Author Topic: New Images DOA on Istock? (Read 22827 times)

Phil · « **Reply #75 on:** July 24, 2010, 17:30 »

Quote from: lisafx on June 15, 2010, 17:09

Quote from: Elenathewise on June 15, 2010, 15:34
Hi Lisa, I noticed the same thing with the new images on Istock... Old images that I forgot I even had suddenly sell:-). I guess they are tweaking the search engine again.

Thanks for weighing in Elena. You are probably right about the search engine tweaks. Hope the new images see the light of day eventually

me too, for the last few months I've had a heap of old images suddenly pop back up

TheDman · « **Reply #76 on:** July 24, 2010, 18:32 »

Quote from: Vonkara on July 24, 2010, 15:04

Quote from: TheDman on July 24, 2010, 14:46

Some quick analysis makes me question if simple market oversaturation is the issue. If that were the case, then old files would suffer as new files cannibalize their sales resulting in a general spreading out of the wealth between new and old files, but this isn't happening. Old files seem to be clipping along as they always have, while new stuff just isn't getting so much as a sniff.

The dilution effect is caused by heavy uploads such as 50,000 files added in one week or so.

That was happening long before this February though, so I still can't figure out what changed then that is causing this. My top seller right now from 10-09 got almost no sales in it's first month, then gathered steam, so I don't think it's a case of new files needing to take off instantly or they get lost. I just don't see any new files taking off at all.

thesentinel · « **Reply #77 on:** July 25, 2010, 06:01 »

A look at this weeks most popular may indicate otherwise, and may also 'refudiate' the exclusive best match bias too!

TheDman · « **Reply #78 on:** July 25, 2010, 09:41 »

This week's most popular are all older files, with the exception of the top one, which was uploaded 2/25/10, right around the cutoff line. I'm not sure when in February something happened, but it really seems to be about then.

nicmac · « **Reply #79 on:** July 26, 2010, 15:01 »

I have been drawn to this thread because of google as well. I'm experiencing the same thing, with my new photos selling very well and fast on SS but infuriatingly badly on IS, with identical descriptions and keywording. My good sellers from 2008 and 2009 are still going strong, but it seems near impossible to have a photo soar to a good seller status with the new material. I'm still hesitating over going exclusive, I admit to being attracted with the vetta pricing and commission raise for all sales, but with SS and TS sales soaring and IStock being stagnant, although a top earner, well.. err.. I'm hesitating even more. Is the market definitely moving towards subscription based services?

sharpshot · « **Reply #80 on:** July 26, 2010, 16:39 »

When I started 4 years ago, some new images went in to lightboxes and started selling fairly quickly but that changed a long time ago. I don't think it is anything to do with saturation, it was a deliberate best match policy change. I thought best match mark II was more stable and was slightly kinder to new images but that seems to of changed recently. Istock earnings are still much more volatile than shutterstock for me.

vonkara · « **Reply #81 on:** October 20, 2010, 11:35 »

A small pop up for this thread... I see a LOT of portfolio with pages of 0 download images. From what I see, some photographers keep shooting pages of new images with 0 to 20 downloads by pages.

I often see up to 7 pages and more (120 images) which result in a couple of dollars per page. I wonder how this can end in profits.

There is also this thread
http://www.microstockgroup.com/dreamstime-com/stock-'factories'-slowing-uploads/

It look like there is a need to make research before shooting, or you end working for 3$ an hour...

helix7 · « **Reply #82 on:** October 20, 2010, 14:48 »

I've seen this happening myself, but only at iStock. My earnings there are in the toilet. But lately I've been seeing a resurgence at SS, and some growth in some of the smaller agencies.

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