Author Topic: June Microstock Earnings (Read 23063 times)

luissantos84 · « **Reply #50 on:** July 03, 2012, 10:20 »

Quote from: wut on July 03, 2012, 10:08

Quote from: fotoVoyager on July 03, 2012, 10:05
Quote from: Reef on July 02, 2012, 16:41
Those doing well are far less likely to report their stats.

Believe me, I would happily report an increase in sales. Nothing would please me more than to report iStock is finally giving exclusives the support they need to survive. Unfortunately my sales figures show otherwise:

Compared to June 2011:

$ -20.5% DL -45%

Compared to June 2010:

$ -23.3% DL - 65%

At least it's not that bad for you as it was in the past months

that gonna be a very bad joke.. fotoVoyager is doing less 23.3% $ of what he have made 2 years ago with less 2466 files (representing a 29% portfolio increase)

wut · « **Reply #51 on:** July 03, 2012, 10:22 »

Quote from: luissantos84 on July 03, 2012, 10:20

Quote from: wut on July 03, 2012, 10:08
Quote from: fotoVoyager on July 03, 2012, 10:05
Quote from: Reef on July 02, 2012, 16:41
Those doing well are far less likely to report their stats.

Believe me, I would happily report an increase in sales. Nothing would please me more than to report iStock is finally giving exclusives the support they need to survive. Unfortunately my sales figures show otherwise:

Compared to June 2011:

$ -20.5% DL -45%

Compared to June 2010:

$ -23.3% DL - 65%

At least it's not that bad for you as it was in the past months

that gonna be a very bad joke.. fotoVoyager is doing less 23.3% $ of what he have made 2 years ago with less 2466 files (representing a 29% portfolio increase)

Not a joke, just an observation and trying to look at it from the bright side, optimistically. If I remember correctly his losses were as big as 40-45%.

fotoVoyager · « **Reply #52 on:** July 03, 2012, 11:08 »

If you didn't laugh you'd cry.

Ah well, it was fun while it lasted. I can't understand anyone turning exclusive anywhere any more - it'd be madness unless the agencies aggressively promote exclusive content more.

How do you know how many images I've added in the past year? I've never been able to work that out.

traveler1116 · « **Reply #53 on:** July 03, 2012, 11:11 »

Quote from: fotoVoyager on July 03, 2012, 11:08

If you didn't laugh you'd cry.

Ah well, it was fun while it lasted. I can't understand anyone turning exclusive anywhere any more - it'd be madness unless the agencies aggressively promote exclusive content more.

How do you know how many images I've added in the past year? I've never been able to work that out.

The fastest way I know is to go to deepmeta and sort by age and highlight (click the newest, scroll down to one year ago and shift click that one) then right click and it will tell you how many images selected.

luissantos84 · « **Reply #54 on:** July 03, 2012, 11:20 »

Quote from: fotoVoyager on July 03, 2012, 11:08

How do you know how many images I've added in the past year? I've never been able to work that out.

browsing your portfolio, found the last picture from before the end of June 2010 (by file date, page 13, row 7, 4th picture)

http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-13100297-siena-medieval-cathedral-campanile-piazza-duomo-aerial-banner-tuscany-italy.php?st=10c4eef

ahah actually I am wrong thats until May 2010 but it works either way

fotoVoyager · « **Reply #55 on:** July 03, 2012, 12:22 »

Quote from: traveler1116 on July 03, 2012, 11:11

Quote from: fotoVoyager on July 03, 2012, 11:08
If you didn't laugh you'd cry.

Ah well, it was fun while it lasted. I can't understand anyone turning exclusive anywhere any more - it'd be madness unless the agencies aggressively promote exclusive content more.

How do you know how many images I've added in the past year? I've never been able to work that out.
The fastest way I know is to go to deepmeta and sort by age and highlight (click the newest, scroll down to one year ago and shift click that one) then right click and it will tell you how many images selected.

Good tip, thanks.

cobalt · « **Reply #56 on:** July 03, 2012, 15:12 »

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you are one of the biggest examples of iStock disgrace, having 60k downloads all time and only 150 sales in June is just incredible, don´t know how you can keep up the faith in them really..
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In the last three years I have uploaded less than 900 files. Half of those were leftovers from older shootings. Basically I am not an active contributor for many reasons.

So for "not really working" to get around 2000 USD (on average between istock+getty+thinkstock) is a very good income IMO and I am grateful.

I will be more active in the coming months, but what I find very scary is people who are uploading 1500 good files a year and reporting a loss in downloads and royalties. So I am not sure if I really should make a big push at shooting and uploading or if it is better to look at other income streams first and accept that even with regular uploads I´ll probably be stuck with the returns I am getting now.

luissantos84 · « **Reply #57 on:** July 03, 2012, 15:24 »

Quote from: cobalt on July 03, 2012, 15:12

In the last three years I have uploaded less than 900 files. Half of those were leftovers from older shootings. Basically I am not an active contributor for many reasons.

So for "not really working" to get around 2000 USD (on average between istock+getty+thinkstock) is a very good income IMO and I am grateful.

I will be more active in the coming months, but what I find very scary is people who are uploading 1500 good files a year and reporting a loss in downloads and royalties. So I am not sure if I really should make a big push at shooting and uploading or if it is better to look at other income streams first and accept that even with regular uploads I´ll probably be stuck with the returns I am getting now.

thanks for sharing! I understand what you mean but in the past you made a lot more no?

gostwyck · « **Reply #58 on:** July 03, 2012, 15:45 »

Not too bad. Overall earnings were up just a tad over June 2011 (with PP earnings projected).

Agencies as follows with % gain or loss compared to June 2011.

SS +9%
IS +15%
FT -37% (Good job I recently made Emerald eh?)
DT -34%

cobalt · « **Reply #59 on:** July 03, 2012, 15:59 »

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thanks for sharing! I understand what you mean but in the past you made a lot more no?
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Yes I did, although it is very hard to compare, because the return per download was much lower. My best year was 2009 and unfortunately I didn´t upload much after that.

If I could get back to those levels I would be very happy, but obviously I won´t find out unless I upload a lot for at least two years. I also need to increase the quality of my work, there is so much more competition now.

wut · « **Reply #60 on:** July 03, 2012, 18:01 »

Quote from: cobalt on July 03, 2012, 15:12

So for "not really working" to get around 2000 USD (on average between istock+getty+thinkstock) is a very good income IMO and I am grateful.

So you're getting a 15$ RPD. Wow, that's really impressive

lisafx · « **Reply #61 on:** July 03, 2012, 19:24 »

Quote from: gostwyck on July 03, 2012, 15:45

Not too bad. Overall earnings were up just a tad over June 2011 (with PP earnings projected).

Agencies as follows with % gain or loss compared to June 2011.

SS +9%
IS +15%
FT -37% (Good job I recently made Emerald eh?)
DT -34%

Congrats on making Emerald. Were you Emerald all month? If not, maybe you will benefit from the price bump in July. Hopefully...

gostwyck · « **Reply #62 on:** July 03, 2012, 19:56 »

Quote from: lisafx on July 03, 2012, 19:24

Quote from: gostwyck on July 03, 2012, 15:45
Not too bad. Overall earnings were up just a tad over June 2011 (with PP earnings projected).

Agencies as follows with % gain or loss compared to June 2011.

SS +9%
IS +15%
FT -37% (Good job I recently made Emerald eh?)
DT -34%

Congrats on making Emerald. Were you Emerald all month? If not, maybe you will benefit from the price bump in July. Hopefully...

I actually turned Emerald at the end of April ... and bizarrely it's been downhill every since! Heigh-ho.

luissantos84 · « **Reply #63 on:** July 04, 2012, 15:12 »

please delete!

cobalt · « **Reply #64 on:** July 04, 2012, 16:17 »

Quote from: wut on July 03, 2012, 18:01

Quote from: cobalt on July 03, 2012, 15:12

So for "not really working" to get around 2000 USD (on average between istock+getty+thinkstock) is a very good income IMO and I am grateful.

So you're getting a 15$ RPD. Wow, that's really impressive

No, this figure includes also all the downloads from thinkstock and getty, so it would be a lot more than 150 downloads in total. But thinkstock is a sub site, so I get 42 cents per sale.

On istock my RPD is somewhere between 2-6 Dollars on average, depending on the collection. Vetta and E+ as an XXXL can give really high returns, but you don´t get them all the time. Getty also sometimes has returns with over 150 Dollars for one license, but they also have licenses for less than a dollar.

My monthly returns has become a lot less predictable with the higher prices. Because one large sale or extended license of a Vetta file etc...can really have a strong impact. The 2000 is an average.

lisafx · « **Reply #65 on:** July 04, 2012, 17:26 »

Quote from: gostwyck on July 03, 2012, 19:56

I actually turned Emerald at the end of April ... and bizarrely it's been downhill every since! Heigh-ho.

Interesting... Lends support to the notion that emeralds are penalized in the search.

klsbear · « **Reply #66 on:** July 04, 2012, 17:55 »

Quote from: lisafx on July 04, 2012, 17:26

Quote from: gostwyck on July 03, 2012, 19:56

I actually turned Emerald at the end of April ... and bizarrely it's been downhill every since! Heigh-ho.

Interesting... Lends support to the notion that emeralds are penalized in the search.

I wouldn't be surprised to find that they include rank in the search algorithm. Immediately after I turned bronze it seemed like sales started to increase and I could count on some regular DL's rather than the previous random DL's with long dry periods. Could be that they are boosting the lower and middle ranks which in effect penalizes the higher ranks.

sharpshot · « **Reply #67 on:** July 05, 2012, 01:34 »

I'm a silver rank and my earnings have been decimated. I'm still not sure it's anything to do with ranking because people are reporting that they're falling in the rankings. So some emeralds are missing out but others are doing better. My earnings have crashed but according to the rankings, hundreds of other silvers are now selling more than me. That's if the rankings are accurate, we don't seem to have many people talking about a boost in sales here. They have remained above DT in the earnings ratings here though.

stockmarketer · « **Reply #68 on:** July 05, 2012, 05:50 »

I'm Emerald, and my earnings took a steep plunge around March, though my ranking has held steady. This suggests much of the top hundred or so contributors have seen a similar crash, otherwise, my ranking would have plunged along with my downloads.

oboy · « **Reply #69 on:** July 05, 2012, 12:07 »

For me it was only a little down. 5% decrease compared to May, but still a 42% increase compared to June 12011. My best four were: SS, Alamy, DP, IS

Full statistic: http://microstockinfos.blogspot.com/2012/07/stock-photography-sales-statistic-june.html

(This statistic include referral earning at the different agencies)

Lagereek · « **Reply #70 on:** July 05, 2012, 13:48 »

June has been extremely good, BME, at 3 sites, 3 four figured sales in the RF, and RM, is booming. Must be x-mas.

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Author Topic: June Microstock Earnings (Read 23063 times)

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