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Title: Monthly sales patterns
Post by: PowerDroid on September 21, 2009, 13:51
Anyone else notice this?

I've had several months recently in which sales start out strong, then about half-way through, I see a significant drop in sales.  A later week in the month runs about 30% lower than an earlier week, then when the next month starts, the first few weeks shoot back up and usually beat the first weeks of the prior month.  It's happened enough that I think there's a definite pattern here, but I haven't seen it discussed in the forums, unless I've missed a thread.

Wondering if this is a subscription-based pattern.  If a subscriber is allowed a certain number of downloads a month, and half-way through runs out of credits, he/she may wait until the start of the next month to download more images. 

Thoughts?
Title: Re: Monthly sales patterns
Post by: borg on September 21, 2009, 16:35
It is a matter within the time limits for designers, probably "till end of month"...

So, they mostly buy materials for their work in the first half of month...

My projection after 10 days of this month was +2,5 %,but now, after 20 days is -17 %...
Title: Re: Monthly sales patterns
Post by: elvinstar on September 21, 2009, 16:43
I've noticed that too... That makes sense Borg!