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Agency Based Discussion => Bigstock.com => Topic started by: dbvirago on July 29, 2016, 17:49

Title: Rise and Fall of Bigstock
Post by: dbvirago on July 29, 2016, 17:49
My sales at BigStock over the last year.
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Title: Re: Rise and Fall of Bigstock
Post by: 08stock08 on July 30, 2016, 08:58
I notice the efforts on bigstock's part to comeback to glory.
Title: Re: Rise and Fall of Bigstock
Post by: Justanotherphotographer on July 30, 2016, 09:33
I hope they are going down. All they are doing is taking sales from better paying SS and test piloting terrible royalties.
Title: Re: Rise and Fall of Bigstock
Post by: Chichikov on July 30, 2016, 09:33
Maybe the topic title should be Fall and Rise of Bigstock ?
Title: Re: Rise and Fall of Bigstock
Post by: PixelBytes on July 30, 2016, 15:23
Was there ever really a RISE of Bigstock?  They were always a second or third tier agency for me.  Slowly in decline, but from a low starting place.
Title: Re: Rise and Fall of Bigstock
Post by: angelawaye on July 30, 2016, 21:44
Worst month ever there and SS. I'm starting to hate the summer months - will it pick up? Probably not. I will hate the whole year now ...
Title: Re: Rise and Fall of Bigstock
Post by: Lana on August 01, 2016, 14:26
Sorry a bit off topic but still about bigstock. Just had a photo of mine downloaded 16 times within 18 minutes at either 1.5$ or 0.60$. Is it a glitch?? (I wish it wasn't)
Title: Re: Rise and Fall of Bigstock
Post by: dbvirago on August 01, 2016, 15:27
I've had those before. Always on the 1st. I think it is a partner sale. Not sure why it's a single image, but it's good money. Haven't seen them in a few months. Congrats
Title: Re: Rise and Fall of Bigstock
Post by: Lana on August 02, 2016, 04:56
Thank you, yes I guess it's a July report on partner sales, still the fact that it was just one image looks suspicious :)
Title: Re: Rise and Fall of Bigstock
Post by: sgoodwin4813 on August 02, 2016, 10:03
There was never a great rise at BS for me although it was slightly better the past couple of years.  However this year so far the monthly average is the worst since 2011 so they definitely seem to be dropping.
Title: Re: Rise and Fall of Bigstock
Post by: THP Creative on August 02, 2016, 10:50
Yep mine rose for a while maybe a year ago, but this year has been steadily declining
Title: Re: Rise and Fall of Bigstock
Post by: YadaYadaYada on August 02, 2016, 11:15
Yep mine rose for a while maybe a year ago, but this year has been steadily declining

Used to pay 50c a download until SS bought them. Nothing but fall for me. I left.
Title: Re: Rise and Fall of Bigstock
Post by: monilu on August 02, 2016, 19:10
Bigstock is generally slow for me - slow enough that I had been forgetting to check my sales there for months now. (I confess my port is tiny there, as it is everywhere else, for that matter.) I saw this thread and thought 'Oh, that's right! I forgot all about Bigstock!', and logged in to check my earnings. Lo and behold, I got an EL in June! Could've knocked me over with a feather.  :o I should add that it was my only sale in June, though...lol.
Title: Re: Rise and Fall of Bigstock
Post by: epixx on August 04, 2016, 20:50
My sales at Bigstock have increased significantly lately, and so have the prices. No reason to count them out yet.