Author Topic: Image numbers when you achieve DLs every day for 3 months (Read 7263 times)

Freedom · « **on:** May 13, 2010, 18:53 »

How many images did you have if you have achieved at least 1 download everyday for at least three months?

My sales went downhill since April with over 600 images.

eppic · « **Reply #1 on:** May 13, 2010, 20:55 »

always tougher to have sales over weekends but I'm doing it with just over 300 images. All depends on your port really

PaulieWalnuts · « **Reply #2 on:** May 13, 2010, 21:26 »

I'd agree with eppic. Everybody's numbers will vary. I checked DeepMeta and I had about 50 images. What are you trying to figure out?

red · « **Reply #3 on:** May 13, 2010, 21:42 »

I'm guessing that Freedom is trying to determine how many images have to be in a port to "guarantee" at least one download a day. I run across a lot of folk who think the key to success is more and more images. That might have been the case at one time but with all the competition I think that today it's not about how many images you have but how many unique images (and how well they are keyworded). It's not solely a numbers game anymore.

Freedom · « **Reply #4 on:** May 13, 2010, 21:52 »

Right, I had dls almost everyday for a few months but there were missing days since April.

Just wonder if everyone else is doing great, except me.

PaulieWalnuts · « **Reply #5 on:** May 13, 2010, 22:04 »

Not sure what would be considered great, but yeah, if you have 600 images and are having a hard time hitting a download a day I'd say that seems below average. Something's off - keywording, saleability, concepts, etc.

Freedom · « **Reply #6 on:** May 13, 2010, 22:22 »

PW, do you mean you only have 50 images at IS and have dls everyday? If so, you have a great port.

By the way, I was not talking about having 30-31 dls per month. I meant there were days when there was no DL. Most days there were multiple dls, but my port has not been doing well since April.

PaulieWalnuts · « **Reply #7 on:** May 13, 2010, 22:52 »

Yes, 50 images. I wouldn't go as far as saying it's great. I've seen some fantastic portfolios. Mine looks like more of an experiment. Some stuff sells, others don't.

If your sales are down since April, well, it's only May. Sales fluctuate. If you were uploading regularly and sales were dropping over a few month period then I'd be a bit more concerned.

ap · « **Reply #8 on:** May 14, 2010, 00:19 »

my port hit about 150 images at is and more or less (images) at 3-4 other agencies before i stopped having 0 dl days. at 50 images, i was still having 2-3 zero dl days/month. it's funny how i'm keeping track of all this info.

in return, can anyone tell me how many photos did you have at alamy before you had your first dl?

fotografer · « **Reply #9 on:** May 14, 2010, 01:18 »

I don't think that it has ever been about the number of images but always about the quality of images. If you have too many bad images the buyers won't bother to go through your portfolio but if every image is good they will probably spend a lot more time browsing and then buying.
And to answer the question it totally depends on the quality and usefullness of your images not how many.
The ideal solution is lots of excellent images

Quote from: cuppacoffee on May 13, 2010, 21:42

I'm guessing that Freedom is trying to determine how many images have to be in a port to "guarantee" at least one download a day. I run across a lot of folk who think the key to success is more and more images. That might have been the case at one time but with all the competition I think that today it's not about how many images you have but how many unique images (and how well they are keyworded). It's not solely a numbers game anymore.

ap · « **Reply #10 on:** May 14, 2010, 01:37 »

Quote from: fotografer on May 14, 2010, 01:18

If you have too many bad images the buyers won't bother to go through your portfolio but if every image is good they will probably spend a lot more time browsing and then buying.

it sounds like you get multiple dl at a time, reflecting a single buyer. is that the case? i only get that at ss, but nowhere else.

Freedom · « **Reply #11 on:** May 14, 2010, 04:30 »

What makes you assume that? Do you think Istock inspectors are doing me favors by passing 600 of my bad images?

Quote from: fotografer on May 14, 2010, 01:18

If you have too many bad images the buyers won't bother to go through your portfolio but if every image is good they will probably spend a lot more time browsing and then buying.

Freedom · « **Reply #12 on:** May 14, 2010, 04:38 »

I said that there were days when I got many dls, and in some days I got none. I just wonder if the sales have slowed down since April. I have no ideas if the multiple dls were from one buyer or multiple buyers. Everything is possible but if the sales are from one buyer, usually the images got downloaded at the same time and were of similar subjects. For instance, one of the days I got 8 dls for images from the same national park, that would likely be from the same buyer. Most of the times the dls happened at different times of the day and night on various unrelated subjects, so I doubt if they were downloaded by the same buyers.

Quote from: ap on May 14, 2010, 01:37

it sounds like you get multiple dl at a time, reflecting a single buyer. is that the case? i only get that at ss, but nowhere else.

cathyslife · « **Reply #13 on:** May 14, 2010, 07:33 »

I have almost 900 images in my port at IS and there are some weekend days when I get no downloads. And yes, sales are slow for everyone, everywhere. See other thread here.

http://www.microstockgroup.com/istockphoto-com/how-are-independents-performing-at-istock-so-far-this-month/msg145845/?topicseen#new

fotografer · « **Reply #14 on:** May 14, 2010, 10:05 »

Oops didn't mean to offend you, I was talking in general not about your portfolio which I have never seen. What I meant was that you could have 1000's of images and very few sales or very few images but 1000s of sales. Just because an image has been approved is no guarantee that it will sell. We all have images in our portfolios that have never sold but I have seen large portfolios where only about 5% if the images have ever had a sale. So I stick by what I said it isn't the amount of images in a portfolio that gets you daily sales but the quality of them.

Quote from: Freedom on May 14, 2010, 04:30

What makes you assume that? Do you think Istock inspectors are doing me favors by passing 600 of my bad images?

Quote from: fotografer on May 14, 2010, 01:18
If you have too many bad images the buyers won't bother to go through your portfolio but if every image is good they will probably spend a lot more time browsing and then buying.

Freedom · « **Reply #15 on:** May 14, 2010, 10:25 »

What I feel inappropriate is the assumption that sales are only related to the quality of the images. Many factors can affect the sales, but that was not the question.

The question was simply an inquiry about the sales trend in the past month. If I need critiques about my portfolio or an individual image, I would have posted the question in the Critique Forum. I only appreciate the replies which ansnwer the question, namely, how many images you have when you achieved consecutive sales without any days with 0 DL.

Quote from: fotografer on May 14, 2010, 10:05

Oops didn't mean to offend you, I was talking in general not about your portfolio which I have never seen. What I meant was that you could have 1000's of images and very few sales or very few images but 1000s of sales. Just because an image has been approved is no guarantee that it will sell. We all have images in our portfolios that have never sold but I have seen large portfolios where only about 5% if the images have ever had a sale. So I stick by what I said it isn't the amount of images in a portfolio that gets you daily sales but the quality of them.

Quote from: Freedom on May 14, 2010, 04:30
What makes you assume that? Do you think Istock inspectors are doing me favors by passing 600 of my bad images?

Quote from: fotografer on May 14, 2010, 01:18
If you have too many bad images the buyers won't bother to go through your portfolio but if every image is good they will probably spend a lot more time browsing and then buying.

Freedom · « **Reply #16 on:** May 14, 2010, 10:27 »

Thank you for being honest and modest. We all know you have a great portfolio. However I wonder if the lattest Exclusive + is one of the reasons which affected our non-exes.

Quote from: cclapper on May 14, 2010, 07:33

I have almost 900 images in my port at IS and there are some weekend days when I get no downloads. And yes, sales are slow for everyone, everywhere. See other thread here.

http://www.microstockgroup.com/istockphoto-com/how-are-independents-performing-at-istock-so-far-this-month/msg145845/?topicseen#new

fotografer · « **Reply #17 on:** May 14, 2010, 10:37 »

Fair enough, it's your thread we'll only talk about exactly what you want to talk about

Quote from: Freedom on May 14, 2010, 10:25

What I feel inappropriate is the assumption that sales are only related to the quality of the images. Many factors can affect the sales, but that was not the question.

The question was simply an inquiry about the sales trend in the past month. If I need critiques about my portfolio or an individual image, I would have posted the question in the Critique Forum. I only appreciate the replies which ansnwer the question, namely, how many images you have when you achieved consecutive sales without any days with 0 DL.

Quote from: fotografer on May 14, 2010, 10:05
Oops didn't mean to offend you, I was talking in general not about your portfolio which I have never seen. What I meant was that you could have 1000's of images and very few sales or very few images but 1000s of sales. Just because an image has been approved is no guarantee that it will sell. We all have images in our portfolios that have never sold but I have seen large portfolios where only about 5% if the images have ever had a sale. So I stick by what I said it isn't the amount of images in a portfolio that gets you daily sales but the quality of them.

Quote from: Freedom on May 14, 2010, 04:30
What makes you assume that? Do you think Istock inspectors are doing me favors by passing 600 of my bad images?

Quote from: fotografer on May 14, 2010, 01:18
If you have too many bad images the buyers won't bother to go through your portfolio but if every image is good they will probably spend a lot more time browsing and then buying.

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