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I don't know for sure , but I'm ready to bet it was few weeks ago , cause my downloads suddenly went down , and last few days were all like holidays for me 

My sales over there fell in February and are still down.
Rejection gets worse too.

If sales are up 30%, why change it?  Why not let it run its course?

You can't please all of the people all of the time.

Obviously, no matter what the default search is, it will affect submitters.  Some submitters will gain, while others will lose.

You are correct, that the current default sort order (by downloads) markets images that have more sales, and thus those images will benefit.  So submitters that have images that are popular will gain, while submitters that don't have many sales will lose.

The old default sort order (by newest first) marketed new images.  The problem there is that you might get one or two sales and that is it.  You basically have to keep uploading in order to get more sales.  Once you stop uploading, the ride is over. So submitters that don't upload images all the time won't sell as much.

Either way, someone will be affected.

So to me it should come down to total sales.  For StockXpert, this is about making money.  IMO, if sales are up 30%, then that is a good thing.

This will give StockXpert more money to market.  More money to market everyone's images: yours and mine.  And it will allow them to put more money back into the site and create more features.

That is why I say let this run its course.  Give StockXpert a chance to make some money so that they can help all of us benefit.

What i wrote wasn't about pleasing people.  

If I uploaded a 2mp image 3 years ago and it had lots of DL it would come in first.  A newer 8mp image which is better wont get seen.  From StockXpert point of view, selling the 8mp one is better if it is downloaded in L or XL size compared to only a S.

It also means designers wont see new stuff (like looking at SS all time top 50 which hardly ever moves (it is self perpetuating due to the marketing it gets)).  This could make them go else where.

You also mention StockXpert 30% increase in sales.  Is this because of the new search method?

I think SS system is good as it rewards photos that sell without favouring new or old images.

Think of it from a sites point of view - they want buyers to see the best image, regardless of whether it is new or old.  Due to different age on the site, DL by itself isn't necessarily a good measure.

Well I agree, what about the new Images, but if the overall sales have increased 30% I do not mind the change. For me it is good. I think I am one of the people who benefited from this. The earnigs have gone up for me about 30%.  The thing I do not like at SS is, that you constantly have to upload images.

My sales when up so it is not selfish (though not by 30%).  I am also arguing for something different to what they had or have.

I think the default should be a "best match".

Users should be able to choose "newest" or "most DL" and that should be saved in their cookies.

But I think a best match is crutial and for that it should pick up better photos (all keywords being equal) and by better I dont mean more DL.  The best measure of better may be how many DL it's had in the past month or avage DL per month.

If they are going to sort them by popularity, they should base it on that days downloads. Not overall. That way it gives beginners and new submissions a chance.

Any news on this?  My sales have been up and down but the average is well below what I was used to.  Hope the changes are made soon.