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Topic: Sales directly at StockXpert - vs Jupiterimages and Photos.com

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leszek

« on: January 22, 2009, 19:24 »

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I don't know how it looks like for everyone, but in my case the last 3 months looked like this:

Jupiter/Photos vs StockXpert

November 2008: 35% vs 65%
December 2008: 60% vs 40%
January 2009: 90% vs 10%

In other words: all of a sudden, vast majority of images sells through Jupiter/Photos as a $0.30 subsription, with overall volume (number of sold images) remaining pretty much the same. Of course, the total income goes down.


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nebojsak

« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2009, 20:26 »

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Noticed a certain increase in J/P sub sales this month, but nothing spectacular. 13% vs 87%

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sharply_done

« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2009, 20:35 »

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It's business as usual for me at StockXpert, with about a 70/30 split between regular and subs income.


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stokfoto

« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2009, 02:45 »

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especially for the past two months JI and Photos.com sales became more than my StockXpert sales in numbers so my overall income from StockXpert is in declining trend:(


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sharpshot

« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2009, 03:35 »

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Quote from: sharply_done on January 22, 2009, 20:35

It's business as usual for me at StockXpert, with about a 70/30 split between regular and subs income.

Same here. I do wish they would raise the commission for subs or have a tier system, like SS.


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Gregor909

« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2009, 09:42 »

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Yes, same for me!
Jupiter/Photos sales are going up....overall earnings are going down!
I don't like it, I don't like it at all! Angry


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gostwyck

« Reply #6 on: January 23, 2009, 09:51 »

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Quote from: Gregor909 on January 23, 2009, 09:42

Yes, same for me!
Jupiter/Photos sales are going up....overall earnings are going down!
I don't like it, I don't like it at all! Angry

Yep __ exactly my experience too.


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tan510jomast

« Reply #7 on: January 23, 2009, 11:21 »

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Well, I have only started to reach 100 images in my small portfolio, so maybe it's not that bigtime to the others, but I must say 2009 started good for me in terms of sales. Considering my volume, the percentage has increased for me. I was not very active uploading, but lately last month, I thought I should increase my port size if I am to be serious at all. It's still not as big as many of you but much better for me.
As for how I feel about the balance between StockXpert and Jp and Pc, I really don't pay much attention to that. I just look at the bottom line. If I get traffic, I am fine with it.It's like those mom and pop store, you know? 10 cent lollipop sale is still a sale. It gets the same thank you as the sale for a litre of milk Grin

Now a new buyer knows my work, today they may spend 50 cents, tomorrow they may come back and spend more. My store is open all hours, ha!ha!.. Come on in and buy !! Grin


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lisafx

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« Reply #8 on: January 23, 2009, 11:34 »

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Quote from: gostwyck on January 23, 2009, 09:51

Quote from: Gregor909 on January 23, 2009, 09:42

Yes, same for me!
Jupiter/Photos sales are going up....overall earnings are going down!
I don't like it, I don't like it at all! Angry

Yep __ exactly my experience too.

Add me to this list. I opted out of StockXpert subs recently when they had the (latest) reporting issue from Photos.com/JUI, but I am still getting sales on those sites due to the 90 day delay in removing images.

My StockXpert sales have trickled to a small number. I had wondered if it was because I am opted out of subs and maybe got a worse search position, but if others are experiencing the same maybe it is more likely to be a migration of customers away from StockXpert.


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gostwyck

« Reply #9 on: January 23, 2009, 12:01 »

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Quote from: lisafx on January 23, 2009, 11:34

I'm fully opted-in but even so my StockXpert per-image sales are running at something like half their level from their peak in June 08.

Also the average royalty paid on those per-image sales has dropped from about $1.50 to about $1.25 in the same time-scale.

Makes me wonder if they've deliberately cut the marketing budget of StockXpert and redirected the money towards Jupiter and Photos.com? That's pretty much when the slide started.


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sharply_done

« Reply #10 on: January 23, 2009, 12:04 »

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Quote from: lisafx on January 23, 2009, 11:34

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My StockXpert sales have trickled to a small number. I had wondered if it was because I am opted out of subs and maybe got a worse search position, but if others are experiencing the same maybe it is more likely to be a migration of customers away from StockXpert.

This is a very likely culprit.


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Gregor909

« Reply #11 on: January 23, 2009, 12:18 »

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Quote from: sharply_done on January 23, 2009, 12:04

Quote from: lisafx on January 23, 2009, 11:34

This is a very likely culprit.

Yes, I was thinking the exact same thing!
I'm wondering..... Do StockXpert customers see a lott of Jupiter/Photos commercials lately?


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