PP Sales started. Just got one for 3th July (Photos.com)

Given the GIGANTIC dung heap IS made of paying our PP earnings last month I'm.....Oh forget it.

I've got half of July showing.  Very nice bump in earnings, and a surprise since it took so long last time. 

I'm still struggling with identifying my PP downloads on IS.  I've found the list of PP sales OK, but I don't see where I can tell when they were downloaded.  Was it July, June, May or whenever?

And the pricing seems a bit odd as well.  For example, I show 14 images that have each been downloaded three times.  But the royalty amounts vary from image to image.  There's one image with a total royalty of $0.78 for three downloads.  Another ten at $0.84 for three each.  One at $1.10 for three downloads.  One at $1.76 for three.  And one at $24.58 for three downloads of one image.  I assume the $0.84 is the "norm" as that's $0.28 per image, but what accounts for the wide variations on the others?

BME for PP!! Also got 2 downloads of $3.96 each. That is more than what IS would pay for XXXLarge download now. If only the entire portfolio made it to PP.

BME for PP!! Also got 2 downloads of $3.96 each. That is more than what IS would pay for XXXLarge download now. If only the entire portfolio made it to PP.

I think it is happening ... at least for independents.  I don't know how images are selected but a few of each new uploaded batch is being transferred to TS.  And, I just noticed a batch transferred from an upload from over a year ago.

Must be "a work in progress."   

ed: BTW - the same images were also transferred to Photos.com.

Quote from: Nepal on August 17, 2013, 08:17

BME for PP!! Also got 2 downloads of $3.96 each. That is more than what IS would pay for XXXLarge download now. If only the entire portfolio made it to PP.

I think it is happening ... at least for independents.  I don't know how images are selected but a few of each new uploaded batch is being transferred to TS.  And, I just noticed a batch transferred from an upload from over a year ago.

Must be "a work in progress."   


ed: BTW - the same images were also transferred to Photos.com.

A very slow work in progress.  I've got 17 of 515 files transferred and was getting about one per week moved over until recently when that stopped completely.  Considering I'm averaging about 3 DL's per PP image per month it would be nice to see those missing files mirrored over.....would help make up for the pathetic sales on iStock.
In reading the forums it seems as though new files are making it over fairly quickly....may start deleting my older images and reuploading them.....kind of pathetic to have to rely on the PP at 28 cents per DL to make any kind of $ on iStock these days particularly with the price slashing of Main Collection files.

Quote from: mlwinphoto on August 17, 2013, 11:43

Quote from: WarrenPrice on August 17, 2013, 09:59

Quote from: Nepal on August 17, 2013, 08:17

BME for PP!! Also got 2 downloads of $3.96 each. That is more than what IS would pay for XXXLarge download now. If only the entire portfolio made it to PP.

I think it is happening ... at least for independents.  I don't know how images are selected but a few of each new uploaded batch is being transferred to TS.  And, I just noticed a batch transferred from an upload from over a year ago.

Must be "a work in progress."   


ed: BTW - the same images were also transferred to Photos.com.

A very slow work in progress.  I've got 17 of 515 files transferred and was getting about one per week moved over until recently when that stopped completely.  Considering I'm averaging about 3 DL's per PP image per month it would be nice to see those missing files mirrored over.....would help make up for the pathetic sales on iStock.
In reading the forums it seems as though new files are making it over fairly quickly....may start deleting my older images and reuploading them.....kind of pathetic to have to rely on the PP at 28 cents per DL to make any kind of $ on iStock these days particularly with the price slashing of Main Collection files.

We should be fair.  PP also includes Photos.com, where downloads are often much more than 28 cents.
If we're counting EL, ODD and SOD at Shutterstock, shouldn't we count the Photos.com files as PP Sales?

I agree that the "work in progress" seems slow.  It is difficult to understand just what is happening.  May be some conflict in transferring ... independent files, Exclusive who Choose PP and skipping the Exclusive with "don't PP me" files.   

You're right, we should be fair.  I did have one DL for 36 cents, the rest were for 28 cents.

The slow transfer has been going on for months.  They blame it on some sort of connector problem; not so sure about that.....and, if that is the case, correcting it must be pretty low on their list of priorities....or, maybe they don't know how to correct it.

Something may have been fixed?  I'm getting daily updates at both Photos.com and TS.  It must be the "Mirror Effect" that I keep hearing about?

Also, no EL licenses reported in latest PP report but did have several for over $2.
Maybe the increase in port size will equate to increase in larger sales?   

PP BME up 40%.

I couldn't believe it, but I went from ~$69 in the "bank" at IS to $95 overnight thanks to PP sales...Now if I had an easy way to discover which files were selling like this.  It is so cumbersome to try to figure out which of your files just sold.
As to getting your images in the PP, I opted all the way in and now everything goes there except editorial.

Joy

Quote from: luissantos84 on August 18, 2013, 15:02

Quote from: fritz on August 18, 2013, 14:32

PP BME up 40%.

do you have many files uploaded this year?

Not many, around 2K but only 40% are on PP sites.

2k ain't much? contributors keep on feeding them, I should have never stopped, for real...

Quote from: luissantos84 on August 19, 2013, 06:29

Quote from: fritz on August 19, 2013, 05:42

Quote from: luissantos84 on August 18, 2013, 15:02

Quote from: fritz on August 18, 2013, 14:32

PP BME up 40%.

do you have many files uploaded this year?

Not many, around 2K but only 40% are on PP sites.

2k ain't much? contributors keep on feeding them, I should have never stopped, for real...

I know, I know, I'm stupid, brainless and greedy supporting IS but hey that's me . But do you really believe that grass is greener on the other side. I don't think so.
Cheers,

its the opposite mate, I should have never stopped, always time to start again