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Title: November Sales
Post by: FiledIMAGE on November 27, 2013, 18:20

Are they going thru the roof for others? Ive only been doing this for 6 months but sales are triple other months. Had lots of big image sales including my first large TIFF at around $70 with Shutterstock. Just not sure if its my collection going well, or seasonal. Im suspecting the latter:)

Title: Re: November Sales
Post by: Ron on November 27, 2013, 18:22

I'll let you know in 4 days

Title: Re: November Sales
Post by: Jo Ann Snover on November 27, 2013, 18:31

It does vary a bit depending on your portfolio, but I've been doing this since late 2004 and November is always my top month of the year. March or April, depending on timing of Easter, is another great time. Summer is quiet, typically.

Enjoy the sales, but don't expect January to be the same - things get quiet then :)

Title: Re: November Sales
Post by: tickstock on November 27, 2013, 19:20

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Title: Re: November Sales
Post by: FiledIMAGE on November 27, 2013, 20:20

Yeah im expecting massive fall next month. Ive had 6 $28 sales and a TIFF which helps. Also had a blogger bundle image on PhotoDune which is really nice

Title: Re: November Sales
Post by: FiledIMAGE on November 27, 2013, 20:20

Oh and iStock 3rd party sales have been strong.

Title: Re: November Sales
Post by: lisafx on November 27, 2013, 23:59

Congrats on the great sales!  November is typically a good sales month. 

This November has been a bit slower for me than others in the past, but definitely seems to have picked up from Sept and October, which were quite a bit slower than I was expecting. 

December is usually really good during the first couple of weeks, but dead after that, which I guess is understandable :)

Good news is that many other markets than US will still be doing business this week, so there will still be some sales over the Thanksgiving holiday. 

Title: Re: November Sales
Post by: Jeen Hung on November 28, 2013, 00:04

This November is also a good sales month for me during this year. ;D

Title: Re: November Sales
Post by: mlwinphoto on November 28, 2013, 00:10

Already a BME on SS....I don't bother checking my iS stats any longer.

Title: Re: November Sales
Post by: ruchos on November 28, 2013, 00:11

Hasn't been a good month for me. Sales are way down across the board. Have come off a couple of great months though, so not complaining.

Title: Re: November Sales
Post by: Beppe Grillo on November 28, 2013, 01:18

We will know how were November sales only around December the 25th, when iStock will deign to communicate us the November PP sales………
… Maybe…

Title: Re: November Sales
Post by: leaf on November 28, 2013, 01:45

yeah.. today you'll be able to see how many American customers your images have... because today, any sales will be coming from other countries. 

November isn't a BME yet but I'm hoping it will be by tomorrow.  I'm guessing the last 4 days this month will be pretty slow though due to Thanksgiving in the US.  Time to start thinking about when to stop uploads for good for the year.