Author Topic: summer slow down? (Read 5196 times)

stokfoto · « **on:** June 23, 2008, 21:32 »

my sales getting really slow all around,is it the notorious summer slow down or is it just me?how are you guys and girls doing?

Whiz · « **Reply #1 on:** June 23, 2008, 21:41 »

Only iStockphoto is doing poorly for me. The others are about average. Of course, Shutterstock would be below average if it hadn't been for an EL.

epixx · « **Reply #2 on:** June 24, 2008, 00:41 »

Everything is slowing down for me, except SS, but being a subscription site, they will follow in July. It's normal and it happens every year.

pauloresende · « **Reply #3 on:** June 24, 2008, 03:34 »

To me the summer slowdown start in April

michealo · « **Reply #4 on:** June 24, 2008, 04:14 »

Perhaps going out and taking some good photos and uploading them might help ..

keo · « **Reply #5 on:** June 24, 2008, 04:47 »

Quote from: michealo on June 24, 2008, 04:14

Perhaps going out and taking some good photos and uploading them might help ..

Agree..
June is my best month ever

takestock · « **Reply #6 on:** June 24, 2008, 05:28 »

Very slow all round at the moment.

CCK · « **Reply #7 on:** June 24, 2008, 07:21 »

This is a terrible month for me- I'm at less than 10% of where I was last month this time.

pauloresende · « **Reply #8 on:** June 24, 2008, 08:05 »

Quote from: michealo on June 24, 2008, 04:14

Perhaps going out and taking some good photos and uploading them might help ..

I my opinion that is not enough! Ok i now that many complain but don´t do nothing to turn this situation around. But the true is that global economy is down and all feel that. And microstock in not one exception to this!

If one company decide that they must cut into the budget they have, the 1º they cut is publicity and that reflects into micro stock!

Microbius · « **Reply #9 on:** June 24, 2008, 08:23 »

Not everyone suffers in an economic downturn. E.g. the budget superstores get a boost 'cos people can't afford to shop in the more upmarket ones.
Hopefully this same trend will mean MS will be one of the few industries to ride this out without significant income loss.

stokfoto · « **Reply #10 on:** June 24, 2008, 08:52 »

I think it is just an expected slow down that happens around this time of every year.
as for economic downturn we know it has been around for a while now and (to my point of view) it hasn't had a certain impact on microstock yet.

lisafx · « **Reply #11 on:** June 24, 2008, 09:58 »

I am noticing a slight softening in sales across the board, but to be honest, so far nothing as bad as last year when sales plummeted.

I believe the slowing economy is actually driving designers to consider microstock who might not have used it in the past.

stokfoto · « **Reply #12 on:** June 24, 2008, 10:23 »

Quote from: lisafx on June 24, 2008, 09:58

so far nothing as bad as last year when sales plummeted.

I agree with that it is not as bad as last year in fact the month started really well for me but after the second week things started to slow down.
I expect my sales to get back to 'normal' in august.

phildate · « **Reply #13 on:** June 24, 2008, 10:51 »

Can't say I've noticed a slow down but have been uploading quite a bit recently which keeps the sales from becoming stagnant. I expect that there will be a slowdown in July and August but that is pretty normal.

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