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Agency Based Discussion => iStockPhoto.com => Topic started by: elvinstar on September 11, 2010, 07:11

Title: Strong sales / RPD this month as Is
Post by: elvinstar on September 11, 2010, 07:11

I'm having a great month (money-wise!) starting on the 7th at IS. I wonder if this is a result of buyers using up their credits so that they can stop using IS altogether. Any thoughts?

Title: Re: Strong sales / RPD this month as Is
Post by: Kngkyle on September 11, 2010, 07:12

Rather poor month so far for me.

Title: Re: Strong sales / RPD this month as Is
Post by: djpadavona on September 11, 2010, 07:33

Downloads are in line with a typical September for me.  But RPD has taken a major hit, probably due to the 25% sale cycling through. 

Title: Re: Strong sales / RPD this month as Is
Post by: Freedom on September 11, 2010, 13:19

DLs were slow in the immediate two days after the announcement. Afterwards they have become stable like typical September weekdays.

Title: Re: Strong sales / RPD this month as Is
Post by: iclick on September 11, 2010, 13:25

Poor especially of late, this Thursday and Friday like a weekend and today the weekend? you do not want to know  ;)

Title: Re: Strong sales / RPD this month as Is
Post by: PeterChigmaroff on September 11, 2010, 13:30

My number of Alamy sales is not far off from the number of iS DLs for the month.

Title: Re: Strong sales / RPD this month as Is
Post by: disorderly on September 11, 2010, 13:35

Once I knock out PP sales (got credited this month for both July & August) and a rare EL, it looks like I'm up a little on RPD and flat on DLs.  Then again, iStock's been trending down for me all year.

Title: Re: Strong sales / RPD this month as Is
Post by: loop on September 11, 2010, 13:46

Good sales, but it's the beggining of the good season. And today, for a Saturday, great sales. Maybe without the noise sales would had skyrocket, we'll never now.

On the other hand, I don't imagine any business man spending his credits in a rush  just to be able to began buying credits at another site.

Title: Re: Strong sales / RPD this month as Is
Post by: sharply_done on September 12, 2010, 00:41

This month is looking good for me, too - a little early on to say it, but September should be a BME. As far as buyers leaving iStock goes, that just ain't gonna happen.