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« on: January 01, 2017, 03:07 »
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At last, it is January 1st and we saw the results of the new problematic system. I have 3 simple questions:

1. Monthly account balance is gone. How can a contributor see the monthly earnings?
2. Earnings of december 2016 are indeterminate. I can not see it in the pending list in Payouts Report page.
3. Forum also is gone. There is a link to gettyimages site but i can not login to getty with istock username and password. How can contributors reach this forum in getty? A new registration as a contributor or existent account of istock?

 :-\


Justanotherphotographer

« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2017, 06:59 »
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Drop IStock, you will have a lot less things to worry about.

« Reply #2 on: January 01, 2017, 11:30 »
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Strangely, my istock sales were better than other agencies. I am gonna wait for a while and see the results.

« Reply #3 on: January 01, 2017, 11:43 »
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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.

« Reply #4 on: January 01, 2017, 11:52 »
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I'm looking forward to seeing january sales in istock at the end of the month. Will contributors get email about the monthly sales and earnings?

« Reply #5 on: January 01, 2017, 12:35 »
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I'm looking forward to seeing january sales in istock at the end of the month. Will contributors get email about the monthly sales and earnings?

this is the sort of thinking that make it possible for Istock to squeeze us out. Anyway. Why you not asking Istock?

JaenStock

  • Bad images can sell.
« Reply #6 on: January 01, 2017, 12:47 »
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Strangely, my istock sales were better than other agencies. I am gonna wait for a while and see the results.

If you have high end content ... Be exclusive!

« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2017, 12:55 »
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I tried to see the sales totals in December and although I could see the number of sales from thinkstock and PP I couldn't see the value of those sales. I presume even that isn't visible now. It is a tiny # since I deleted almost everything, but there should still be a way to see sales totals.

Justanotherphotographer

« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2017, 13:24 »
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My sales were also increasing the last month. That was my number one reason to stop selling with them. Their rpd is way lower than the other sites and about to get much worse. They are getting these sales from other micros.
« Last Edit: January 01, 2017, 15:03 by Justanotherphotographer »

« Reply #9 on: January 01, 2017, 13:56 »
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so , this is normal not to see our balance !
is it mistake or this is the new system ??
this is very weird

« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2017, 14:13 »
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I don't want to be exclusive. Some of my images are selling high in iStock. I am happy with fotolia and shutterstock. I will wait and see the sales for a few months.

« Reply #11 on: January 01, 2017, 14:18 »
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I can get into the Getty Forum using my usual Istock login details. Perhaps you have something wrong?

The forums there appear to indicate that this is a temporary problem, and support provided this link to view stats for the time being: http://www.istockphoto.com/user_stats.php?id=000000&Offset=-1&DownloadsGraphFileType

Hope it helps you until the site mess is sorted out.

« Reply #12 on: January 01, 2017, 14:22 »
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Really? So, i don't have to register?


I can get into the Getty Forum using my usual Istock login details. Perhaps you have something wrong?

The forums there appear to indicate that this is a temporary problem, and support provided this link to view stats for the time being: http://www.istockphoto.com/user_stats.php?id=000000&Offset=-1&DownloadsGraphFileType

Hope it helps you until the site mess is sorted out.

« Reply #13 on: January 01, 2017, 16:08 »
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I have the same situation, and the same questions Stocker2015.

« Reply #14 on: January 01, 2017, 17:54 »
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I can get into the Getty Forum using my usual Istock login details. Perhaps you have something wrong?

The forums there appear to indicate that this is a temporary problem, and support provided this link to view stats for the time being: http://www.istockphoto.com/user_stats.php?id=000000&Offset=-1&DownloadsGraphFileType

Hope it helps you until the site mess is sorted out.


I hope that is correct and it is just temporary. I guess that is business as usual. They roll out all updates broken.

« Reply #15 on: January 01, 2017, 18:40 »
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I can get into the Getty Forum using my usual Istock login details. Perhaps you have something wrong?

The forums there appear to indicate that this is a temporary problem, and support provided this link to view stats for the time being: http://www.istockphoto.com/user_stats.php?id=000000&Offset=-1&DownloadsGraphFileType

Hope it helps you until the site mess is sorted out.


Don't see balance anywhere, there or stats, financials and just looked, more is missing. Balance Total, not monthly?


« Reply #16 on: January 01, 2017, 20:42 »
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I can get into the Getty Forum using my usual Istock login details. Perhaps you have something wrong?

The forums there appear to indicate that this is a temporary problem, and support provided this link to view stats for the time being: http://www.istockphoto.com/user_stats.php?id=000000&Offset=-1&DownloadsGraphFileType

Hope it helps you until the site mess is sorted out.


I still cannot log into the Getty forum with my iStock username and password. I tried a couple of days ago and all I got was "Your login attempt was not successful. Please try again." That's what I'm still getting now.

How is it that some people can successfully use their iStock log-in and others cannot?

The only thing I ever checked on my iStock page was my current balance and now that's gone. Can anyone provide me with a link to this ESP location on the Getty site where I supposedly will be able to eventually, maybe, get this information? I presume I'll have to log in to see it -- so if Getty keeps refusing to accept my iStock username and password, what am I supposed to do?

This sets a new record for screw-ups from the champion of screw-ups. I don't have much left at stake at iStock but I'd still like to know when I can expect the next payout. I can only imagine how frustrating this is for those of you who still count on a regular income from them.


nazlisart

  • I create therefore I AM
« Reply #17 on: January 02, 2017, 03:09 »
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Drop IStock, you will have a lot less things to worry about.
For me IStock is the second biggest earner after SS consistently since I started with microstock. FT and 123RF got closer lately but still not there yet.

Easy to say such things when IStock is down the list...


nazlisart

  • I create therefore I AM
« Reply #18 on: January 02, 2017, 03:27 »
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I can get into the Getty Forum using my usual Istock login details. Perhaps you have something wrong?

The forums there appear to indicate that this is a temporary problem, and support provided this link to view stats for the time being: http://www.istockphoto.com/user_stats.php?id=000000&Offset=-1&DownloadsGraphFileType

Hope it helps you until the site mess is sorted out.

Contributors should know at any moment what is their balance. It is common sense and essential when having any kind of business partnership. You can't exactly know where you're at with this info...

Whatever the case with this crap a self-respecting company should have communicated in clear manner well in advance what's going on and DEFINITELY should have a spokesperson in this forum!!! >:(

« Reply #19 on: January 02, 2017, 03:37 »
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There is a post from Admin on the iStock/Getty user forum about these problems.

If I understand this correctly - and I've not read everything they have posted about this - in short they are saying that the current live balance on contributor accounts is not available due to the 'Unification' change, which is moving contributor information to the Getty/ESP upload system. The implication seems to be that the user balance and sales statistics will no longer be available through iStock.

Crucially, they confirm that payout for balances which had reached the $100 mark by the end of December will be paid as usual on January 25th.

They also say that user's current iStock balance can be seen if you make use of DeepMeta or the iOS app iLucidata.

Obviously this is far from ideal but I've posted this info in the hope it may shed some light on what is happening there.

« Reply #20 on: January 02, 2017, 03:43 »
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I can get into the Getty Forum using my usual Istock login details. Perhaps you have something wrong?

The forums there appear to indicate that this is a temporary problem, and support provided this link to view stats for the time being: http://www.istockphoto.com/user_stats.php?id=000000&Offset=-1&DownloadsGraphFileType

Hope it helps you until the site mess is sorted out.

Contributors should know at any moment what is their balance. It is common sense and essential when having any kind of business partnership. You can't exactly know where you're at with this info...

Whatever the case with this crap a self-respecting company should have communicated in clear manner well in advance what's going on and DEFINITELY should have a spokesperson in this forum!!! >:(
"Business Partnership" ha ha you are a supplier in no meaningful sense a partner.

« Reply #21 on: January 02, 2017, 03:45 »
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There is a post from Admin on the iStock/Getty user forum about these problems.

If I understand this correctly - and I've not read everything they have posted about this - in short they are saying that the current live balance on contributor accounts is not available due to the 'Unification' change, which is moving contributor information to the Getty/ESP upload system. The implication seems to be that the user balance and sales statistics will no longer be available through iStock.

Crucially, they confirm that payout for balances which had reached the $100 mark by the end of December will be paid as usual on January 25th.

They also say that user's current iStock balance can be seen if you make use of DeepMeta or the iOS app iLucidata.

Obviously this is far from ideal but I've posted this info in the hope it may shed some light on what is happening there.
Thanks guess I will have to wait to see if my balance moves on DM.

« Reply #22 on: January 02, 2017, 03:56 »
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Sales are frozen at 99,97$. Like always, just a coincidence

« Reply #23 on: January 02, 2017, 04:00 »
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There is a post from Admin on the iStock/Getty user forum about these problems.

If I understand this correctly - and I've not read everything they have posted about this - in short they are saying that the current live balance on contributor accounts is not available due to the 'Unification' change, which is moving contributor information to the Getty/ESP upload system. The implication seems to be that the user balance and sales statistics will no longer be available through iStock.

Crucially, they confirm that payout for balances which had reached the $100 mark by the end of December will be paid as usual on January 25th.

They also say that user's current iStock balance can be seen if you make use of DeepMeta or the iOS app iLucidata.

Obviously this is far from ideal but I've posted this info in the hope it may shed some light on what is happening there.


How does one install iLucidata onto their iPhone or iOS device? I can't find the app in the apps store. Also, a search on the Apple website produces 0 results:

http://www.apple.com/us/search/iLucidata?src=globalnav

On the http://ilucidata.theasis.co.uk/ website they provide the following link to the app, which is dead too:

https://itunes.apple.com/app/ilucidata/id909357982

Well done!
« Last Edit: January 02, 2017, 04:03 by NewStocker »

nazlisart

  • I create therefore I AM
« Reply #24 on: January 02, 2017, 04:06 »
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I can get into the Getty Forum using my usual Istock login details. Perhaps you have something wrong?

The forums there appear to indicate that this is a temporary problem, and support provided this link to view stats for the time being: http://www.istockphoto.com/user_stats.php?id=000000&Offset=-1&DownloadsGraphFileType

Hope it helps you until the site mess is sorted out.

Contributors should know at any moment what is their balance. It is common sense and essential when having any kind of business partnership. You can't exactly know where you're at with this info...

Whatever the case with this crap a self-respecting company should have communicated in clear manner well in advance what's going on and DEFINITELY should have a spokesperson in this forum!!! >:(
"Business Partnership" ha ha you are a supplier in no meaningful sense a partner.

"ANY KIND" Being a supplier is one kind of a business partnership regardless of how small...
« Last Edit: January 02, 2017, 04:24 by nazlisart »

« Reply #25 on: January 02, 2017, 04:12 »
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I'm able to see my earnings in Istock software-deepmeta. The earnings are at the bottom of the window...

« Reply #26 on: January 02, 2017, 04:33 »
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Drop IStock, you will have a lot less things to worry about.
For me IStock is the second biggest earner after SS consistently since I started with microstock. FT and 123RF got closer lately but still not there yet.

Easy to say such things when IStock is down the list...
If you keep supplying istock, its likely that most of the sites will end up paying us 15% or less and almost nothing for subs.  I removed all my best images when they were my second highest earner.  The other sites soon make up for the loss in earnings if you put in a bit of work and it feels great not to supply a site that will ruin microstock.  Now my only problem is that they ignored my request to close my account over a month ago and I haven't received a reply to the email I sent a few days ago demanding that they remove all my images.  Will be great when I am finally rid of them.

JaenStock

  • Bad images can sell.
« Reply #27 on: January 02, 2017, 05:07 »
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Like Narcos; Silver or Lead... You are exclusive or die!!

« Reply #28 on: January 02, 2017, 09:36 »
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I can get into the Getty Forum using my usual Istock login details. Perhaps you have something wrong?

The forums there appear to indicate that this is a temporary problem, and support provided this link to view stats for the time being: http://www.istockphoto.com/user_stats.php?id=000000&Offset=-1&DownloadsGraphFileType

Hope it helps you until the site mess is sorted out.

Contributors should know at any moment what is their balance. It is common sense and essential when having any kind of business partnership. You can't exactly know where you're at with this info...

Whatever the case with this crap a self-respecting company should have communicated in clear manner well in advance what's going on and DEFINITELY should have a spokesperson in this forum!!! >:(
"Business Partnership" ha ha you are a supplier in no meaningful sense a partner.

"ANY KIND" Being a supplier is one kind of a business partnership regardless of how small...
Not really sure about that I would use the term Stakeholder.

« Reply #29 on: January 02, 2017, 14:20 »
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There is a post from Admin on the iStock/Getty user forum about these problems.
...
They also say that user's current iStock balance can be seen if you make use of DeepMeta or the iOS app iLucidata.

Obviously this is far from ideal but I've posted this info in the hope it may shed some light on what is happening there.

How absurd is it that iStock sends its contributors to third party apps to get their iStock financial information instead of being provided that information by...well...iStock.

And how can these apps access that information anyway if we can't find it? If it's still on iStock somewhere, why can't iStock just show it?

I'd be tempted to say "unbelievable" if we're weren't talking about iStock....

« Reply #30 on: January 02, 2017, 16:27 »
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Is it related with this email?

"
We'd like to wish you all a terrific 2016 winter holiday season. As the year comes to an end we are aware there are some very important Unification dates coming up.

December 23, 2016

    Exclusives subs sales move to price per file based on normal current rates of 25% to 45%.
    Non Exclusives subs sales move to price per file based on 15% for Photo files & 20% for Video and Illustration.
    New Rate Card to become effective.

January 1, 2017

    New Download Targets become effective.

February 1, 2017

    iStock.com contributor tools will be retired on www.istockphoto.com/xnet.
    Login details for the ESP Platform sent to iStock contributors.
    iStock contributor tools become available via the ESP platform.

Additional Notes:

    Download Statistics

        Your download stats will no longer be available on iStock.com come the February 1 cutover. We will not be porting previous years stats over to the new system so we strongly advise you to download your CSV prior to the cutover on February 1, 2017.

    ADP Copyright Name

        In the very near future we will be changing the term 'Copyright' to 'Credit Line' on all Asset Detail Pages. "

ShadySue

  • There is a crack in everything
« Reply #31 on: January 02, 2017, 17:23 »
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Yes, and previous emails also.

« Reply #32 on: January 02, 2017, 19:29 »
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February 1, 2017

    iStock.com contributor tools will be retired on www.istockphoto.com/xnet.
    Login details for the ESP Platform sent to iStock contributors.
    iStock contributor tools become available via the ESP platform.


So, there will basically be no reason for contributors to ever go to the iStock website again. That seems like a strange plan.

« Reply #33 on: January 02, 2017, 19:32 »
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I saw the email about changing the information we could see but I assumed that meant moving it to a better system - not completely removing all reports of earnings. I came to update my earnings spreadsheet today, which takes about a minute per site but then spent a good ten stumbling blindly around Istock only to find any mentions of earnings had vanished completely. I can't even see total earnings for each image any more, Microstockr no longer works and I have to use Deepmeta just to find my current balance.

It looks like the only thing you can do is view the payout report but those figures have never represented that month's actual earnings due to the delay in subscription and partner program sales reporting and occasional sales taking months to report.


The royalty changes already looked dodgy as hell and now we can't even put them to the test and see how much we are really getting. How have they managed to make a bad system even worse?

« Reply #34 on: January 03, 2017, 04:15 »
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So now what? We have to wait untill February?


I'm glad that i stopped upload new files there long time ago.

« Reply #35 on: January 03, 2017, 15:12 »
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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.
« Last Edit: January 03, 2017, 15:41 by Stocker2015 »

« Reply #36 on: January 03, 2017, 15:37 »
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We need to wait 1st February to get new ESP login data for ex. Istock contributors, then we will see all tools and our balance, am I right?

« Reply #37 on: January 03, 2017, 16:25 »
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We need to wait 1st February to get new ESP login data for ex. Istock contributors, then we will see all tools and our balance, am I right?
You know what?......no one really knows especially Istock

Quasarphoto

« Reply #38 on: January 03, 2017, 16:43 »
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iStock has the hot flashes again.

At last, it is January 1st and we saw the results of the new problematic system. I have 3 simple questions:

1. Monthly account balance is gone. How can a contributor see the monthly earnings?
2. Earnings of december 2016 are indeterminate. I can not see it in the pending list in Payouts Report page.
3. Forum also is gone. There is a link to gettyimages site but i can not login to getty with istock username and password. How can contributors reach this forum in getty? A new registration as a contributor or existent account of istock?

 :-\

« Reply #39 on: January 03, 2017, 17:53 »
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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?

ShadySue

  • There is a crack in everything
« Reply #40 on: January 03, 2017, 18:25 »
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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?
Click the downloads header until you get a triangle pointing down and that rearranges your sales into order, most recent going backwards. Remember, that's credit sales only, not subs, PP or Getty sales.

« Reply #41 on: January 03, 2017, 21:55 »
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istock/getty seems to be working overtime to alienate contributors.  Is anyone still uploading there? 

« Reply #42 on: January 04, 2017, 00:33 »
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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?

SpaceStockFootage

  • Space, Sci-Fi and Astronomy Related Stock Footage

« Reply #43 on: January 04, 2017, 00:48 »
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Drop IStock, you will have a lot less things to worry about.
For me IStock is the second biggest earner after SS consistently since I started with microstock. FT and 123RF got closer lately but still not there yet.

Easy to say such things when IStock is down the list...
If you keep supplying istock, its likely that most of the sites will end up paying us 15% or less and almost nothing for subs.  I removed all my best images when they were my second highest earner.  The other sites soon make up for the loss in earnings if you put in a bit of work and it feels great not to supply a site that will ruin microstock.  Now my only problem is that they ignored my request to close my account over a month ago and I haven't received a reply to the email I sent a few days ago demanding that they remove all my images.  Will be great when I am finally rid of them.

Send them a Run-DMCA

« Reply #44 on: January 04, 2017, 11:17 »
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I wrote to support, they state that the problem is temporary. It is a long e-mail.

MRommens

« Reply #45 on: January 04, 2017, 11:30 »
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We will wait and see!
With my small port, iStyock was my best seller in 2016

Totals can be found here:
http://www.istockphoto.com/user_stats.php

To be sure, i have made screenshots, from it

« Reply #46 on: January 04, 2017, 13:33 »
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The only question I have in mind is why ? Why iStock make it so difficult for the contributors to view sales? And now the balance is gone. It can't be worst.

Tyson Anderson

  • www.openrangestudios.com
« Reply #47 on: January 04, 2017, 14:14 »
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So for the people sticking with iStock, I guess we can just hope they're making improvements in viewing stats on ESP.  Does anyone have success using Stockperformer or any other place to view stats on all microstock??

« Reply #48 on: January 04, 2017, 19:20 »
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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?

ShadySue

  • There is a crack in everything
« Reply #49 on: January 04, 2017, 19:29 »
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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.

« 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 »
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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.

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

  • There is a crack in everything
« 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

  • There is a crack in everything
« 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

  • There is a crack in everything
« 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

  • There is a crack in everything
« 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 »

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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

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« 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 »

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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. 

« Reply #75 on: February 02, 2017, 00:12 »
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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.

It must have been delayed.  Shocker!  Istock not reporting on time  :o.  (Sarcasm directed at istock,  not you)

I can't see my balance.  Is Deepmeta still available for download?   If so, does someone have the link?

« Reply #76 on: February 02, 2017, 08:37 »
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« Reply #77 on: February 02, 2017, 09:02 »
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Email from iStock stated that everything should fall in place on (or after) 20th February, all those invisible (if any) sales during this blackout.

« Reply #78 on: February 02, 2017, 10:51 »
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Email from iStock stated that everything should fall in place on (or after) 20th February, all those invisible (if any) sales during this blackout.

So that's the promised January 1st change that was changed into Feb. and now we can't see anything until the 20th? This  gets worse every time they add a new lie.

« Reply #79 on: February 02, 2017, 12:25 »
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Seems like it, I was really looking forward to 1. February, this is too much. I mostly get partner program sales and this leaves me in complete dark, just hoping to be pleasantly surprised if it eventually happens on the 20th.

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« Reply #80 on: February 02, 2017, 16:54 »
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Seems like it, I was really looking forward to 1. February, this is too much. I mostly get partner program sales and this leaves me in complete dark, just hoping to be pleasantly surprised if it eventually happens on the 20th.

The emails we were sent last year, also on the Getty info site and the iS forum all said,
"Now Scheduled for February 20, 2017
Royalty statement for January transactions available via Account Management in ESP."
So I wasn't expecting to see anything before Feb 20th.

ShadySue

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« Reply #81 on: February 02, 2017, 16:56 »
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Email from iStock stated that everything should fall in place on (or after) 20th February, all those invisible (if any) sales during this blackout.

So that's the promised January 1st change that was changed into Feb. and now we can't see anything until the 20th? This  gets worse every time they add a new lie.

How is it a lie when they told us months in advance "Now Scheduled for February 20, 2017
Royalty statement for January transactions available via Account Management in ESP."

« Reply #82 on: February 02, 2017, 17:29 »
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How is it a lie when they told us months in advance "Now Scheduled for February 20, 2017
Royalty statement for January transactions available via Account Management in ESP."


Thanks for posting the date. I wasn't sure when it was supposed to be setup. Were the December 2016 downloadable numbers final? Just curious if you knew. I downloaded mine and recorded them from their links. They seemed pretty low, but that could have been a December thing. I like to keep extra records, so it would be nice if they were accurate but they are mostly for my own use.

ShadySue

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« Reply #83 on: February 02, 2017, 17:33 »
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How is it a lie when they told us months in advance "Now Scheduled for February 20, 2017
Royalty statement for January transactions available via Account Management in ESP."


Thanks for posting the date. I wasn't sure when it was supposed to be setup. Were the December 2016 downloadable numbers final? Just curious if you knew. I downloaded mine and recorded them from their links. They seemed pretty low, but that could have been a December thing. I like to keep extra records, so it would be nice if they were accurate but they are mostly for my own use.

They should not have been final.
They stopped reporting credit sales and subs sales on 23rd Dec. At that date, PP, G+ and GI for the whole month had not been reported, as well as the final week's credits and subs.
I believe these are due to be reported on 20th Feb as well.

« Reply #84 on: February 02, 2017, 17:56 »
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How is it a lie when they told us months in advance "Now Scheduled for February 20, 2017
Royalty statement for January transactions available via Account Management in ESP."


Thanks for posting the date. I wasn't sure when it was supposed to be setup. Were the December 2016 downloadable numbers final? Just curious if you knew. I downloaded mine and recorded them from their links. They seemed pretty low, but that could have been a December thing. I like to keep extra records, so it would be nice if they were accurate but they are mostly for my own use.

They should not have been final.
They stopped reporting credit sales and subs sales on 23rd Dec. At that date, PP, G+ and GI for the whole month had not been reported, as well as the final week's credits and subs.
I believe these are due to be reported on 20th Feb as well.

OK. Thanks. I was a little suspicious because they seemed to be half of a low month, but I always seem to be able to impress myself with new record lows.

ShadySue

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« Reply #85 on: February 02, 2017, 18:53 »
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OK. Thanks. I was a little suspicious because they seemed to be half of a low month, but I always seem to be able to impress myself with new record lows.
Indeed  >:( :(

« Reply #86 on: February 02, 2017, 22:30 »
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Thanks for the information from those who answered.  It's hard to keep up with their plans, rescheduled plans, changed plans, etc. these days. 


 

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