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Title: DT sales slow
Post by: photog67 on August 21, 2006, 23:37

is it just me or have DT sales been slow lately. I dont seem to have been getting hardly any views either lately ???



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Title: Re: DT sales slow
Post by: phildate on August 22, 2006, 00:06

Yup, sales have slowed down for me at DT. It's only just ahead of BigStock for me this month. With a big European influence we have to remember that most of Europe is taking vacations in July/August, making the most of the summer weather.

Title: Re: DT sales slow
Post by: ptlee on August 22, 2006, 00:23

Quote from: phildate on August 22, 2006, 00:06

Yup, sales have slowed down for me at DT. It's only just ahead of BigStock for me this month. With a big European influence we have to remember that most of Europe is taking vacations in July/August, making the most of the summer weather.

That makes sense. Let's hope September improves.

Thanks, phil.

Title: Re: DT sales slow
Post by: leaf on August 22, 2006, 06:32

Quote from: phildate on August 22, 2006, 00:06

Yup, sales have slowed down for me at DT. It's only just ahead of BigStock for me this month. With a big European influence we have to remember that most of Europe is taking vacations in July/August, making the most of the summer weather.

WHAT???  just ahead of bigstock?  Bigstock for me is about 1/3 of what I get at dreamstime.  Either your dreamstime is super low, or your bigstock is super high.....  I am guessing that your bigstock earnings are high, I am still getting pretty lousy downloads there.

Title: Re: DT sales slow
Post by: IRCrockett on August 22, 2006, 09:00

For me DT is about equal to istock and bigstock is just under half of either.

Title: Re: DT sales slow
Post by: leaf on August 22, 2006, 09:12

yeah, looking more closly at my graphs my numbers are the same as yours

dreamstime = Istock sales, Bigstock is half that

Title: Re: DT sales slow
Post by: beisea on August 22, 2006, 12:37

Well only online with DT and IS for less than 1 month, my DT (189 files, 88dl) in one month earned lot more than IS, IS only got 38 files, 17dl in 20 days ( thanks for the slow upload process and massive rejection compared with 71% acceptance at DT, which enable me to get my portfolio up and running way ahead of IS )
I started on FT the same time as DT, and with almost same files on line (185), but with only 47 downloads, and less per download vs DT, so DT's earning in the same period vs FT is three times better.

On the other hand, I finally got approved by SS, with 83 files online for 2 days, I already got 54dl, looks really promising, it should pass FT easily.

Title: Re: DT sales slow
Post by: IRCrockett on August 22, 2006, 13:58

Quote from: beisea on August 22, 2006, 12:37

On the other hand, I finally got approved by SS, with 83 files online for 2 days, I already got 54dl, looks really promising, it should pass FT easily.

Excellent start. Shutterstock has been working well for me, 8x the number of downloads over iStock for the same number of images.

Title: Re: DT sales slow
Post by: madelaide on August 22, 2006, 19:22

DT was very slow for about one week, getting 4th for me in August if I remember it right.  Sales have resumed this week, so it's back to first again, with FT very close behind. 

Regards,
Adelaide

Title: Re: DT sales slow
Post by: Freezingpictures on August 23, 2006, 05:16

I have the best month ever on DT. I allready earned this month more than any month before..