123RoyaltyFree
Posted by Lee Torrens123RoyaltyFree, commonly known as 123rf, was around when I first started selling photos online. My original popularity test told me it wasn’t a good investment of my time, but I’m starting to see a lot of other microstockers experiencing pleasing results with them.
The 123rf website has the appearance of an established market participant, complete with all the bells and whistles. An initial investigation shows the numbers are starting to look good. So, it’s time to reconsider my original decision about 123rf.
Details
| Agency | 123RoyaltyFree |
| Web Address | www.123rf.com |
| Google Pagerank | 6 |
| Google Backlinks | 1,240 |
| Alexa Rank | 12,458 |
| Image Stats | 700,000 images |
| Size Requirement | Minimum 4 Megapixels |
| Vectors | Yes |
| Footage | No |
| Licenses | Royalty Free |
| Compensation | 50% |
| Pricing | Scales per size, starting at $1, or subscription |
| Payment Methods | PayPal, MoneyBookers, Check |
| Payout Threshold | $50 paid automatically on 15th of following month |
| Referral Program | 15% of buyer purchases and 10% of contributor sales |
Comments
The 123rf website is great. The layout is clear and all the information you’d expect to find is there. The agency is owned by one of the larger traditional stock photography companies, Inmagine.
Conclusion
I have no complaints about 123rf who I feel are doing a fine job with their website and creating some success with their agency. My only reservation with them is their popularity and turnover. I hope that given their website and technology seem solid they’re now concentrating on marketing and building their customer base. I will sign up with 123rf and upload a selection of images and watch. If the images sell sufficiently well I will continue to invest.
Posted April 28th, 2007 by Lee Torrens
Agency appears to be folding. Website isn’t working right, no response to contact requests. Seems like everyone went home for good.
Totally agree with dbltapp. I was an affiliate for them a while, but the conversions have nose dived, and they never pay me automatically! I have to constantly contact them every month to ask where my payment is. And there customer service is slow. And the stats area in the ‘make money’ section is always on the blink, every time I login I don’t know if it is going to work or not. Given my serious lack of confidence in them I have now completely stopped promoting them on my website!
the site is working well.
i received my payment last month for about USD 50.0
the site is now have a new looking.
