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Agency Based Discussion => iStockPhoto.com => Topic started by: sharply_done on March 04, 2007, 04:14
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Does anyone use the iStock spreadsheet? Despite the fact that it's been about dead-on since I started using it (only a few months ago), I'm a bit suspicious of its accuracy.
It took me 3 months to get to 500 sales, and the spreadsheet has me passing the 2500 mark in another 3. It's forecasting my upcoming months to go extremely well (10,000+ sales in my first year), which makes me think it's a bit too optimistic.
What is your experience with it?
[Edit]: It can be downloaded here (http://wavelength.org.nz/istockroyalties/). The iStock forum thread is here (http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=44378).
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Is that the 'exclusive bonus estimator' you are talking about?
It looks like you can change the monthly growth from 5-15% so you can be as optimistic as you want. It is still a little unrealistic however. 10% growth in uploads is a LOT less work when you have 10 images, than it is when you have 10,000 images.
I'm guessing if it took 3 months to get 500 sales, in another 3 months you will have 500 sales from the new images plus perhaps 750 from the old image making 1250 downloads.
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Is that the 'exclusive bonus estimator' you are talking about?
No, I'm not talking about that at all. I am talking about the Excel spreadsheet developed by iStock user dbabbage (http://www.istockphoto.com/user_view.php?id=507343). It tracks and projects your iStock performance by importing your monthly statistics. It's very obvious that a lot of work has been put into this model. I'd be interested in hearing how it matches with your experiences, leaf.
It can be downloaded here (http://wavelength.org.nz/istockroyalties/). The iStock forum thread is here (http://www.istockphoto.com/forum_messages.php?threadid=44378).
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I use it, but take the stats with a grain of salt.