Author Topic: Fotolia on fire now. Or should I say en fuego? (Read 21609 times)

helloitsme · « **on:** April 17, 2016, 10:01 »

Fotolia is showing a clear sign of video sales growth probably due to the Adobestock integration. This year's growth is accelerating now. I'm seeing 3-4x sales compare to last year's same month. Please don't tell anybody about this because it will "dilute" my sales. LOL.

Minsc · « **Reply #1 on:** April 17, 2016, 18:01 »

I don't know about videos since I don't any many yet, but my images have been selling really well on FT. I'm still working to get my entire portfolio up on FT and when I do...I estimate that earnings will be on par with SS.

I'm anticipating a big week next week since a lot of images got approved on Friday.

helloitsme · « **Reply #2 on:** April 17, 2016, 19:36 »

Quote from: Minsc on April 17, 2016, 18:01

I don't know about videos since I don't any many yet, but my images have been selling really well on FT. I'm still working to get my entire portfolio up on FT and when I do...I estimate that earnings will be on par with SS.

I'm anticipating a big week next week since a lot of images got approved on Friday.

Sounds good. Congrats!

Minsc · « **Reply #3 on:** April 17, 2016, 22:27 »

Quote from: helloitsme on April 17, 2016, 19:36

Quote from: Minsc on April 17, 2016, 18:01
I don't know about videos since I don't any many yet, but my images have been selling really well on FT. I'm still working to get my entire portfolio up on FT and when I do...I estimate that earnings will be on par with SS.

I'm anticipating a big week next week since a lot of images got approved on Friday.

Sounds good. Congrats!

Congrats to you as well. It's good to hear stories of success.

pkphotos · « **Reply #4 on:** April 18, 2016, 00:11 »

Quote from: helloitsme on April 17, 2016, 10:01

Fotolia is showing a clear sign of video sales growth probably due to the Adobestock integration. This year's growth is accelerating now. I'm seeing 3-4x sales compare to last year's same month. Please don't tell anybody about this because it will "dilute" my sales. LOL.

strange post, why the need to broadcast

Minsc · « **Reply #5 on:** April 18, 2016, 00:37 »

Quote from: pkphotos on April 18, 2016, 00:11

Quote from: helloitsme on April 17, 2016, 10:01
Fotolia is showing a clear sign of video sales growth probably due to the Adobestock integration. This year's growth is accelerating now. I'm seeing 3-4x sales compare to last year's same month. Please don't tell anybody about this because it will "dilute" my sales. LOL.

strange post, why the need to broadcast

I don't see the harm. People broadcast bad news on here all the time, so why not some good news as well?

Have we gotten so jaded that we think a bit of good news sounds...strange?

helloitsme · « **Reply #6 on:** April 18, 2016, 00:54 »

Quote from: Minsc on April 18, 2016, 00:37

Quote from: pkphotos on April 18, 2016, 00:11
Quote from: helloitsme on April 17, 2016, 10:01
Fotolia is showing a clear sign of video sales growth probably due to the Adobestock integration. This year's growth is accelerating now. I'm seeing 3-4x sales compare to last year's same month. Please don't tell anybody about this because it will "dilute" my sales. LOL.

strange post, why the need to broadcast

I don't see the harm. People broadcast bad news on here all the time, so why not some good news as well?

Have we gotten so jaded that we think a bit of good news sounds...strange?

Agreed. I'm sick of many whinos here. Purpose of my post was to see if others are having similar surge in video sales on Fotolia. Ain't nothing wrong with it.

ccbcc · « **Reply #7 on:** April 18, 2016, 01:42 »

I also see sales increasing, this year already more sales than 2015 total. So that is also 3 or 4 times more. Still a low seller though.

Justanotherphotographer · « **Reply #8 on:** April 18, 2016, 02:44 »

Minsc/ mincer/ hongover why the third name change? It's getting hard to remember who's who on this forum.

lucagavagna · « **Reply #9 on:** April 18, 2016, 03:11 »

Congratulations unfortunately I cannot say the same. I found Fotolia extremely slow. The slowest among all agencies something like two year of Fotolia worth 1 month of SS

cobalt · « **Reply #10 on:** April 18, 2016, 04:36 »

It is mildly picking up for me and I sold another video yesterday. But they are still only 25-40% of SS.

I really hope they introduce editorial photos and video soon, especially with video there is actually money in it, at least for me it is better than uploading editorial photos.

etudiante_rapide · « **Reply #11 on:** April 18, 2016, 10:13 »

lol, when i read "en fuego" , i was expecting to see fotolia to the right of this page in the 80s,
or at least close to that . but it is not even shaking the tree of istock,
or even alamy.

to me, that is not fuego... not even smoke

come back and put this when it topples alamy first. .
as Bruce used to say, "you can't build a fire without a spark!"

Minsc · « **Reply #12 on:** April 18, 2016, 11:35 »

Quote from: Justanotherphotographer on April 18, 2016, 02:44

why the third name change? It's getting hard to remember who's who on this forum.

This is the last change. Promise.

The first change was because I need to be more anonymous when I reported someone for stealing my images. The second change was because I didn't know that the name Minscer was linked to some sex offender.

jamiehooper · « **Reply #13 on:** April 18, 2016, 12:25 »

I only submit photographs; but for me Fotolia has been gaining in sales every month for the past year. (since Adobe). SS used to be my best; but now Fotolia is far in the lead. So far this month, my sales (and income) are running about 70% higher than SS; a pattern I've seen for the past 4 months.

PixelBytes · « **Reply #14 on:** April 18, 2016, 17:54 »

Quote from: Minsc on April 18, 2016, 11:35

The second change was because I didn't know that the name Minscer was linked to some sex offender.

This is the BEST reason I've read for a name change. Can't blame you one bit.

PixelBytes · « **Reply #15 on:** April 18, 2016, 18:00 »

On topic, I am glad to read of people doing well even when I'm not. I am not so cynical to resent someone for having success.

It is good to gauge the state of the stock industry by hearing people report how they are doing. This is also why I don't appreciate when people try to silence people who are seeing downturns by calling them whiners or whinos.

In my case, I notice some improvement in Fotolia since Adobe bought them, but I was already doing pretty good there.

Justanotherphotographer · « **Reply #16 on:** April 19, 2016, 08:05 »

Quote from: Minsc on April 18, 2016, 11:35

Quote from: Justanotherphotographer on April 18, 2016, 02:44
why the third name change? It's getting hard to remember who's who on this forum.

This is the last change. Promise.

The first change was because I need to be more anonymous when I reported someone for stealing my images. The second change was because I didn't know that the name Minscer was linked to some sex offender.

I think it is just a derogatory name for homosexuals like the three letter f word but the uk version. Either way fair enough.

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Author Topic: Fotolia on fire now. Or should I say en fuego? (Read 21609 times)

helloitsme

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pkphotos

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