Stringr Video 12+

Great app and service but...

Stringr is a great idea, they have a great app and website but they don’t have the best support. There was one great encounter I had with a Stringr employee over text, they were very good with communicating to me the information I needed to complete the job, sadly I don’t remember the employee’s name because I think they should get a raise. The rest of my encounters have been insanely short and not helpful. I’ll ask for more information and 98% percent of the time the answer is just “no”, “ok”, “yes. thanks”.

As far as making money goes I’ve been paid,(somebody downloaded my video), about 65% of the time which is a good ratio being as there are plenty of other Stringers in my Metro Area.

If you’re in the area (within 1/2 a mile on foot, 5 miles with a bike and 20 miles with a car), 80% of the time it’s worth it. Also it’s worth noting that Stringr usually takes an average of 25 to 45 minutes after the PD/FD is dispatched to put out an alert for a big fire or accident call so if you see something big or are near something big, film it and text/call Stringr and let them know about it. I

Definitely download the app and get payment setup, you’ll never know when you’ll happen upon something good.

Developer Response ,

Hi Tango Lima Juliet! Thanks for your feedback! We are always looking to improve our communication with our Stringrs. Since February, we believe that we have improved on this immensely. If you are still finding issues with our communication, please email us again at support@stringr.com or call us directly at 212-653-8868!

There is no middle spot to work with them

Well, let me review this app as a professional videojournalist who work with it for about a year. I can’t say it’s totally scam, because almost 70% of my videos have been downloaded and I got paid for them. I know how to film an event and I always use a professional gear to provide a quality job. The first thing that I don’t like this app is they pay way less than what they should pay for their assignments. The second thing is they are not a news organization and when you show up in an event requesting by them you don’t have any press pass from them to provide. When you interview someone and they ask where they can find the footage, always your answer is “I have no idea”. They never give you the name of the customer who downloaded your footage because they don’t want you to figure out that they sold your footage to them for $400 and they paid you $40. The third thing was I contacted them several times asked them stop sending text message on my phone, because I receive all the requests directly on the app and if I’m interested to cover it up I will accept it, and if I’m not interested or I’m busy somewhere, then I don’t, so texting me is not going to help at all. Last time I answered their text message like: “leave me alone!” After that they unsubscribe my account and I was not able to get any requests. They keep bothering you 100 times a day, or they cut you off, there is no middle spot to work with them.

Developer Response ,

Hi rafiei.photo, if a situation like this happens again, please give us a call at 212-653-8868 so that we can personally go over it with you.

DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME!!!

I downloaded this app and had it about 3 months. And I accepted some multiple weather jobs on here and it was a waste of time and a disappointment. I’m a professional photographer for 14 so that being said I was out in several severe thunderstorms and even a Arctic blizzard. When I uploaded my assignments only a handful would show under my uploads an after 15 min just disappeared and the rest never even reached my uploads but I received confirmation of them being uploaded. You don’t actually even know if they sell your videos an just keep the money . They say only if someone buys your video but when you are giving what they want in extreme weather and do multiple uploads at multiple locations and to never get paid. I don’t think this company is totally legit. If you want people to risk their well-being you should pay them for their work no matter what . A base pay an add a commission if it gets bought . We should be given a document statement that our video was bought . You should have a team unity with giving employees a company logo shirt to wear on assignments an a professional company ID BADGE WHEN FILMING so we are not being embarrassed when not giving access at sort locations. The people giving great reviews an 4/5 stars are fake reviews paid reviews because if you are really working for this company the. You will no what I’m saying is the truth.!!! Company needs to Invest in the employees in order to see a major boom in its success.!