Author Topic: might as well report something positive! (Read 5753 times)

lagereek · « **on:** May 21, 2011, 00:51 »

we keep each other up to date with lousy things and happenings, so we might as well report something on the positive scale as well. Yesterday, Friday, was a really good day, for once, not back to normal but a good day, for P+ and other files.

Have we recieved a best match boost? or was it just luck?

adamkaz · « **Reply #1 on:** May 21, 2011, 01:57 »

Yes indeed, Friday was good for a Friday. Thursday was BDEWOEL. This May stands a chance to meet or exceed last may, which was my BME by a longshot.

microstockphoto.co.uk · « **Reply #2 on:** May 21, 2011, 02:04 »

Quote from: adamkaz on May 21, 2011, 01:57

Yes indeed, Friday was good for a Friday. Thursday was BDEWOEL. This May stands a chance to meet or exceed last may, which was my BME by a longshot.

BDEWOEL?

ANWEABWA? (aren't we exaggerating a bit with acronyms?)

rubyroo · « **Reply #3 on:** May 21, 2011, 03:10 »

Best Day Ever WithOut Extended License?

That's my guess.

sharpshot · « **Reply #4 on:** May 21, 2011, 03:17 »

I only sold 5 photos with istock on Friday, absolutely abysmal compared to the good old days.

ShadySue · « **Reply #5 on:** May 21, 2011, 05:17 »

After a reasonable April($$ not dls) it seems I'm in the Summer Slump a month early.

thesentinel · « **Reply #6 on:** May 21, 2011, 05:36 »

Quote from: lagereek on May 21, 2011, 00:51

we keep each other up to date with lousy things and happenings, so we might as well report something on the positive scale as well. Yesterday, Friday, was a really good day, for once, not back to normal but a good day, for P+ and other files.

Have we recieved a best match boost? or was it just luck?

Whatever it was it won't last long now you've posted on how to make the best type of image in your niche

aeonf · « **Reply #7 on:** May 21, 2011, 05:43 »

Same results here. A very good Friday with 18 sales, and so far a good month even though no EL's (yet).
Might even be another BME

But no RC tragets so still at 25%

lagereek · « **Reply #8 on:** May 21, 2011, 06:03 »

Quote from: thesentinel on May 21, 2011, 05:36

Quote from: lagereek on May 21, 2011, 00:51
we keep each other up to date with lousy things and happenings, so we might as well report something on the positive scale as well. Yesterday, Friday, was a really good day, for once, not back to normal but a good day, for P+ and other files.

Have we recieved a best match boost? or was it just luck?

Whatever it was it won't last long now you've posted on how to make the best type of image in your niche

Yeah!! ha, ha, only nobody there will ever get in to these places and if they do, they certainly wont get a release. Trust me on that one. You see, the only way of getting accesas to places like these are ofcourse via assignments and the only way to get a release is after many, many years of mutual trust betwwen client/photographer. IS, dont have that, Getty-RM, however has got two collegues of mine, in the same nieche, one is not interested in Micro, the other one is getting too old.

My post there was a bit tongue in cheek, if you know what I mean.

lisafx · « **Reply #9 on:** May 21, 2011, 12:14 »

Quote from: lagereek on May 21, 2011, 00:51

Have we recieved a best match boost? or was it just luck?

Congrats! Sorry, but I think it was just luck. My sales were dismal. Or maybe it was a best match change and you were the beneficiary of it and I wasn't

lisafx · « **Reply #10 on:** May 21, 2011, 12:17 »

Quote from: lagereek on May 21, 2011, 06:03

Yeah!! ha, ha, only nobody there will ever get in to these places and if they do, they certainly wont get a release. Trust me on that one. You see, the only way of getting accesas to places like these are ofcourse via assignments and the only way to get a release is after many, many years of mutual trust betwwen client/photographer. IS, dont have that, Getty-RM, however has got two collegues of mine, in the same nieche, one is not interested in Micro, the other one is getting too old.

My post there was a bit tongue in cheek, if you know what I mean.

Yeah, Christian's niche is extremely specialized. I think he's safe. One of the few of us who is....

lagereek · « **Reply #11 on:** May 21, 2011, 16:09 »

Funny stuff this! now Im getting answers from my OP over there, when I look at the Ports of these posters, well?

dont know why they even bother, the closest they have ever been to industrials, is probably their local auto-mechanic garage.

elvinstar · « **Reply #12 on:** May 21, 2011, 16:30 »

Yesterday was good for me only because of my first EL since July... $:-\$

traveler1116 · « **Reply #13 on:** May 21, 2011, 22:26 »

I don't see the best match boost. Us exclusives have (maybe I should say had, nobody seems to care anymore) been asking for this for a long time and never gotten it. Remember it was promised probably a year ago. Glad you had a good day now can you give us all your contacts info for the refineries and maybe a letter of recommendation?

lagereek · « **Reply #14 on:** May 22, 2011, 00:19 »

There is no best match boost! thats the whole point. They make up all these collections as they go along, expecting a fast buck and then its time for a new collection and a new one, it goes on and on.
They must be relying on amateur buyers, thats all I can say.

lagereek · « **Reply #15 on:** May 22, 2011, 00:58 »

Quote from: lisafx on May 21, 2011, 12:14

Quote from: lagereek on May 21, 2011, 00:51

Have we recieved a best match boost? or was it just luck?

Congrats! Sorry, but I think it was just luck. My sales were dismal. Or maybe it was a best match change and you were the beneficiary of it and I wasn't

Hi!

Doubt it? youre right, just luck I suppose. I think the big question here is: why special collections if you dont support them? why bother? I mean its the same images that were there before exept, now they have an E+ or a P+. As far as the buyers are concerned, the same images are now more expensive. Crazy, isnt it?

Well without a boost or support, this excercise was totally pointless, so this P+, must have a darker side to it and I really wonder what that could be?

ShadySue · « **Reply #16 on:** May 22, 2011, 04:34 »

Quote from: lagereek on May 22, 2011, 00:19

They must be relying on amateur buyers, thats all I can say.

Don't think so or they wouldn't be plugging the A/V files so heavily.

Mantis · « **Reply #17 on:** May 22, 2011, 07:43 »

Quote from: sharpshot on May 21, 2011, 03:17

I only sold 5 photos with istock on Friday, absolutely abysmal compared to the good old days.

Same here. ^ M-F! Could be a normal hiccup but who knows. This coming week may be slow due to Memorial weekend, so I expect the same.

lagereek · « **Reply #18 on:** May 22, 2011, 09:59 »

Quote from: ShadySue on May 22, 2011, 04:34

Quote from: lagereek on May 22, 2011, 00:19
They must be relying on amateur buyers, thats all I can say.
Don't think so or they wouldn't be plugging the A/V files so heavily.

No! got nothing to do with that. Amateur buyers dont really know how to search.

ShadySue · « **Reply #19 on:** May 23, 2011, 04:30 »

Replying to myself:

Quote from: ShadySue on May 21, 2011, 05:17

After a reasonable April($$ not dls) it seems I'm in the Summer Slump a month early.

Hmmm. After doing my weekly stats, I actually got my best dl total of the year (which isn't saying much), but $$ were low. Partly because of a higher proportion of smaller pics, but more because of really low credit values. There must be loads of people out there getting the 'deep discounts' (or using up ancient credits

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