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PowerDroid

« on: November 12, 2009, 11:07 »

Has anyone else noticed an upsurge in BSP downloads over the last week or two?

I thought I was noticing a significant increase, and went and compared the first 12 days of November to the first 12 of October, and found that I've seen a 100% increase. And we're not talking $2 vs. $1 which would be too small to make any judgment, but rather $80 vs. $36. I'm wondering if this is a sign that SS is actively pushing buyers to BSP now, either online when someone wants to buy on demand, or via phone support, as other posters here have discovered may be the case.

Anyone else seeing a marked increase in BSP downloads and/or revenues?


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gbcimages

« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2009, 11:15 »

actually a decrease on my end. Two DL'S so far this month.


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« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2009, 11:17 »

I've had exactly a 50% decrease this month compared to the first 11 days in Oct. Cheesy

But I am talking about just a few dollars (3 sales vs. 6 sales), as BSP has been a terrible performer for me lately. I have no idea why.


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lisafx

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« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2009, 11:20 »

Yesterday (Nov 11) was good, but overall my sales at BSP have been down the past few weeks.

Hoping that yesterday's increase will signal some lasting improvement.


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etienjones

« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2009, 11:25 »

Down . . . . . . but with only 344 online I am not a good indicator.


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eppic

« Reply #5 on: November 12, 2009, 11:38 »

The 2nd half of Oct was good, but that would probably be more due to my uploading over 100 images during that time which I hadnt done in months.


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oboy

« Reply #6 on: November 12, 2009, 12:11 »

So far it looks like that November will be not as good as October.


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PowerDroid

« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2009, 12:21 »

This is baffling. I'm definitely seeing a significant and consistent increase, and not sure why. Seeing numbers unheard of for my portfolio (which is just over 700 images). Looking into it further, I see a fairly steady stream of 2.00 and 3.00 commissions starting on or around Nov 5. Something must be happening, and whatever it is, I like it... unless it permanently replaces ODs from SS, which would be a net loss for me. However, I'm also seeing a good amount of ODs at SS the last few days, which of course could be unused credits before the OD option was taken away. Hmmmmm...


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sharpshot

« Reply #8 on: November 12, 2009, 12:48 »

This month is about 40% down on my BME there. I don't think the SS effect has hit yet, perhaps some people are selling more but that might of happened anyway.


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mantonino

« Reply #9 on: November 12, 2009, 12:53 »

I thought I was going to have a BME by a lot - but I think now I'll be right on track. I think SS people coming over slowly - occasionally I get a bigger day than I'm expecting.


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cidepix

« Reply #10 on: November 12, 2009, 13:02 »

BSP and increase! Cheesy

It's more like %200 decrease since SS bought them.


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cthoman

« Reply #11 on: November 12, 2009, 13:06 »

For me, the month started off really awful, but the last couple days have really made up a lot of ground. I'm not sure if I see anything out of the ordinary there yet. Maybe one more day like this and I'll start buying into your theories. On the other hand, my ODs have pretty much disappeared at Shutterstock.

My other thought would be you could just be having a randomly good month. One of those months that is so great it takes you a while to top and busts the bell curve on your stats. I say enjoy it regardless of the reason!


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Lcjtripod

« Reply #12 on: November 12, 2009, 13:10 »

October was the best of the last seven months on BSP. So the answer is YES! (for me Grin

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According to Tim (on BSP forum) the big push has not even started yet .... and it will be a big push ... soon! The best is yet to come. So I hope a lot of the disenchanted leave and make more sales for me.

-Larry


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elvinstar

« Reply #13 on: November 12, 2009, 13:27 »

I'm up only a tiny bit from this time last month.


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LSD72

« Reply #14 on: November 12, 2009, 13:59 »

BSP went to the Arctic for me. It's froze.


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madelaide

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« Reply #15 on: November 12, 2009, 15:05 »

It has slowed down in the past three months.


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takestock

« Reply #16 on: November 12, 2009, 16:47 »

Quote from: LSD72 on November 12, 2009, 13:59

BSP went to the Arctic for me. It's froze.

Same here - If it wasn't for the takeover I would have closed my account. Now it's just a case of wait & see!


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cclapper

« Reply #17 on: November 12, 2009, 17:11 »

Down for me since the announcement.


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LSD72

« Reply #18 on: November 12, 2009, 17:12 »

Quote from: takestock on November 12, 2009, 16:47

Quote from: LSD72 on November 12, 2009, 13:59

BSP went to the Arctic for me. It's froze.

Same here - If it wasn't for the takeover I would have closed my account. Now it's just a case of wait & see!

The take over time was when it went dead for me. I dont know whats up. Still uploading though.


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dbvirago

« Reply #19 on: November 12, 2009, 18:35 »

Been stagnant for me since the merger. Oct was my worst month there in over a year, and Nov is on track to be the same.


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holgs

« Reply #20 on: November 12, 2009, 18:46 »

I've had 8 sales in 2 days which is good for me there lately - but yes we're talking about fluctuations of $2 to $20 from week to week in my case, so its not really statistically significant (for the record my average over the year is about $8 a week on BSP).


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lisafx

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« Reply #21 on: November 12, 2009, 19:01 »

Quote from: PowerDroid on November 12, 2009, 12:21

Sounds great! Enjoy your newfound prosperity Cheesy


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mwp1969

« Reply #22 on: November 12, 2009, 22:08 »

Quote from: Lcjtripod on November 12, 2009, 13:10

October was the best of the last seven months on BSP. So the answer is YES! (for me Grin

I also had a BME of the last six months on a portfolio of over 300 images there. I continue to upload as fast as I possibly can there on the basis that it has yet to be determined how to handle the BSP acquisition in the long run. I do believe that SS will find a way , in the long run, to make the logistics work when it comes to pushing traffic to BSP for credit sales however this will likely be a huge undertaking if they choose to go that route ...

The have a lot to think about at SS regarding the BSP acquisition ... but they also have lots of opportunity with it. Let's see if they can hold onto the ball now that they have it to run with.

-Mark


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« Reply #23 on: November 18, 2009, 10:58 »

Thought I'd take another look at my BSP sales, as I just realized this morning that I've had just one ODD sale at SS in the last 12 days. (I've sold about 130 images in that time, which I know is about a day's worth for some here, but usually I'd have about half a dozen or more ODDs among 130 sales.)

Disappointingly, I'm still at less than half of Oct's earnings at BSP, so wherever those ODD sales went, they didn't go to me at BSP! Sad


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lisafx

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« Reply #24 on: November 18, 2009, 11:09 »

Quote from: KB on November 18, 2009, 10:58

Disappointingly, I'm still at less than half of Oct's earnings at BSP, so wherever those ODD sales went, they didn't go to me at BSP! Sad

Exactly the same situation here. Hardly any OD sales at SS and a pronounced decline in sales at BSP.

I have seen an increase in credit sales at DT, FOT, and SXP. Maybe they went there?


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