Author Topic: DT dead since November 12 (Read 13308 times)

niserin · « **on:** November 15, 2012, 13:05 »

I got used to ups and downs of DT's sales, but what's been going on for last 3 days is pretty catastrophic. Having the portfolio of over 3000 images, being there 6 years, earning on avarage 250$ monthly (middle tier for me), now, since November 12 I earned 2 dollars!

DT behaves like a capricious child, probably they have made another change in their search algorithm and it sank my portfolio.

Pixart · « **Reply #1 on:** November 15, 2012, 13:25 »

I wonder if there is something going wrong with their reporting. I complained in someone's thread about a bad November and then BOOM a flurry of sales over a couple hours. Immediately followed by days with blank sales. My last sales were on the 8th and then on the 13th. It just seems odd that there's so many blank days followed by days with many sales in a short time period. If this is a pattern maybe I have to wait until the 18th to see if I've had sales.

tab62 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 15, 2012, 13:27 »

I only have 800 pics and have experience the same issues- they must tinker with their searches and bang! No sales for even weeks! Extremes for sure...

ClaridgeJ · « **Reply #3 on:** November 15, 2012, 13:30 »

DT, is a great agency, might go a few days without too much and then all of a sudden they produce a hell of a lot of sales and for very good money.
Stick with them. There is more to micro then just SS you know.

luissantos84 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 15, 2012, 14:22 »

it really sucks knowing that even a top contributor like you have these huge drops, anyway wanted to say that you have a great portfolio, nothing more enjoyable than pictures from around the world, not that I don't admire your 3d work too

niserin · « **Reply #5 on:** November 15, 2012, 14:55 »

Oh thank you Luis

Yep, I focus on travel and photography currently. 3d is rather fun and experimental in my case

Today I am even having a SS drop..

Time to focus on fine art, print on demand, that's my latest observation and I am trying to implement it.

cathyslife · « **Reply #6 on:** November 15, 2012, 18:30 »

Hmm, wonder if the downturn has anything to do with the fact that they started posting YOUR images (thumbnails) on pinterest so that everyone in the world can use them...for FREE.

WarrenPrice · « **Reply #7 on:** November 15, 2012, 18:33 »

Quote from: cclapper on November 15, 2012, 18:30

Hmm, wonder if the downturn has anything to do with the fact that they started posting YOUR images (thumbnails) on pinterest so that everyone in the world can use them...for FREE.

DANG! I was going to post the reason on their forum but forgot ... I'm Banned.

niserin · « **Reply #8 on:** November 16, 2012, 06:24 »

Can you provide the link to that info on their forum ?

JPSDK · « **Reply #9 on:** November 16, 2012, 06:32 »

ZERO

for 14 days.
Thats a new one.

modviz · « **Reply #10 on:** November 16, 2012, 09:09 »

My top earner in 2011.

My bottom earner in 2012. $:-\$

prostock · « **Reply #11 on:** November 16, 2012, 12:21 »

Now I looked at my pictures that are received after November 09, and all have zero views.

pancaketom · « **Reply #12 on:** November 16, 2012, 14:34 »

DT seems to be taking longer and longer for images to go "live" and get views now. Combined w/ the level 0 after 6 months from the date of upload and it really is more like 5 months of visibility before level 0 kicks in.

They seem to shuffle artists in their version of best match - so you can have excellent days and days of lots of subs and days of little to no sales. I think if they shuffle you "on" during a weekend and then back off for the week you can have a rather long period of dismal sales. It also seems that they might shuffle the searches for subs buyers differently. Just when you are about to completely write them off there is a nice flurry of sales (usually).

They do seem to have dropped since last June though - when they made some changes that they said were to benefit us but I fear just benefited DT if anyone.

John W. · « **Reply #13 on:** November 16, 2012, 16:14 »

New submissions get no view but strangely always one or two get 10-20 views the first days. As if they randomly boost a few of your new files.

sgoodwin4813 · « **Reply #14 on:** November 16, 2012, 21:19 »

Quote from: pancaketom on November 16, 2012, 14:34

They do seem to have dropped since last June though - when they made some changes that they said were to benefit us but I fear just benefited DT if anyone.

+1
For me they were doing great through July then dropped dramatically. Solid so far this month although mostly subs. The changes to subs commissions was supposed to have given them money for better marketing I thought, but haven't seen the evidence yet - hopefully soon.

Bauman · « **Reply #15 on:** November 17, 2012, 06:04 »

October: 27 download

November: 4 download (today, 17th Nov)

Megastock · « **Reply #16 on:** November 17, 2012, 07:37 »

No complaints here this month on DT... I wasn't particularly happy with the changes since April, but Oct and Nov have really turned around and seem to be benefiting me. Too bad we can't just ALL be up !

redo · « **Reply #17 on:** November 17, 2012, 22:29 »

November is the best month for me at dreamstime with a RPD of 4,23 USD and also 27% of my stock-income, behind shutterstock with 38% and 0,68 USD RPD.

tomasfoto · « **Reply #18 on:** November 18, 2012, 16:00 »

Dt was going great until about October 20. It was on pace to be over $100 by month's end. That didn't happen until last week. After requesting payment and having my balance brought back to zero, there has been one sale for $2.50. My new balance, however, shows $1.25. Bad accounting? I've always liked DT, but I am very disappointed in the last four weeks. I'm hoping it's a fluke.

ClaridgeJ · « **Reply #19 on:** November 19, 2012, 02:19 »

Like hell its dead! take this weekend for example which are notrmally flat. DT, was the only one producing large and juicy sales. Not dead but very much alive!.
DT, is the only agency which reminds me of a trad-agency, good pricing and well run. You just have to supply them with what sell and of good commercial value and thats it.

modviz · « **Reply #20 on:** November 19, 2012, 08:34 »

Quote from: ClaridgeJ on November 19, 2012, 02:19

Like hell its dead! take this weekend for example which are notrmally flat. DT, was the only one producing large and juicy sales. Not dead but very much alive!.
DT, is the only agency which reminds me of a trad-agency, good pricing and well run. You just have to supply them with what sell and of good commercial value and thats it.

Must be why DT has fallen 10 points on the Microstock Pole Results in the past six months. Not all contributors are suffering from DTs downturn but I bet the vast majority are.

fotografer · « **Reply #21 on:** November 19, 2012, 10:59 »

Quote from: modviz on November 19, 2012, 08:34

Quote from: ClaridgeJ on November 19, 2012, 02:19
Like hell its dead! take this weekend for example which are notrmally flat. DT, was the only one producing large and juicy sales. Not dead but very much alive!.
DT, is the only agency which reminds me of a trad-agency, good pricing and well run. You just have to supply them with what sell and of good commercial value and thats it.

Must be why DT has fallen 10 points on the Microstock Pole Results in the past six months. Not all contributors are suffering from DTs downturn but I bet the vast majority are.

That doesn't necessarily mean that the site is doing badly.
You could have 50 people report in the charts that the site is down because they have gone from 10dls a month to 5dls a month and have a handful of top contributors double their sales. In the charts it would look like the site was doing badly when in fact it could be doing much better.

WarrenPrice · « **Reply #22 on:** November 19, 2012, 11:04 »

Quote from: fotografer on November 19, 2012, 10:59

Quote from: modviz on November 19, 2012, 08:34

Quote from: ClaridgeJ on November 19, 2012, 02:19
Like hell its dead! take this weekend for example which are notrmally flat. DT, was the only one producing large and juicy sales. Not dead but very much alive!.
DT, is the only agency which reminds me of a trad-agency, good pricing and well run. You just have to supply them with what sell and of good commercial value and thats it.

Must be why DT has fallen 10 points on the Microstock Pole Results in the past six months. Not all contributors are suffering from DTs downturn but I bet the vast majority are.
That doesn't necessarily mean that the site is doing badly.
You could have 50 people report in the charts that the site is down because they have gone from 10dls a month to 5dls a month and have a handful of top contributors double their sales. In the charts it would look like the site was doing badly when in fact it could be doing much better.

For some it is doing fine; for some it is not. I'm a NOT!

Jo Ann Snover · « **Reply #23 on:** November 19, 2012, 17:07 »

DT is doing well for me this month (and the last few after a horrible plunge earlier in the year). Given the games they play with search placement, you never know when the next plunge is coming.

I was struck by two adjacent sales this morning, one for a level 0 image and the other level 2, both medium. The first was 4 credits and the second 10. That's a huge jump following one sale (level 0 goes to level 2 after one sale if it's a new-ish image). I think their pricing is beyond comprehension

THP Creative · « **Reply #24 on:** November 20, 2012, 00:15 »

This is looking to be my worst month at DT in well over a year. despite adding lots of new content.

It's amazing how much they can fluctuate, when pretty much every other agency is fairly predictable for me in terms of sales and income.

Thankfully a couple of other agencies are having particularly good months which will more than cover DT's losses.

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Author Topic: DT dead since November 12 (Read 13308 times)

niserin

Pixart

tab62

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JPSDK

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prostock

pancaketom

John W.

sgoodwin4813

Bauman

Megastock

redo

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ClaridgeJ

modviz

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Jo Ann Snover

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