Author Topic: Bad July sales (Read 18408 times)

Wildstyle · « **on:** July 08, 2011, 00:55 »

Hi everyone,

I'm contributing mainly on ShutterStock for 2 years now, and my current july sales are the worst ever. What's happening? I'm relatively new to the stock market, and i want you to ask your opinion: july is bad in general?
So bad that sales would drop to half?

Thanks for the answers.

lagereek · « **Reply #1 on:** July 08, 2011, 01:00 »

So far, SS, in spite of Summer time, July is brillant! plenty of ELs, everything. In fact its the ONLY agency producing! and if youre quite new to this, may I suggest some patience.

sharpshot · « **Reply #2 on:** July 08, 2011, 02:17 »

There's only been 7 days in July. There's also been a big US holiday. It's never worth looking at your earnings until the end of the month. July is slow for some but I don't usually see much of a summer slump. December is the bad month for me.

Slovenian · « **Reply #3 on:** July 08, 2011, 02:32 »

I had just 2 double digit sales days (instead of at least 4), so it shows. But yeah it was 4th of July and yanks do account for some sales (around a third in my case), they practically didn't buy anything from the 2nd to the 5th, so that's also partly the reason for lower sales. It's my first real summer, so I can't compare it to previous. So far the drop isn't that big, I had just over 100 DLs (20 or so short compared to the spring), but no ELs and fewer ODs, which really make the difference.

ToniFlap · « **Reply #4 on:** July 08, 2011, 03:18 »

It's my first July in shutter, so I can not compare, but I do not notice the drop. He started a little slow, but now it is fine. Patience.

Last year in general, was not bad in July (DT, IS, 123).

luissantos84 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 08, 2011, 06:10 »

Quote from: Slovenian on July 08, 2011, 02:32

I had just 2 double digit sales days (instead of at least 4), so it shows. But yeah it was 4th of July and yanks do account for some sales (around a third in my case), they practically didn't buy anything from the 2nd to the 5th, so that's also partly the reason for lower sales. It's my first real summer, so I can't compare it to previous. So far the drop isn't that big, I had just over 100 DLs (20 or so short compared to the spring), but no ELs and fewer ODs, which really make the difference.

you use to have 4 digits days? thats 1k in a day? or are you counting cents??

Slovenian · « **Reply #6 on:** July 08, 2011, 06:19 »

Quote from: luissantos84 on July 08, 2011, 06:10

Quote from: Slovenian on July 08, 2011, 02:32
I had just 2 double digit sales days (instead of at least 4), so it shows. But yeah it was 4th of July and yanks do account for some sales (around a third in my case), they practically didn't buy anything from the 2nd to the 5th, so that's also partly the reason for lower sales. It's my first real summer, so I can't compare it to previous. So far the drop isn't that big, I had just over 100 DLs (20 or so short compared to the spring), but no ELs and fewer ODs, which really make the difference.

you use to have 4 digits days? thats 1k in a day? or are you counting cents??

I'll start writing in portuguese as well from now on just so u'll understand;)

luissantos84 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 08, 2011, 06:50 »

Quote from: Slovenian on July 08, 2011, 06:19

Quote from: luissantos84 on July 08, 2011, 06:10
Quote from: Slovenian on July 08, 2011, 02:32
I had just 2 double digit sales days (instead of at least 4), so it shows. But yeah it was 4th of July and yanks do account for some sales (around a third in my case), they practically didn't buy anything from the 2nd to the 5th, so that's also partly the reason for lower sales. It's my first real summer, so I can't compare it to previous. So far the drop isn't that big, I had just over 100 DLs (20 or so short compared to the spring), but no ELs and fewer ODs, which really make the difference.

you use to have 4 digits days? thats 1k in a day? or are you counting cents??

I'll start writing in portuguese as well from now on just so u'll understand;)

OH man I "lost" this one I was thinking of $$ not sales my bad

but if you want please talk in portuguese

I am dumb dumb, you are saying you have days over 1000 sales?? (please speak in portuguese)

Slovenian · « **Reply #8 on:** July 08, 2011, 07:01 »

Quote from: luissantos84 on July 08, 2011, 06:50

Quote from: Slovenian on July 08, 2011, 06:19
Quote from: luissantos84 on July 08, 2011, 06:10
Quote from: Slovenian on July 08, 2011, 02:32
I had just 2 double digit sales days (instead of at least 4), so it shows. But yeah it was 4th of July and yanks do account for some sales (around a third in my case), they practically didn't buy anything from the 2nd to the 5th, so that's also partly the reason for lower sales. It's my first real summer, so I can't compare it to previous. So far the drop isn't that big, I had just over 100 DLs (20 or so short compared to the spring), but no ELs and fewer ODs, which really make the difference.

you use to have 4 digits days? thats 1k in a day? or are you counting cents??

I'll start writing in portuguese as well from now on just so u'll understand;)

OH man I "lost" this one I was thinking of $$ not sales my bad but if you want please talk in portuguese

I am dumb dumb, you are saying you have days over 1000 sales?? (please speak in portuguese)

So what now, you do understand or not? Because the first paragraph contradicts the second

luissantos84 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 08, 2011, 07:08 »

man I better leave this post for my own mental sanity!

Wildstyle · « **Reply #10 on:** July 08, 2011, 09:02 »

My last summer was ok, but now it's preatty bad. The truth is that i didn't concerned about July 4

Gosh, I think you ment 2 days with 2 digits instead of 4 days with 2 digits. Very confusing indeed

Thanks for your posts guys, I have a little more faith now

Thanks again.

Slovenian · « **Reply #11 on:** July 08, 2011, 09:20 »

Quote from: Wildstyle on July 08, 2011, 09:02

Gosh, I think you ment 2 days with 2 digits instead of 4 days with 2 digits. Very confusing indeed

That's exactly what I meant. I know my English is far from being perfect, but I thought everyone would get me. I wonder if native speakers understood me

.

WarrenPrice · « **Reply #12 on:** July 08, 2011, 09:36 »

Do you speak "Native?"

RacePhoto · « **Reply #13 on:** July 08, 2011, 12:59 »

Quote from: Slovenian on July 08, 2011, 09:20

Quote from: Wildstyle on July 08, 2011, 09:02
Gosh, I think you ment 2 days with 2 digits instead of 4 days with 2 digits. Very confusing indeed

That's exactly what I meant. I know my English is far from being perfect, but I thought everyone would get me. I wonder if native speakers understood me .

And I thought you mean days with two sales instead of days with four sales. I'm not sure I actually understand what you meant, but I knew it wasn't 1000 sales a day.

As for the actual question, June was down from April and May, but July seems to be about average. I don't really worry about it that much because there's hardly a difference for mine all year long. Same six or so pictures sell over and over, the rest get a sale once a year or never.

tab62 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 08, 2011, 13:20 »

Eu acredito que ele diz 1.000 downloads por dia...

madelaide · « **Reply #15 on:** July 08, 2011, 16:24 »

Quote from: Slovenian on July 08, 2011, 02:32

I had just 2 double digit sales days (instead of at least 4), so it shows.

Maybe this means "Instead of 4 double digit sales days" ?

Slovenian · « **Reply #16 on:** July 08, 2011, 16:29 »

Quote from: madelaide on July 08, 2011, 16:24

Quote from: Slovenian on July 08, 2011, 02:32
I had just 2 double digit sales days (instead of at least 4), so it shows.
Maybe this means "Instead of 4 double digit sales days" ?

YES IT DOES!!!!

madelaide · « **Reply #17 on:** July 08, 2011, 16:42 »

I'm so smart!

luissantos84 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 08, 2011, 17:30 »

Quote from: tab62 on July 08, 2011, 13:20

Eu acredito que ele diz 1.000 downloads por dia...

this is just one crazy topic where our friend Slovenian decide to play with us, I believe my English is a lot better than yours

p.s ele disse, e não diz!

OM · « **Reply #19 on:** July 08, 2011, 19:15 »

Quote from: madelaide on July 08, 2011, 16:24

Quote from: Slovenian on July 08, 2011, 02:32
I had just 2 double digit sales days (instead of at least 4), so it shows.
Maybe this means "Instead of 4 double digit sales days" ?

That's what I understood from the first time I read it!

Mantis · « **Reply #20 on:** July 08, 2011, 19:17 »

Not too bad for me. I've made just under $200 in week one of July. That's not too bad for a .38 cent subscription site. Yea, I got some EL's too....that always helps

Slovenian · « **Reply #21 on:** July 09, 2011, 04:11 »

Quote from: OM on July 08, 2011, 19:15

Quote from: madelaide on July 08, 2011, 16:24
Quote from: Slovenian on July 08, 2011, 02:32
I had just 2 double digit sales days (instead of at least 4), so it shows.
Maybe this means "Instead of 4 double digit sales days" ?

That's what I understood from the first time I read it!

Yes, again! I'm not crazy!

travelstock · « **Reply #22 on:** July 09, 2011, 04:38 »

Quote from: Slovenian on July 08, 2011, 02:32

I had just 2 double digit sales days (instead of at least 4), so it shows. But yeah it was 4th of July and yanks do account for some sales (around a third in my case), they practically didn't buy anything from the 2nd to the 5th, so that's also partly the reason for lower sales. It's my first real summer, so I can't compare it to previous. So far the drop isn't that big, I had just over 100 DLs (20 or so short compared to the spring), but no ELs and fewer ODs, which really make the difference.

FWIW I read the first sentence to mean that you had 2 days with more than 10 downloads instead of your usual days of more than 4 downloads.

I guess the middle sentence puts it in to perspective, but when skimming I usually only read the first and last bits of a paragraph...

ToniFlap · « **Reply #23 on:** July 09, 2011, 09:22 »

Tempusfugit · « **Reply #24 on:** July 09, 2011, 12:29 »

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