Author Topic: Earnings in July 2012 (Read 13514 times)

steheap · « **on:** July 31, 2012, 21:09 »

I'm a bit early as usual, but the chances of new sales at 10pm are not high. Overall, my month has been OK - not the best, but not bad. Total earnings were $1585 compared to $1750 last month, but the absence of Enhanced License downloads on Shutterstock hit me a bit. I did get one - on the 31 July, which made the month a bit better. iStock was good for me - a BME at $340 with two extended licenses ($278 last month). Dreamstime was pretty good at $108. DepositPhotos seems to grow month by month - up to $57 now. Here are my top line charts. More details, as usual, on my blog.

Steve

BaldricksTrousers · « **Reply #1 on:** August 01, 2012, 00:02 »

Poor month overall for me, only SS shone and it couldn't make up for the others.

Lagereek · « **Reply #2 on:** August 01, 2012, 02:03 »

Yes not bad but not very good either.

Mellimage · « **Reply #3 on:** August 01, 2012, 03:30 »

slightly better than last month, but mainly due to SS outshining all others. For me the worst developments have been FT and DT since April. FT, which used to bring in 2/3rd of my income now brings in a 3rd of what SS brings in. Overall, I'd say my total earnings dropped by a 3rd since the beginning of the year.

djpadavona · « **Reply #4 on:** August 01, 2012, 04:37 »

Earnings were up 48% over July 2011. DL's were only up 10% at SS, but I had significant growth at IS and modest growth at DT. July is always a slow month for me, but I'm pleased with this year's results.

Anyka · « **Reply #5 on:** August 01, 2012, 04:38 »

Best July Ever for me, 12% better than last year July. Excellent results for SS, Alamy and 123rf, slight increases for FT and DP, and bad results for IS, DST (again!), GLO and Canstock. Rodeo sold zero, but they never sell anything in July, so that's normal.

aeonf · « **Reply #6 on:** August 01, 2012, 04:38 »

A very bad month for us. Worst month in over a year!
2 EL's
1,640$ with 310 downloads
I do hope this month is an anomaly.

stockmarketer · « **Reply #7 on:** August 01, 2012, 04:42 »

For me, July total earnings were down about 4% from June.

But July 2012 was up about 40% from July 2011.

ShadySue · « **Reply #8 on:** August 01, 2012, 05:11 »

BMY for $$, BJE for $$.
A very odd month, with 5 weekend days with 0 dls, some weekdays with precious little more, some random very good for me weekdays and 4 ELs. Things were unspeakable from the 24th - 30th, then suddenly yesterday was good. I hope it wasn't people using up their credits. (I really am glass-half-empty!)

Compared to July 2011: dls -11%; $$ +13%. Port increase c19%,
Compared to June 2012: dls +18%; $$ +33% (despite an EL, June was an extremely poor month, including an insulting $1.19 Getty/Vetta sale).

Hopefully, June was just a low 'blip', rather than July being a high 'blip'.

Alamy - 0

Wim · « **Reply #9 on:** August 01, 2012, 05:53 »

Very good, I'm up everywhere (1 year and 6 months in stock)

SS BME in dl's, EL's and earnings (+25%)
IS BME (+50%)
DT 2nd BME (barely) but with port growth (100 a month) it's lagging behind
FT BME up 30%
123RF BME dl's and earnings

Those are the ones that matter to me and will focus on in the future, others, unless they show significant progress will have to go.
Not bad for a noob/dilettante

Take care all.

Tabimura · « **Reply #10 on:** August 01, 2012, 05:54 »

Average month, nothing out of the regular order. With the exception of not uploading anything for about 3 weeks. That's the beauty of being a stock photographer, yes? You can take holiday whenever you like without making a significant dent in earnings.

Perry · « **Reply #11 on:** August 01, 2012, 06:33 »

You don't want to hear this, but I got a BME on my "big 5" (IS, SS, DT, FT, 123RF)... and it's JULY!!!

This has never happened to me, never, ever never! (I've been around since 2004)

BME at SS and 123RF. Good month at IS and DT. FT poor as usual.

sgoodwin4813 · « **Reply #12 on:** August 01, 2012, 06:58 »

No BMEs, but BMYs for $$$ at BS and iS (best there in 18 months). Way up over July 2011 (+68%), roughly in accordance with portfolio growth (+64%). ELs at iS and SS, and even a small sale at Alamy with a very small port. Most sites holding steady, except for CS, which was way down, and Veer, which was 0. Have made more so far this year than all of last year so no complaints.

corepics · « **Reply #13 on:** August 01, 2012, 08:30 »

Compared to June 2012 (Revenue - DLs)

Overall: -3% -1%

SS: 0% -5%
IS: -1% +10%
DT: -18% -2%
FT: -15% -7%
123RF: +24% +29%

In prosa: Shutterstock is holding up fine, RPD slightly higher than June '12. Istock: Despite an increase in downloads, a slight decline in revenues. It seems DT recent changes to their subscription system turned out beautifully for them. The declining sales have somewhat stabilised, and we're down a whopping 18% compared to June, due to a massive increase of higher level subscription sales. 123RF exceeds expectations, and limits the downfall in July compared to June.

The smaller sites went off to a poor start, but sales improved towards the end of the month. Overall, a slight decline compared to June 2012, but much less than expected.

Karimala · « **Reply #14 on:** August 01, 2012, 10:16 »

Business as usual. Nothing exciting to report, except I had a best-sale-ever at Zazzle when someone purchased 104 post cards at 50% royalties.

The only site that's notable is Fotolia. Down 78% over July 2011 (no ELs), down 74% from my best month of the year (no ELs), down 46% from my worst month of the year (which had an EL). Worst month since February 2007.

Whatever Fotolia did to its search back in March regarding long-time contributors, it's obviously having a very serious negative impact on my income. Fotolia has gone from being a consistent #3 or #4 and worth continuing to upload to (despite its unsavory history), to being dead last and the least significant of all the sites within a span of just a few months. Gone are the days of weekly payouts. The past two months, my monthly earnings didn't even reach payout level.

click_click · « **Reply #15 on:** August 01, 2012, 10:36 »

Worst month of the year

Daevid · « **Reply #16 on:** August 01, 2012, 11:38 »

Best July ever thanks to some ELs in the last few days. Third best month of the year so far.

lisafx · « **Reply #17 on:** August 01, 2012, 11:59 »

Absolutely dreadful month. Worst since December 2008, and would have to go back considerably further to find a mid year month that bad. Down 7% on a very poor June and down 17% on last July.

Worst losses are posted at Istock and Fotolia, with DT also losing ground. Only one of the big 4 showing improvement was SS, but not nearly enough to make up for the losses elsewhere.

**ETA: Fotolia did pick up quite a bit the last part of the month. Not sure what they did but hope it continues**

The smaller sites like PD, DP, and Veer helped boost totals somewhat or losses would have been even worse.

I've seen summer slumps before, but not this bad. My hubby believes everything is in limbo and the movers & shakers are holding on to their money until after the election in November. Not sure I can wait that long to start earning a living again...

Pixart · « **Reply #18 on:** August 01, 2012, 12:04 »

Hold onto your hats folks.... I finally reached payout at Featurepics

Not a terrible month considering it was July.

SS holding steady.
DT bounced back a tiny bit after a disastrous June (but not back to old normal).
BS is evaporating. Have to go back to my first couple months in 2007 to report worse earnings.

Jo Ann Snover · « **Reply #19 on:** August 01, 2012, 13:25 »

Not bad - not great, but decent for the middle of summer (November is typically my best month each year). Once the IS partner income comes in it'll probably be flat with June. But it's up 25% from last July (somewhat unfair comparison as that was turbulent following exit from exclusivity).

SS was the same as last month ($1 less), IS similar ($15 less) and DT had a good month - they were 13% of my total, having dropped to 7% earlier in the year with the various search engine problems. 123rf is lower the last two months, possibly because I haven't uploaded there since they announced their plans to cut our commissions.

redo · « **Reply #20 on:** August 01, 2012, 14:21 »

BME at yaymicro and first payout

traveler1116 · « **Reply #21 on:** August 01, 2012, 14:38 »

No ELs for the first time in 23 months, had one today though.

grp_photo · « **Reply #22 on:** August 01, 2012, 15:25 »

Wow Dreamstime is down for me must be the worst month since 2004 or so. I hardly upload to them anymore but this drop surprises me nonetheless.

cascoly · « **Reply #23 on:** August 01, 2012, 16:06 »

BME at SS [by > 10%] and 4th BME overall [the other 3 were all in last 8 months], despite SS's drastic changes in reviews, esp editorial. many of my sales are older editorials that would not be accepted now

my monthly sales averges by month only vary by about 10%, but the last 3 mo period is up 40% over previous year

DT continues downward trend while FT, BS and 123 all showed modest uptrends

THP Creative · « **Reply #24 on:** August 01, 2012, 22:40 »

For the 'slow' months I must say I'm very happy with July.

SS missed being a BME by only $5, thanks to 2 EL's on the last day. BME at Fotolia, 123rf, Depositphotos and YAY.

Dreamstime was down, but not hugely. It does feel like its getting slower though. IS held steady, Veer ok, BigStock terrible as usual.

Sales continue to grow each month, so if this trend continues I am really looking forward to the busy period just ahead.

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Author Topic: Earnings in July 2012 (Read 13514 times)

steheap

BaldricksTrousers

Lagereek

Mellimage

djpadavona

Anyka

aeonf

stockmarketer

ShadySue

Wim

Tabimura

Perry

sgoodwin4813

corepics

Karimala

click_click

Daevid

lisafx

Pixart

Jo Ann Snover

redo

traveler1116

grp_photo

cascoly

THP Creative

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