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Microstock Photography Forum - General => General Stock Discussion => Topic started by: WarrenPrice on February 10, 2010, 16:51

Title: Snow Storm Slowdown?
Post by: WarrenPrice on February 10, 2010, 16:51

Just read an interesting post at Shutterstock, speculating that the East Coast Snow Storm is affecting Microstock Sales.  Why Not?  I hadn't thought of it before but most businesses are closed.  I'm sure that includes buyers of our images. 

Here's hoping that 'work from home' catches on.   :P

Title: Re: Snow Storm Slowdown?
Post by: melastmohican on February 10, 2010, 16:58

Are buyers mostly from east coast of America?

Title: Re: Snow Storm Slowdown?
Post by: Sean Locke Photography on February 10, 2010, 17:03

Sales are down 10-15% from last week...  So, maybe.

Title: Re: Snow Storm Slowdown?
Post by: sharpshot on February 10, 2010, 17:30

No slowdown here but I probably have more European buyers.

Title: Re: Snow Storm Slowdown?
Post by: sharply_done on February 10, 2010, 17:42

My sales are down *hugely*, but only for today.

Title: Re: Snow Storm Slowdown?
Post by: lisafx on February 10, 2010, 18:17

Haven't these buyers ever heard of working from home? 

Lord knows there are enough representations of the concept on the micros ;)

Title: Re: Snow Storm Slowdown?
Post by: GeoPappas on February 10, 2010, 18:36

It isn't the whole East Coast.

The snowstorm from last week mostly affected VA, PA, and NJ.  NY wasn't affected much at all by last week's snowstorm.

Today's snowstorm is affecting a little more - from VA to MA.

So, while there might be some people that can't make it to work in those states, that is only a small percentage of the total U.S. population.

Title: Re: Snow Storm Slowdown?
Post by: helix7 on February 10, 2010, 19:45

Quote from: lisafx on February 10, 2010, 18:17

Haven't these buyers ever heard of working from home? 

Lord knows there are enough representations of the concept on the micros ;)

Shhh! Don't tell my boss. If he ever gets on board with this work from home thing I'm screwed. He'd actually expect me to do work on days like today! ;)

Title: Re: Snow Storm Slowdown?
Post by: cascoly on February 11, 2010, 16:40

Quote from: melastmohican on February 10, 2010, 16:58

Are buyers mostly from east coast of America?

fwiw my SS sales are consistently higher during east coast business hrs


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Title: Re: Snow Storm Slowdown?
Post by: donding on February 11, 2010, 17:10

Heh it's snowing in Dallas Texas..so that's a little far south. Suppose to be moving into southern Alabama tonight. Any accumulation is very unusual with snow in the south but it is accumulating. Around here they close everything when they forecast it, they don't wait to see if it will actually happen. lol 

Title: Re: Snow Storm Slowdown?
Post by: stormchaser on February 11, 2010, 18:06

The SS people will think up just about anything to try and justify a sales slowdown. Many of the whiners there will post 20 replies to a really stupid thread, when that time could be more effectively used in creating new and different works.

I would say that the storm affected region reflects a narrow sector of SS sales. As far as people "working from home" in the affected areas, the power outages in the region right now are significant. No power=no work.