iStockphoto WordPress Plugin Makes it Easy for Bloggers to Get the Big
Picture and Add Greater Impact to their Posts
The Microstock Photo Plugin lets users browse, buy and insert iStock
images directly into blog posts or website pages without leaving
WordPress
CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--When it comes to creating compelling blogs or websites, great images are
mandatory. Today, thanks to a new plugin by GuteWolke,
WordPress users can select, purchase and add iStockphoto
images directly into posts or web pages without exiting the platform.
The application pulls the tags from the actual blog post into iStock?s
powerful search engine, which it uses to suggest appropriate images. The
entire transaction can be completed in a matter of seconds.
?This plugin gives bloggers around the
world instant access to the highest quality collection of royalty-free
stock images. We think that?s pretty great and expect bloggers will feel
the same way.?
The plugin was co-developed by Lee Torrens and Amos Struck and is
available at www.microstockplugin.com.
Images purchased via the application enjoy the same affordable pricing
and licensing as those purchased directly from the iStockphoto site and
may be used and repurposed in the same way.
?The sheer number of professional bloggers using WordPress makes them an
ideal partner for iStockphoto,? said Danny Martin, director of business
development for iStockphoto. ?This plugin gives bloggers around the
world instant access to the highest quality collection of royalty-free
stock images. We think that?s pretty great and expect bloggers will feel
the same way.?
With a huge selection of low-cost, high-quality images, iStockphoto is
extremely popular with professional bloggers. These bloggers also
appreciate the peace-of-mind they get in knowing that all images are
safe to use and copyright or other intellectual property issues will
never be a concern. In addition, bloggers who use iStockphoto on their
blog or website are eligible to become part of the iStockphoto
referral program, which provides them with an additional source of
revenue.
The Microstock Photo Plugin is compatible with WordPress version 3.0.
Users of older versions of the Plugin will need to upgrade in order for
the iStock component to appear.
About Lee Torrens
Lee Torrens is the author of Microstock Diaries (www.microstockdiaries.com)
where he blogs about his experiences as a microstock photographer and
reports on the microstock market. Beyond blogging, he's also an active
participant in industry events, including program design and hosting
conferences, frequently speaking, and consulting to stock photo agencies
and service providers.
About Amos Struck
Amos Struck runs Stock Photo Press (www.stockphotopress.com),
the leading online-publisher of microstock news and stock photography
magazines in English, German and Italian. He works across the stock
photo industry providing tools and information such as the GuteWolke
Project which created the Microstock Photo Plugin.
About GuteWolke
GuteWolke is a joint project of Lee Torrens and Amos Struck, creating
innovative projects in the microstock photo industry. GuteWolke, German
for good cloud, embodies what we intend to create: Fast, simple, and
always-in-the-cloud microstock tools.
About iStockphoto
iStockphoto offers easy, affordable inspiration with millions of vetted,
royalty-free photos, illustrations, video, audio and Flash®
files. Using the most advanced search in the business, customers
download a file every second from a collection of more than seven
million files for business, marketing and personal projects. iStockphoto
started in 2000, pioneering the micropayment photography business model,
and has become one of the most successful and profitable user-generated
content sites in the world. iStockphoto pays out more than $1.7 million
weekly in artist royalties. iStockphoto is headquartered in Calgary,
Alberta, Canada, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Getty Images.