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Title: Fotolia sales stopped
Post by: Inger Anne Hulbækdal on April 05, 2011, 06:34

I've always had a few sales every day on Fotolia. But now they have stopped. I haven't had a download since March 28th.
Anyone else experiencing this?

Title: Re: Fotolia sales stopped
Post by: arquiplay77 on April 05, 2011, 06:59

Not here, everything fine with fotolia sales.

Title: Re: Fotolia sales stopped
Post by: rubyroo on April 05, 2011, 07:41

They've become more sparse there for me too. Fewer and farther between, but not completely stopped.

Title: Re: Fotolia sales stopped
Post by: Allsa on April 05, 2011, 08:28

Quote from: rubyroo on April 05, 2011, 07:41

They've become more sparse there for me too. Fewer and farther between, but not completely stopped.

I think they changed the search function - and there are winners and losers, at least it seems that way from comments I've read on this forum. Unfortunately, I'm one of the losers, too  :-[

Title: Re: Fotolia sales stopped
Post by: OM on April 05, 2011, 11:50

I think they keep messing with the search. Suddenly the cash cows stop selling without compensation from the new stuff.
Still, in your case at 'silver' that's not good getting no sales at all for a week. The last week of March was like that for me too but I've only got 200+ images so I shouldn't complain and upload more. Trouble is that newly uploaded stuff hardly sells at all. And that makes me wonder if it's all worth the trouble.

Title: Re: Fotolia sales stopped
Post by: melastmohican on April 05, 2011, 13:28

I am small fry but I have seen growth in sales since beginning of this year.  Apparently they give more bread cramps to bottom feeders :-)

Title: Re: Fotolia sales stopped
Post by: lagereek on April 05, 2011, 14:23

No!  FT, is a good seller, once you get around 500 shots or more you will soon reap the rewards. Thats why I dont like when they start to mess with the search, none of all these Micro agencies have got the knowledge or the know-how, regarding these things,  they tweak and mess and in the end they dont know what theyre doing.
This goes for all the agencies.

Title: Re: Fotolia sales stopped
Post by: takestock on April 05, 2011, 15:06

For me on FT sales come in bursts and then seem to go quiet for a while.
The past 7 days has been the later.

Title: Re: Fotolia sales stopped
Post by: lisafx on April 05, 2011, 16:12

Pretty much average sales for me right now. 

Title: Re: Fotolia sales stopped
Post by: luissantos84 on April 05, 2011, 16:29

Jan 50 sales
Feb 75 sales
March almost 100

Title: Re: Fotolia sales stopped
Post by: OM on April 05, 2011, 21:11

Maybe because of the small port I have, I tend to find that FT sales average out over two months. One month above average and one month below.