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Title: big drop of images sold at Shutterstock, but...
Post by: gameover on September 22, 2016, 14:49
Hi,

this is my first post here.  I am in the microstock market since some years as contributor with an average of 1500 images per agency .
I read several posts here and at SS forum about a drop of the images sold through SS.
I observed a sensible fall too in my earnings at SS (35-40%) since July 2016 - the trend keeps going - but at the same time I 'm blessed with a remarkable rise of earnings and sales at DT, FT and Istock, and slower but also noteworthy at Alamy with a satisfactory end of the month to compensate SS,  adding something more at the total  ;)

Anyone else with the same experience?





Title: Re: big drop of images sold at Shutterstock, but...
Post by: CJH Photography on September 22, 2016, 15:36
Me-I had a sale at Alamy in September that is close to what I earn for a month on any other site.  I'd like one of those a day  ;)
Title: Re: big drop of images sold at Shutterstock, but...
Post by: SpaceStockFootage on September 22, 2016, 15:47
I've only been with them for a year, got 59 clips there.... April was my best month with $146. Have made $197 so far in September, with a week still to go. Happy days!
Title: Re: big drop of images sold at Shutterstock, but...
Post by: AlessandraRC on September 23, 2016, 19:50
I've had a similar experience though my port is about 1/2 of yours. Even Alamy has picked up for me with a few sales, and those made it up for my entire 8-months on SS. My sales on fotolia, however, are erratic. Some weeks there are lots of those, some other weeks its dead silence on that end.
Title: Re: big drop of images sold at Shutterstock, but...
Post by: Sebastian Radu on September 24, 2016, 05:53
Same here. 50 - 75 % drop on SS compared to July ... :o
Title: Re: big drop of images sold at Shutterstock, but...
Post by: Nikovsk on September 24, 2016, 10:46
My July was awful, August and September are reasonable but not that great.
Title: Re: big drop of images sold at Shutterstock, but...
Post by: MyCrowStock on September 24, 2016, 12:34
Same here. 50 - 75 % drop on SS compared to July ... :o


A big drop for me in September. Ever since they messed with the algorithm end of August