DT has always been a strong number three but has recently - last two months - been underperforming and is now dead last - of my 7 sites -  for November with 0 downloads.  Others having this problem?

PS: Was it the Mcain/Palin pic's in their rotation that turned people off? (Didn't see any comparable Obama images there but maybe I missed them.)

fred

DT is doing well.Constant improvement of earnings the last two years. BME by far last month. And this month started well off as well.

Agreeing.  I think theyre doing pretty well.

Same here.

last month BME, and this month doing well too.

Well, maybe complaining helps.  Had my first sale since late Oct. right after starting this thread.  A $2.00 PPD.  Lucky me!!

c h e e r s
fred

PS: As you can see by my DT meter (thanks leaf) the drought probably has more to do with my miniscule portfolio than politics.

Fred, I have quite a small port as well but my sales seem to improve at DT each month.  I think if you go back and review each of your photos you may be able to improve your placement.

This shot of yours is gorgeous and there are so many perfect textbook aspects to comment about it - but buyers need to find it:  I think you are missing important keywords like:

one, woman, alone, hike, hiker, hiking, walk, walking, outdoors



I haven't looked too closely, but I also I noticed a photo of a sparrow that has sparrow in the title and description but not in the keywords so it will not be favoured in searches.

It's important on DT to have your most important keyword(s) in all three.

BME's for last three months and doing well this month so far too.

You need to keep uploading and have a larger portfolio size to see more regular downloads, esp. as the number of contributors and online images increase daily in lightning speed.  And as pixart has pointed out, keywording is important.

Add me to the list.

Several BME's in a row and this month is looking good too.

Agree with sharpshot when i reach 500 more DL follows. My BME last month and doing well this month also.

maybe they got carried away with  politics, ie election, olympics,...
for which you can appear to be choosing sides. and when you do, you are bound to offend someone.  should have kept their editorials light.
also lately, they've been spotlight pretty odd stuff.

DT was ok for me too for the last months. November seems a bit low, but it is only 12th of the month so too early to judge.

DT was ok for me too for the last months. November seems a bit low, but it is only 12th of the month so too early to judge.

Same to me!

they can't be doing too badly since they are now in 2nd place.
personally, DT was my best as a newbie, but things have slowed down since i gave them more images. funny thing is, my new shots are far better than those when i first joined.