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Author Topic: 2020 vs 2019 sales comparison  (Read 3366 times)

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« on: December 19, 2020, 12:01 »
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When IS releases sale data I am usually looking back at my YTD sales.

11 months of 2020 compared to 2019:

+4% in revenue (+3% in downloads)
I've been working full time in microstock since 2014. This is the first increase of my annual sales revenue since 2015.

by agencies:
AS +7%
SS +11%
IS  -11%
DP +11%
DT +16%
123RF -9%
BS  -11%
CS -7%
AL -40%
P5 -40%

AS+SS+IS provide about 80% of my income

my portfolio: 22K files, 97% still images

I am not optimistic about microstock future, but I will keep going in 2021.
Actually, I reduced somewhat my mstock production in 2020 and spent more time shooting just for fun, film photography etc.


« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2020, 07:57 »
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Out of curiosity. Is the increase of annual sales revenue due to the Corona niche filled with new images or is it about portfolio growth in general.

« Reply #2 on: December 20, 2020, 13:50 »
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New pictures don't sell very well. I added 2700 pictures to my stock portfolio this year and made around $5000 with them so far. About $1000 sales were related to covid with a peak in March/April. According to my sales the pandemic is over ... :)

Interestingly, some very old pictures (5-10 years old) are coming back to life.

Brasilnut

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« Reply #3 on: December 20, 2020, 15:39 »
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For stills: Jan-Dec 2019 vs Jan-Dec 2020 - forecast Dec:

Adobe Stock: down <1%
Alamy: down 35%
Shuttestock: down 37%
iStock: down 5%

Average number of uploads Dec 2019 vs Dec 2020 = Growth 7.5%

Drafting a detailed year-end report.

« Last Edit: December 21, 2020, 05:35 by Brasilnut »

Tenebroso

« Reply #4 on: December 20, 2020, 15:43 »
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Very thankful. Important analysis about your experience.

In what we are all sure, confirmed by all, is that 123RF if there is not some spectacular change, it does not exist.


 

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