I was seeing the most popular images today and found that its totally messed up and the images are swapping a lot. I today found different most popular images in different time. Did any one else facing so??

It seem there are lot of bugs going on these day. Even I had extreme less new image sale when I uploaded around 48 images rencelty. This is very strange as it never happened so. New stuffs doesn't seems to be selling. Also the approval time is crossing 4-5days now

Search seems ok to me, I've tried 3 different searches.

Well than at least they're rejecting half of my stuff (for no reason) at a time that it doesn't sell. Although those that came through are selling almost like in the good old days, they're getting a big push, I've sold one of them 4 times on the first day, that didn't happen for a year, ever since new images don't get a boost

Quote from: wut on June 14, 2012, 10:38
Search seems ok to me, I've tried 3 different searches.

I have tried 3-4 searches in between 1-1hour of gap and found different-2 results. Although I am not searching using keyword. I am seeing just the abstract category of the page. Not sure whether same issue is with keyword search or not.

Quote from: wut on June 14, 2012, 10:38
Although those that came through are selling almost like in the good old days, they're getting a big push,

It seems that good old days are gone for me..... nostalgic

Quote from: cgartist on June 14, 2012, 10:47

Quote from: wut on June 14, 2012, 10:38
Although those that came through are selling almost like in the good old days, they're getting a big push,

It seems that good old days are gone for me..... nostalgic

That surely is a glitch, but for once, one that I like

Seems OK, to me, pics are where they normaly are.

Seems ok to me too.   I'm selling a good mix of new and old.

yep, most of my popular images that were selling almost daily are below my much older non sellers.

I hope nobody is messing with popular images like other sites do with their best match images. it would be terrible.

SS search seems to be pretty heavily oriented towards older files with few / no sales.

All good here lads, thank god.

Older files selling, hardly any new lately, what a waste.

Quote from: cgartist on June 14, 2012, 10:33
I was seeing the most popular images today and found that its totally messed up and the images are swapping a lot. I today found different most popular images in different time. Did any one else facing so??

It seem there are lot of bugs going on these day. Even I had extreme less new image sale when I uploaded around 48 images rencelty. This is very strange as it never happened so. New stuffs doesn't seems to be selling. Also the approval time is crossing 4-5days now

I'm not saying they aren't bugs going on, but I also think that agencies are just shuffling images around to find a best match for them. Searches might differ on a daily basis.

I've seen a couple of $16.80 single downloads so far this month, both of which were older images. I've sold some newer images, but mostly old stuff.

here is the link in shutterstock forum.

http://submit.shutterstock.com/forum/abt123228.html

no changes for me too

There's one issue I cannot figure out with SS.
Daily amount of sales seems to be capped or something because although my port grows the downloads stay the same with slight peaks now and then, though different files are being sold each day (old/new)

Anyone else?

It's a great way to make good money but it's really hard to trust these agencies blindly, but then I guess the same would apply to macrostock.

Later

I had a BME for DLs yesterday, so no.

Quote from: wut on June 14, 2012, 16:57
I had a BME for DLs yesterday, so no.

It's not that mate, I have had BME's at SS since I started but the average amount of sales should grow with the port because new files are being sold too, this should happen a lot faster then it does now and that worries me.
It feels as if one is not allowed to advance at a higher rate then normal.
Or maybe it's because of these dissapearing images bugs popping up now and then. I can't be bothered to check if all of my images are online so don't know really.
Progress sure was different (steeper) in my first 6 months but then I had daily reviews, now it's close to a week.

Later

I meant BDE of course. Growth usually slows after the first few months, it's only normal and even more obvously BME gains get.smaller % wise

Quote from: wut on June 14, 2012, 17:27
I meant BDE of course. Growth usually slows after the first few months, it's only normal and even more obvously BME gains get.smaller % wise

If you say so mate, I'm not so sure.

Quote from: fotografer on June 14, 2012, 11:28
Seems ok to me too.   I'm selling a good mix of new and old.

Same here. SS are doing just fine.