ClickASnap or Flickr?

Has anybody signed up for ClickASnap?

Just signed up for a paid ad free subscription which comes in a lot cheaper than Flickr and has a benefit of getting paid for people viewing my photos !

Seems to be a rapidly growing membership but I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this site?

As with everything there are a few cons, to go along with the pros. Doesn’t seem to support EXIF data at the moment nor does it seem to have any sort of equipment database but I’m not sure if this is down to me using Pentax gear.

As they say, nothing ventured, nothing gained.

I’ve put up about 8 photos so far and after a few hours had already had 10 views that count towards payment (only another 2402 before I can withdraw a payment ).

Any views or comments?

Cheers

Chris

Does not support EXIF data ? Why would I want to pay to see your (or anyone's photos) if I cannot even see the EXIF ?

What is the usual pixel size that people are uploading ?

I won't be joining.

Hi Peter

I think you may have misunderstood, you don’t pay to view each picture, you only pay for a subscription (unless you opt for the free membership), the payment to the photographer is paid for by the advertising on the site.

I have uploaded full size JPGs from both my K5 and Q and not had any issues (there may be a size limit but I haven’t come across it yet on my few days on the site), and there is no limit on the number of uploads.

Just had a look and there is some EXIF data but apparently the functionality is “broken” and will be fixed when the new site is released. According to the latest update this will be going into beta testing in the next few weeks.

Compared to Flickr, there is some functionality missing, groups for example, the current user experience may not be quite so good and there are a number of other small issues.

This needs to be weighed against the relative immaturity of the product, it is only just over 5 years old and the fact you get paid for people viewing your photos instead of all the site revenue going into the pockets of it’s owners or shareholders.

At the end of the day people will stick with what they are comfortable. I use Flickr and will continue to do so, at least until I see major improvements on this new contender, but I do see the potential for competitors such as ClickASnap to challenge the current status quo and hope this will prompt other sites, perhaps some new and some existing, to work to the benefit of those whose work leads to the generation of income.

My views might be slightly biased due to my IT background and always being open to challenging the status quo and the benefit of exploiting new new ideas, techniques and tools.

Cheers

Chris

That sounds like a lifetime to me.

I wish you well with it and hope you earn a lot of money from it.

At what payment threshold do you receive payment?

Hi Rob

Payment threshold is currently $15.00 but you do need a PayPal account.

That equates to 2,412 views, unless I am mistaken.

Cheers

Chris

Five years is not long in the world of IT, have a look at how long Flickr, Facebook, etc. have been around. They still have bugs and issues in their system and some parts of Facebook just do not work consistently or properly.

I am not looking to make a lot of money from it, just share in the revenue it helps generate rather than have someone make billions from the efforts of other people, like me, and treating them like dirt.

I see no harm in uploading your back catalogue as long as you can ensure somehow they don’t get downloaded for free, much as I do with micro stock sites. If you need to add key words to each photo in order to get more views then obviously that is time consuming but what else are you doing on dark winter nights! I suppose drip-feeding will be more successful than loading hundreds at a time.

I gave on up the ugly mess that is Flickr in 2013. They turned an elegant user interface into a God awful eyesore and nine years later it is just as bad.

Although it has its issues (mainly around Chrome security settings) Ipernity is a "club" owned by its members.

K.

I've never heard of ClickASnap.

I've been using Flickr for quite a few years and find it useful and enjoyable. Though there are some inconsistencies in the interface it all works well and the social aspect of the groups is something I enjoy and learn from, with like-minded people all contributing.

I pay for a Pro subscription these days since I have well over the 1000 photo limit for the free account that was introduced a few years ago. The price goes up a bit every year and I no longer get the offers by holding off until the last moment before paying my year's membership, but it's worth it to have a place I can share and back up photos easily, as well as enjoy others' photos totally ad-free.

Just joined free version, just to test the waters. Put a few shots up, see wether they get viewed or not

The site may say,"Your images are protected against print screen theft, thanks to Watermark-less Image Protection Technology. "
Bunkum!
I can assure you they're not.
AFAIK photographers using the free account don’t get paid. While they can upload photos they’ll need to subscribe to a paid account if they want to earn money.

After trying the free version for a week, I would suggest not going near it. You can not cancel your subscription, only downgrade to free version. I have sent a request, after searching high and low, to have my free membership deleted and my photo's removed.. Not visible on the catagory I chose, and not 1 person viewed my photo, so to me an absolute waste of space. I have been here for quite a few years, and when nobody critisises my photo, good or bad, I remove it. If it's not good enough for a comment, it's not good enough for the site.. Just my thought.