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Here's how it's been looking for me lately:subscription $0.35 maximumsubscription $0.35 maximumsubscription $0.35 maximumsubscription $0.35 maximumsubscription $0.35 maximumsubscription $0.35 maximumsubscription $0.35 maximumsubscription $0.35 maximum
- Subject of your submission is already well covered in our data base and the image does not exceed in quality, composition and technique most images already online. - Lighting and composition are very important in creating a quality stock image with high sale potential.
We have to prove ourselves every day with our work, it's time they put in some effort too and prove themselves worthy. Sales do not show any improvement with their strict policy so why bother giving them the extra treatment?
What can we conclude, except that something totally corrupt is going on?
Quote from: stockastic on August 21, 2012, 09:52 What can we conclude, except that something totally corrupt is going on? Something TOTALLY corrupt must be going on! Gasp!If I've told you once I've told you 100 MILLION Times...Don't exaggerate! "Something totally corrupt"....oh brother, are you kidding me?...what would be the corruption? Maybe he's trading drugs for approval? Maybe DT has a huge gambling debt and this photographer is the bookie? Give me a break. Wouldn't there be...oh, I don't know...MORE photos in the portfolio if he or she is running some giant conspiracy to undermine all the legitimate photographers? I think it's sad when people...especially anonymous people choose to single out a photographer that isn't involved in the forum in any way to talk about them, make fun of them and invent conspiracy theories involving them. There are enough crappy photographers that are involved in the forum that should be able to occupy your time and effort in this sad, insecure attempt at feeling better about yourselves. Have fun.Mat
Do you really think the editors are going through your entire portfolio when reviewing?
If I were to have a batch of similar images that I wanted all approved (not a big stretch right?) I would consider uploading them at separate times, keywording them at separate times and submitting them at separate times. Do you really think the editors are going through your entire portfolio when reviewing?You can only submit 70 images per week anyway..might as well switch it up.Though it could be connected to the Kennedy assassination. Maybe he has the Kenyan Obama Birth Certificate? Just a thought.Mat
Quote from: MatHayward on August 22, 2012, 21:59Do you really think the editors are going through your entire portfolio when reviewing?I dont think, I am sure of that, they look into keywords already on your portfolio
Quote from: MatHayward on August 22, 2012, 21:59If I were to have a batch of similar images that I wanted all approved (not a big stretch right?) I would consider uploading them at separate times, keywording them at separate times and submitting them at separate times. Do you really think the editors are going through your entire portfolio when reviewing?You can only submit 70 images per week anyway..might as well switch it up.Though it could be connected to the Kennedy assassination. Maybe he has the Kenyan Obama Birth Certificate? Just a thought.MatThat doesn't work. They use software to find what they call "similars". The problem seems to be that lots of reviewers rely on the results for that and will reject images that are actually quite different and in short supply on their site. I don't mind them only accepting two different versions of each subject but they have taken it to an extreme. I've had some quite unique photos rejected, probably because there were several elements that I use in lots of other photos and that gets caught by the software. Some reviewers must be ignoring the software because they accept almost everything. So they have a bad policy and it's a bit of a lottery. As I find it tedious uploading there, compared to the newer sites, I don't do it very often anymore. And I'm annoyed that they seem to be following the istock policy of raising prices and lowering commissions.
... although they may have lots of isolated flowers, they have few to none of the ones I submitted. For example, one was a spuria iris, of which they have zero in their database, while another was a kniphofia (red hot poker), which gives you 34 results in their database but only one is isolated.
When i read this thread, i wonder why my sales this month are all almost credits and not subscription!!! It's my BME here and the first time things go up since 3 years, I suppose it's a change in the search algorithm, but it's fit exactly for me!
DT has been way down this month and I just checked my last 20 sales - 14 are subs. I don't think I've seen that high a ratio of subs to credit sales since I came back last June. I think this month will end up slightly more than half July's total at DT
Same here __ way down. My RPD has slipped from $2.40+ a few months ago to just $1.67 this month
OK I see, mine was always around 1$ and this month, for the fist time near 2$.
Quote from: Smithore on August 31, 2012, 16:27OK I see, mine was always around 1$ and this month, for the fist time near 2$.Ouch! That sounds painful for just $2. I'd want much more for 'fist time'.
Quote from: gostwyck on August 31, 2012, 17:16Quote from: Smithore on August 31, 2012, 16:27OK I see, mine was always around 1$ and this month, for the fist time near 2$.Ouch! That sounds painful for just $2. I'd want much more for 'fist time'.ROFLMAO!! Thanks for the much needed laugh
Very frustrating to see so many Level 3,4, and 5 subscription sales for $0.35.
August 2012 earnings at DT are the lowest since July 2009. It seemed as though subs were way up, but when I actually look at the trends, subs are almost exactly the same number as they have been all year (of course earning way less with no levels) - it's the credit sales since "the change" that are less than half what they had been trending.
I'm down on Dreamstime too, but they are still very firmly in my Big 4. The one who has dropped like a rock is Fotolia. Fotolia are down 55% from last year and 75% from two years ago. By contrast, DT only dropped less than 20%. Of course any drop is worrisome, but 75% is much more problematic for me than 20%.
Just a bunch of perverts buying on DT lately
Have they changed the search engine this month? Please please say yes. I am actually getting credit sales again. I've earned more than half of August results in less than a week.
Quote from: Pixart on September 05, 2012, 23:00Have they changed the search engine this month? Please please say yes. I am actually getting credit sales again. I've earned more than half of August results in less than a week.I'm almost positive that it is a planned cycle. I've seen my sales come to a complete standstill. And, it isn't the first time. I can't predict it but have learned to expect it.2 theories -- they are losing buyers and rotating sales through remaining contributors to disguise the loss or:They are having too much fun in Las Vegas.
Quote from: WarrenPrice on September 06, 2012, 08:40Quote from: Pixart on September 05, 2012, 23:00Have they changed the search engine this month? Please please say yes. I am actually getting credit sales again. I've earned more than half of August results in less than a week.I'm almost positive that it is a planned cycle. I've seen my sales come to a complete standstill. And, it isn't the first time. I can't predict it but have learned to expect it.2 theories -- they are losing buyers and rotating sales through remaining contributors to disguise the loss or:They are having too much fun in Las Vegas. I recall Serban saying that they do cycle their images to give everyone a fair sales shake, so during some periods your sales will be low and then they will go up during the next cycle. I will try to find that post but I am fairly sure he made that comment.
All I know is as of yesterday I beat Augusts sales so I won't be having a WME this month!
I just checked August (2012) sales and it was 63 credit sales and 53 sub sales (total 116)last august (2011) it was 56 credit sales and 72 sub sales (total 128)RPD was higher in 2012 by $0.38Fewer sales but more $ in 2012
According to Alexa.com visits to Dreamstime's site have dropped 21.62% in the last 3 months and global pageviews have dropped 29.24%.
Maybe they're blocking 'similar' visits to the site
Quote from: stockastic on September 12, 2012, 14:36Maybe they're blocking 'similar' visits to the site HAhahaha, yes. And customers who buy more than one version of a cocnept get blocked too
No sales lately but have 4 extra accepted. Not trying to do this on a ig sale because of recurring health probleems. But it gives me somethin to do to take my mind off my health problems.
The new DT but still the worst reviewers in the business.
Quote from: Metsafile on September 15, 2012, 04:14The new DT but still the worst reviewers in the business. +1
And now, after starting this thread as a rant about getting nothing but subscriptions for several weeks, I get a burst of credit sales. What could possibly explain these weird ups and downs? Are contributors really on some sort of rotation in search placement?I expect the credit sales will dry up fairly soon and the cycle - whatever it is - will repeat.
Heaps of subs here too, low RPD. So sad seeing level 3 & 4 files only getting 35 cents.
How deep can dive the rpd ? Here are my numbers :May 12 : $3.08Jun 12 : $2.64Jul 12 : $1.90Aug 12 : $1.74Sep 12 : $1.11 Oct 12 : $0.50