...are not in, for now ;D
They're in now.
A complete disaster for me, worst month since 2017
Three months now of lousy sales and terrible RPD :(
^^^ :'(
In my case third best month of the year, by sheer force of downloads, as the rpd, while 11% better than June's disgusting rpd, is still low.
Down considerably on last July, despite 66% rise in dls, due to 50% drop in rpd.
Lower than July 2023 and July 2024 as per the attached graph. RPD of $2.51 for video and 51 cents for photos.
Still it is better than the first 4 months of the year so overall not too bad i guess.
I earned the same amount as in July 2024. But in the last year, I've added 1,000 photos and 100 videos to my portfolio.
A photo RRP is $1, and a video RRP is $1.12. (This is the first time I've sold so many photos for over $4. Most of them are from France.)
Slightly up compared to the previous few months, which isn't so bad considering it's for July.
people always complain about shutterstock for their low price but istock keep decreasing their price silently. they give me only 3 cent for a video this month. i get below 15 cent for video regularly from istock but this 3 cent is my lowest.
32 dollars for 24 sales. One image sold for 10 dollars via getty, one video for 8.30
No payout this month.
Quote from: cobalt on August 19, 2025, 12:21
32 dollars for 24 sales. One image sold for 10 dollars via getty, one video for 8.30
No payout this month.
How is AS for you lately, I see you don't post anymore the weekly ranking in the dedicated topic.
Quote from: DaLiu on August 19, 2025, 13:10
Quote from: cobalt on August 19, 2025, 12:21
32 dollars for 24 sales. One image sold for 10 dollars via getty, one video for 8.30
No payout this month.
How is AS for you lately, I see you don't post anymore the weekly ranking in the dedicated topic.
Adobe is very slow.
I was doing really well at the beginning of the year, then rejectiongate happened. So I mostly stopped uploading.
That directly affects my sales because it makes me invisible in the newest search.
So from may onwards I have a down trend.
Summer is always slow, but with regular uploads it would have been different.
I have spent the last 3 months doing non stock things, hoping they sort out their decline issues.
Also recorded many videos, but they will now mostly go to blackboxglobal.
So, I am very disappointed. The year started with a growth of 60-80% yoy for the first few months. Now I will be lucky if I have the same sales as last year.
At the moment I am still ahead compared to last year, but that is shrinking.
So, yes I am disappointed, I didn't have Adobe using a lottery algo for their uploads on my bingo card for 2025.
I am testing tiny batches and thought I had it figured out, but then last week...and now it looks like inspections have stopped for many.
eta
I have not yet started uploading to istock. I have new camera photo projects coming, but that starts in autumn.