Author Topic: Istockphoto Best Match Tweak 5/27/11 (Read 32124 times)

Slovenian · « **Reply #25 on:** May 27, 2011, 17:36 »

Quote from: helix7 on May 27, 2011, 17:28

Quote from: lisafx on May 27, 2011, 16:59
That thought scares the He11 out of me. Sales have been so bad the last couple of months, a summer slowdown would just about grind them to a halt.

Same here. May is my worst month at istock since 2007. I can't imagine how bad the summer will be.

Actually I can. It'll be back to my 2006 earnings levels.

Hint: I started in microstock in 2007.

How can it possibly be worse than your very first year?

Did u stopped uploading completely at the end of 2007 or what? This can't be some alternative style of sarcasm...

dbvirago · « **Reply #26 on:** May 27, 2011, 17:41 »

But don't post about it there. A new thread with 4 posts.

Answered by Lobo and locked.
"Sorry. Daily best match discussion aren't happening. Have a nice Friday."

franckreporter · « **Reply #27 on:** May 27, 2011, 17:50 »

in the german forum someone speak about the best match shake !

Slovenian · « **Reply #28 on:** May 27, 2011, 17:55 »

Quote from: franckreporter on May 27, 2011, 17:50

in the german forum someone speak about the best match shake !

Time to run it through google translate:)

lisafx · « **Reply #29 on:** May 27, 2011, 19:30 »

Quote from: helix7 on May 27, 2011, 17:28

May is my worst month at istock since 2007. I can't imagine how bad the summer will be.

Actually I can. It'll be back to my 2006 earnings levels.

Hint: I started in microstock in 2007.

LOL! ^^You got me with that one.

lagereek · « **Reply #30 on:** May 28, 2011, 00:04 »

So far the sale and the best match tweak has been extremley good to me. If you look at the present best match, youll find its exactly the same as it was prior to the change a few moths back.
Well, I cant see any differance anyway.

franckreporter · « **Reply #31 on:** May 28, 2011, 00:40 »

Quote from: lagereek on May 28, 2011, 00:04

So far the sale and the best match tweak has been extremley good to me. If you look at the present best match, youll find its exactly the same as it was prior to the change a few moths back.
Well, I cant see any differance anyway.

Hi Lagereek, I'm not very much agree ....

the present order is far from that of March 27 and that of five months ago ...

perhaps before, there were less images V / A of now but this way is truly devastating for those with new material with a few downloads ....

as I said it are emphasis material with many old dwn, and the excellence of istock (V / A) is thrown in the middle somewhere

lagereek · « **Reply #32 on:** May 28, 2011, 01:23 »

Quote from: franckreporter on May 28, 2011, 00:40

Quote from: lagereek on May 28, 2011, 00:04
So far the sale and the best match tweak has been extremley good to me. If you look at the present best match, youll find its exactly the same as it was prior to the change a few moths back.
Well, I cant see any differance anyway.

Hi Lagereek, I'm not very much agree ....

the present order is far from that of March 27 and that of five months ago ...

perhaps before, there were less images V / A of now but this way is truly devastating for those with new material with a few downloads ....

as I said it are emphasis material with many old dwn, and the excellence of istock (V / A) is thrown in the middle somewhere

Well you might be right, maybe im thinking of the best match, the way it was prior to 5 months back. In one major search, with 15000 results, in one of my own categories, I find exactly the same 6 images on page 1, as were there 5 months ago. Hardly coincidence is it?
In any case, I think the best match now is, shall we say a bit more fair and show more variety then before.

Ofcourse, now all hell will probably break lose on the IS forum with Vetta/agency contributors screaming like mad, feeling out of joint.

Slovenian · « **Reply #33 on:** May 28, 2011, 03:43 »

I just hope they tweak it that way, that the fresh material will come in front and even better if the emphasis was on the last 12 months

. Surely most buyers want to get fresh stuff, otherwise they can just search it by DLs

ShadySue · « **Reply #34 on:** May 28, 2011, 03:50 »

Quote from: Slovenian on May 28, 2011, 03:43

I just hope they tweak it that way, that the fresh material will come in front and even better if the emphasis was on the last 12 months . Surely most buyers want to get fresh stuff, otherwise they can just search it by DLs

If they want fresh stuff, they can sort by age.

Slovenian · « **Reply #35 on:** May 28, 2011, 04:04 »

Quote from: ShadySue on May 28, 2011, 03:50

Quote from: Slovenian on May 28, 2011, 03:43
I just hope they tweak it that way, that the fresh material will come in front and even better if the emphasis was on the last 12 months . Surely most buyers want to get fresh stuff, otherwise they can just search it by DLs
If they want fresh stuff, they can sort by age.

Nice one

. So I'll stick to the material posted within the last 12 months. My sales would probably at least quadruple (yes, I uploaded over 95% within the last year)

franckreporter · « **Reply #36 on:** May 28, 2011, 05:01 »

Quote from: ShadySue on May 28, 2011, 03:50

Quote from: Slovenian on May 28, 2011, 03:43
I just hope they tweak it that way, that the fresh material will come in front and even better if the emphasis was on the last 12 months . Surely most buyers want to get fresh stuff, otherwise they can just search it by DLs
If they want fresh stuff, they can sort by age.

fresh stuff but with some download for certify that are very good images....if you sort only for date you find everythings

loop · « **Reply #37 on:** May 28, 2011, 05:09 »

Agree. Best sellers, even if from 2003 or 2004, are best sellers for a reason, and it's good to have them again well weigthed and positioned in the best match.

Slovenian · « **Reply #38 on:** May 28, 2011, 05:16 »

Quote from: franckreporter on May 28, 2011, 05:01

Quote from: ShadySue on May 28, 2011, 03:50
Quote from: Slovenian on May 28, 2011, 03:43
I just hope they tweak it that way, that the fresh material will come in front and even better if the emphasis was on the last 12 months . Surely most buyers want to get fresh stuff, otherwise they can just search it by DLs
If they want fresh stuff, they can sort by age.

fresh stuff but with some download for certify that are very good images....if you sort only for date you find everythings

But if don't get any exposure, they can hardly get sales

lagereek · « **Reply #39 on:** May 28, 2011, 06:12 »

Quote from: loop on May 28, 2011, 05:09

Agree. Best sellers, even if from 2003 or 2004, are best sellers for a reason, and it's good to have them again well weigthed and positioned in the best match.

Couldnt agree more!

best

gostwyck · « **Reply #40 on:** May 28, 2011, 07:16 »

Quote from: PaulieWalnuts on May 27, 2011, 06:14

Looks like there was a substantial tweak today. Vetta/Agency are less dominant at the top of the search results. A lot of non-V/A files are mixed in that seem to have either high view/download ratio or high downloads.

Maybe the forcefed Vetta/Agency experiment didn't boost sales. Or they're listening to buyers complaining about the heavy V/A search results and pricing.

Either way, looks like an improvement to me and hopefully to buyers too.

The words 'deck-chairs' and 'Titanic' somehow spring to mind. Too little too late.

Freezingpictures · « **Reply #41 on:** May 30, 2011, 14:24 »

Ahh nice, sales are picking up again... I was waiting for the change.

lagereek · « **Reply #42 on:** May 30, 2011, 14:35 »

Yep! the cash is just rolling in! good times!

Slovenian · « **Reply #43 on:** May 30, 2011, 14:37 »

For me too...On SS

Graffoto · « **Reply #44 on:** May 30, 2011, 14:38 »

Quote from: lagereek on May 30, 2011, 14:35

Yep! the cash is just rolling in! good times!

Shhhhh, quiet. They'll hear you and change the algorithm again just to muck it up for you!

BaldricksTrousers · « **Reply #45 on:** May 30, 2011, 15:53 »

For some reason, I'm still mired in a holiday weekend.

lisafx · « **Reply #46 on:** May 30, 2011, 16:28 »

Quote from: BaldricksTrousers on May 30, 2011, 15:53

For some reason, I'm still mired in a holiday weekend.

Right there with you, Balderick.

PaulieWalnuts · « **Reply #47 on:** June 01, 2011, 06:23 »

Looks like they shifted the best match back to the way it was before this latest tweak.

I'm showing Vetta/Agency dominating search again.

The images I keep an eye on are almost in the exact same positions as before.

ShadySue · « **Reply #48 on:** June 01, 2011, 06:46 »

Quote from: PaulieWalnuts on June 01, 2011, 06:23

Looks like they shifted the best match back to the way it was before this latest tweak.

I'm showing Vetta/Agency dominating search again.

The images I keep an eye on are almost in the exact same positions as before.

Yup, my checks are showing the same, and funnily I just had a Vetta sale about 10 mins ago.
So they must have been making more with Vetta?Agency at the top after all.
Who would have guessed?
Sh*t for the rest of us though. Best get on with Plan B - apart from the original ingestion, I don't have any other Vetta files.

lagereek · « **Reply #49 on:** June 01, 2011, 06:50 »

Im not surprised, a little bird sang into my ear this would happen. Ofcourse theyre making more money on Vettas/agency files, theyre a lot more expensive for starters, logic isnt it.
Never mind, ther are more then one road to Rome.

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Author Topic: Istockphoto Best Match Tweak 5/27/11 (Read 32124 times)

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