Agency Based Discussion > Dreamstime.com
What's happened to Dreamstime?
Justanotherphotographer:
I would always chime in on DT sales threads to that they have been slowly growing sales wise for me over the years. Nothing crazy, but older files tended to sell there more and over time build their tiers. It was good balance for other sites where new files would sell then quickly disappear.
Then about August last year sales went through the floor and have stayed there. My December 2017 was half of December 2018 and January barely two thirds of last years. That is with constant uploads and increase in quality.
What did they do? Has anyone else experienced this? I have a mix of illustrations and photos, so also interested in illustrators' experience.
jonbull:
is all relative if our last december was 1000 is still good money for a dead website.
in january i experienced some sales but i tend to sto p uploading there. was my second best earners in the past, with 1,5 rpd in absolute terms. but in the last year falling down.
Mantis:
I have similar experiences. I think mine started a bit farther back that last Aug. I wasn't making huge money on DT but around $160 a month. Their drop was not over night like some sites like SS. It was gradual over a year or two. Now I am making about $50 a month there (pic only, no vid). They are a low tier for me, just above CanStockPhoto and about tied with 123. Sad.
Justanotherphotographer:
It looks like a combination of both a decrease in RPD and a decrease in sales, so maybe they were losing market share and responded by pushing newer cheaper content, or selling things cheaper? I haven't been keeping track of there promotions or sales packages.
I have been making high 3 figures/ low 4 figures. Now more often middle 3 figure range.
Shame because they were one of the better sites in terms of contributor treatment (well better than IStock, DP, the old pre Adobe FL etc.)
derek:
DT is just dead! not overnight but over the last 2 years its just faded away. Used to be one of the most stable sites but ever since Serban took a back-seat its gone. See this is what happens when an agency gets stuck in just pushing sub-packages.
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