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Photo Link Shortener Picz.us adds Cutcaster – Supports Referral codes

Cutcaster is happy to announce that you can now use the Picz.us link shortener to share your Cutcaster URLs on social media services like Twitter and Facebook. This makes it very easy for you to add your referral code to any link so your visitors to browse and purchase related images from your online stock [...]

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Images for profile pages, websites and blogs

Want to download a great graphic or image for your Twitter page, Myspace profile background, StumbleUpon site, website, personal or business blog or WordPress blog that won’t cost you an arm and a leg but will add a level of uniqueness or professionalism to your online presence. Just visit Cutcaster, do a keyword search for [...]

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Where are good places to find photos for your blog?

“Where can I find images or clip-art I can use on my blog?” We hear that question a lot on Twitter, Facebook and Myspace, so we wanted to add some helpful information and tips about it to our design and photography blog. Most bloggers or authors begin their photo search on Google Image Search by [...]

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3 Simple Reasons to Search Cutcaster’s Photo Library

First Class Photos. Tap into a wide-ranging collection of editor-reviewed imagery, including professionally shot and user-generated photos, vectors and illustrations. Cutcaster adds thousands of pictures and clipart each day. More bang for your buck Our flexible buying options stretch your budget as far as your creative imagination. You’ll get flexible payment plans, discount codes for [...]

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How can I use a stock photo I find online?

A lot of times when you find an image online that you want to use it might not be that clear what you need to do in order to legally license the image and use it for your creative project. Whether there are questions surrounding the license type, the usage, any restrictions, who the actual [...]

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COVER. EVERY. ANGLE.

It’s hard to know how to take that shot that will sell over and over again. We get a lot of similar images uploaded to us at Cutcaster. After reviewing one particularly large batch of similar images where it appeared as if the photographer just stepped back one foot for each shot while moving his [...]

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What is a comp image and does Cutcaster offer them?

A ‘comp’ (short for complimentary) is a free, low-resolution, watermarked version of Cutcasters’ images. Buyers will generally download comps to evaluate an image’s suitability in a particular creative project or to evaluate varying page designs. ‘Comps’ may also be used by photo researchers or photo buyers who are doing research or purchasing images for a [...]

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How to Upload Photos from Photoshelter to Cutcaster

Uploading from Photoshelter is easy! First you need to go to your upload page:  http://www.cutcaster.com/upload There you will find your studio ftp information.  From here you can input your info into the Photoshelter FTP transfer page: Most importantly here, you must put your personal path or FTP folder ID number in the space provided. Your [...]

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Cutcaster Referral Program Update

Do you know photographers, illustrators or photo buyers who could use Cutcaster and would benefit from you telling them about the site? Cutcaster pays you money for referring potential members to the site who purchase new content or sell content in the marketplace.  Referring new clients to Cutcaster is a great way to pick up [...]

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CUTCASTER TAX GUIDELINES – How to report your earnings properly?

Taxes aren’t fun, and as your partner in business, Cutcaster wants to do it’s best to help you determine which tax forms are required by the I.R.S. and/or by us. While Cutcaster cannot explicitly provide tax and/or legal advice, we can provide the information we think is relevant to assist you in making a decision [...]

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