Author Topic: iStock Exclusive Cancellation (Read 3433 times)

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.

anathaya · « **Reply #1 on:** February 19, 2016, 02:53 »

Quote from: Photostocker on February 19, 2016, 02:40

So I sayd good bye iStock! I can not accept this kind of abuse.

You deleted your port there or just dropped exclusivity?

Photostocker · « **Reply #2 on:** February 19, 2016, 03:27 »

Quote from: anathaya on February 19, 2016, 02:53

Quote from: Photostocker on February 19, 2016, 02:40
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.

Karen · « **Reply #3 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?

Elgol · « **Reply #4 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.

Lana · « **Reply #5 on:** March 12, 2016, 07:48 »

Quote from: 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.

How big is your port?

loop · « **Reply #6 on:** March 12, 2016, 20:28 »

Quote from: 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.

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