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What is "Downloads Year To Date" in Account Management > Profile ?2017 credit+subscription or credit+subscription+partner program downloads ?
Is It reliable ?
What is "Downloads Year To Date" in Account Management > Profile ?2017 credit+subscription or credit+subscription+partner program downloads ?Is It reliable ?
Is there a link on the ESP page that links to my portfolio? I can't find a way to view what is actually online?
Well, well. Joined the group today just so I could get a read on what the bujeezuz is going on at iStock, and low & behold I am relieved to see I am not alone. I am on day 8 of being locked out from my content.I have been a system admistrator/network operations manager for 25 years and so I know that roll-outs and migrations can be challenging .. however, the sate of affairs here is the stuff that should only be seen in the lab. E.G. the tech guys did not deploy this to a real-world lab to observe what might happen.Depending on which browser I use, I may, or may not, log in, but in any event - no content .. However the folks at iStock are still validating content as I had 200 or so in queue and I am getting emails that they are being processed/accepted steadily .. down to about 80 since being locked out.What is certain is that there are (still) 2 distinct accounts. Via deep Meta 2.x and 3, one is able to see accounts: One @ istock, which still authenticates and one @ Getty (new account) which will authenticate once in a while. My two accounts, old and new share username, but different passwords.Chrome goes in circles. E.G. deliberate entry of improper/erroneous creds results in what you would expect, denial of login. However PROPER entry of creds is not so revealing, in that you do not get a red box or any error message, the page simply reloads - like refreshed. It appears to simply chuck your creds and wants you to try again - repeatedly - over and over .. lol. OK its not funny really but this is what Chrome does to me .. It could very well be that it's a local issue (me/my computer/browser .. corrupt cache .. etc) so, for the time being, I will use I.E.I.Explorer works correctly. E.g. deliberate entry of improper/erroneous creds results in what you would expect - rejection, but proper entry of creds logs you in. Unfortunately the mystery only continues as, on the new page, which to be sure, looks pretty .. however, db engines are searching for things that aren't there. Java pukes that they're missing root objects and just about every link on the page was/is broken. Only yesterday did the community button get fixed.This is awful. It is worth noting - Alamy just completely overhauled their interface for loading/editing and it went off with not so much as a burp. Admittedly, they did not have to migrate domains and likely AD domains (if using Windoze or MS)..Personal opinion: Getty = corporate. istock is losing significant contributor material and dying because large lumbering corporation is smothering it .. The attitude and regard for contributor community will be their layoff notices' Raison de etre. Make no mistakeTHIS COMPANY PAYS THE LEAST COMMISSION OF ALL THE AGENCIES WITH WHOM i WORK,HAS THE MOST TIME-CONSUMING INDEXING PROCESS,TAKES THE LONGEST TIME TO PROCESS IMAGERY OF ANY OF THE 19 AGENCIES WITH WHOM I CONTRIBUTE,TAKE THE LONGEST TO REPLY TO ANY EMAIL,REPORT,PROBLEM - INDEED IF THEY REPLY AT ALL (17 msgs/emails - one rather terse response)So: THEY HAVE THE HIGHEST IGNORE RATE OF ANY COMPANY - NOT JUST MICROSTOCK - THAT i HAVE EVER SEEN. e.g. this fiasco will not be resolved any time soon and you will be ignored throughout. I will wait it out .. but I saw one poster here mention April .. I would not be surprised.
Quote from: Bauman on February 24, 2017, 11:07What is "Downloads Year To Date" in Account Management > Profile ?2017 credit+subscription or credit+subscription+partner program downloads ?Allegedly so, and any GI for those eligible (which now seems to be everyone, judging by reports from some Indies of GI sales, not Premium Access fka G+ fka G360.)QuoteIs It reliable ?Your guess is as good as mine, or anyone else's.
Quote from: ShadySue on February 24, 2017, 11:21Quote from: Bauman on February 24, 2017, 11:07What is "Downloads Year To Date" in Account Management > Profile ?2017 credit+subscription or credit+subscription+partner program downloads ?Allegedly so, and any GI for those eligible (which now seems to be everyone, judging by reports from some Indies of GI sales, not Premium Access fka G+ fka G360.)QuoteIs It reliable ?Your guess is as good as mine, or anyone else's.Are people seeing the numbers in "downloads year to date" increasing? Mine hasn't budged since ESP account management went active. It's not entirely surprising if there are no sales, since I'm not uploading and have only a tiny rump portfolio left after multiple deactivations. But I do tend to get a few sales this time of year so I'm curious to know whether the machine is actually working -- especially since I'm only 3 cents short of a payout. I wouldn't be surprised to get only a 2c sale.
Can anyone, please, explain me how to calculate the amount earned ("file purchase"+subscriptions+"partner program"+whatever) in December 2016? And January 2017, please. At the old website www.istockphoto.com/user_stats.php?id=000000&Offset=-1&DownloadsGraphFileType I see "file purchase"+subscriptions for December 2016, and "file purchase" for January 2017 (no subscriptions for some reason). Where can I see the "partner program", "G.I. Connect" etc. at ESP website? Where can I see the subscriptions for January 2017?Is there an explanation at iStock/Getty forums somewhere?
I just started using the new system and not sure where everything is. I can see where royalties earnings are, but is there anywhere that shows the actual files that are selling?
Quote from: NewStocker on March 03, 2017, 03:27I just started using the new system and not sure where everything is. I can see where royalties earnings are, but is there anywhere that shows the actual files that are selling? Not yet we are promised this advanced facility towards the end of the month I believe.
Quote from: Pauws99 on March 03, 2017, 03:40Quote from: NewStocker on March 03, 2017, 03:27I just started using the new system and not sure where everything is. I can see where royalties earnings are, but is there anywhere that shows the actual files that are selling? Not yet we are promised this advanced facility towards the end of the month I believe.Thanks. Was that mentioned in one of the emails from them or elsewhere in a forum post perhaps?