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3 hour left here on the right coast but I just compiled my stats. Changes for me this month included a strong month for StockXpert and a weak month for DT. IS was a bit stronger than usual too. The rest were pretty typical.

I am curious to see if others really had StockXpert take off for them this month too.

SS - 29.9%
IS - 22.1%
StockXpert - 16.4%
DT - 9.9%
BS - 7.0%
FT - 5.3%
123 - 2.6%
LO - 2.6%
CS - 2.5%
FP - 1.6%

SS - 52% - .42/dl
IS - 18% - .67/dl
DT - 13% - .89/dl
SX - 9% - .97/dl
FT - 4% - .78/dl
BS + 123 - 4% - .55/dl

I don't do all these percentages, I don't have time, and working in accounts I want to do something different with my evenings!
I just look at the money in my bank account.

SS - more than ever before.
DT -great month best so far this year
SX -improving all the time
123 -best month ever since the site opened
BS -averagemonth, steady sales all month
IS -seems to be dropping back
Fotolia -steady
CS -seems to be picking up, sales are more regular.
LO -disappointing, despite an EL.
FP - just dragging along

IS: DL -10% / $ -25%
SS: DL -30% / $ -30%
DT: DL -36% / $ -20%
BS: DL +14% / $ +15% (but that makes a plus of $1.50 ...)
StockXpert: first month there, so no percentages, but way better than DT and almost the $ from SS - pretty good result!

Based on sales growth March to April 2007

SS    -15%
StockXpert  +81%  
IS     +33%  
FT     +16%
DT     -9%

StockXpert and IS were outstanding for me in a month with relatively few uploads, hence the drop on SS.

% of Sales                                           Sales

SS IS DT FT

YTD 53% 32% 10% 5%

Apr 48% 34% 12% 6%

Mar 51% 31% 13% 5%

Feb 64% 22% 8% 6%

Jan 63% 29% 5% 3%

A disappointing month with nominal sales increases on all sites, resulting in a 7% increase in total sales. On the positive side, sales at SS hit a low at Easter and increased dramatically to prevent what should have been a decline in revenue. This trend, together with the 20% commission increase, makes me guardedly optimistic about the upcoming month. I will begin contributing to StockXpert in May, and will abandon FT if sales are significant.

Still a small portfolio compared to a lot of people here, ranging from 66 at DT to 133 at BigStock, but here are my figures anyway

SS     27%
FT     6%
BigStock   7%
DT    24%
IS     36%
123RF 1 download all month so a tiny little bit of 1%

I increased my portfolio based on an average of all sites by 35% but only saw an increase in income by 21%. Shutterstock was really poor for me this month, lower sales than in Feb & March, all the others increased though.

I also joined Stockxpert this month and was amazed that 62 out of 64 images from my first submission were accepted, however the first 10 days there have not created one sale.

Fingers crossed for May.

Can I play too?? 

Stats...

IS - 33.32%
DT - 24.62%
SS - 17.19%
StockXpert - 15.97%
FT - 8.91%

I'll keep track so I can compare in May.

BTW - Hello everyone - Starting to feel a little better and can climb the stairs regularly now to get to my computer, so I can join in the forum a bit now. Thanks for all the "best wishes" prior to my surgery.

Pen

PenelopeB, welcome back!

My 2007 numbers until April:

Site	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr
IS	32%	35%	25%	27%
DT	13%	18%	23%	15%
FT	18%	11%	10%	16%
StockXpert	15%	14%	15%	9%
CanStockPhoto	4%	6%	1%	2%
BigStock	7%	2%	9%	4%
123	4%	3%	4%	3%
FP	5%	<1%	14%	2%
LO	1%	2%	3%	1.5%
IV	0%	7%	0%	19%
Scan	0%	<1%	1%	0%
CS	<1%	<1%	<1%	1%

I had one sale at ImageVortex that disturbed the results.  I wish I had just one sale like that every month... One EL in FT this month.  Both DT and StockXpert were particularly disappointing.  Earnings in IS were a tad smaller.

Overall earnings decreased in 14%, after months of continuous growth.

Regards,
Adelaide