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Agency Based Discussion => iStockPhoto.com => Topic started by: Photostocker on February 19, 2016, 02:40

Title: iStock Exclusive Cancellation
Post by: Photostocker on February 19, 2016, 02:40
Hi!

2013 After the summer when iStock change there credit sales policy and when they came up with that "amazing" image subscription plans...Getting sales up has been a really difficult!

Do you know anybody or do you or have you thought to cancel your exclusive program?

I just did it because my sales have been drop something like 80%. My best month 2012 have been 12 500$ and my last in 2015 was something relly bad.

So I sayd good bye iStock! I can not accept this kind of abuse.
Title: Re: iStock Exclusive Cancellation
Post by: anathaya on February 19, 2016, 02:53
So I sayd good bye iStock! I can not accept this kind of abuse.

You deleted your port there or just dropped exclusivity?
Title: Re: iStock Exclusive Cancellation
Post by: Photostocker on February 19, 2016, 03:27
So I sayd good bye iStock! I can not accept this kind of abuse.

You deleted your port there or just dropped exclusivity?

All is gone and it's good like that!

I do not understand how iStock destroyed the good business in 2 years.
Title: Re: iStock Exclusive Cancellation
Post by: Karen on February 19, 2016, 06:24
Not sure if it's only iStock fault.
I have very low sales on Shutterstock from the beginning of this year.
I switched to videos on 2015 and very happy with the results so far.
How many images do you have on iStock?
Title: Re: iStock Exclusive Cancellation
Post by: Elgol on March 12, 2016, 06:56
I'm thinking of * back the crown because sales are so poor and still dropping. The only thing holding me back is that I'm not sure I'd make as much if I added my port to all the other sites as a non-exclusive.
Title: Re: iStock Exclusive Cancellation
Post by: Lana on March 12, 2016, 07:48
I'm thinking of * back the crown because sales are so poor and still dropping. The only thing holding me back is that I'm not sure I'd make as much if I added my port to all the other sites as a non-exclusive.

How big is your port?
Title: Re: iStock Exclusive Cancellation
Post by: loop on March 12, 2016, 20:28
I'm thinking of * back the crown because sales are so poor and still dropping. The only thing holding me back is that I'm not sure I'd make as much if I added my port to all the other sites as a non-exclusive.

If your sales are dropping like that, after some months, you  probably will do more.