Dear Fellow Photographer,

Since 1998 OzImages has helped hundreds of photographers from right around the world grow their photography business and sell more photos. If you've got a few minutes to spare, I'd like to show you what we can do for you.

What you're about to read will be quite different to any other Stock Photography Library you might have looked at already. We were the first major online Stock Library to take a co-operative approach to marketing our work and building our businesses and while there's been some imitators over the years, we're still the best.

If you've been looking around for a stock library to represent you, you're probably feeling the pressure by now ... worrying that the wrong decision could cost you sales and if you take too long you might miss out on something ...

Well for starters, you should relax and take your time. There are two things you need to know before we go any further.

Stock Photography is a great business to be in and if you've got what
it takes it's definitely worth taking your time now to get it right.

That said, Stock has always been a fickle business.

Trends and fashions can change overnight and top performing images suddenly stop selling for no apparent reason. Photographers can feel like they're bouncing around on the tide, and al lthey can do is hope they have the right image posted in the right place at the right time to make a sale.

The average stock photographer is completely out of the feedback loop and totally dependent on a third-party business organization that they have zero control over.

The photographers have no contact with the actual photo buyers so they're totally dependent on the library for leads, sales, feedback and direction.

It leaves them totally at the mercy of the library management and if things aren't happening they're virtually powerless to do much about it.

In this day and age that's just not a sustainable business model.

Well you've now found a stock photo library that takes a very different approach.

We aren't just trying to sell a few photos for you -- if your work is any good then pretty much any stock library can do that -- instead we want to work with you to develop a complete marketing system for your photography business.

We'll help you increase your exposure in expanding markets so you can grow a viable, sustainable and independent stock photography business. One where you're in control and one where you always have options.

Doesn't that sound like a better plan?

Now you might have already noticed, this page is quite long. There's a lot of information and it's important that you read it all before you get involved. However, I do appreciate that your time is precious and you probably won't want to invest too much of it in this until you know what it's all about ... that's fair enough too. So what follows is just the meat, a quick overview of what you get with OzImages membership so you can decide if it might worth a closer look: (OzImages is UNIQUE as a marketing platform for photographers -- we're definitely not your average stock library -- so if you are at all interested in getting involved, we do encourage you to take your time and read this page in full before you continue!) For now though, here it is in a nutshell ... 10,000 image catalog on our library. This is fully indexed and keyword searchable for Clients. We deal with the technical stuff, the design & development, and the marketing ... you just add your photos! Maintain Your Own Identify ... and send your own Clients to view your work with confidence. With most photo libraries your work soon gets lost in the crowd but with OzImages Photo Buyers can search just your images from any of your personal pages on the website. (They can even search your OzImages collection from your own private website!) Professional Portfolio page ... show your very best work to multiple buyers at once, anywhere around the world. We'll show you how to identify buyers who use your subjects, and how to present your work to them. Built in Price Calculator ... this is hands-free sales, or you can keep control and have all buyers contact you directly for a quote. Either way you Deal Directly with Photo Buyers. You always stay in control ... your photos, your business, your decisions. You pay NO COMMISSION. Unlike most stock photo libraries we don't penalize photographers for doing well! We will never charge a commission on your sales. Instead we charge a modest subscription to cover our costs. Email Photo Requests List ... When buyers can't find what they want in the library, they tell us what they need and we tell you. If you've got something you just add it to a lightbox and they'll contact you if they want it. Assignment Leads ... your detailed Work Profile is indexed so interested buyers can find you and contact you any time they need a photographer with your skills in your area 19,000+ Photo Buyers. You get immediate exposure to our existing Client list. Most months we add another 100-200 new buyers to this list! Your own list of responsive Photo Buyers ... you are able to track all your Client interactions -- from Comping Image download to Lightbox Saves to Quote Requests and Sales -- and develop an ongoing, independent business relationship with them. Use our Shared Lightboxes to prospect for new personal Clients. Research a photo buyer, make a custom lightbox, send an instant invite ... rinse and repeat ... you can do this AS OFTEN AS YOU LIKE! Unlimited Lightboxes ... Group your new work as you add it to the library ... we publish these through our RSS newsfeeds, and they're usually indexed by Google within a day or two. Interested buyers can subscribe to your personal RSS News Feed to keep up to date with what you're working on, new material you're adding to the stock library and whatever photo trips or projects you've got planned. Unlimited Gallery Exhibits ... to show off those extra special photos that you want visitors to view as a set. These are cycled through the front page of the website for maximum exposure and get a lot of interest from our editorial buyers. Tearsheet Gallery ... Add a catalog of your published work so buyers considering a commission can quickly and easily review your previous efforts. Your own Personal Website ... this combines your Professional Portfolio, Work Profile, Personal Blog, Stock Photo Index, Lightboxes, Galleries, Contact Form and more. Fully customizable and scalable.   This is just the essentials .. you can see a detailed feature list a little further down the page .. but it should give you a feel for what's on offer here. You get a fully-managed professional photographer's web presence, so you can concentrate on doing what you do best ... creating great photography. We're responsible for the Maintenance & Development so you don't have the technical headaches that come with most DIY websites. We thrive on the slow and tedious Web Marketing & SEO (Search Engine Optimization) processes and we keep up to date with all the important industry changes and trends. You get the kind of exposure you could never afford as an individual. We advertise the library extensively via direct mail, PPC Search engine listings, industry directories and trade publications. We back the entire operation with Fanatical Member Support and a commitment to do everything in our power to make this work well for each and every new photographer we take on.   Listen ... What we offer isn't going to appeal to everyone. That's fine. Some photographers still believe stock should be totally hands-free, and they'll just skim through this information and leave without ever really 'getting it'. It's a pity but it's OK ... We don't expect every photographer who comes through here will want to come on board, and to be perfectly honest, we don't have room for everyone anyway. But if you do get it, and if you do decide to get involved, you will look back at today as a major turning point for your business. So all I ask is that you take your time, keep an open mind and make sure you really understand what's on offer here ... before you make a decision either way. Fair enough?   Our front-end service to Photo Buyers is essentially a Stock Photo Library, quite similar to most others you'll find on the internet. However, the service we offer our Photographers is anything but a typical agency arrangement. We're set up to generate leads and sales for you, but we also give you all the "tools" so you can "build" a more complete online photography business as well. We encourage direct contact between you and your customers, so you don't have to sit patiently waiting for stock sales. Instead you can get pro-active and grow your business as you see fit. Whether you're just starting out or you've been shooting and selling your photos for years you won't find a better way to market your photos online and grow your photography business. It's also important that you understand we're looking for long-term business partners here. We're looking for people we can work with for many years to come. Many of our Photographers have been with us ten years now, and it's that sort of long-term vision we'll be looking for from you. So if you're just looking to make some small change from your hobby, then this isn't going to be right for you. This is a commercial business package. If you're looking for quick cash or some sort of photographic-get-rich-quick scheme, sorry but this ain't it! If you just want to dump your photos in a library and forget about it, then this isn't for you either. That stopped working years ago. On the other hand, if you might be interested in joining a community of like-minded photographers to promote your work, share costs and grow your business, then you've found it. Heard Enough? You Can Click Here To Get Started What follows is a simple application process ... you register as a Pending Member, then we'll ask you a few questions and you can send us a few samples of your work. There's no cost, no obligation and no risk. We'll look over your application and if we think we're a good match then we'll invite you to join with us. If we don't think you're quite ready, we'll offer a detailed review, some ideas on what you need to work on, and some resources to get you started. Either way, you have nothing to lose and much to gain. If this is sounding like it could be what you're looking for, I encourage you to read the full Information Page below then Register as a Pending Member & Get Started Today.

Still here? That's great!

What follows is a fairly detailed explanation of what we offer and how it works. It outlines what we do and what's expected of you. If you're interested in moving forward with OzImages then we strongly recommend you read it in full.

It will save you time later on and I think you'll find plenty of useful information and ideas, even if you decide not to go any further with OzImages.

In the ten years I've been running OzImages I've seen a lot of changes in our industry -- some good, some bad, some just plain stupid! -- but my biggest concern is the growing number of photographers who are suffering information overload and just can't work out what they're supposed to be doing!

Some are stuck in the rut of doing things the way they always have. Some are just starting out and trying to do things they way they've read about in books and magazines that are horribly out of date. Others are desperately trying to follow every new trend and suggestion they hear about in the various forums and blogs.

It's no surprise a lot of photographers are feeling overwhelmed by it all.

The industry has changed. The rules have changed. Photography has changed.

In the past, some photographers had an online presence as part of their business.

Today, photography IS an online business.

You make your images offline but that's where it ends ...

There is no doubt that the Internet has made our lives easier and transformed our businesses in many ways, but for a photographer who just wants to get out and shoot great images, creating and maintaining any sort of web presence can be a daunting task.

Setting up a professional web presence is a big job. While most of us enjoy the creativity of the design work, and quite a few of us enjoy the technical/problem solving aspects of the development, the real work only starts once it's built ...

Faced with all this there are four basic reactions among photographers ...

And that's exactly what OzImages offers you:

A complete plug-and-play Stock Photography Marketing Business.

You get to turn all the tedious and technical stuff over to people who thrive on it
and you stick with what you do best: Making great photography!

We call it the 100% Stock Photography Business

	You get a 100% complete online photography business -- plug-and-play -- just add your images and you're ready to go.
	You keep 100% control of your photos, we don't handle your originals and we don't require exclusive access to your work.
	You keep 100% control of your business, you set your prices, you deal with the buyers and you always have the final say.
	You keep 100% of your sales, we charge no commission whatsoever on your sales.

	Expand your personal list of buyers overnight: Show your professional portfolio to multiple Clients in dozens of different countries, all at once, without ever having to let your precious originals out of your sight.
	Set up a 24/7 shop front for your work. Submit up to 10,000 of your images to our state-of-the-art search engine, giving Photo Buyers everywhere quick and easy access to your images.
	Maintain Your Own Identify. Send your personal Clients to search your collection only from any of your individual pages ... you get all the benefits of a big stock library without getting lost in the crowd!
	Hands-Free Pricing & RM Licensing. Enable our built-in Stock Photo Price Calculator to automate the sales process. This returns an appropriate price based on the Clients' intended usage and your preferences.
	... Or Keep As Much Control As You Want. If you prefer more control over how your images are used and how much is paid for them, you can have Clients submit their usage details instead so you can prepare a quote and proceed from there.
	Let buyers tell you what they want. Sometimes a buyer is in a hurry, or needs a lot of images, or knows a request is going to be hard to fill .... or simply can't be bothered searching themselves. If you've got something suitable you respond with low-res previews ... if it works for the Client you get a sale, all with minimal effort.
	Get Commissioned Assignment Work. Sometimes a Client will need a photographer in a certain area, or someone with a specific specialty. We don't see as many assignments as we do straight stock sales, but when they happen they are extremely lucrative.
	Get fast search engine exposure. Group your photos into themed lightboxes and we'll announce them through our RSS newsfeeds, from where they are usually picked up by the major search engines in a matter of days. Because these are tightly themed lightboxes, people are going to arrive on a page showing exactly what they're looking for! Highly targeted prospective buyers delivered right to your doorstep!
	Shared Lightboxes with targeted buyers. Using the same Themed Lightbox arrangement, you can set up specific lightboxes for specific Clients. Research a photo buyer, the subjects they use, the styles they prefer. Put together a Lightbox of images that you know they can use. Use the Share Lightbox function to invite them to check it out! Some of our Photographers send out dozens of Lightbox Invites every month to carefully selected/researched Clients ... with fantastic results! It's a great way to prospect for new buyers and to keep in touch with your existing Clients.
	Your Own Personal Publicity Machine. Post your story ideas, news of your travels, what you've been shooting, what you're planning to cover to your personal News Blog. These posts go out instantly through our RSS Newsfeed and generate a lot of interest.
	Query Thousands of Buyers Each Month. We also pick the best items from the members' individual News Blogs each month to include in our own email Newsletter to Clients. That's like sending a query letter to 12,000+ of receptive editors every month.
	Create Front Page Galleries to present selections of your very best work with a brief commentary. This makes a great platform for those special sets of images you know someone is going to be interested in. Got a photo essay you haven't been able to place? A great idea for a coffee table book you want some feedback on? A special interest you'd like to share? Submit them as a Gallery Exhibit and we'll show it on our home page where you are guaranteed an audience!
	Your Own Website, no HTML required! This is a mini-website we publish for you that ties together each of your personal pages with one fully customized home page, and another specially designed, search engine friendly 'landing page'. It's ready to go as-is, or you can get in and really make it your own!
	Show off your published work in our Tearsheet Gallery. This gets a lot of Client interest, especially when they are in 'browse' mode, and it's no coincidence that many of these images end up being multiple sellers.
	Join the Members-Only Discussion Forum for advice on equipment or processes, legal issues, pricing & contracts, copyright issues, scanning, digital work and more. The talent and experience gathered here is incredible and the community spirit and willingness to assist is remarkable.
	Check the Search Engine History for live data on what subjects Photo Buyers are currently searching for. Find out what they're looking for at different times of the year and have photos online ready for them next year!
	We not only keep Extensive Personal Stats & Ratings for you, but we show you how to evaluate and interpret them. There's detailed current data on Thumbnail Views, Full Sized Image views, Page Views, Click Through Rates and a whole lot more.
	You can monitor all photo-buyer activity on the website ... Quote Requests, License Requests and even unposted Price Calculations ... to see both the subjects buyers are looking for and the ways they wish to use the images.
	Check what content is popular now? You can easily check which Photos, Portfolios and Personal Websites are getting the most views. Also available are full stats on the visitor traffic through the site each month.
	A virtual goldmine in the archives. You can probably image, after ten years we've got a lot of valuable information on file. This includes past Photo Requests, Quote Requests, Member & Client Newsletters and more. There's a large selection of business forms and an invaluable links directory we've assembled over the years. It's at your disposal anytime you need it.
	Fanatical Member Support. We have a multi-user helpdesk to ensure you always get the help you need, from the right person, as soon as possible. We back this with an extensive, fully-searchable knowledgebase covering all features and services of OzImages with background information, instructions and articles. For all that though, sometimes it's just easier to send an email or pick up the phone. If that's your preference that's fine too!
	Use our File Delivery Module to get large high res files to buyers ASAP without the hassles of trying to email huge files or waiting to post discs. You upload the file to our server, the Client is notified and they login and download it when they're ready.
	We maintain a Complete Text Listing of your photos and their caption info, specifically structured for the search engines that index image collections. For security reasons it only allows remote access the smaller thumbnails and visitors are directed to view larger previews in the secure OzImages framework.
	What's Hot! is a Members-Only list of specific images that are generating the most interest,right across the library. This list gives some particularly useful insights into what buyers are looking for at any given time. Check it regularly because you will be surprised!

So can you imagine a few ways you could put these tools to work to boost your business and ramp up your sales? Well keep reading because it's about to get even better ...

With OzImages You Pay No Commission On Your Sales

Our Member Photographers simply choose to pay a small amount up front,
rather than give up thousands of dollars in commissions later.

Of course if your work is really good then the
last thing you want is a commission-based library!

But A Commission Means You Have To Sell My Photos ...

Another myth that just won't go away is that somehow a commission structure gives a stock library greater incentive to sell your photos ...

This is one of the most enduring and damaging myths of the whole stock photography industry!

The truth is, the average commission-based stock library doesn't care whether you personally make any sales or not!

A commission based library clearly has to make sales to make money, but as long as there are sales they don't really care who owns the images that are sold.

If one photographer made every sale in a commission-based library, it would actually reduce their costs and improve their bottom line!

If that happened at OzImages we'd be out of business!

With OzImages, our ideal outcome is if ALL our photographers do well.

We want each and every photographer to renew each year so we have a genuine interest in making sure every Member gets a positive return on their investment!

While the commission structure might offer an incentive for a library to make as many sales as possible, there is no incentive for them to spread those sales around.

In most stock libraries the 80-20 rule applies ... 80% of the sales go to 20% of the photographers ... and if you're not one of the 20% then it's just too bad.

Our structure means that it's in our best interest to look after each individual photographer.

So if this is worrying you, you really need to ask yourself who really has the most incentive to sell your photos?

OzImages who wants all their photographers to succeed, or a
mega-stock library trying to cut costs and push their own images?

The bottom line is that we do look after our Member-Photographers very well and most stick with us long-term. Our founding Members have been with us ten years now and the majority of our Members have been with us four years or more!

Just in case you haven't worked this one out already: we're not looking for customers here ... we're looking for long-term business partners.

This long letter is all about giving you the information you need to decide if maybe we should do business together ... but I don't expect you to take my word for it. In any business venture, due diligence is essential, so here's some feedback from our photographers ...

Want more? Do a photographer search of your own to find someone who does similar work as you. Ask how it's working for them and what they think of OzImages.

I'm quite confident that most will tell you exactly the same thing.

OzImages works a treat and they're proud to be a part of it!

But Will My Photos Sell?

Of course what every photographer who comes through here really wants to know is, will it work for me?

Unfortunately there are many variables involved and it would be irresponsible to make that sort of prediction without knowing both you and your work.

What we can do though is share some examples of past sales to give you an idea of what our buyers have used in the past. The following list shows a random selection of sales shared by some of our Members.

Now let me ask you this ...

If you're answering Yes, or even Maybe, then there's only one thing left to do ...

Wouldn't It Make Sense To Find Out?

The one goal of this whole page is to give you enough information to decide if OzImages might be worth a closer look.

That's it! I'm not asking you to commit to anything. I'm not asking for money. I'm not asking you to sign your life away.

There is absolutely no risk, no cost and no pressure. Simply the opportunity to find out if you might be right for OzImages and we might be right for you.

What follows is a simple but essential Registration & Application process, so we can make sure you're ready for this and that OzImages will be a good match for your work.

Click Here To Get Started Immediately!

Chances are you've got questions still -- I'd be concerned if you didn't -- so there is a lot more information on the other side.

In fact I've put together very special selection of eBooks and Reports to make sure you get everything you need to make an informed decision. Check these out ...

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	What subjects sell over and over? What are buyers really looking for? How many images you need to start? Is your existing work suitable for stock? Is your camera gear good enough? What computer skills do you need? What about business experience? What do you charge for your photos? How do you choose a Stock Library?
It's all covered, plus a whole lot more! This great little report is only 14 pages but we've cut out all the fluff and packed it full of straight-forward answers to all the questions that photographers ask us every week. No matter where you're at right now, this must-read report will save you time show you the traps to avoid and get you started on the right track.

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I really do hope I've made this a no-brainer decision for you. Over the years I've heard from far too many photographers who put this off for one reason or another ... and eventually they got back here and were frustrated at how much time they'd wasted.

The registration above is totally risk free -- there is zero cost and zero obligation, just the opportunity to find out if we should do business.

Even if you've still got a few questions I encourage you to register and look over the Submission Guidelines. Most common questions are addressed there, but if not, you can always contact me directly here.

See you on the other side!

Regards

Matt Brading

 

P.S. Still Here? Near as I can tell, there are only 4 reasons not to register and grab these valuable bonuses today:

1. No time. I'm with you here. But you know, photographers 'need' to be online and this is the most time-efficient way to do it that I know. If you do end up getting started with us, we only ask for a few hours a month, and even that is entirely optional.

The time-savers we show you will more than make up for the time you put into this. Time is a choice, not a limitation.

2. No need. If your photography business is making all the money you want, and you are building ongoing passive sales, and growing your own list of responsive photo buyers, and you're still getting time to shoot, they you've either set your sights too low, or you're not being totally honest with yourself.

The bar can always be lifted. Even if you think your current business is doing fine, aren't you at least curious to see if it could be doing better?

3. No money. There is no cost to register, submit some photos and find out if we're going to be good match. That's it! There's no catch, no obligation and absolutely no risk! Just some great bonuses you get to keep either way.

When it comes time to make a decision, keep in mind this is designed to be cash-flow positive and we have payment options starting from as little as AU$27.50 a month. That's less than US$20 and only takes one or two average sales a year to cover your investment.

4. No interest. Sorry, I don't buy it! If you think this letter was long to read you should try writing it!

You've read a very long letter right through to the end so it's safe to say you're clearly interested and you must see the potential for OzImages improve your photography business.

So what's left?

Well anything else is really just plain-old procrastination.

Not sure your work is good enough? ... find out!

Not sure if your subjects will sell? ... find out!

Not sure you've got enough photos? ... find out!

Not sure you're experienced enough? ... find out!

Not sure if your camera is good enough ... find out!

... [insert your own excuse here] ... find out!

Unless your photos are selling themselves, there's simply no logical reason not to take action right now, grab your bonus gifts and find out if this is right for you!.

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