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« Reply #50 on: January 05, 2017, 00:28 »
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Sales are frozen at 99,97$. Like always, just a coincidence



I just checked my balance in Deep Meta and it's the same since last time the balance was displayed on the site. In my user stats I noticed nothing was sold since december the 21st. Is it just me or did they stop to report sales from that day on?

I had a reported sale on 28th Dec and nothing since, but a friend has had one this year. I think credit sales will soon be as rare as 'real' ELs have been this past year.

I had a couple of credit sales in January.


gyllens

« Reply #51 on: January 05, 2017, 03:43 »
+5
Been there for 14 years as an independent and I am still trying to figure out what I joined back then. I did have some splendid times before Bruce sold but the minute Getty got a hold of them. Well need I say more.

Chichikov

« Reply #52 on: January 05, 2017, 04:39 »
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Strangely, my istock sales were better than other agencies. I am gonna wait for a while and see the results.

Agree. I stopped uploading on Istock but my earnings are better and better. Great two last months on  Istock! On FT my portofolio is much bigger but earnings here are very bad. Very disappointed with FT, everything goes down. SS is my top microstock agency.

Same here. I have stopped to upload on iStock some month ago but my sales (and revenue) continue to grow.
When Adobe has made the fusion with Fotolia there has been some growth in the sales for two or three months (probably the novelty), then the sales have become less and less less than what they were when Fotolia was "alone"

Chichikov

« Reply #53 on: January 05, 2017, 04:44 »
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I can see total sales and total earning of january  :-\

I stopped uploading photos and i am gonna wait. I can see the sales and balance in Deepmeta. I can log in to  gettyimages with my istock  account but it looks like it is not a contributor account for getty. Are all the contributors buyers now? That's strange.


Is it possible to see (in Deepmeta) what kind of file was purchased or only number of sales and balance are visible?



You can see it here
http://www.istockphoto.com/user_stats.php

« Reply #54 on: January 05, 2017, 11:15 »
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Thank you.

But still no specific information what kind of footage was purchased...

FlowerPower

« Reply #55 on: January 05, 2017, 11:33 »
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Been there for 14 years as an independent and I am still trying to figure out what I joined back then. I did have some splendid times before Bruce sold but the minute Getty got a hold of them. Well need I say more.

14 years, really? That would be 2003 or 2004? Hey old timer.

Quote from: gyllens
August 29, 2012, 10:47
Yes I am getting worried about the whole microstock buisness. People like Yuri are going sole distributor, Lisa dont seem too happy and Lagereek, is nowhere to be found,  Claridge, a name most here havent even heard about is threatening to leave micro.
I am pretty new here but what is actually going on?

I am a buyer, not a contributor.

« Reply #56 on: January 08, 2017, 15:51 »
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First week, $1.32 average  :-\

ShadySue

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« Reply #57 on: January 08, 2017, 15:58 »
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First week, $1.32 average  :-\
How can you tell? I can see my last downloads, but not how much they sold for.
What was your average before?

« Reply #58 on: January 08, 2017, 16:04 »
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I can not see earnings of subscriptions and direct downloads. My average was better before new system  :-\ Maybe less downloads but more income.

ShadySue

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« Reply #59 on: January 08, 2017, 16:14 »
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I can not see earnings of subscriptions and direct downloads. My average was better before new system  :-\ Maybe less downloads but more income.
So what was your $1.32 based on? Sorry to be so dim.

« Reply #60 on: January 08, 2017, 16:24 »
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Gross royalties / total downloads

KB

« Reply #61 on: January 08, 2017, 19:42 »
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First week, $1.32 average  :-\
How can you tell? I can see my last downloads, but not how much they sold for.
What was your average before?
If you mouseover the daily bar graph, you can see how much you earned that day. You just have to divide by the number of sales (which is almost always 0 or 1 for me, these days).

ShadySue

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« Reply #62 on: January 08, 2017, 19:57 »
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First week, $1.32 average  :-\
How can you tell? I can see my last downloads, but not how much they sold for.
What was your average before?
If you mouseover the daily bar graph, you can see how much you earned that day. You just have to divide by the number of sales (which is almost always 0 or 1 for me, these days).
Oh, I moused over the daily bar graph and it only says the number of dls, not the amount of $$. (Are we talking about the profile page?)

KB

« Reply #63 on: January 08, 2017, 20:33 »
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Oh, I moused over the daily bar graph and it only says the number of dls, not the amount of $$. (Are we talking about the profile page?)
Yes, that's the page I was referring to.

But it turns out the page I'm using is different.  ::)  Try this link instead:
http://www.istockphoto.com/user_stats?Offset=-1
« Last Edit: January 08, 2017, 20:35 by KB »

ShadySue

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« Reply #64 on: January 08, 2017, 20:59 »
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Oh, I moused over the daily bar graph and it only says the number of dls, not the amount of $$. (Are we talking about the profile page?)
Yes, that's the page I was referring to.

But it turns out the page I'm using is different.  ::)  Try this link instead:
http://www.istockphoto.com/user_stats?Offset=-1


Hahaha, different pages, different info.  ::)
That one works, so I have $6.81 average rpd; I'm sure the four sales this year (sic) were all to the same person. One the subs etc are in, it'll be much lower, of course.

« Reply #65 on: January 09, 2017, 02:52 »
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Oh, I moused over the daily bar graph and it only says the number of dls, not the amount of $$. (Are we talking about the profile page?)
Yes, that's the page I was referring to.

But it turns out the page I'm using is different.  ::)  Try this link instead:
http://www.istockphoto.com/user_stats?Offset=-1
Thanks this works for me but the site is just madness at the moment! Update ....and now my recent sales have dissapeared!!!!
« Last Edit: January 09, 2017, 03:01 by Pauws99 »

ShadySue

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« Reply #66 on: January 09, 2017, 06:04 »
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Update ....and now my recent sales have dissapeared!!!!
Mine are still here: https://secure.istockphoto.com/my_uploads?page=1&order=LastDownload

« Reply #67 on: January 09, 2017, 06:15 »
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Update ....and now my recent sales have dissapeared!!!!
Mine are still here: https://secure.istockphoto.com/my_uploads?page=1&order=LastDownload
Yep but not the amounts...I think I will stop looking as I have zero confidence that anything is correct ;-). Just hope it will settle down when their super duper new interface is in place.

ShadySue

  • There is a crack in everything
« Reply #68 on: January 09, 2017, 06:16 »
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Update ....and now my recent sales have dissapeared!!!!
Mine are still here: https://secure.istockphoto.com/my_uploads?page=1&order=LastDownload
Yep but not the amounts...I think I will stop looking as I have zero confidence that anything is correct ;-). Just hope it will settle down when their super duper new interface is in place.

They're still there by hovering over the chart on the link KB gave above, but if you have more than one sale, the amount is totalled for the day.

Sadly, I think any hope is optimistic. They've already put back certain parts of their rollout. I just don't think they have the requisite tech skills.
« Last Edit: January 09, 2017, 06:19 by ShadySue »

madman

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« Reply #69 on: January 12, 2017, 13:20 »
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it seems istock never give up to complicating the lives of contributors in 2017, too... as usual...

« Reply #70 on: February 01, 2017, 05:05 »
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End of January. My average is $ 1.49. Gross earnings dropped more than 50%.

« Reply #71 on: February 01, 2017, 13:38 »
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« Reply #72 on: February 01, 2017, 13:41 »
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Payout reports is gone now  :-\ how can I see pending transaction amount in istock?

« Reply #73 on: February 01, 2017, 19:58 »
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Is there any way to see total earnings or total pending payment for January?  I stopped uploading there a long time ago but whether I leave my old stuff is dependent on what I make. 

All I can find is the stats page linked in this thread - thanks KuriousKat - but it only shows the POD sales (pathetic as usual),  not the total for payout including December's green bars and January's gray ones. 

« Reply #74 on: February 01, 2017, 20:12 »
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Was partner program December reporting delayed?  Or did my istock income drop 70%?  No longer uploading there... but eager to see detailed reporting to decide if I'm going to remove my portfolio.  Currently using deep meta to see balance. 


 

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