Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on January 09, 2019, 01:58:12 pm
Post by: Ivophoto on January 09, 2019, 02:06:10 pm
Speaking about photographic site subscriptions, has anyone else noticed the tripling of the Pro subscription sometimes around October? From $6.95 to $17.97 for three months? I canceled mine and will downgrade to free.
Good you mentioned this, I’m a pro subscriber and pay automatically. I have to check this, I payed around 35€ a year.
Post by: Peter McLennan on January 09, 2019, 03:10:59 pm
Google Photos’ search and organize features are amazing. Keywords are nearly unnecessary.
Post by: JNB_Rare on January 10, 2019, 08:34:27 am
Speaking about photographic site subscriptions, has anyone else noticed the tripling of the Pro subscription sometimes around October? From $6.95 to $17.97 for three months? I canceled mine and will downgrade to free.
Just checked mine. It has been $24.95 yearly since 2015. When I go to account management it shows that my next yearly auto payment (in May 2019) will be $49.95 or $5.95 per month. I don't know why mine might be different than yours. As an amateur, the subscription probably doesn't have enough value for me to continue it.
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on January 10, 2019, 08:54:40 am
... I don't know why mine might be different than yours...
Annual vs. quarterly payment?
Post by: OmerV on January 10, 2019, 10:03:45 am
Annual vs. quarterly payment?
Yeah, annually I pay $49.99. Since 2016
Post by: drmike on January 10, 2019, 10:46:08 am
As an amateur, the subscription probably doesn't have enough value for me to continue it.
I can't see why a professional would be happy to use it. It doesn't project a professional environment to me.
I will just delete a few thousand images and carry on with free.
Post by: faberryman on January 10, 2019, 10:53:49 am
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on January 10, 2019, 11:00:43 am
Yeah, annually I pay $49.99. Since 2016
I must have had a promotional pricing at some point, as my annual was coming at $27.80:
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on January 10, 2019, 11:06:05 am
I can't see why a professional would be happy to use it. It doesn't project a professional environment to me.
"Pro" was just a cutesy marketing label. It might have created the impression among newbies that you are indeed some kind of pro. I used it predominantly for the stats (i.e., which images attract more interest and where the visitors come from). I do not care about stats anymore.
Post by: Ivophoto on January 10, 2019, 11:08:56 am
This is my annual fee
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190110/1a8a0619994f693f6aedce5193f4327b.jpg)
24.95$ yearly
If I upgrade? To pro? I am pro??: 49.99$
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190110/e2380f1ccec580e09609d96e9eb90109.jpg)
Still a bargain.
I’m going to quietly wait until April.
Post by: Ivophoto on January 10, 2019, 11:18:09 am
We’ve started sending notifications to grandfathered Pro members who are due for renewal that we’ll be renewing their Pro memberships at the current market price.
For grandfathered members, the cost of the 1-year plan has remained unchanged since it was introduced in 2005. The 2-year plan has actually gotten cheaper by $3 over the years. When we re-introduced Pro in 2015, we guaranteed that existing Pros would continue to receive the old price for at least 2 years, and we have honored that promise.
When grandfathered subscriptions next come up for renewal, they’ll be charged the current Pro rate, though the plan duration and billing cycle will stay the same. New Pros currently pay $49.99 per year or $5.99 per month, depending on the plan. Therefore, 2-year Pros will pay $99.98 bi-annually, 1-year Pros will pay $49.99 annually, and 3-month Pros will pay $17.97 every three months.
Pro subscriptions now support a completely independent, family-run photography business that is committed to sustaining and investing in Flickr long into the future.
Flickr Pro at the new price is an excellent way to manage and upload your photos while participating in a vibrant global photography community. For $49.99 a year, grandfathered Pros will still get unlimited, full-resolution uploads; ad-free browsing and no ads served on your photos; advanced stats; great industry discounts; and the strength of the Flickr community.
Thanks for being a part of what makes Flickr so special to us all!
Andrew
VP of Flickr Product
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on January 10, 2019, 11:20:39 am
...Still a bargain....
Maybe, but it nevertheless went up 2x for you and 2.6x for me.
Post by: Ivophoto on January 10, 2019, 11:27:53 am
Maybe, but it nevertheless went up 2x for you and 2.6x for me.
I don’t understand why you are ripped, you’re price increase is robbery.
Fact is that they didn’t change the price for 2years and 25$ ‘is’ nothing compared to some competitors.
I find the Flickr interface quit good. The iPhone app is good as well.
The sudden increase bites me to, but I see no alternative. I kicked out Facebook some years ago and I don’t find my way at 500px....
Post by: faberryman on January 10, 2019, 11:42:21 am
I don’t understand why you are ripped, you’re price increase is robbery.How do you find anything on Flickr? It's a billion photos. Seach for landscape and you get 100 million all of which look alike.
Fact is that they didn’t change the price for 2years and 25$ ‘is’ nothing compared to some competitors.
I find the Flickr interface quit good. The iPhone app is good as well.
The sudden increase bites me to, but I see no alternative. I kicked out Facebook some years ago and I don’t find my way at 500px....
Post by: Ivophoto on January 10, 2019, 11:43:45 am
How do you find anything on Flickr? It's a billion photos. Seach for landscape and you get 100 million all of which look alike.
I don’t search Flickr, I enjoy the groups I follow and the feed from the peoples I follow.
Post by: drmike on January 10, 2019, 11:45:07 am
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Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on January 10, 2019, 01:40:27 pm
... I see no alternative....
Free account.
Post by: Ivophoto on January 10, 2019, 05:57:56 pm
Free account.Ja, could be. I’m a bit allergic to adds and afraid it will ruin the rather nice and clean layout of the photo stream.
If you have done your downgrade, can you tell us how it looks like with the adds? (If it is like the FB add screen occupation, or the Instagram feed, no thanks)
Post by: drmike on January 11, 2019, 03:05:04 am
Of course now Flickr will correct that anomaly :)
Post by: John R on January 11, 2019, 04:38:18 am
JR
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on January 24, 2019, 09:26:50 pm
... I’m a bit allergic to adds and afraid it will ruin the rather nice and clean layout of the photo stream.
If you have done your downgrade, can you tell us how it looks like with the adds? (If it is like the FB add screen occupation, or the Instagram feed, no thanks)
Just switched to free today. No change in layout so far, i.e., no ads whatsoever. Will let you know if that changes in the future.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/slobodan_blagojevic
Post by: Ivophoto on January 25, 2019, 12:30:02 am
Just switched to free today. No change in layout so far, i.e., no ads whatsoever. Will let you know if that changes in the future.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/slobodan_blagojevic
Tx. I’m curious.