Author Topic: SS footage sales -- what's going on? (Read 5511 times)

KB · « **on:** May 01, 2015, 11:24 »

I've been selling clips on SS ... well, for quite a while now. I don't recall ever seeing a month quite like April. There were so many sales well below the "average" selling price I'm used to getting. Has there been a price cut, or a month-long sale?

A few examples follow.

Cart sales, which are normally $5.70, $14.70, and $23.70:
$12.84, $20.19, $22.50.

Sub sales, which are more difficult to follow, but are usually in the range of $12-14 for SD and $20-22 for HD:
$3.97, $10.80, $17.43

Anyone know what might have happened?

noodle · « **Reply #1 on:** May 01, 2015, 15:34 »

I dont sell alot of footage but my last clip got me $96 which was a very pleasant surprise, since i didnt know you could get that ,uch

pkphotos · « **Reply #2 on:** May 01, 2015, 23:22 »

That's quite normal to be honest. Prices are all over the place. In April I got several big sales, had a best week ever but also had several quiet days in a row. Small sales are a part of it all. April was my BME but I do find SS footage sales to be sometimes sporadic but not as sporadic as P5

KB · « **Reply #3 on:** May 01, 2015, 23:37 »

Quote from: pkphotos on May 01, 2015, 23:22

That's quite normal to be honest. Prices are all over the place.

Ok, thanks. At least I know nothing's changed or happened.

I've sold a few videos on SS (not a huge number, but > 500 and < 1000), and in my limited experience, this was unusual. Of course I've had plenty of sales for less than the expected amounts, but usually it's just a couple a month. This month, it was overwhelming. But must just be coincidence.

pkphotos · « **Reply #4 on:** May 02, 2015, 04:00 »

Quote from: KB on May 01, 2015, 23:37

Quote from: pkphotos on May 01, 2015, 23:22
That's quite normal to be honest. Prices are all over the place.
Ok, thanks. At least I know nothing's changed or happened.

I've sold a few videos on SS (not a huge number, but > 500 and < 1000), and in my limited experience, this was unusual. Of course I've had plenty of sales for less than the expected amounts, but usually it's just a couple a month. This month, it was overwhelming. But must just be coincidence.

more than 500 video sales is what I'd call a considerable amount. Therefore you have plenty of experience and data to work with.

gcrook · « **Reply #5 on:** May 27, 2015, 08:21 »

Well here are some random numbers of subs and cart sales for this month just for the fun of it and you tell me whats going on.

17.02
19.68
17.31
6.47
5.70
19.71
6.26
11.55
11.55

tickstock · « **Reply #6 on:** May 27, 2015, 08:45 »

$20 per HD download seems too low, I'll probably leave SS soon. It's just not worth that.

jjneff · « **Reply #7 on:** May 28, 2015, 16:51 »

Not tooting the IS horn but that is why I stayed exclusive because I average $50.00 per sale now.

tickstock · « **Reply #8 on:** May 28, 2015, 16:57 »

When they start taking 4k I'll seriously consider it.

MicrostockGroup Sponsors

Author Topic: SS footage sales -- what's going on? (Read 5511 times)

KB

noodle

pkphotos

KB

pkphotos

gcrook

tickstock

jjneff

tickstock

Related Topics

Sponsors

Microstock Poll Results

Sponsors