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Microstock Photography Forum - General => General Stock Discussion => Topic started by: melastmohican on August 11, 2008, 12:45

Title: Winners and loosers
Post by: melastmohican on August 11, 2008, 12:45
It seems like this summer SS, 123rf and StockXpert are winners. Other either loose or maintains their positions. Is is typical situation during vacation time?
Title: Re: Winners and loosers
Post by: takestock on August 11, 2008, 12:59
I'm not with 123rf, but both SS and StockXpert are doing nicely for me.
Title: Re: Winners and loosers
Post by: epantha on August 11, 2008, 13:06
I'm having a very different experience. IS, SS and DT are the best performers for me.  StockXpert and 123RF, not so good.
Title: Re: Winners and loosers
Post by: melastmohican on August 11, 2008, 13:14
I suspect two things.
Title: Re: Winners and loosers
Post by: PeterChigmaroff on August 11, 2008, 13:22
I'm fairly new but it's SS, DT, iS and FT. I do find iS a bit frustrating. The only images that seem to sell are from my first couple weeks of uploads.
Title: Re: Winners and loosers
Post by: epixx on August 11, 2008, 13:25
The first year, SS will always grow as long as you upload regularly, but this also depends on what kind of portfolio you have. For me, SS is sinking during the summer, while the others are growing.
Title: Re: Winners and loosers
Post by: carlito_sway on August 14, 2008, 19:02
A good trick is not to upload all of your images at once.
If you have a big batch of images upload them in parts every week. This way your stuff will show up first in most search results.
Title: Re: Winners and loosers
Post by: Phil on August 14, 2008, 22:07
It seems like this summer SS, 123rf and StockXpert are winners. Other either loose or maintains their positions. Is is typical situation during vacation time?

i have the opposite, last month was decent, this month SS and StockXpert are dead, 123 isn't good.  IS and DT are at least close to last 2 months.

Title: Re: Winners and loosers
Post by: Clivia on August 15, 2008, 02:06
This month Fotolia is racing ahead.
I have had a great month there so far, making three times the earnings on Shutterstock, which has always been my best site in the past.
Keep going Fotolia!


Title: Re: Winners and loosers
Post by: lisafx on August 15, 2008, 14:04
If you check the Alexa rankings, Fotolia seems to be the only micro that is picking up steam at the moment.  All other major micros are tracking downward.