To me, there are likely two reasons - 1. summer slowdown; and (2) database tweak/glitch as a result of the price increase.

Quote from: ShadySue on June 14, 2012, 18:14

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Quote from: wut on June 14, 2012, 15:02
It's starting to look more and more, that I was just on a hot streak and that yesterday's low sales are going to continue. Just 1 DL so far today . So much for my dreams of exclusivity

welcome to the joys of IS best match changes.

Uncle Rob called it Ebb and Flow.

And run by ding and dong!

I have thrown in the towel. I have gone from making a couple payouts a month (sometimes more) to only getting one DL so far this month.
This entire year thus far has been horrible.
Today I dropped exclusivity. I'm not submitting any more, I don't have the time or the inclination.

From last Sunday until yesterday it was depressing. Now it's going very well; in fact, yesterday was like an EL, Vetta and E+ festival, problably BDE. I can't understand such a volatility.

I just found someone getting over 50k DLs in the last 3 months . Even Yuri can't get close to that he's at 1,3 mil forever now

Quote from: wut on June 16, 2012, 10:44
I just found someone getting over 50k DLs in the last 3 months . Even Yuri can't get close to that he's at 1,3 mil forever now

willing to share? laflor?

No one is getting 50k dls in 3 months at IS.

I'll PM you his profile. He could be lying of course, posting he became BD 3 months ago and he's now over 250k

Yeah, maybe on that one.  He's very 'inspired' by others' successes.  More than me - I'm only doing about half that.

I just got a 9c sale again. 3rd in a week or so. W.T.F. is going on ?!?

Piss in the ocean!  I got 78K, in two months,  beat THAT!  anybody.

Quote from: Lagereek on June 17, 2012, 13:37
Piss in the ocean!  I got 78K, in two months,  beat THAT!  anybody.

We should really ban Chris

Stock is not about making good money but complaining about commission cuts, bad search engines, site bugs, low sales, absurd reviews or cheering penny sales!
Leaf has even told me he is going change the sitename pretty soon.

http://www.microstockgroupies.com

Quote from: Wim on June 17, 2012, 14:06

Quote from: Lagereek on June 17, 2012, 13:37
Piss in the ocean!  I got 78K, in two months,  beat THAT!  anybody.

We should really ban Chris

Stock is not about making good money but complaining about commission cuts, bad search engines, site bugs, low sales, absurd reviews or cheering penny sales!
Leaf has even told me he is going change the sitename pretty soon.

http://www.microstockgroupies.com

Oooops!  I counted wrong,  it was actually, 83K, in two months.

Quote from: Lagereek on June 17, 2012, 14:20

Quote from: Wim on June 17, 2012, 14:06

Quote from: Lagereek on June 17, 2012, 13:37
Piss in the ocean!  I got 78K, in two months,  beat THAT!  anybody.

We should really ban Chris

Stock is not about making good money but complaining about commission cuts, bad search engines, site bugs, low sales, absurd reviews or cheering penny sales!
Leaf has even told me he is going change the sitename pretty soon.

http://www.microstockgroupies.com

Oooops!  I counted wrong,  it was actually, 83K, in two months.

Oh go away you old geezer

Actually, stay,  I'm going to check my family tree because I might be related to you, you could be the rich and generous uncle I've never met.

Quote from: Wim on June 17, 2012, 14:28

Quote from: Lagereek on June 17, 2012, 14:20

Quote from: Wim on June 17, 2012, 14:06

Quote from: Lagereek on June 17, 2012, 13:37
Piss in the ocean!  I got 78K, in two months,  beat THAT!  anybody.

We should really ban Chris

Stock is not about making good money but complaining about commission cuts, bad search engines, site bugs, low sales, absurd reviews or cheering penny sales!
Leaf has even told me he is going change the sitename pretty soon.

http://www.microstockgroupies.com

Oooops!  I counted wrong,  it was actually, 83K, in two months.

Oh go away you old geezer

Actually, stay,  I'm going to check my family tree because I might be related to you, you could be the rich and generous uncle I've never met.

He MAY say that you sure are purdy......

Quote from: Mantis on June 18, 2012, 00:40

Quote from: Wim on June 17, 2012, 14:28

Quote from: Lagereek on June 17, 2012, 14:20

Quote from: Wim on June 17, 2012, 14:06

Quote from: Lagereek on June 17, 2012, 13:37
Piss in the ocean!  I got 78K, in two months,  beat THAT!  anybody.

We should really ban Chris

Stock is not about making good money but complaining about commission cuts, bad search engines, site bugs, low sales, absurd reviews or cheering penny sales!
Leaf has even told me he is going change the sitename pretty soon.

http://www.microstockgroupies.com

Oooops!  I counted wrong,  it was actually, 83K, in two months.

Oh go away you old geezer

Actually, stay,  I'm going to check my family tree because I might be related to you, you could be the rich and generous uncle I've never met.

He MAY say that you sure are purdy......

Yeah,  I figured that.

I haven't heard anyone complain about earnings/best match in a while. Looks like everyone is doing great . It's so nice to see some positivity around here for a change (lack of negativity is telling a story)

Quote from: wut on June 26, 2012, 15:43
I haven't heard anyone complain about earnings/best match in a while. Looks like everyone is doing great . It's so nice to see some positivity around here for a change (lack of negativity is telling a story)

Wait until the June sales threads. Maybe we're all too beaten down.

Quote from: wut on June 26, 2012, 15:43
I haven't heard anyone complain about earnings/best match in a while. Looks like everyone is doing great . It's so nice to see some positivity around here for a change (lack of negativity is telling a story)

I think you're reading way too much into silence.

Having had a few really good weeks on iStock, they appear just about dead this week. But it's June and this time of year is typically a bit quieter - I'm sure they'll decided to "improve" search right around the fall busy season and you'll see plenty of complaints surface then

It looks like I am in a very down cycle much like about 3 months ago.  I suspect all of the variables of the best match have aligned against me again.

Has anybody felt any change in the sales pattern from today (tuesday 17th) on, compared with the first half of the month? My sales number dropped significantly. Almost every month I see the same happening. Middle of the month some stuff happens and DLs increase or decrease.

Nope!  no change and there wont be any. They are hard up as it is, trying to satisfy the few remaining exclusives, pissed off up to their teeth.

Business as usual as well for me...

Quote from: Lagereek on July 17, 2012, 15:03
Nope!  no change and there wont be any. They are hard up as it is, trying to satisfy the few remaining exclusives, pissed off up to their teeth.

Nothing new here either.  July has been absolutely pitiful, but no more or less pitiful this week than the last two. 

My first two weeks of July were so bad that I am actually longing for a best match shift.