Only 1 DL today, only!!!

what is going on with SS? lower and lower sales each week.


are there too many photographers, and too little buyers?

I think all other sites took some of subs buyers from SS, when they introduced their subs plan.

Quote from: Peter on September 15, 2008, 15:00
what is going on with SS? lower and lower sales each week.


are there too many photographers, and too little buyers?

I think all other sites took some of subs buyers from SS, when they introduced their subs plan.

Same here. It is true that I'm not adding as much material as I used to but I don't see any bump in sales when new images get accepted. September looks to be about 40% down on my BME (June 2008).

I upload about 50 new images every week, and see no boost in sales. That worries me.

Quote from: Peter on September 15, 2008, 15:00
what is going on with SS? lower and lower sales each week.


are there too many photographers, and too little buyers?

I think you are right on this. The 1 million images added each half year have for result this

SS started out very strong for me this month, but the past week has been dismal. 

Financial crisis these days is on top!

Will be better!

QuoteWill be better!

When?

Yeah, but microstock is also very cheap. Will see...

When? When people will stop living over their incomes is a simple answer. I said simple

Quote from: epantha on September 15, 2008, 20:08

QuoteWill be better!

When?

Today we have big victim on stock exchange market in USA, this is the bottom,these days...

I got Saturday like that but even I am not superstitious I blamed it for 13th :-)

QuoteToday we have big victim on stock exchange market in USA, this is the bottom,these days...

Will we start getting more downloads on SS when there is a new administration leading the USA?

"Today we have big victim on stock exchange market in USA, this is the bottom,these days..."

The bottom ?  You are optimistic methinks. It is still a long way to go, then we hit the bottom - and then we start digging.

This is the first time SS has lost their place as my best earner since I started with them. 

This month SS is #5 for me...yes, #5, after DT, StockXpert, iS, 123RF, and barely ahead of Fotolia and BigStock. No kidding. Something must have happened - otherwise I can't explain literally hitting a wall. Downloads have been steadily creeping down for the last couple of months - but September looks like WME...

For me SS does the half of last year at the same period with double photo number...strange
Istock is dead too...these last days

New adminstration will make dollar much stronger,then capital will come... Then we will earn more...

Everything of this is with purpose...

Quote from: Vonkara on September 15, 2008, 15:39

Quote from: Peter on September 15, 2008, 15:00
what is going on with SS? lower and lower sales each week.


are there too many photographers, and too little buyers?

I think you are right on this. The 1 million images added each half year have for result this

To be quite honest, I think that the competitions (and yes, I have been a part of them) have done as much to oversaturate ss as anything else.  It used to be that if you downloaded regularly, even if not very many, that you'd be able "keep current".  But now we have a few photogs who are madly uploading hundreds of images per batch just to be at the top of the current challenge, and in order to keep current, you better be able to come up with significant volume!

I have many rejections on SS these days, they become very rigorous...
I think that my new pictures are twice better than others before, but at now I have twice rejections more...

Quote from: borg on September 17, 2008, 09:51
I have many rejections on SS these days, they become very rigorous...
I think that my new pictures are twice better than others before, but at now I have twice rejections more...

Hum... no changes in rejections for me since one year, my last batch 100% accepted, 90% average acceptation.
Can you tell us the reasons ? Noise? Colors? Subject? ?,

Quote from: Smithore on September 17, 2008, 09:57

Quote from: borg on September 17, 2008, 09:51
I have many rejections on SS these days, they become very rigorous...
I think that my new pictures are twice better than others before, but at now I have twice rejections more...

Hum... no changes in rejections for me since one year, my last batch 100% accepted, 90% average acceptation.
Can you tell us the reasons ? Noise? Colors? Subject? ?,

Limited commercial value,poor lighting...

Till now my batches had app. rate about 90 %...

We will see next...

I, too, have seen a marked increase in rejection in the past couple of months.  Last batch had 9 out of 11 rejected. (most approved on other sites).  Most common reasons are composition, uneven lighting and focus not where they thought it should be.

With so many contributing these days SS can afford to be fussy.

This looks like the future - It's going to push us all to raise our quality standards.

Quote from: borg on September 17, 2008, 09:51
I have many rejections on SS these days, they become very rigorous...
I think that my new pictures are twice better than others before, but at now I have twice rejections more...

ok....i thgt i was the only one with really bad sales  which is gone to the drain in Shutterstock because i have not upload for a long season......

Today not a single DL. Yesterday just one!