Fairly good month at iStock. They are definitely performing way better than last year (at least for me).

What I did see: a lot of 1,2 cent (yes that's right, I triplechecked) sales from China.
Does anyone know what the deal is here?

I had a great month
RPD : $0.59

Okay month though only one extra download this month compared to last month. Where RPD was $1.21 in January it was $1.26 in February. Overall the little graph attached shows it is on the up from previous years.   

What I did see: a lot of 1,2 cent (yes that's right, I triplechecked) sales from China.
Does anyone know what the deal is here?

These are (always?/usually?) through a Chinese 'partner' FotoPress.
Luckily for me, for some reason these Chinese buyers don't like my work, or my rpd would be even lower than it is now.

Good month here.
Second best February ever, better than the last 2 years, RPD $1.18 (excluding Connect)

Could you please explain what you mean by Connect?

Yes, it is a very good month.

How do you check rpd?

Quote from: Orchidpoet on March 20, 2022, 10:25

Yes, it is a very good month.

How do you check rpd?

Divide total amount for the month by the number of sales.
Or just look on TodayIs20!

Thanks! Do I get the total dl from Feb 2022 download page?

If yes, my RPD is 3.46. Is it possible?

Quote from: Orchidpoet on March 20, 2022, 10:34

Quote from: ShadySue on March 20, 2022, 10:28

Quote from: Orchidpoet on March 20, 2022, 10:25

Yes, it is a very good month.

How do you check rpd?

Divide total amount for the month by the number of sales.
Or just look on TodayIs20!

Thanks! Do I get the total dl from Jan 2022 download page?

If yes, my RPD is 3.32. Is it possible?

Yes, that's how I got mine.
I guess you're RPD could be $3.32. I'm only on 30%, so if you're on 35% or even 40%, your rpd would normally be better. Or you might have hit the jackpot and had one of more high value downloads. By far the easiest way to see that is via TodayIs20, but you could use their pdf or put their text files into a spreadsheet to see individual sales values.

I think I should use Feb DLs, which gives RPD as 3.46. That includes three video DLs.

Quote from: Zero Talent on March 20, 2022, 08:12

Good month here.
Second best February ever, better than the last 2 years, RPD $1.18 (excluding Connect)

Could you please explain what you mean by Connect?

Ha Ha, there's the trick question of the month or maybe the last decade? I've read some really intelligent answers here and I'm still not sure if I know what Connect sales actually are. Seems like some kind of catch-all term for partners, super subs, API, mystery contracts and something about "fees", plus continuing use.

RPD .51 with some good ones and some under 10 cents.

These are (always?/usually?) through a Chinese 'partner' FotoPress.
Luckily for me, for some reason these Chinese buyers don't like my work, or my rpd would be even lower than it is now.

Thanks! Don't know about FotoPress. It's the first time I see so much sales from China, and at such a low commission.
I mean, I had sales from China before, and they (as far as I can remember) were always at very low commission rates, but in February, someone must have looked at my port and just bought a few dozen of images at 1,2 cents. Ugh!

best month so far.

Quote from: Uncle Pete on March 20, 2022, 12:39

Ha Ha, there's the trick question of the month or maybe the last decade? I've read some really intelligent answers here and I'm still not sure if I know what Connect sales actually are. Seems like some kind of catch-all term for partners, super subs, API, mystery contracts and something about "fees", plus continuing use.

Isn't it some weird pay per view kind-a-thing for blog posts or ads? Anyhow, I really don't care about connect sales.
It's like your boss telling you: hey nice work man, got a surprise for you. Here's ONE free cinema ticket. *shrugs schoulders*

But! April is coming up, and if I'm not mistaken, that's a big big month for Connect sales. 
I don't know what's the deal or how it works, but once in a year, in spring (April or was it May?) connect sales go through the roof and they pay you ... I don't know, some aggregated sales of last year?
So better call your bank and tell them to make sure all that money fits in the account you have. 

I left that out and was off to the store and other things, but remembered too late. Right! There are some pay per view, fixed fee based on use and limited website use and... plus high volume contracts that get some special deal. I never heard about the AI training before. And then shared revenue from views.

https://contributors.gettyimages.com/HelpArticle.aspx?article_id=5176

The main part is, we are paid "down to five decimal places".

I think I'm getting over this and don't care so much anymore. I mean, more and more, there are all kinds of internal uses, only for house websites, limited use, and minor uses. We get fractions of a cent, which is terrible but there's nothing I can do, except close my account. Which seems to apply to a number of other places, in which case, I'd have no accounts.

Last month, my Connect =  61 for $0.20271 or in simple terms? 20 cents or RPD .00332 per use 3/10th of a cent
I think people with better and more images, are getting more than that.

Quote from: Uncle Pete on March 21, 2022, 09:36

Last month, my Connect =  61 for $0.20271 or in simple terms? 20 cents or RPD .00332 per use 3/10th of a cent
I think people with better and more images, are getting more than that.

My "connect" numbers for that "pay per view" stuff in February 2022:
- Images: 30 views for $0.16, which is 0.53 cent per view
- Videos: 28 views for $2.77, which is 9.9 cent per view

You have a better quality of viewer?