@Wilm

of course if the number of downloads remains more or less constant at this point an RPD is an excellent reference,from here I now understand your concern.

I could write you my RPD on Adobe but my situation is completely different,because my RPD is going up but more importantly I more than doubled the number of sales between 2022 and 2023 and tripled my earnings,so I don't have a constant number of downloads like you and therefore my RPD doesn't matter as much.

I had read that you are losing inspiration somehow,that's maybe even why you're not uploading,music helps me a lot in this,and I always try to look up because if I start looking down I get dizzy
or more simply,it's better not to think about the years that are passing and that we are getting older and all the rest,so much is of little use.

but anyway for you this is just a hobby,I aim for something more,I know I still have a lot of work to do and it will take a few more years but I will make it.

thank you for your reply!

I am pleased for you that your efforts are being rewarded.

Quote from: Injustice for all on April 15, 2024, 13:54

Quote from: Wilm on April 15, 2024, 12:30

Quote from: Injustice for all on April 15, 2024, 11:01

Quote from: Wilm on April 15, 2024, 09:07

For countless years downloads weren't below 0,38. This is what came in this afternoon - those 0,34 are becoming more and more...

I recently saw videos for 10 USD and images for 1.65 USD,my RPD on Adobe goes up,if you don't upload Wilm this is the result.

if I were you I would take advantage of your advantageous position,go back to uploading at least 30 contents a month,any type of content and you will see how everything goes back uphill,if you no longer upload anything the system starts to put you aside.

I am in a more disadvantaged position than you,I produce much more than you but I collect less than you,because you started before me,but I know that in a couple of years I will start to harvest the fruits of my work,just as I am now reaping the fruits of what I produced a year ago and more.

this in my opinion is one of the things that has changed a lot in recent years,as time passes we need more and more time to see the results of our work.

Why should the RPD go down, if I don't upload? If the number of downloads would go down, I would agree. But the RPD has nothing to do with it.

because maybe you make more sales and most likely you also make higher sales?

but please satisfy my curiosity,are you telling me that even if you don't upload your download numbers remains unchanged?If so,how long has it been since you uploaded?

if I may ask of course.

Of course you may ask. 

I've uploaded 13 images in the last six months - so 2 images a month on average. I now have a total of 1567 on Adobe Stock. If you like, I have increased my portfolio by 0.8% in this six-month period. These images have generated a total of 11 downloads - an extremely unsatisfactory result. My hit rate used to be much better.

Nevertheless, as I have already written, the download figures are fairly constant.

And because the download figures are constant, but less money is coming in, there is a problem with the RPD.

Of course, I could upload significantly more, perhaps sell a little more and earn the same money at the end of the day. But that doesn't change the deteriorating RPD. If 1,000 sales used to bring in $ 1,200 and now only bring in $ 750, it's clear that the RPD is clearly trending downwards.

After all, I have just noticed that one of those 13 pictures - uploaded at the beginning of February - has now achieved 8 sales and has made it to page 1 of 8750 pages on the subject. Maybe there will be more sales to come...

Quote from: Wilm on April 16, 2024, 12:22

Quote from: Wilm on April 15, 2024, 15:45

Quote from: Injustice for all on April 15, 2024, 13:54

Quote from: Wilm on April 15, 2024, 12:30

Quote from: Injustice for all on April 15, 2024, 11:01

Quote from: Wilm on April 15, 2024, 09:07

For countless years downloads weren't below 0,38. This is what came in this afternoon - those 0,34 are becoming more and more...

I recently saw videos for 10 USD and images for 1.65 USD,my RPD on Adobe goes up,if you don't upload Wilm this is the result.

if I were you I would take advantage of your advantageous position,go back to uploading at least 30 contents a month,any type of content and you will see how everything goes back uphill,if you no longer upload anything the system starts to put you aside.

I am in a more disadvantaged position than you,I produce much more than you but I collect less than you,because you started before me,but I know that in a couple of years I will start to harvest the fruits of my work,just as I am now reaping the fruits of what I produced a year ago and more.

this in my opinion is one of the things that has changed a lot in recent years,as time passes we need more and more time to see the results of our work.

Why should the RPD go down, if I don't upload? If the number of downloads would go down, I would agree. But the RPD has nothing to do with it.

because maybe you make more sales and most likely you also make higher sales?

but please satisfy my curiosity,are you telling me that even if you don't upload your download numbers remains unchanged?If so,how long has it been since you uploaded?

if I may ask of course.

Of course you may ask. 

I've uploaded 13 images in the last six months - so 2 images a month on average. I now have a total of 1567 on Adobe Stock. If you like, I have increased my portfolio by 0.8% in this six-month period. These images have generated a total of 11 downloads - an extremely unsatisfactory result. My hit rate used to be much better.

Nevertheless, as I have already written, the download figures are fairly constant.

And because the download figures are constant, but less money is coming in, there is a problem with the RPD.

Of course, I could upload significantly more, perhaps sell a little more and earn the same money at the end of the day. But that doesn't change the deteriorating RPD. If 1,000 sales used to bring in $ 1,200 and now only bring in $ 750, it's clear that the RPD is clearly trending downwards.

After all, I have just noticed that one of those 13 pictures - uploaded at the beginning of February - has now achieved 8 sales and has made it to page 1 of 8750 pages on the subject. Maybe there will be more sales to come...

this is because you are a long-standing first level contributor,so the sales system favors you.

I'm not an expert on how Adobe's sales system works but I've been following it carefully for several years.

If we take a photo of the same tomato,same exactly picture in all details,and we both send it at the same time for review,you are 90% more likely than me to sell it first,as for now.

if we repeat the experiment in a few years we will instead have 50%

as regards more specific contents,the situation is different.

how can I say it more clearly?your shop is open 24h a day or maybe 15h a day on average mine is open at the moment 3h a day on average(I don't know,it's just an example)

of course it is important what content you have for sale,but it is also important whether you have the favor of the sales system,something that is earned over time.

From what I have seen,Adobe's sales system is the best of all agencies because it is the only one that guarantees growth over time.

other agencies such as SS or Istock are more immediate but do not guarantee a stable income over time,especially in the near future given the current condition of the microstock.

I don't know how the algorithm works either. Nobody knows that.

But I agree with you because I still suspect that the portfolio ranking might have an influence on the starting ranking of new images. And a portfolio that has been on the market for much longer naturally has an easier time of it than a contributor who has just started out.

With $36 today at AS has made up for yesterday and so the RPD has also improved a little this month.
However, AS is developing a bit like shutterstock: you are dependent on the large downloads to compensate for the increasing mass of small downloads. And I don't like this development! For me, the number of licenses sold for $3.30 at AS has dropped noticeably in recent months.

For the first time ever I had a download for $0,33 this morning. The race to the bottom has started�

only 4 sales and I already reach the April 2023 sales number,and just a couple of dollars and I already reach the April 2023 earnings.

so this month will be better than April 2023 I think 40-50% more as expected.

Adobe's sales system is like clockwork 

the minimum sale has been 0.34 so far this month but only one,many sales above 1 usd.

.

I started contributing in 2013 when I left my istock exclusivity. Uploaded my best files and had some good sales, but then basically stopped doing stock for 10 years, at least I hardly uploaded to Adobe.

I had around 1400 files in 2022. Started to upload again seriously in September 22 and then when ai was accepted made a big push with that last year.

Now I have around 4400 files.

When I started uploading again, it was all my old photo bestsellers that started being active again, the ai files took many months to get taken up by clients.

This year my main focus is adding ai illustrations. Because I have no algo track record, the uptake is very, very slow, but I think longterm it will be worth having one more medium.

Next month I will start doing normal photo/video shootings again, also because I need content for other agencies.

I will probably need 12k files to have much better balance.

But overall I guess I should not complain.

If the content is needed, then my sales rise very, very fast. But when the event is over, the drop is just as quick and very brutal.

Now down to 6700 weekly rank. Highest I ever reached, but only for one day, was 250.

The "average" seems to be around 3200. But with very, very wild swings.

for me the slowest months are july august, especially in Europe many companies close down for 4 weeks.

business teams is probably the best money maker, but you no longer need people in suits. you can do messy tech start ups. which is probably even more difficult to get it right than the classic penthouse glass office.

anything with real people needs great models, many hire professional actors.

or you need a photographer who is really, really good at getting natural expressions out of normal people.

you can try doing people teams with ai. it is also something i want to learn this year.

but the more people in the image, the more mistakes.

i had such high hopes for my ai flower illustrations�well, maybe better to do abstract people instead

Is weekly rank only Downloads?

That's what we've been told and what people have said, for many years.

Because of this thread a small group of people, outside of MSG have been comparing Weekly Rank. Good fun. I was trying to see what the limits are on how low, not just the good news side.

One person has a lower rank than I do, with same same number of downloads. Of course there could be lag in reporting, so I have more invisible DLs or something. But a day later, she has more downloads and he rank is still lower than mine, with the same # of downloads.

Does anyone know for sure, for a fact, what the truth is, and how Weekly Rank - which is actually Position, is calculated? I rely on what we've been told in the past and I trusted that. Now for some reason, the numbers and position, don't match. There could be some other explanation, and the number is intended to be Downloads Only. But I'm just asking, in case there has been a change or the well known fact, isn't a fact?

He-he Cobalt, We always think the grass is greener on the other side: you are doing AI illustrations and I�m doing AI photos 🤣 I always thought photos are the money makers: look at all office and tech people that are so wildly popular! (and my illustrations of flowers are not selling well) I�m so tempted to go and take photos of office people, but one probably needs actors for releases? And real offices are so messy!

So question for earlier contributors, what�s the slowest month? It should be April, correct?

my slowest months are December and January,from February to November are the best months for me even August,and it is also my favorite time of year,because I really don't like winter.

Sry, double post

My download numbers are going down and down every week...
Until 5 weeks ago I had an average of about 160 downloads, then it dropped significantly from one week to the next by about 15% and this week it dropped again by about 10%.

My previous top sellers suddenly 5 weeks ago disappeared from the sales (they are all still available in the search as far as I can see).

So in total within 5 weeks from 160 downloads to now about 120.

I don't know what's going on - at least for me it's going down rapidly without any recognizable reason that I can see.
If anyone has a good idea of what I'm missing - keep them coming :-)

I'm sorry to hear this,but most likely soon you will be back to selling even more than before in my opinion,and in my opinion it applies to all those who are currently seeing a decline in sales,are periods and that's it.

for me this month is so far about 45% more in terms of sales and about 35% more earnings compared to April 2023.

I never compare how it went 5 weeks ago or two months ago or 6 months ago,for me the only really important thing is the total annual profit,and therefore for me it is only important to be able to do better month by month compared to the previous year,and this year so far I have managed to do better every month than in the same month in 2023.

for the moment I continue to rise,slowly,but I rise,but my weekly ranking does not rise much,in fact it has even fallen a bit,and this means that in general many are doing much better than me,so don't worry,everything will go up again soon!