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Agency Based Discussion => iStockPhoto.com => Topic started by: madelaide on March 16, 2007, 20:00

Title: 500!
Post by: madelaide on March 16, 2007, 20:00

I received my 500th download today.  I'm impressed: the 400th happened exactly one month ago and the 200th three months ago.  :D

Regards,
Adelaide

Title: Re: 500!
Post by: Kngkyle on March 16, 2007, 20:08

Congrats!  8)

Title: Re: 500!
Post by: le_cyclope on March 16, 2007, 20:50

Bravo!

So you now may go exclusive! :)

Claude

Title: Re: 500!
Post by: madelaide on March 16, 2007, 20:56

Quote from: le_cyclope on March 16, 2007, 20:50

So you now may go exclusive! :)

I don't think so, as IS means only 25% of my current microstock earnings (and there are also the macrostock sites).

But I'm happy with the way sales improved in the past three months.

Regards,
Adelaide

Title: Re: 500!
Post by: hatman12 on March 16, 2007, 21:00

Very impressive.  Many congrats.

Title: Re: 500!
Post by: le_cyclope on March 16, 2007, 21:05

Quote from: madelaide on March 16, 2007, 20:56

Quote from: le_cyclope on March 16, 2007, 20:50

So you now may go exclusive! :)

I don't think so, as IS means only 25% of my current microstock earnings (and there are also the macrostock sites).

But I'm happy with the way sales improved in the past three months.

Regards,
Adelaide

I agree with you...
but I was reading the other thread about exclusivity on IS!!!

Congrats!
Claude

Title: Re: 500!
Post by: Fortunefame on March 17, 2007, 02:34

Congratz madelaide!!!

How long have you been there?
Hope to get there one day too. But I reckon it's going to take me some time to do that.

Cheers,
Kris

Title: Re: 500!
Post by: Opla on March 17, 2007, 03:53

Well done, on to the 2k5!

Title: Re: 500!
Post by: CJPhoto on March 17, 2007, 04:48

Congrats  ;D ;D ;D

Just out of interest, what does the exclusive calculator say?  Do they make it optomistic or just what you would expect?

Title: Re: 500!
Post by: GeoPappas on March 17, 2007, 08:21

Congrats.

Title: Re: 500!
Post by: Freezingpictures on March 17, 2007, 09:58

Congrats from me too, wellcome in the "red canister IS community" ;-)

Title: Re: 500!
Post by: madelaide on March 17, 2007, 12:39

Thanks everyone for the compliments and support.  It's been a long way...

Canakris,

I've been there for 13 months, but my portfolio was built slowly (IS was my first microstock site).

CJ,

I hadn't tried the estimator, but I have just been there to see.  It says I might expect for the next 12 months to earn US$910 (I'm looking forward to that!) or US$1138 if I become exclusive.  Hmm.  I suppose I can get the extra US$218 elsewhere.  Both numbers were estimated using an estimate sales growth of 5% per month (in fact lately it's been more than that to me).  If I use 15% sales growth, numbers change from US$1800 non-exclusive to US$2400 exclusive, again for the next 12 months.

Regards,
Adelaide

Title: Re: 500!
Post by: CJPhoto on March 17, 2007, 17:30

Quote from: madelaide on March 17, 2007, 12:39

I hadn't tried the estimator, but I have just been there to see.  It says I might expect for the next 12 months to earn US$910 (I'm looking forward to that!) or US$1138 if I become exclusive.  Hmm.  I suppose I can get the extra US$218 elsewhere.  Both numbers were estimated using an estimate sales growth of 5% per month (in fact lately it's been more than that to me).  If I use 15% sales growth, numbers change from US$1800 non-exclusive to US$2400 exclusive, again for the next 12 months.

INteresting.  I was wondering if they factored in extra exclusive sales.  Doesn't really make exclusivity look that appealing.

Title: Re: 500!
Post by: madelaide on March 18, 2007, 20:20

CJ,

You're right, they don't count that exclusives' images will show more than normal people's ones.  ;)

Regards,
Adelaide

Title: Re: 500!
Post by: Peiling on March 18, 2007, 23:01

Congrats!!!! ;D

I am in the race to bronze and I hope to hit 500 at istock by 15 Apr 2007. It will take a miracle but I believe in miracles ;-) kekekeke....so hopefully i can annonce that too.....

Title: Re: 500!
Post by: sharply_done on March 20, 2007, 01:18

Way to go!

Title: Re: 500!
Post by: stokfoto on April 05, 2007, 17:09

congratulations!

Title: Re: 500!
Post by: ptlee on April 08, 2007, 11:43

Congratulations!!

Title: Re: 500!
Post by: scrappinstacy on April 10, 2007, 23:49

Congratulations!  ;D 

I checked my dl's at IS at I'm at 777 right now.  Guess I should be in a casino playing 7's instead of sitting at home with my computer - hehehehe