Author Topic: How was your November? (Read 12600 times)

Giveme5 · « **on:** November 30, 2016, 20:37 »

68 months in this business and a BME for me this November! The 'Wall' is near so I have to finding ways to keep pushing it back...

Artist · « **Reply #1 on:** November 30, 2016, 22:19 »

Quote from: Giveme5 on November 30, 2016, 20:37

68 months in this business and a BME for me this November! The 'Wall' is near so I have to finding ways to keep pushing it back...

very good, very happy with November. both SS and Ft rocks

Minsc · « **Reply #2 on:** December 01, 2016, 01:01 »

BME on FT & 123RF.

Thought FT was going to surpass SS this month, but SS pull it out in the last few hours and beat FT by $3 dollars.

Microstockphoto · « **Reply #3 on:** December 01, 2016, 01:01 »

worst november in years, earnings going down fast now. very unmotivating

PixelBytes · « **Reply #4 on:** December 01, 2016, 01:10 »

Quote from: Microstockphoto on December 01, 2016, 01:01

worst november in years, earnings going down fast now. very unmotivating

Yep. Worst since first couple of years in the business. Since some are reporting great sales it is probably search engine related.

Microstockphoto · « **Reply #5 on:** December 01, 2016, 01:27 »

for me its across the board tbf, not sure what is going on

Minsc · « **Reply #6 on:** December 01, 2016, 01:29 »

Quote from: PixelBytes on December 01, 2016, 01:10

Yep. Worst since first couple of years in the business. Since some are reporting great sales it is probably search engine related.

The search engine change at SS did a lot of harm actually. The last 8 days were lousy at best. Here's to hoping SS fix it before it gets worse.

Chichikov · « **Reply #7 on:** December 01, 2016, 01:57 »

Cold and wet, like any November here…

50% · « **Reply #8 on:** December 01, 2016, 02:46 »

Down 20% from last year

salparadis · « **Reply #9 on:** December 01, 2016, 03:06 »

Actually one of the best months, mainly because of Adobe/Fotolia, Shutterstock is falling down. I suspect, buyers are shifting towards Adobe. Shutterstock is still first for me, but less sales than the last year. Sales on Fotolia have tripled.

alexzappa · « **Reply #10 on:** December 01, 2016, 03:25 »

Best November ever!!!

Maybe because I started microstock in July 2016

50% · « **Reply #11 on:** December 01, 2016, 03:28 »

Quote from: alexzappa on December 01, 2016, 03:25

Best November ever!!!

Maybe because I started microstock in July 2016

lol probably

alexzappa · « **Reply #12 on:** December 01, 2016, 03:47 »

Quote from: 50% on December 01, 2016, 03:28

Quote from: alexzappa on December 01, 2016, 03:25
Best November ever!!!

Maybe because I started microstock in July 2016
lol probably

by the way it was good in terms of downloads number: +50% vs October and +300% vs September without adding many new images

but no video sales and no extended/SOD so revenue were not so much

Lana · « **Reply #13 on:** December 01, 2016, 04:55 »

My SS earnings dropped bad in the second half of November especially this last week - I'm punished for not uploading much in the last few months, new stuff is selling well now and I have very little to offer

My bad

AnTiImAgeX · « **Reply #14 on:** December 01, 2016, 04:56 »

Hi guys,

Im not familiar with abbreviation, I want to know what BME stand for ?

Lana · « **Reply #15 on:** December 01, 2016, 05:10 »

Quote from: AnTiImAgeX on December 01, 2016, 04:56

Hi guys,

Im not familiar with abbreviation, I want to know what BME stand for ?

BME - best month ever
WME - worst month ever
BMY - best month of the year

Justanotherphotographer · « **Reply #16 on:** December 01, 2016, 05:19 »

SS about the same as last year with much more work uploaded
FL up
123RF up
DT up
CanS down

Smaller sites mostly down.

Overall almost the same to the cent as last November. Bear in mind I do this full time and upload a lot.

Brasilnut · « **Reply #17 on:** December 01, 2016, 05:43 »

I should be earning more for the quality i'm uploading...

increasingdifficulty · « **Reply #18 on:** December 01, 2016, 06:07 »

For music - October was my BME (since 2012).

For footage/images - November was BME (since 2014).

Bauman · « **Reply #19 on:** December 01, 2016, 06:11 »

Average month but best Rpd ever ... (6 years).

+6% earnings vs Nov '15

For the first time in 6 years Shutterstock is under 50% of my total earnings (48,30%).

increasingdifficulty · « **Reply #20 on:** December 01, 2016, 06:19 »

Shutterstock: 22% of my earnings but I sell mostly footage, not so many images.

Pauws99 · « **Reply #21 on:** December 01, 2016, 06:21 »

Quote from: Brasilnut on December 01, 2016, 05:43

I should be earning more for the quality i'm uploading...

Shouldn't we all....seriously though if you are happy that you work is top quality technically and aesthetically then you may need to address subject matter and key wording or possibly sites outlets that may suit your work better.

increasingdifficulty · « **Reply #22 on:** December 01, 2016, 06:35 »

Yes, the search engines rule first and foremost (on the big sites anyway), not quality, that is secondary.

On a huge site like Pond5 it doesn't matter if you upload the best New York time lapse the world has ever seen since there are hundreds of clips with hundreds of sales that will show up before you in search no matter what you do.

Pauws99 · « **Reply #23 on:** December 01, 2016, 06:40 »

Quote from: increasingdifficulty on December 01, 2016, 06:35

Yes, the search engines rule first and foremost (on the big sites anyway), not quality, that is secondary.

On a huge site like Pond5 it doesn't matter if you upload the best New York time lapse the world has ever seen since there are hundreds of clips with hundreds of sales that will show up before you in search no matter what you do.

Yes as in the end most buyers want "good enough" not "best ever"

Brasilnut · « **Reply #24 on:** December 01, 2016, 07:50 »

Quote

Shouldn't we all....seriously though if you are happy that you work is top quality technically and aesthetically then you may need to address subject matter and key wording or possibly sites outlets that may suit your work better.

Absolutely, I'm on my way out of microstock and going for boutique midstock agencies. I think there's something seriously broken with the RF model from the photographer point of view.

eyewave · « **Reply #25 on:** December 01, 2016, 07:53 »

SS further slightly down, even from the worst October in years
FT slightly better, but still far from BME
DT well above average
123 slightly above average
Alamy 3rd BME
istock can't really get worse, lowest number of regular downloads in 7 years

mojaric · « **Reply #26 on:** December 01, 2016, 08:08 »

i think that the search engine switches old and new good-sellers through the year hence someone is performing better and someother not in the same period ... maybe those who said that was WME in 2 month will have back normal sales...but it's just suggestions....

sgoodwin4813 · « **Reply #27 on:** December 01, 2016, 08:19 »

WMY. Almost identical to Nov. last year. Would have been much worse if it wasn't for high-value SODs from SS.

akaza · « **Reply #28 on:** December 01, 2016, 08:24 »

November was so gooddd

but December and January must be low sales because of holiday

HalfFull · « **Reply #29 on:** December 01, 2016, 08:30 »

FT, SS & 123 all had BME.

SS is catching FT which is a little surprising. FT has been losing a little ground over the last couple of weeks or more. Probably SS improving their search and FT taking the foot off the gas. Either way, SS closing that gap quickly now but, all in all, they all performed really well this month!

enstoker · « **Reply #30 on:** December 01, 2016, 08:54 »

Quote from: alexzappa on December 01, 2016, 03:25

Best November ever!!!

Maybe because I started microstock in July 2016

BPE

Best post ever !

mojaric · « **Reply #31 on:** December 01, 2016, 09:46 »

usually who writes BME lately is just because he/she has 300/400 pics and 15$ per month

LouisPhotos · « **Reply #32 on:** December 01, 2016, 10:27 »

Best November ever!!! one of my best month ever !

Giveme5 · « **Reply #33 on:** December 01, 2016, 10:35 »

Quote from: mojaric on December 01, 2016, 09:46

usually who writes BME lately is just because he/she has 300/400 pics and 15$ per month

I only have 4,400 images on SS and well over 5,000 plus images on 20 other companies. So far I have made $3,500 for November plus whatever iStock comes in with the subs, GI, and pp- usually from $200 to $500 extra thus could hit only $4,000.

Pixart · « **Reply #34 on:** December 01, 2016, 10:41 »

Gulp. I didn't really keep good records in 2006 but since 2007 this was my WNE (Worst NOVEMBER ever).

Zero Talent · « **Reply #35 on:** December 01, 2016, 11:25 »

Not bad at all.
Possibly the second best month ever, once November PP sales will be accounted for.

spike · « **Reply #36 on:** December 01, 2016, 11:54 »

-15% compared to Nov 2015

And I increased my portfolio by 40%.
These aren't small fluctuations - my portfolio has 5 digits.

Still waiting on PP and other stuff from iStock to compare to Oct 16, but if I assume similar PP results, -5% compared to previous month.

Given that I added so much assets in the previous months and that my earnings are dropping is worrying. Either I'm doing something wrong, or the agencies are. I'm sure the quality of my work could be improved - that's always the case - the point is, I didn't have to aim for super-high quality before, and now it seems like it's necessary. Or maybe even the "best ever" assets wouldn't help, and it's just luck in regards to the search engine. Dunno.

gyllens · « **Reply #37 on:** December 01, 2016, 12:31 »

great November! especially from the RM/RF agencies. SS was very good! funny but last say six months the final result have only differed by a few dollars. It seems our monthly income is pretty much decided beforehand.
Adobe/FT prioducing steady results. DT was also beginning to show some life.

increasingdifficulty · « **Reply #38 on:** December 01, 2016, 12:44 »

Quote from: mojaric on December 01, 2016, 09:46

usually who writes BME lately is just because he/she has 300/400 pics and 15$ per month

...or that they work hard on every aspect of stock (new opportunities, SEO, subject, quality etc.) and continue to improve.

HalfFull · « **Reply #39 on:** December 01, 2016, 13:41 »

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Pauws99 · « **Reply #40 on:** December 01, 2016, 15:29 »

Quote from: mojaric on December 01, 2016, 09:46

usually who writes BME lately is just because he/she has 300/400 pics and 15$ per month

Usually people who make statements such as this have zero evidence to base it on

cascoly · « **Reply #41 on:** December 01, 2016, 15:37 »

very good Nov - 5th BME

up 33% from 2014
3 mo average (sep-nov) up 40% from 2 yrs ago

first month with a substantial FT port online (increased from 5000 to 10000 as I upl earlier images)

Microstockphoto · « **Reply #42 on:** December 01, 2016, 17:10 »

love these impressive looking graphs with the figures cropped. but what we dont see

Zero Talent · « **Reply #43 on:** December 01, 2016, 18:22 »

Quote from: Microstockphoto on December 01, 2016, 17:10

love these impressive looking graphs with the figures cropped. but what we dont see

Ha, Ha! Good one! I like it!
But I can only assure you that all these bars are inside the 4 $digits zone!
Fell free to figure out the right scale!

dbvirago · « **Reply #44 on:** December 01, 2016, 20:08 »

Very good at 123 and Fotolia, Very bad at SS. Average everywhere else

CrFx · « **Reply #45 on:** December 02, 2016, 01:15 »

amazing sale at november

Thomas from France · « **Reply #46 on:** December 02, 2016, 01:18 »

Quote from: CrFx on December 02, 2016, 01:15

amazing sale at november

A big one

?

mboy · « **Reply #47 on:** December 02, 2016, 02:24 »

Good at SS
bad at DT and istock
average in Fotolia

PixelBytes · « **Reply #48 on:** December 02, 2016, 08:45 »

Amazingly good at FT. They have passed istock by and almost even with SS. Good news because it will make up some of the loss of income when I quit istock. 123, for me, took a dump. My normal sales there are around $400/month. This just over $100.

Overall bad trend tho. First Nov ever that was lower than October, and almost 20% down on last Nov.

etudiante_rapide · « **Reply #49 on:** December 02, 2016, 09:41 »

mine was the best ever ever .. $11k

until they quietly admit it was a scr*wup as usual...
and went back to 50% shortfall for all-time november.

Artist · « **Reply #50 on:** December 02, 2016, 10:09 »

Quote from: etudiante_rapide on December 02, 2016, 09:41

mine was the best ever ever .. $11k
until they quietly admit it was a scr*wup as usual...
and went back to 50% shortfall for all-time november.

wow, congrats, did you achieved $11k in a month? thats really amazing

Giveme5 · « **Reply #51 on:** December 02, 2016, 10:13 »

Quote from: Artist on December 02, 2016, 10:09

Quote from: etudiante_rapide on December 02, 2016, 09:41
mine was the best ever ever .. $11k
until they quietly admit it was a scr*wup as usual...
and went back to 50% shortfall for all-time november.

wow, congrats, did you achieved $11k in a month? thats really amazing

You actually take etudiante_rapide for real

Artist · « **Reply #52 on:** December 02, 2016, 11:17 »

Quote from: Giveme5 on December 02, 2016, 10:13

Quote from: Artist on December 02, 2016, 10:09
Quote from: etudiante_rapide on December 02, 2016, 09:41
mine was the best ever ever .. $11k
until they quietly admit it was a scr*wup as usual...
and went back to 50% shortfall for all-time november.

wow, congrats, did you achieved $11k in a month? thats really amazing

You actually take etudiante_rapide for real

Oh got it. Thats something with the recent ss bug lol.

etudiante_rapide · « **Reply #53 on:** December 02, 2016, 19:47 »

Quote from: Artist on December 02, 2016, 11:17

Quote from: Giveme5 on December 02, 2016, 10:13
Quote from: Artist on December 02, 2016, 10:09
Quote from: etudiante_rapide on December 02, 2016, 09:41
mine was the best ever ever .. $11k
until they quietly admit it was a scr*wup as usual...
and went back to 50% shortfall for all-time november.

wow, congrats, did you achieved $11k in a month? thats really amazing

You actually take etudiante_rapide for real

Oh got it. Thats something with the recent ss bug lol.

ya, and i had to return my spiffy sportscar that i bought with the 11k i earned that day as a down-payment... boo hoo !!!

Giveme5 · « **Reply #54 on:** December 02, 2016, 20:32 »

Quote from: etudiante_rapide on December 02, 2016, 19:47

Quote from: Artist on December 02, 2016, 11:17
Quote from: Giveme5 on December 02, 2016, 10:13
Quote from: Artist on December 02, 2016, 10:09
Quote from: etudiante_rapide on December 02, 2016, 09:41
mine was the best ever ever .. $11k
until they quietly admit it was a scr*wup as usual...
and went back to 50% shortfall for all-time november.

wow, congrats, did you achieved $11k in a month? thats really amazing

You actually take etudiante_rapide for real

Oh got it. Thats something with the recent ss bug lol.

ya, and i had to return my spiffy sportscar that i bought with the 11k i earned that day as a down-payment... boo hoo !!!

I would have taken that sports car to the race track for that one day and burn a ton of rubber off the tires before returning it the dealership

PixelBytes · « **Reply #55 on:** December 03, 2016, 23:51 »

Quote from: etudiante_rapide on December 02, 2016, 19:47

Quote from: Artist on December 02, 2016, 11:17
Quote from: Giveme5 on December 02, 2016, 10:13
Quote from: Artist on December 02, 2016, 10:09
Quote from: etudiante_rapide on December 02, 2016, 09:41
mine was the best ever ever .. $11k
until they quietly admit it was a scr*wup as usual...
and went back to 50% shortfall for all-time november.

wow, congrats, did you achieved $11k in a month? thats really amazing

You actually take etudiante_rapide for real

Oh got it. Thats something with the recent ss bug lol.

ya, and i had to return my spiffy sportscar that i bought with the 11k i earned that day as a down-payment... boo hoo !!!

I'm glad they didn't make an 11k mistake on me. My family would of found me slumped over the keyboard dead from a heart attack!

YadaYadaYada · « **Reply #56 on:** December 04, 2016, 23:20 »

Quote from: Giveme5 on November 30, 2016, 20:37

68 months in this business and a BME for me this November! The 'Wall' is near so I have to finding ways to keep pushing it back...

Don't worry the wall will find you just like the rest of us.

FT is looking up. Alamy is changing how they work even at the point of being 10% of what they were 10 years ago. SS holds their own with the best income. IS will continue to drop while claiming profit and exciting news. The rest hold or slide with no hope of any future for realists.

Take the profits while you can, don't expect endless growth and income. More then one has come here with their answer and success, only to find that no body can escape the enviable. Don't quit your day job. Don't spend based on projected future income.

Nov is good for the overall current state of Micro.

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