Author Topic: Midmonth has passed and it looks not very good... (Read 6505 times)

melastmohican · « **on:** December 18, 2008, 16:16 »

I got a feeling that it may be worse than previous one. I guess everybody is cutting corners.

   Dec   Dec/Nov
SS   62.20%   74.61%
123RF   16.09%   126.98%
FT   5.77%   449.06%
StockXpert   4.36%   28.13%
DT   2.72%   20.54%
IS   2.71%   68.37%
CS   0.81%   80.00%
BS   0.40%   50.00%
      69.44%

stokfoto · « **Reply #1 on:** December 18, 2008, 16:20 »

overall it is going to be really bad month for me and very likely to be the worst month of the year and since the holidays are about to arrive we can't expect much from the last two weeks(at least I don't)I hope things will be better from the second week of january...

lisafx · « **Reply #2 on:** December 18, 2008, 16:27 »

Not sure if it will be my worst month of the year (except on istock where that's pretty definite) but not looking good, that's for sure.

sharpshot · « **Reply #3 on:** December 18, 2008, 16:40 »

I don't care about 1 month, this year is much better than last year. As long as I make more each year, I am happy. Might have to work a bit harder next year but I am prepared for that.

sharply_done · « **Reply #4 on:** December 18, 2008, 16:42 »

Quote from: lisafx on December 18, 2008, 16:27

Not sure if it will be my worst month of the year (except on istock where that's pretty definite) but not looking good, that's for sure.

Ditto. Looks like I'll end this month at around what I made in January, +/- $100.

Quote from: sharpshot on December 18, 2008, 16:40

I don't care about 1 month, this year is much better than last year. As long as I make more each year, I am happy. Might have to work a bit harder next year but I am prepared for that.

Ditto again. I made 80% more this year (my second in this industry) than last year. It sure would have been nice to double my income!

Lcjtripod · « **Reply #5 on:** December 18, 2008, 16:49 »

I'm already ahead of the months of Sept, Oct, and Nov, with 12 or so days left to go. It will be a good but not a record month for me. Last year was twice as good for all the above months.

Golf is what I am selling right now. The rich boys will still play their game!

Go golf images!

-Larry

Sean Locke Photography · « **Reply #6 on:** December 18, 2008, 16:54 »

Geez, December is always off from November, and most months of the year. Don't ring the bell yet.

GeoPappas · « **Reply #7 on:** December 18, 2008, 16:58 »

I was expecting a bad month for December. So far it has been alright, but I expect that today is really the last day of the month for sales.

What is everyone's guess for when things will pick up again?

AVAVA · « **Reply #8 on:** December 18, 2008, 17:03 »

Sorry to hear about your sales,

Yea I think Sean is right. Also remember that Dec. can be a slow month in stock, everyone is busy with other stuff. They kind of set their image need for this month in Nov. It is also barely 2/3rds of a normal month and everyone is now busy selling and not advertising as much. Their annual budgets for advertising in 08' are all but gone and they are trying keep their fingers out of next years funds. Wait for Jan. when the post x-mas sales kick in I think you might see a turn for the better.

Good Luck,
AVAVA

litifeta · « **Reply #9 on:** December 18, 2008, 17:52 »

I seem to experience the opposite to a lot of people here. In November and so far for December my Dreamstime sales have been the best they have been for 18 months.

My SS is terrible, Snapvillage is way up, and even Canstockphoto is looking good.

CofkoCof · « **Reply #10 on:** December 18, 2008, 20:00 »

I wish the month would continue like it started (I know it won't), that would mean I'd have my 2nd BME. Mostly thanks to a few ELs and great sales at DT.

nebojsak · « **Reply #11 on:** December 19, 2008, 07:48 »

Dec = another BME.

Freezingpictures · « **Reply #12 on:** December 19, 2008, 08:13 »

Fotolia went really good so far. The increase of credit price is one reason.
Dt is not so good this month.
IS is doing very well
StockXpert is doing good
SS not as good as the last two months.

If the month would go on like this it would be almost as good earnings as November which was BME

Perrush · « **Reply #13 on:** December 19, 2008, 08:34 »

Quote

The increase of credit price is one reason

which increase ... I haven't seen anything

cluckcluck · « **Reply #14 on:** December 19, 2008, 13:22 »

one credit used to to equal 57p at FT now it equals 60p (UK) I presume they changed the price in the euroland as well it should be visible in the grey box above your ranking.

lisafx · « **Reply #15 on:** December 19, 2008, 14:28 »

Quote from: Freezingpictures on December 19, 2008, 08:13

Fotolia went really good so far. The increase of credit price is one reason.
Dt is not so good this month.
IS is doing very well
StockXpert is doing good
SS not as good as the last two months.

Too funny - my stats are exactly opposite of yours. Fotolia is down from last couple of months; DT is booming; IS is (STILL) in toilet; StockXpert is down, and SS is holding steady at a good rate.

Just goes to prove the cliche about different ports selling well at different sites

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