Slow here as well.

those with a slow week, is the slowness mostly in us time zone?

while i am worried about the coming us recession i also just read it is spring break in the us

we will see if it picks up nexr week

i am very worried that with all that is going on clients are postponing projects or saving money

then the dollar might fall

but it is good to share data to see that the problem is not in our ports

Good to hear someone is doing well.

Are your files being accepted?

In one of my groups camera people are also seeing entire batches declined, just like ai content.

I have switched to single uploads and always a wide mix of subjects. No declines so far and every day 4-6 files accepted.

The content uploaded is solid, useful and clean, but not my favorites and not potential bestsellers. I will upload those when I feel the review is logical again.

Then you are doing much better than most at the moment.

I have now deleted all the stuck files in will gradually add them to new uploads.

I hope my current review experience stays. I rarely have declines but got hit by the similar bug even though there are no visual similars on Adobe or in my port. I often use the similar search tool to test a new series for uniqueness.

If single image uploads solves this, I will just keep on doing it.

Looks like they are experimenting with ai reviews and the software is doing a bad job.

eta

another 3 files accepted. and no declines in the last 4 days.

I will stick to single image uploads for a while.

about the files stuck in queue,or increased rejections,it's clearly something wanted,imo It is not due to review made by AI.

given that they are also removing images from the library and the gigantic amount of images uploaded every day,I assume that the reviewers probably have specific directives to slow down the reviews and try to eliminate as much as possible.

it's something wanted in my opinion,it's not a coincidence or the fault of the AI review.

I have been working all week on a batch of AI content,today I'm trying to finish this batch,and I hope it gets approved soon because I think they have good sales potential,since the only approved content from this batch sold within 12 hours of approval.

but then enough with the images,from now on only videos,I'm experimenting with new things,and I'm waiting for the ok from the review,and then I start with these videos.

enough with the images,only videos from now on!

while i am worried about the coming us recession i also just read it is spring break in the us

Based on my sales data on SS, only a small portion comes from the US, with the majority coming from Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

My slowdown has been permanent since January,whatever the reason,this year I'm selling much less than last year,and I can't stand this crap anymore.

I will try to invest something in video,because in the end what matters most is how much you can invest,in anything, software/hardware,travel,equipment,AI subscriptions... anything,but if you have low investment possibilities this job cannot be done,like many other jobs.

I hope the situation improves soon,because this is just not going well,sales and earnings are too low,and above all much worse than 2024,and my patience is at the limit of endurance! 

Quote from: cobalt on March 28, 2025, 01:52

while i am worried about the coming us recession i also just read it is spring break in the us

Based on my sales data on SS, only a small portion comes from the US, with the majority coming from Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

Exactly the same here... Regarding AS, I barely have sales during US work hours recently, so I suppose that majority of my sales come from Europe, Middle east, and Asia.

Quote from: Injustice for all on March 29, 2025, 06:28

My slowdown has been permanent since January,whatever the reason,this year I'm selling much less than last year,and I can't stand this crap anymore.

I will try to invest something in video,because in the end what matters most is how much you can invest,in anything, software/hardware,travel,equipment,AI subscriptions... anything,but if you have low investment possibilities this job cannot be done,like many other jobs.

I hope the situation improves soon,because this is just not going well,sales and earnings are too low,and above all much worse than 2024,and my patience is at the limit of endurance! 

Do you generative AI content or only real photos?
If your portfolio is massively declining then there is probably a problem with your diversification. Which topics do you create?

I have mainly real content,which includes videos,illustrative editorials,vectors,illustrations,and photos.

and then I have about 1500 AI photos and illustrations.

portfolio about 7000 contents in total.

The topics I cover are the most varied,including various concepts on various topics.

the possible explanations in my opinion are,decrease in customers,increase in contributors,copycats,algorithm,the reasons can be many,and then from what I see many are registering a drop in sales,someone like you is still doing well,but I think the majority are generally selling less or at most stable.

anyway as I said,now I will try to make only videos,of all kinds,since at least with videos there is still space and time before it gets overcrowded.

this will be my last attempt,if even with this doesn't improve,end of the line.

However,regardless of the type,quantity or topics covered,it is very strange that I am selling much less than last year,in theory I should sell more,because I still have about 2300 more contents than in March last year,which is not a lot in a year,but still I have a bigger portfolio than last year,so why am I selling less?

the explanation could be one of those already listed,or perhaps others.


@alan b traehern:I don't think that deleting content causes any kind of problem,whether it's the approval percentage or something else,simply by deleting a content it is no longer for sale,I don't think there are any other consequences.

maybe i'll start deleting some content,probably 400/500 to start,but i haven't decided yet,for now i'm focusing on creating new videos.

@alan b traehern:I don't think that deleting content causes any kind of problem,whether it's the approval percentage or something else,simply by deleting a content it is no longer for sale,I don't think there are any other consequences.

maybe i'll start deleting some content,probably 400/500 to start,but i haven't decided yet,for now i'm focusing on creating new videos.

Well if you don't think so, then it can't be true? 

There are people who believe and say that deleting images from Adobe, will harm your image rank and acceptance ratio. There are others that say, that it makes no sense and should change anything. I don't know. I don't claim to know.

But the place this started was, years ago people would delete images and re-submit them, so they would be new again. All kind of silly, wasted time, trying to game the system. Then the subject came up when the reviews got terribly slow, and people would delete and re-send the same images.

Someone else said that Mat told us this was a fact, but no one has quoted Mat's message or provided a link, so it's the same as knowing that Bigfoot is real, because someone, knows someone, who says they saw one.

My basic point is, if you don't know if this will harm your rank or acceptance percentage, and you are deleting images, why are you deleting images? How will less images for sale, make more sales? You just wrote that you uploaded many new images and sales are lower, you make less. Wouldn't less images, logically, make even less?

@Uncle Pete,sure,everything is possible,I just said what I think,as always! 

less content,less sales?Not necessarily in my opinion,so I'm still evaluating,but it's likely that sooner or later I'll delete a few hundred old content that I don't want in my portfolio anymore.

At the moment I'm only producing videos,and I'm still waiting for the first review for these new videos,then I also have other images waiting,but I'm more interested in the video reviews,which I hope will happen as soon as possible,also because I have to evaluate a few things.

I have deleted a couple months ago  approx. 3k AI images because of the bad quality and started completely again with better generated quality.
As you can see my earnings increased over the months one can tell that it worked.

But I think it's rather because of the better quality because several hundreds of the old ones, which I have left are still not downloaded yet. So I would say deleting files will not harm your portfolio ranking.

For anyone deleting files from Adobe, note the following clause in your contributor agreement:

"6.2 Managing the Work. You may remove any Work from the Website at any time, provided, however, that you do not remove more than 100 items of Work or 10% of the Work, whichever is greater, in any 90-day period without 90 days' prior written notice to Adobe."

https://wwwimages2.adobe.com/content/dam/cc/en/legal/servicetou/Adobe_Stock_Contributor_Agreement_Addl_Terms_en_US_20240216.pdf