Author Topic: DT subs model (Read 21165 times)

PrecariousPosition · « **Reply #50 on:** May 18, 2008, 04:39 »

Right, I understand that. But the missing part of the equation is the buyers. Many of them (the high volume buyers) obviously benefit from the subscription style. So unless we as the photographers stage a revolt is there any other way that subscription sites will stop being a large segment of the market?

Microbius · « **Reply #51 on:** May 19, 2008, 02:26 »

Nope, that's the beauty of it for the agencies. As no individual submitter matters, they can screw us to their hearts content and there's nothing we can do about it. There will always be more people to take our places. While we're sitting back feeling morally superior some other bugger will be taking our places.
Think about how disgusting it is to be offering subscriptions for microstock images in any case... "Hey buyer, $1 per download way to much for you? how about 20 cents; soooooo cheap you won't even be arsed to download all the images you pay for!!!! (and that might give us enough profit to chuck the submitters some scraps)"

DanP68 · « **Reply #52 on:** May 19, 2008, 05:43 »

I have yet to see the percentage of subscriptions sales increase enough to cause a problem for me at Dreamstime. I average over 80c per sale every month, and sometimes well over. However by the same token, I have noticed the same problem there that I see everywhere else...portfolio increases by 15-25%, earnings stay the same or decline.

I'm having my worst month at Dreamstime since January, and my portfolio was 1/3 smaller then. And I'm on pace for my second consecutive monthly decline of 30% or more. I'm shocked at how things have turned for me there. Two months ago things could not be better. Now they are down to #5 for earnings this month. I don't get it. I may still be involved with 7 companies, but only 2 provide earnings worth uploading for these days. Frustrating.

PrecariousPosition · « **Reply #53 on:** May 19, 2008, 10:01 »

Ha, thanks Microbius. I just went from being blissfully ignorant to depressingly enlightened.

jsnover · « **Reply #54 on:** May 19, 2008, 11:28 »

Quote from: DanP68 on May 19, 2008, 05:43

I'm having my worst month at Dreamstime since January, and my portfolio was 1/3 smaller then. And I'm on pace for my second consecutive monthly decline of 30% or more.

They've obviously been playing with the search engine. I've had (so far) more sales this month than any since last November. For me, DT just fell into a black hole a year ago (and yes, I did stop uploading there last July, months after sales tanked). Whatever they've done this month has obviously hosed you and helped me.

My average per sale is up too from around $1 to $1.42 (but there was one EL). There have been a handful of subscription sales, but very few compared to previous months. I did have one 2-credit sale with a 70 cents commission today - I assume some sort of partner deal that ate 30 cents of the typical $1 commission.

DanP68 · « **Reply #55 on:** May 19, 2008, 17:26 »

Quote from: jsnover on May 19, 2008, 11:28

They've obviously been playing with the search engine. I've had (so far) more sales this month than any since last November. For me, DT just fell into a black hole a year ago (and yes, I did stop uploading there last July, months after sales tanked). Whatever they've done this month has obviously hosed you and helped me.

Yeah, I figured it was your fault.

Maybe one of these months we can celebrate at the same time.

CofkoCof · « **Reply #56 on:** June 03, 2008, 18:30 »

This month started really badly, curently 84% of my sales are sub sales at DT. Mostly big size photos and additional format on vectors

stock_fan · « **Reply #57 on:** June 11, 2008, 15:23 »

DT subs are killing me. Have about the same amount of downloads as last month ... and my RPD went from 0.84 $ to 0.57 $ ...

I sold 6 pics yesterday ... and 5 have been subs

epixx · « **Reply #58 on:** June 11, 2008, 19:23 »

Subs are on the rise at DT. I had a whole bunch of them yesterday, more than ever before

madelaide · « **Reply #59 on:** June 11, 2008, 20:05 »

Last month was horrible, with something like 40% as subs, if I remember it right. This month so far things seem under control (10%).

Regards,
Adelaide

CofkoCof · « **Reply #60 on:** June 12, 2008, 13:07 »

Quote from: CofkoCof on June 03, 2008, 18:30

This month started really badly, curently 84% of my sales are sub sales at DT. Mostly big size photos and additional format on vectors

Getting even worse (al maximum or vector format):

Last month my RPD was 1.03, this month 0.53

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