It's hard to say at the moment how many images are on YAY Micro as they're not due to launch until June'08, although they've been open for submissions from contributors for a couple of months.
Their pricing model is fairly straightforward, and they offer a great commission to image providers: -
| Size | Creative Price | Creative Commission 50 % | Editorial Price | Editorial Commission 50 % |
| S Small Web | € 1 | € 0,5 | € 1 | € 0,5 |
| M Web | € 5 | € 2,5 | € 15 | € 7,5 |
| L & Vector | € 10 | € 5 | €30 | €15 |
| Subscription Size M | € 50 | €1 per download | €300 | €1 per download |
From my own experience they are currently fairly relaxed about the work they approve, though everything has to be pretty close to technically perfect: i.e. In focus, well composed, strong colours, and good subjects.
Their image categories have not filled up yet so images that won't get onto the more established microstock sites because they have too many of that type already will have a fairly good chance of getting into YAY.
This means if you upload all your images which are not already exclusive with other providers, you'll stand a fairly good chance of sales when they launch for consumers in June.
If the recent launches of similar providers is to be any indication, YAY will likely launch with somewhere in the region of a million stock photos in their library.
With a good selection of images for designers to choose from, and competitive prices, along with probable special promotions and discount codes at launch, it's looking likely to be a great source for both publishing and purchasing editorial and creative images.
I'll be posting a follow-up review after launch, looking at their searching system. I'd like to hear from anyone who's had experiences good or bad.
Thanks and happy Stoxing ;)
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