Author Topic: Sighs of relief at 123 HQ (Read 12976 times)

heywoody · « **on:** July 06, 2013, 09:12 »

DLs do seem to be increasing and earnings for June exceeded any month in 2012 without anything new added since October. Guess I might as well start again

BaldricksTrousers · « **Reply #1 on:** July 06, 2013, 10:29 »

My sales are scraping along at roughly the same level as last year +/- 10%.

Pilens · « **Reply #2 on:** July 06, 2013, 12:00 »

Quote from: heywoody on July 06, 2013, 09:12

DLs do seem to be increasing and earnings for June exceeded any month in 2012 without anything new added since October. Guess I might as well start again

Not for me and I never stopped uploading

Maybe they gave your images a bonus in their search to lure you into uploading again

pancaketom · « **Reply #3 on:** July 06, 2013, 22:41 »

this month was pretty sad there. Any increase in sales are not making up for the decrease in percentage.

Dan · « **Reply #4 on:** July 11, 2013, 14:56 »

They're just about to pass DT as my no.1 agency. I have a small port and few sales but they come in steady.

MisterElements · « **Reply #5 on:** July 11, 2013, 16:45 »

I'm level 5 their and for years they where steady until July 1st.....over night all this month my sales on 123 have decreased 80% In fact today I started -4.90.

Ron · « **Reply #6 on:** July 11, 2013, 16:54 »

Quote from: MisterElements on July 11, 2013, 16:45

I'm level 5 their and for years they where steady until July 1st.....over night all this month my sales on 123 have decreased 80% In fact today I started -4.90.

It seems to happen to you on sites where you are very successful. Makes one wonder if the agencies hide your port in the search because you take too much royalties.

trofia · « **Reply #7 on:** July 11, 2013, 19:05 »

123 never been a great earner for me, but this July is very surprising being already bme there....
I will never understand the level thing there...can anybody explain?

Dan · « **Reply #8 on:** July 20, 2013, 06:57 »

Friday - 123RF became my no.1 agency surpass DT by 2 cent. I'm having a very good month there. Thanks to all the buyers.

Ron · « **Reply #9 on:** July 20, 2013, 07:03 »

Congrats. What is a very good month if you dont mind me asking?

Dan · « **Reply #10 on:** July 20, 2013, 07:41 »

I don't really like to give out numbers. But since the first of the year my sales have been steady. A small port of 117 (working on that). Usually sell more month after month.
Mostly subs but a sale is a sale.

CD123 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 20, 2013, 09:02 »

It seems like a see-saw situation. When one half reports BME's the other half reports bad sales. For me so far second bad month in a row. Seems like the agency is not moving much income wise, it is just the distribution which differs every month. $:-\$

sharpshot · « **Reply #12 on:** July 20, 2013, 09:13 »

Sales aren't good for me. I hardly ever look there anymore. When they cut commissions, I lost all enthusiasm for them. Its a shame because they were my first microstock site and I used to quite like them but low sales volume and low commission is a killer.

JPSDK · « **Reply #13 on:** July 20, 2013, 11:53 »

my sales shift every other month with a factor ten.
Thats not reliable/ trustworthy.

So Im in the process of slowly taking pictures down. Yesterday, 5-7 got erased. I have to time it so that I can easily delete the rest when I have my last payoput.

I lost all faith in them when they did their shift from 50% and down.

Had they not done that I would happily have supported them.

luissantos84 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 20, 2013, 12:07 »

down 20% comparing the first half of 2012/2013

Oldhand · « **Reply #15 on:** July 20, 2013, 13:05 »

$186 May
$86 - June
$47 - so far in July

Swings and roundabouts - minimal effort to contribute so I let them get on with it.

daveh900 · « **Reply #16 on:** July 26, 2013, 15:34 »

July will be my 5 consecutive BME at 123RF.

All other sites have slowed down here in mid-summer, 123RF keeps on rocking.

pancaketom · « **Reply #17 on:** July 26, 2013, 21:01 »

it seems that some people are having success there, but I am not. In fact I am on track to be about where I was in 2008 with only 1/3 or less of my current port.

Certainly no where near the promised doubling of sales.

tab62 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 26, 2013, 21:45 »

" I don't really like to give out numbers. But since the first of the year my sales have been steady. A small port of 117 (working on that). Usually sell more month after month. Mostly subs but a sale is a sale. "

Do you ever wonder why you're getting negative points on your reply? Such a bold statement for 117 images on 123RF. I am close to almost 2,000 images and hold back my tongue since I feel I am still a major rookie compared to the majority of these folks especially a level 5 on 123RF.

Tip of the day- Spend more time in production and less time trying to analyze your portfolio- you will find it very rewarding...

T

cascoly · « **Reply #19 on:** July 26, 2013, 22:05 »

pretty dismal -- about 70-80% of what it was before they slashed prices -- lower prices, fewer sales. getting down to the 'do not submit level'

symbiostock sales have beaten 123 sales for 2 months now

Ron · « **Reply #20 on:** July 27, 2013, 02:50 »

I think with Fotolia slashing their pricing, and 123 doing better and better, they are going to overtake Fotolia for second place. Albeit peanuts, its still a result... and the result is, that overall I am going down in earnings.

So............ soon I am only contributing to 2 agencies, SS and 123. And of course symbiostock.

If only DT and IS didnt have these stupid rules about everything, I could make another 100$ a month combined. But at this point 100$ is not enough to cover the headaches these two agencies gave me.

heywoody · « **Reply #21 on:** July 28, 2013, 12:32 »

Hey I never said sales were good just that $ for a single month exceeded best pre-reduction month - still peanuts

Tom - who are you quoting (maybe I'm going blind)?

Ron - commercially, refusing to upload to IS & DT while uploading to FT and 123 is nuts, IS no longer has any criteria and, for DT, just don't do a load of similars.

CD123 · « **Reply #22 on:** July 28, 2013, 12:51 »

Quote from: heywoody on July 28, 2013, 12:32

Tom - who are you quoting (maybe I'm going blind)?

The post just above my previous leopard head avatar. The Labrador and stick is on its way..

CD123 · « **Reply #23 on:** July 28, 2013, 12:55 »

Quote from: heywoody on July 28, 2013, 12:32

IS no longer has any criteria ....

Funny but many of my images are still being rejected because of those not existent criteria.

pancaketom · « **Reply #24 on:** July 28, 2013, 13:14 »

Quote from: heywoody on July 28, 2013, 12:32

Tom - who are you quoting (maybe I'm going blind)?

If that is questioning the "doubling of sales" I don't remember who it was from 123RF said it when they introduced the RC system when they were trying to make it seem like a good thing for us to get paid less.

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