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« on: November 07, 2007, 12:19 »
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yesterday our DL's were going a, nice and smooth one or two every hour or so.....

then all of a sudden- at about 12:30 they stopped and I haven't had any since..... which is sort of strange.

it's not just a slow down but a total stop........

anyone else having this?

or is it just, we're am not having any dl's? (which could be the case, but it just seems off)


« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2007, 12:25 »
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Nothing's up at DT, it's just you.

« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2007, 12:39 »
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I'm getting normal downloads.

« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2007, 13:20 »
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Same phenomena for me: a lot of downloads yesterday and nothing today...

« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2007, 15:50 »
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pretty good start this month, no problems, and even an EL today. So yes - it's you. :)

« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2007, 16:10 »
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Had my first $0.35 download today.

« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2007, 16:14 »
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yesterday our DL's were going a, nice and smooth one or two every hour or so.....
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anyone else having this?

Definitely not.  I'm happy when I have a one or two every DAY.  :D

Regards,
Adelaide

« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2007, 17:23 »
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it's not just a slow down but a total stop........

anyone else having this?


Not just you.... I just wrote about this yesterday or day before in another thread.....  I haven't had a sale at DT  in 11 or 12 days now.....    VERY unusual for me.  Maybe it's me...  except for SS and IS (which are humming along just fine)... I've been slow EVERYWHERE else...  who knows....   guess my stuffs gettin' old...  LOL  8)=tom

« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2007, 21:57 »
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oddly right after I started this thread, sales started again......

but they are pretty slow,

but still green ;)

« Reply #9 on: November 08, 2007, 07:21 »
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Another new one for me, an additional subscription sale for $4.  Any ideas what that is?

« Reply #10 on: November 08, 2007, 12:51 »
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DT has recently been 'start-stoppish' for me, and sales has slowed quite significantly. Though this month looks to be improving a bit, just a bit, and it may stop moving again for a few days.  ::)

« Reply #11 on: November 08, 2007, 14:23 »
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I have 250 images on DT, and sell 1 per week. Low.

« Reply #12 on: November 08, 2007, 15:01 »
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I have 250 images on DT, and sell 1 per week. Low.

Same here. I need some affiliates.

« Reply #13 on: November 08, 2007, 15:41 »
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I have abot 40 pics on DT, 1 or 2 dl each week, just been there from september...

« Reply #14 on: November 08, 2007, 16:53 »
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236 images online.  I average a dld every 1-1.5 days.  Gladly few subs sales.  However, it has dropped as 4th place in earnings this month.

Regards,
Adelaide

« Reply #15 on: November 12, 2007, 16:08 »
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Hmm.  The frequency of subs sales has increased in the past week for me.  Anyone else?

If so, I wonder it it's a reflection of the increase in levels (therefore in prices) making subs packages more attractive to buyers.

Regards,
Adelaide

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« Reply #16 on: November 12, 2007, 18:20 »
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Hmmm. 50 images online and up until a week ago I was getting DL's almost daily. Nothing in over a week.

« Reply #17 on: November 12, 2007, 18:36 »
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Hmm.  The frequency of subs sales has increased in the past week for me.  Anyone else?

If so, I wonder it it's a reflection of the increase in levels (therefore in prices) making subs packages more attractive to buyers.

Regards,
Adelaide

hmm can't say i have had too many sub sales recently.  A few but nothing out of the ordinary.  I have noticed an increase in earnings the last week though - perhaps ebb and flow, or perhaps due to the increase in level pricing.

« Reply #18 on: November 13, 2007, 01:47 »
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I've just said on another thread that I am getting more subs now but that the level  change has more than made up the difference and sales in general are very good there at the moment.

« Reply #19 on: November 13, 2007, 14:59 »
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I think that just to correct myself, today I had many non-subs sales.  It's worth noticing that all were level 1 images (but then I don't have that many level 2 and up).

Regards,
Adelaide

« Reply #20 on: November 20, 2007, 10:33 »
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dt picked up nicely!

I think it was just a glitchy morning

« Reply #21 on: November 21, 2007, 03:28 »
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it seems to me that a larger amount of level 1 images are selling, but i think that is a good thing, as I noticed a larger amount of my images are selling in general.  perhaps people are shopping around a little more and buyer 'older' images that haven't sold so much before.

« Reply #22 on: November 21, 2007, 16:03 »
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DT always a very steady seller for me, but not any more this month since 10% of my portfolio became level 2 and level 3 and level 4, now, it's the worst month since last Dec despite doubling my images for the year:(

« Reply #23 on: November 21, 2007, 16:22 »
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In case you haven't noticed, DT appears to have a 'rotation' element in its search engine.  This is why so many people comment that 'DT goes quiet for a couple of weeks, then takes off like a rocket'.

I imagine that the contributor base is growing faster than the customer base.  So, presumably to give everyone a fair chance, it seems that contributors are 'rotated'.  Of course I might be wrong and it might be images that are rotated.  Nonetheless, the rotation still applies.

A few months ago the rotation appeared to be 'two weeks on, two weeks off' but it now seems to be about 'two and a half weeks off, one and a half weeks on'.

Anyone NOT noticed this happening in their portfolio?

Because I plot my stats weekly I can see the rotation happening; I can almost predict when I am going to have good and bad weeks (I am in the 'bad rotation' at the moment).

I am in two minds about this rotation business; one part of me says it's a good and fair approach, the other part thinks it is denying customers access to good images when those images are rotated away.

On balance it gives most contributors a fair opportunity to sell, if they have the right images etc, and so long as my sales are on a broad upwards trend I try to be positive during those periods when it's obvious that my stuff has been put to the back of the queue.

Of course I have only been contributing to DT for nine months and I suppose it's possible that my files are still considered 'new'.  If the rotation is between 'new and old' it's possible that old hands won't see this rotation at all.  Would be interesting to hear comments from anyone who's been at DT for a couple of years or more.

« Reply #24 on: November 21, 2007, 17:07 »
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I've noticed this phenomenon, too. My sales rate typically peaks around the $250 per month mark, then falls off a cliff to $100 before the cycle starts anew. Each time it peaks I hope in vain that it'll stay there ...
« Last Edit: November 21, 2007, 17:45 by sharply_done »


 

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