your Alamy Rank? What [...]