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Agency Based Discussion => iStockPhoto.com => Topic started by: madelaide on February 04, 2008, 15:05

Title: My first EL in IS
Post by: madelaide on February 04, 2008, 15:05

So, I got US$25.30 more in my IS account today than my sales showed.  Digging more, I found an EL.  They could show it in the upload list together with the other sales data, couldn't they? 

Doesn't an EL count as a download?  The dld appears in the image's earnings details, in the EL section, but the total dld number shows the regular dlds only.

Regards,
Adelaide

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Title: Re: My first EL in IS
Post by: vonkara on February 04, 2008, 15:12

Wow, never have one yet. For the technical things, If I have one a day, I will be able to live whit it, if you know what I mean

Title: Re: My first EL in IS
Post by: zorki on February 04, 2008, 21:07

I've been missing those EL downloads. When all the microstock sites implemented them over the past year I got bunch of them, but I haven't seen an EL download in about six months...

Title: Re: My first EL in IS
Post by: rossco on February 04, 2008, 21:14

I got my first EL on iStock in December and to my shock another one in January despite only having very small portfolio there. Apart from iStock the only other site i have had an EL on is Fotolia  one back in October last year and one today woohoo!!!!  ;D

Title: Re: My first EL in IS
Post by: jcphoto on February 04, 2008, 21:52

Adelaide,
I too, wondered if the el's on Istock counted as downloads. Apparently not, as I have one file with an EL from last year, that still shows zero DL's. I find that kind of strange, but I couldn't get any kind of answer from support, so I just assume they don't count as downloads.
Regards,
John

Title: Re: My first EL in IS
Post by: madelaide on February 06, 2008, 12:13

Quote from: jcphoto on February 04, 2008, 21:52

Adelaide,
I too, wondered if the el's on Istock counted as downloads. Apparently not, as I have one file with an EL from last year, that still shows zero DL's.

John,
I guess I have to live with the comment I added in my spreadsheet (+1EL). It's kind of strange that they don't count as downloads, even more considering that they give the site a very high earning.  I will ask them.

Regards,
Adelaide

Title: Re: My first EL in IS
Post by: jcphoto on February 06, 2008, 12:28

If you can get any kind o straight answer from support,please let us know.
Thanks
John

Title: Re: My first EL in IS
Post by: Pixart on February 06, 2008, 16:55

Yeah, it's strange they don't count.  I have one photo with 95 dls, and the EL would make it one closer to a flame!  Is it childish, I love flames so much?