Author Topic: best match shake 13/07/11 (Read 21649 times)

franckreporter · « **on:** July 12, 2011, 17:13 »

I notice a new best match shake this evening....check your portfolio....

I do not understand why they need to shake, now we have the filter ...

seems to have been given a boost with new images

lisafx · « **Reply #1 on:** July 12, 2011, 17:17 »

Well, whatever they've done has resulted in me not having a sale in the last couple of hours. That NEVER happens on a weekday.

Just keeps going from bad to worse over there

franckreporter · « **Reply #2 on:** July 12, 2011, 17:26 »

all very strange....i don't know this logic...

Now buyers that are accustomed to seeing more or less the same pictures in the same positions they will need 2 days to get used to look for those who thought they found in a particular position ...

ETA: big boost to all E+ images

traveler1116 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 12, 2011, 17:30 »

That explains it, thought there was a holiday today.

franckreporter · « **Reply #4 on:** July 12, 2011, 17:33 »

Quote from: traveler1116 on July 12, 2011, 17:30

That explains it, thought there was a holiday today.

no, it was live from 2/3 hours ago only

PaulieWalnuts · « **Reply #5 on:** July 12, 2011, 17:38 »

Yep, this is a big one. Looks like it's the "try to make everybody happy" shake.

Top results now have a stronger mix of editorial and non-exclusive files while Agency/Vetta have been diluted.

Both "+" collections seem to be getting a boost

lisafx · « **Reply #6 on:** July 12, 2011, 17:43 »

Quote from: PaulieWalnuts on July 12, 2011, 17:38

Yep, this is a big one. Looks like it's the "try to make everybody happy" shake.

Top results now have a stronger mix of editorial and non-exclusive files while Agency/Vetta have been diluted.

Both "+" collections seem to be getting a boost

God, I hope so. Sales have literally ground almost to a halt.

If the boost for + files is going to last awhile I might add some more to it. Currently I am several hundred under my limit.

~~Weird - I just had a 50 jump in my $ total, with no sales showing to explain it~~...?? Update - Nevermind, it was an EL that was slow to show on my stats bar. Well, YAY anyhow

VB inc · « **Reply #7 on:** July 12, 2011, 17:57 »

Quote from: lisafx on July 12, 2011, 17:17

Well, whatever they've done has resulted in me not having a sale in the last couple of hours. That NEVER happens on a weekday.

Just keeps going from bad to worse over there

Maybe its the tens of thousands of new "+" collection images in front of yours

lisafx · « **Reply #8 on:** July 12, 2011, 17:59 »

Quote from: VB inc on July 12, 2011, 17:57

Quote from: lisafx on July 12, 2011, 17:17
Well, whatever they've done has resulted in me not having a sale in the last couple of hours. That NEVER happens on a weekday.

Just keeps going from bad to worse over there

Maybe its the tens of thousands of new "+" collection images in front of yours

Sorry, not quite following your point...

VB inc · « **Reply #9 on:** July 12, 2011, 18:11 »

Quote from: lisafx on July 12, 2011, 17:59

Quote from: VB inc on July 12, 2011, 17:57
Quote from: lisafx on July 12, 2011, 17:17
Well, whatever they've done has resulted in me not having a sale in the last couple of hours. That NEVER happens on a weekday.

Just keeps going from bad to worse over there

Maybe its the tens of thousands of new "+" collection images in front of yours

Sorry, not quite following your point...

A boost to the + collections takes up slots. if your images were being shown at the first three pages, maybe they are at page 7 now. im just guessing but everything factors in here and a boost IMO is definately a big factor. I would use up all my + slots now if i were u.

lisafx · « **Reply #10 on:** July 12, 2011, 18:28 »

Quote from: VB inc on July 12, 2011, 18:11

A boost to the + collections takes up slots. if your images were being shown at the first three pages, maybe they are at page 7 now. im just guessing but everything factors in here and a boost IMO is definately a big factor. I would use up all my + slots now if i were u.

Yeah, I should probably do that. ^^

In my case, a boost to the + images isn't likely to knock mine out of the top slots, because as a non-exclusive, my stuff hasn't been up front for a loooooong time

cobalt · « **Reply #11 on:** July 12, 2011, 18:34 »

Big change. The search results look much better now. No more V/A with zero downloads in front. Very nice mix.

BaldricksTrousers · « **Reply #12 on:** July 12, 2011, 18:38 »

Looks like my leading files in a search are nearer the front but if I have a lot of files on that term then the bulk of them get pushed further backwards, even if they have + status.

Not good so far.

BaldricksTrousers · « **Reply #13 on:** July 12, 2011, 18:40 »

Quote from: cobalt on July 12, 2011, 18:34

Big change. The search results look much better now. No more V/A with zero downloads in front. Very nice mix.

Well, then, that's the second retreat on vetta in a matter of days. First the sliders, then the match itself. It must mean something.

Slovenian · « **Reply #14 on:** July 12, 2011, 18:49 »

I love it! I have images in the first 3 rows for the 4 of my most important search terms

lisafx · « **Reply #15 on:** July 12, 2011, 18:50 »

Quote from: BaldricksTrousers on July 12, 2011, 18:40

Well, then, that's the second retreat on vetta in a matter of days. First the sliders, then the match itself. It must mean something.

Wondering if the Bigstock ad might be a contributing factor?

Slovenian · « **Reply #16 on:** July 12, 2011, 18:52 »

Quote from: lisafx on July 12, 2011, 18:50

Quote from: BaldricksTrousers on July 12, 2011, 18:40

Well, then, that's the second retreat on vetta in a matter of days. First the sliders, then the match itself. It must mean something.

Wondering if the Bigstock ad might be a contributing factor?

Yeah, they finally unStuck the A/V files from the top positions

Mantis · « **Reply #17 on:** July 12, 2011, 18:53 »

Interesting. Let's see how long this lasts.

franckreporter · « **Reply #18 on:** July 12, 2011, 18:56 »

what is the point to push the E+ file forward when there is a filter that works very well ?

Perhaps not all customers know how to use the filter?
booo !!

Slovenian · « **Reply #19 on:** July 12, 2011, 19:03 »

Quote from: franckreporter on July 12, 2011, 17:26

Now buyers that are accustomed to seeing more or less the same pictures in the same positions they will need 2 days to get used to look for those who thought they found in a particular position ...

I think only the contributors are so obsessed with search results that they'd spot the difference

. I don't understand why, since your images get placed where they do and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it, but some ppl really are obsessed with best match placement. I don't waste my time with it, I do a few searches a month just out of curiosty (when I have time to spare), to see where my bestsellers are placed. Really not something to get completely mental about.

Jo Ann Snover · « **Reply #20 on:** July 12, 2011, 19:30 »

They've implemented some sort of slot system - of the first 200, Agency gets 28, Vetta 52 and everything else 120 - in all but one of the test searches I keep track of. Not sure how many deviate - sexy woman is the only one in my list of searches

Sean Locke Photography · « **Reply #21 on:** July 12, 2011, 19:56 »

John Lund just did a thing on Pickerells evaluation of Getty's slot system.

Jo Ann Snover · « **Reply #22 on:** July 12, 2011, 20:30 »

When you see the chart in Lund's blog post (Pickerell's) you see how few slots Vetta, TAC and the iStock Vectors/Exclusive get. Compare to Flickr collection's 20...

Tough business

sobm · « **Reply #23 on:** July 12, 2011, 21:09 »

no use, no sale at all

Sean Locke Photography · « **Reply #24 on:** July 12, 2011, 21:30 »

Mine is a weird mix of everything.

But a lot of audio.

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