I've been developing this idea for the past couple months and I am looking for a few webmasters to bump head withs.
It's a legitimate venture, I want to create a MASSIVE stock photo site. I mean, pictures of everything under the fucking sun. If we build it they will come, trust me, especially with the prices we offer. I was thinking something like $4.99 per month recurring, $50 annual, $250 lifetime, or something...could be more, but too many stock photo sites charge crazy loot for just a CD or $150 for a full access membership... come on, its just fuckin pics of shit...not ansel adams...
Hosting is no problem (looking at $50-100 per month). depending on how much we grow, that figure will go up. But by then it won't matter.
Considering it's a good idea to any of you...here's what I'm suggesting. I would like people with the ability to take SUPER HIGH QUALITY shots like mine, i.e. you have an SLR or very good equipment, I take most of you do since you do content and what not, we're not looking for shots from digital cameras that cost like $200 or $300, only the good stuff. I started out back in the 90's with a Kodak DCS560 and I was fucking in shock. Been working with digital ever since.
Based on how many pictures you contribute, you get the appropriate percentage of revenue from the net profit. I was thinking about it, by having let's say 3 of us in the program, this would make us compete to have more than one another resulting in the site always expanding.
I have a nasty vision for this and am willing to make it happen. Been working with photography my whole life; my dad is an award winning photographer...but I don't wanna say who lol, cause everyone will know who i really am lol
I'm not bragging, im just saying im not just some asshole with a digital camera, lol, going to school for film...so I'm dedicated to this. I Got the domain...can get appropriate hosting within a day.
As of right now I have about 5,000 USABLE images. Looking to get at least 10,000 before launching it. I'm also going to need a lot of programming for the site itself I guess. Can't be too hard, they sell scripts for shit like this right?
Anyway...i have more in depth ideas but won't list them all here... lemme know what's up.
if your interested and want to know more please contact me via ICQ or e-mail.
icq: 303419172
email:
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