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Microstock Footage Forum => General - Stock Video => Topic started by: helloitsme on March 31, 2015, 04:45

Title: Not much sales from Asia based on Shutterstock sales map.
Post by: helloitsme on March 31, 2015, 04:45

When I see the Shutterstock sales map, I see not much sales from Asia.  Chinese and Japanese market can be big.  So, I think that's the market that they can cultivate more.  Maybe people over there mostly need local content rather than international content.

Title: Re: Not much sales from Asia based on Shutterstock sales map.
Post by: Yay Images Billionaire on April 01, 2015, 02:53

I think the bad sales have something to do with SS only accepting keywords in English and (Probably machine) translating it themselves. So, if your photo's description doesn't translate directly into the Asian language, nobody is going to find it.

Title: Re: Not much sales from Asia based on Shutterstock sales map.
Post by: helloitsme on April 01, 2015, 06:55

Quote from: imagesbykenny on April 01, 2015, 02:53

I think the bad sales have something to do with SS only accepting keywords in English and (Probably machine) translating it themselves. So, if your photo's description doesn't translate directly into the Asian language, nobody is going to find it.

I think they need direct effort in big market countries like China, Japan, Korea and India to increase sales and cultivate its potential.

Title: Re: Not much sales from Asia based on Shutterstock sales map.
Post by: helloitsme on April 01, 2015, 06:57

Good thing is that we have a room to grow with those big markets.  Shutterstock making the site in all the different languages are a positive step.  I want to hear from Shutterstock staff about what they are doing in Asia.