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Agency Based Discussion => Alamy.com => Topic started by: doglikehorse on February 22, 2012, 04:49

Title: Zooms on Alamy
Post by: doglikehorse on February 22, 2012, 04:49
I've often wondered about the accuracy of Alamy's statistics in 'Alamy Measures'. I used to see quite reliably (at lesast I thought it was reliably) the number of zooms on my images, but recently I often see more sales than zooms. Can this be right?

Hopefully the attachment shows you what I'm talking about.
Title: Re: Zooms on Alamy
Post by: sharpshot on February 22, 2012, 04:57
I think they don't register zooms from every customer.  So it's quite possible for a buyer to purchase an image without a zoom showing up.
Title: Re: Zooms on Alamy
Post by: Metsafile on February 22, 2012, 07:20
You're lucky, I would prefer more sales and less zooms, but it's good to know the zoom count isn't accurate.
Title: Re: Zooms on Alamy
Post by: Paulo M. F. Pires on February 22, 2012, 07:36
Had 2 sales this month ( 1 RF and 1 Novelll Useee... ) without any zoom.

I prefer more sales than zooms too ( or views ).

 
Title: Re: Zooms on Alamy
Post by: ShadySue on February 22, 2012, 07:44
I think they don't register zooms from every customer.  So it's quite possible for a buyer to purchase an image without a zoom showing up.
Yes, the stats are only recorded from their biggest customers. Also some sales will be made via picture requests, so these might not show up as zooms.
Title: Re: Zooms on Alamy
Post by: StanRohrer on February 22, 2012, 12:20
Zooms are only recorded for some site visitors.  Always been the case.

I'm on a roll!  7 Sales in the past month and only 5 zooms.  0 overlap between what was sold and what was zoomed.  0 overlap is very common by my observations.
Title: Re: Zooms on Alamy
Post by: BaldricksTrousers on February 22, 2012, 12:35
Not only are the views from established customers the only ones counted, sometimes a zoom might net a sale that isn't reported until a long time afterwards (eg newspaper self-reporting) and other times the customer buys without zooming.

I've also had a license issued via a distributor that became effective many months before the sale appeared in my list.
Title: Re: Zooms on Alamy
Post by: sgoodwin4813 on February 22, 2012, 12:43
I'm glad the OP asked this - I was wondering the same thing after a nice sale this month with no zooms.  It sounds like zooms aren't worth keeping track of.
Title: Re: Zooms on Alamy
Post by: BaldricksTrousers on February 22, 2012, 12:48
They give you an idea of what has caught someone's eye I can't think of any other particular significance. If you have the only zoom on a search it's a hopeful sign.
Title: Re: Zooms on Alamy
Post by: Metsafile on March 03, 2012, 12:04
I've often wondered about the accuracy of Alamy's statistics in 'Alamy Measures'. I used to see quite reliably (at lesast I thought it was reliably) the number of zooms on my images, but recently I often see more sales than zooms. Can this be right?

Hopefully the attachment shows you what I'm talking about.

I just noticed that you get a far more accurate assessment of what's happening with your images if you click on your "Pseudonym".