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Tyson Anderson

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« on: February 09, 2017, 19:57 »
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Fotolia and Pond5 have slowly been gaining on Shutterstock in sales for me in the last couple months, but right now it's in 4th place.  Are you guys seeing the same?  I know the poll on side bar here doesn't show that.  Here's my order right now:
1) Videoblocks
2) Pond5
3) Fotolia
4) Shutterstock


« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2017, 19:58 »
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Are you a video only contributor?

SpaceStockFootage

  • Space, Sci-Fi and Astronomy Related Stock Footage

« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2017, 21:15 »
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1) Envato
2) Pond5
3) Artbeats Express
4) Fotolia

That's not how the months normally end up for me though... hard to say for certain, but Videoblocks will probably come second, Pond5 third, and Shutterstock/iStock pretty much tying for fourth.

Tyson Anderson

  • www.openrangestudios.com
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2017, 01:06 »
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Are you a video only contributor?

I do photo and video, but mostly video. 

Tyson Anderson

  • www.openrangestudios.com
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2017, 01:12 »
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1) Envato
2) Pond5
3) Artbeats Express
4) Fotolia

That's not how the months normally end up for me though... hard to say for certain, but Videoblocks will probably come second, Pond5 third, and Shutterstock/iStock pretty much tying for fourth.

Interesting.  This is the first I've heard of success with Artbeats Express.

SpaceStockFootage

  • Space, Sci-Fi and Astronomy Related Stock Footage

« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2017, 02:08 »
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I wouldn't say it was success, just a random bunch of sales early in the month, and a bit of a slow month so far on the regulars. They normally come in about sixth or seventh for me.

SpaceStockFootage

  • Space, Sci-Fi and Astronomy Related Stock Footage

« Reply #6 on: February 10, 2017, 02:26 »
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Yep... 'early in the month variance' strikes again. Now it's...

1) Envato
2) Pond5
3) Shutterstock
4) Artbeats Express

Keep in mind I have to estimate the Artbeats earnings... as it's a subscription based service, and your earnings depend on number of downloads, you never know exactly what you'll get until the end of the month. The lowest I've had was an average of $7.5 per download, the maximum was about $22.50 and the average is usually about $12.50 to $15.00

I have noticed that the average I get per sale, has been dropping over the past few months though. I'm guessing more people are downloading more stuff recently, trying to make sure they get their money's worth each month. 

alno

« Reply #7 on: February 10, 2017, 03:06 »
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January was BME:

1. Shutterstock
2. Pond5 (about 10% less than Shutterstock)
3. = 4. Videoblocks and Fotolia, only $15 difference
5. Videohive
Videos (mostly) and photos.
I must admit that Videohive would be much better seller if their review queue wasn't about 4 months now.

« Reply #8 on: February 10, 2017, 03:33 »
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Video only.
For me SS was always number one and kept constantly increasing until the end of the year. Since jan 1 it suddenly died: really horrible 6 weeks, I don't understand why (certainly a major change in algorithm and website).
Pond 5 died exactly when their membership thingy started and hasn't been a factor for me since last May.
Fotolia has increased a lot. If only SS would come back from the coma things would be nice

« Reply #9 on: February 10, 2017, 03:41 »
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First time I hear of Artbeat Express.
Is anyone else uploading there?

SpaceStockFootage

  • Space, Sci-Fi and Astronomy Related Stock Footage

« Reply #10 on: February 10, 2017, 03:52 »
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First time I hear of Artbeat Express.
Is anyone else uploading there?

It's reasonably new, started about a year ago I think. Subscription only. I don't have masses of sales there, only between $25 and $125 a month. On the bright side, I had a top selling file there for a few months when they first started, so they invited me to upload to the main Artbeats site. HD clips go for about $199 to $299 each there. No sales yet though! :(

Clips are instantly published on Artbeats Express, which is nice, if slightly worrying.
« Last Edit: February 10, 2017, 04:02 by SpaceStockFootage »

SpaceStockFootage

  • Space, Sci-Fi and Astronomy Related Stock Footage

« Reply #11 on: February 10, 2017, 03:59 »
+1
On a side note, but still kind of related... would be nice if they could add VideoBlocks to the Microstock Poll result... see where it's at in the list. Although it might not be in the top tier, I'd be surprised if it wasn't somewhere in the middle tier, so I think it deserves a place in the poll. Although... maybe it's being left out as it's video only?

« Reply #12 on: February 10, 2017, 04:28 »
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On a side note, but still kind of related... would be nice if they could add VideoBlocks to the Microstock Poll result... see where it's at in the list. Although it might not be in the top tier, I'd be surprised if it wasn't somewhere in the middle tier, so I think it deserves a place in the poll. Although... maybe it's being left out as it's video only?
Yes, I believe that video only agencies don't get much attention here.
99% of people here are in still images, not a lot of footage people

« Reply #13 on: February 10, 2017, 05:01 »
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1. Shutterstock (by far)
2. Alamy
3. Istock
4. Fotolia
5. 123RF

SpaceStockFootage

  • Space, Sci-Fi and Astronomy Related Stock Footage

« Reply #14 on: February 10, 2017, 05:35 »
+3
On a side note, but still kind of related... would be nice if they could add VideoBlocks to the Microstock Poll result... see where it's at in the list. Although it might not be in the top tier, I'd be surprised if it wasn't somewhere in the middle tier, so I think it deserves a place in the poll. Although... maybe it's being left out as it's video only?
Yes, I believe that video only agencies don't get much attention here.
99% of people here are in still images, not a lot of footage people

Everyone knows all the cool kids are doing video! ;)

« Reply #15 on: February 10, 2017, 13:39 »
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Fotolia and Pond5 have slowly been gaining on Shutterstock in sales for me in the last couple months, but right now it's in 4th place.  Are you guys seeing the same?  I know the poll on side bar here doesn't show that.  Here's my order right now:
1) Videoblocks
2) Pond5
3) Fotolia
4) Shutterstock

absolutely no.

Like the poll results except for Envato that didn't perform so well (before they kick me in the ass) : my fourth is Depositphotos then Dreamstime.


 

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