Author Topic: Canva (Read 474325 times)

NitorPhoto · « **Reply #725 on:** July 08, 2015, 17:52 »

Quote from: Semmick Photo on July 08, 2015, 12:22

My port on Canva was edited from 1200 to 275 and it hurt my sales. So I cant report on any trends, I was going very well but my sales have dropped since the new policy kicked in.

Policy change? Do they have any description of what and why are they deleting?

Jo Ann Snover · « **Reply #726 on:** July 08, 2015, 18:05 »

Quote from: NitorPhoto on July 08, 2015, 17:52

Quote from: Semmick Photo on July 08, 2015, 12:22
My port on Canva was edited from 1200 to 275 and it hurt my sales. So I cant report on any trends, I was going very well but my sales have dropped since the new policy kicked in.

Policy change? Do they have any description of what and why are they deleting?

No details about the "what" that I've seen. Somewhere in MSG Lee (when he was still here) said they had upped their standards and were applying those changed standards to previously accepted content. He acknowledged that one of the things no longer allowed were images with text. He didn't offer any other specifics. A number of us have asked.

I think they need a contributor newsletter with information about things of this sort. They have said they're focusing on buyers and not on contributor tools or communication until some unspecified later date.

spike · « **Reply #727 on:** July 08, 2015, 18:12 »

My portfolio on SS is 6x bigger than on Canva.

If it was the same size on canva, I would still earn (just playing in excel) 4.5 less than on SS. Not bad at all. But, with the amount of images I have online on Canva, I can't report it as anything more than a low earner.

Painter · « **Reply #728 on:** July 09, 2015, 05:22 »

In the beginning they accepted small images, but now the minimum is 4 mp. That might be another reason for deletions. According to Lee, files smaller than that which previously have been accepted, probably will be deleted later ("but it won’t be soon" he wrote). They have not deleted my 3.9 mp files yet, but if I try to upload 3.9 mp files now they get a soft rejection.

I do have some good older images that are that small, and some of them do sell well on the sites that accepts them. And they are large enough for many uses, so that is a little frustrating.

Jo Ann Snover · « **Reply #729 on:** July 09, 2015, 13:05 »

Quote from: Painter on July 09, 2015, 05:22

In the beginning they accepted small images, but now the minimum is 4 mp. That might be another reason for deletions....

Not for me - current camera is 21 MP and previous one was 8MP

This morning I went to check sales and got a 404 error on one that sold today - July 9th. I went digging through my portfolio and it's this image - sells everywhere, including lots of times on Canva. In other words I know it's not a quality problem and if you search for white candle flame on Shutterstock, the image is on the first page (out of 30,000+ images), so it's not LCV.

I've written to support to ask for some sort of explanation - we need to understand what they want and don't. I'll post if I get anything back.

Oh, and my portfolio dropped another 2 images (to 422) since yesterday...

Edited to add: support says "We'll be providing some clarification on this in our next newsletter."

jarih · « **Reply #730 on:** July 09, 2015, 13:34 »

I have already uploaded about 1800 images, most of those looks they are in pending cut-out situation (what ever it means?). About two three weeks ago I first time checks out my online images and there was 880 and now 871 images.

At the moment I do not upload any more, I wait, what's going to happen for cut-out and online images.

Painter · « **Reply #731 on:** July 09, 2015, 14:42 »

Quote from: Jo Ann Snover on July 09, 2015, 13:05

Quote from: Painter on July 09, 2015, 05:22
In the beginning they accepted small images, but now the minimum is 4 mp. That might be another reason for deletions....

Not for me - current camera is 21 MP and previous one was 8MP

This morning I went to check sales and got a 404 error on one that sold today - July 9th. I went digging through my portfolio and it's this image - sells everywhere, including lots of times on Canva. In other words I know it's not a quality problem and if you search for white candle flame on Shutterstock, the image is on the first page (out of 30,000+ images), so it's not LCV.

I've written to support to ask for some sort of explanation - we need to understand what they want and don't. I'll post if I get anything back.

Oh, and my portfolio dropped another 2 images (to 422) since yesterday...

Could be this image is a simple object on a background, on Canva I guess you are supposed to make images like this by using a background and a cut-out candle. That is my guess. But Í think they could sell good images like this one also. But appearantly that is not what they want, and it is up to them. It would help to know what they want, and I guess they will tell us sooner or later.

My portfolio dropped 3 images since yesterday...

But I will continue to upload, they still accept most images, and they are really my best earner. To me there is not that much difference if they reject in the first place or delete later.

Painter · « **Reply #732 on:** July 09, 2015, 14:43 »

Quote from: jarih on July 09, 2015, 13:34

I have already uploaded about 1800 images, most of those looks they are in pending cut-out situation (what ever it means?). About two three weeks ago I first time checks out my online images and there was 880 and now 871 images.

At the moment I do not upload any more, I wait, what's going to happen for cut-out and online images.

Pending cut-out means they are in a long queue of images where Canva intends to cut-out the background.

etienjones · « **Reply #733 on:** July 09, 2015, 15:33 »

Quote from: Painter on July 09, 2015, 14:43

Quote from: jarih on July 09, 2015, 13:34
I have already uploaded about 1800 images, most of those looks they are in pending cut-out situation (what ever it means?). About two three weeks ago I first time checks out my online images and there was 880 and now 871 images.

At the moment I do not upload any more, I wait, what's going to happen for cut-out and online images.
Pending cut-out means they are in a long queue of images where Canva intends to cut-out the background.

Its only a guess, but I have the feeling that the original business plan with isolated objects has changed, and those files waiting will never be cutout/finished.

They seem to have a lot of success without all the unnecessary work and costs of isolating.

Jo Ann Snover · « **Reply #734 on:** July 09, 2015, 17:43 »

Now they've gone on a wholesale culling - I had 422 images on sale this morning and I have 375 this afternoon.

It's so depressing

sharpshot · « **Reply #735 on:** July 09, 2015, 18:07 »

I thought they had finished deleting images from my portfolio but more have gone. I'm just pleased I didn't waste time uploading all my portfolio, will wait and see if it is worth uploading the rest when they have stopped deleting.

rimglow · « **Reply #736 on:** July 09, 2015, 19:01 »

Quote from: etienjones on July 09, 2015, 15:33

Quote from: Painter on July 09, 2015, 14:43
Quote from: jarih on July 09, 2015, 13:34
I have already uploaded about 1800 images, most of those looks they are in pending cut-out situation (what ever it means?). About two three weeks ago I first time checks out my online images and there was 880 and now 871 images.

At the moment I do not upload any more, I wait, what's going to happen for cut-out and online images.
Pending cut-out means they are in a long queue of images where Canva intends to cut-out the background.

Its only a guess, but I have the feeling that the original business plan with isolated objects has changed, and those files waiting will never be cutout/finished.

They seem to have a lot of success without all the unnecessary work and costs of isolating.

From Reply #490:
"I recommend you don't hold much expectation for isolated files being cut out by us. We already have close to 1 million in the queue, and we pay a high per-file price to have them cut out to a high quality standard. We're looking through the queue for super high quality files on the subjects that are in demand from our customers, and prioritising these. And it's still going very slow due to the cost.

It's possible the files you have in the cutout queue will come through shortly, but it's more likely they'll take years, and certainly possible that some will never be done.

So that's why I encourage you not to have your expectations for isolated images too high."

w7lwi · « **Reply #737 on:** July 09, 2015, 20:19 »

Quote from: jarih on July 09, 2015, 13:34

I have already uploaded about 1800 images, most of those looks they are in pending cut-out situation (what ever it means?). About two three weeks ago I first time checks out my online images and there was 880 and now 871 images.

At the moment I do not upload any more, I wait, what's going to happen for cut-out and online images.

Agree with what others have said. There's a very good chance images that are currently "pending cutout" will likely never get through. This is based on prior comments from Lee combined with what's going on with existing portfolios. What I've done is to cut out my own images and save them as PNG files. When submitted, these seem to go straight through and begin to sell shortly thereafter. Never had one rejected or deleted.

rimglow · « **Reply #738 on:** July 09, 2015, 20:32 »

Quote from: w7lwi on July 09, 2015, 20:19

What I've done is to cut out my own images and save them as PNG files. When submitted, these seem to go straight through and begin to sell shortly thereafter. Never had one rejected or deleted.

That's what I've done too. So far, it's been very successful!

Jo Ann Snover · « **Reply #739 on:** July 09, 2015, 21:28 »

Quote from: rimglow on July 09, 2015, 20:32

Quote from: w7lwi on July 09, 2015, 20:19
What I've done is to cut out my own images and save them as PNG files. When submitted, these seem to go straight through and begin to sell shortly thereafter. Never had one rejected or deleted.

That's what I've done too. So far, it's been very successful!

I had done that as well - submitted PNGs of isolations - and until today I'd have agreed that this was a good approach. However two of my previously accepted PNGs were rejected after-the-fact today, so even PNGs aren't immune from getting zapped.

hjalmeida · « **Reply #740 on:** July 10, 2015, 03:17 »

I am an early begginer at Canva, I send them my portfolio before Canva start doing business.

Now I have 5253 images at Canva (decreasing every day), vs 8994 at SS ... my sales at Canva are steady since August 2014, with an exceptional December

... at SS sales are decreasing every month (now I made half than one year ago).
Even so, Canva is 1/4 of what I made at SS ... I think soon they will meat in royalties, but because SS will decrease even more.

Dumc · « **Reply #741 on:** July 13, 2015, 10:48 »

Anyone else getting error when trying to see their photos, like www.canva.com/brandname ?

objowl · « **Reply #742 on:** July 13, 2015, 11:22 »

Quote from: Dumc on July 13, 2015, 10:48

Anyone else getting error when trying to see their photos, like www.canva.com/brandname ?

Yes, me too. No sales either, I wonder if I have any images left, they have been getting very aggressive with deletions lately.

disorderly · « **Reply #743 on:** July 13, 2015, 12:25 »

Quote from: Dumc on July 13, 2015, 10:48

Anyone else getting error when trying to see their photos, like www.canva.com/brandname ?

Yes. Although I just got a sale, so maybe customers are still able to get to my photos.

etienjones · « **Reply #744 on:** July 13, 2015, 12:42 »

I got a few also today, until they clear up that error 500 problem you can access your site info through: www.canva.com

Painter · « **Reply #745 on:** July 13, 2015, 13:32 »

Quote from: Dumc on July 13, 2015, 10:48

Anyone else getting error when trying to see their photos, like www.canva.com/brandname ?

If you use a link like https://www.canva.com/sales you get an error, but if you first log in on https://www.canva.com you can get the sales, portfolio etc.

kitcreativity · « **Reply #746 on:** July 16, 2015, 05:16 »

Quote from: Jo Ann Snover on July 09, 2015, 17:43

Now they've gone on a wholesale culling - I had 422 images on sale this morning and I have 375 this afternoon.

It's so depressing

Maybe I should not be here to discuss about the culling of contributor's items recently in Canva since I am selling designs but not images over there.
I have ard 50 items in Canva and since end of June, starts making money average 35$ ~ 45$ per day and 140 ~ 160 sales per day. But all this last until yesterday when I notice sales suddenly drop even stop whole day! ALL ITEMS showing "404 not found" without any prior notice or email.

I understand some item can't selling well should be remove from the list, but few top selling ( everyday hit 20 ~ 30 sales ) also been deleted since yesterday! Sales number is telling all the story but we can't understand why been told that my item can't meet their quality standard when my item start making money 3 weeks ago.

I'm already give up to try to upload any new design, and yes, it's so depressing

objowl · « **Reply #747 on:** July 16, 2015, 06:23 »

Feeding the beast is not what it was, this one shits.

Sean Locke Photography · « **Reply #748 on:** July 16, 2015, 06:39 »

Quote from: kitcreativity on July 16, 2015, 05:16

I have ard 50 items in Canva and since end of June, starts making money average 35$ ~ 45$ per day and 140 ~ 160 sales per day. But all this last until yesterday when I notice sales suddenly drop even stop whole day! ALL ITEMS showing "404 not found" without any prior notice or email.

Wow, $40 a day from selling designs?

objowl · « **Reply #749 on:** July 16, 2015, 10:48 »

Quote from: Sean Locke Photography on July 16, 2015, 06:39

Quote from: kitcreativity on July 16, 2015, 05:16
I have ard 50 items in Canva and since end of June, starts making money average 35$ ~ 45$ per day and 140 ~ 160 sales per day. But all this last until yesterday when I notice sales suddenly drop even stop whole day! ALL ITEMS showing "404 not found" without any prior notice or email.

Wow, $40 a day from selling designs?

Not that great when you consider that they are limited editions.

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