Author Topic: The "New" IS (Read 94439 times)

Freedom · « **Reply #250 on:** November 01, 2013, 10:17 »

Quote from: ShadySue on November 01, 2013, 06:42

Quote from: bhr on November 01, 2013, 05:47
Exclusives are probably averaging something over $10 per sale.
I couoldn't possibly speculate on the 'average', but my average in Oct was <half that.

My average in October was about $10 per sales, while September was half of that due to most sales in Main and S collections.

tickstock · « **Reply #251 on:** November 01, 2013, 10:31 »

tickstock · « **Reply #252 on:** November 01, 2013, 10:40 »

ShadySue · « **Reply #253 on:** November 01, 2013, 15:00 »

I report GI separately; but then I don't get many.
For people considering exclusivity (!), it might be best to see separate reports, as there doesn't seem to be much chance of plebs getting their pics into the Collections which (might, eventually) get mirrored on GI.
But they could change everything next week when it's the window cleaner's turn to suggest something for the IT team to implement within a day.

tickstock · « **Reply #254 on:** November 01, 2013, 15:00 »

Travelling-light · « **Reply #255 on:** November 01, 2013, 16:14 »

Does your $9 RPD include Getty?

tickstock · « **Reply #256 on:** November 01, 2013, 16:16 »

shudderstok · « **Reply #257 on:** November 01, 2013, 17:22 »

Quote from: BaldricksTrousers on October 30, 2013, 08:11

I just chucked a cat in among the pigeons

you seem incredibly smitten with yourself and your harangue is getting tiring. you seem to know it all. or is your favorite hobby pontificating?

luissantos84 · « **Reply #258 on:** November 01, 2013, 17:27 »

Quote from: shudderstok on November 01, 2013, 17:22

Quote from: BaldricksTrousers on October 30, 2013, 08:11
I just chucked a cat in among the pigeons

you seem incredibly smitten with yourself and your harangue is getting tiring. you seem to know it all. or is your favorite hobby pontificating?

actually you are the one that knows everything but doesn't share a thing

BaldricksTrousers · « **Reply #259 on:** November 01, 2013, 17:35 »

Quote from: shudderstok on November 01, 2013, 17:22

Quote from: BaldricksTrousers on October 30, 2013, 08:11
I just chucked a cat in among the pigeons

you seem incredibly smitten with yourself and your harangue is getting tiring. you seem to know it all. or is your favorite hobby pontificating?

Are you upset that I didn't respond to your last post? Is that why you're raking up something from a couple of days ago and then saying it's getting tiring?

shudderstok · « **Reply #260 on:** November 01, 2013, 17:42 »

Quote from: BaldricksTrousers on November 01, 2013, 17:35

Quote from: shudderstok on November 01, 2013, 17:22
Quote from: BaldricksTrousers on October 30, 2013, 08:11
I just chucked a cat in among the pigeons

you seem incredibly smitten with yourself and your harangue is getting tiring. you seem to know it all. or is your favorite hobby pontificating?

Are you upset that I didn't respond to your last post? Is that why you're raking up something from a couple of days ago and then saying it's getting tiring?

upset? try terribly upset! and days without sleep.

gostwyck · « **Reply #261 on:** November 01, 2013, 17:51 »

Quote from: tickstock on November 01, 2013, 16:16

Quote from: Travelling-light on November 01, 2013, 16:14
Does your $9 RPD include Getty?
No. Getty RPD is about twice that.

I refer the Honourable Member to his previous beliefs, espoused on this forum today, that to not roll IS and GI earnings together, for the purpose of reporting, was both illogical and unreasonable. Indeed he criticised the Honourable Member for St Louis, Mr S J Locke (Independent), for doing just that. Now he does it himself when 'quoting RPD'.

shudderstok · « **Reply #262 on:** November 01, 2013, 17:52 »

Quote from: luissantos84 on November 01, 2013, 17:27

Quote from: shudderstok on November 01, 2013, 17:22
Quote from: BaldricksTrousers on October 30, 2013, 08:11
I just chucked a cat in among the pigeons

you seem incredibly smitten with yourself and your harangue is getting tiring. you seem to know it all. or is your favorite hobby pontificating?

actually you are the one that knows everything but doesn't share a thing

and what exactly am i supposed to share to make you feel all warm and cozy? or what am i to share that baldricks yappers won't start a whole new diatribe about? suggestions...

luissantos84 · « **Reply #263 on:** November 01, 2013, 17:57 »

make me brunch tomorrow

Mantis · « **Reply #264 on:** November 01, 2013, 18:13 »

Quote from: luissantos84 on November 01, 2013, 17:57

make me brunch tomorrow

ROFLMFAO

tickstock · « **Reply #265 on:** November 01, 2013, 18:27 »

heywoody · « **Reply #266 on:** November 01, 2013, 18:42 »

Tickstock, not in response to your latest just coincidental.

The thing is that rolling GI, PP into the equation does mitigate the losses but this reinforces the argument I was making yesterday. Taking IS earnings in isolation now and comparing to even a year ago it is clear that it is going down the pan for the vast majority including IS itself and becoming less relevant compared to other Getty offerings. On balance, the strategy theory seems more likely than the incompetence theory.

tickstock · « **Reply #267 on:** November 01, 2013, 19:07 »

Travelling-light · « **Reply #268 on:** November 01, 2013, 19:13 »

Quote from: tickstock on November 01, 2013, 16:16

Quote from: Travelling-light on November 01, 2013, 16:14
Does your $9 RPD include Getty?
No. Getty RPD is about twice that.

OK, as a % of your BME, how many DL did you get in October?

shudderstok · « **Reply #269 on:** November 01, 2013, 19:18 »

Quote from: luissantos84 on November 01, 2013, 17:57

make me brunch tomorrow

breakfast in bed and a double latte as usual sir?

ShadySue · « **Reply #270 on:** November 01, 2013, 19:22 »

This is forgetting that when iS files were mirrored on Getty, it was vaunted as a way for exclusives to earn even more, not a way of possibly mitigating falling iS earnings.
Hasn't worked out that way for most people.

ShadySue · « **Reply #271 on:** November 01, 2013, 19:34 »

New IS:
1. It seems like the display options are sticking.
2. Option of bigger thums in search.
3. best match is totally different than earlier today, and there was a markedly different pattern in each of the test searches I just did.

Hold onto your hats!

heywoody · « **Reply #272 on:** November 01, 2013, 19:37 »

Quote from: tickstock on November 01, 2013, 19:07

Quote from: heywoody on November 01, 2013, 18:42
Tickstock, not in response to your latest just coincidental.

The thing is that rolling GI, PP into the equation does mitigate the losses but this reinforces the argument I was making yesterday. Taking IS earnings in isolation now and comparing to even a year ago it is clear that it is going down the pan for the vast majority including IS itself and becoming less relevant compared to other Getty offerings. On balance, the strategy theory seems more likely than the incompetence theory.
iStock is part of Getty.

Yes, big company buys smaller company, extracts what is useful and discards the dried up husk. Can work out well for some of the people involved with the smaller company and badly for others.

rene · « **Reply #273 on:** November 01, 2013, 19:57 »

Quote from: jjneff on September 27, 2013, 10:04

I still have my crown :-) my Clapper will be gone on Oct.11 As far as I know video's that are at Getty will remain there even after you drop exclusivity. You will drop from 25% to 20% on Getty earnings. Of course I say this tongue in cheek as they can change and do to you whatever they want so nothing is guaranteed! I a still not thrilled with the sub prices at SS so I will keep my photos exclusive at IS for a while as photos are not my main focus. I am thrilled to be offering my full medical collection at SS and Pond5 in October, all of my clips are already loaded, keyworded and approved so all I have to do is flip the switch when my 30 days are up.

On iStock you have written you didn't drop the crown and you are happy to be an exclusive artist. Are you the same Jjneff?

lisafx · « **Reply #274 on:** November 01, 2013, 23:05 »

Quote from: tickstock on October 31, 2013, 17:49

The point was to get an accurate number. The difference between 30 and 50% is pretty large, not that it's a good thing to be down at all. I was asking because it has been a long time since I saw many people posting how they are doing on iStock, almost no one posts percentages or posts anything in the monthly sales thread anymore.

Actually, no, the point was not to get an accurate number. First off, that's impossible since the only ones who have evidence beyond anecdotal are Istock and they aren't sharing.

Secondly, the point of Sodafish' post that I was replying to was that halving the prices might not be all bad because perhaps it could be made up in volume.

The point, to reiterate, is that the drastic price cut is NOT MADE UP BY VOLUME. Clear now?

Feel free to set off on another side track to obscure the point though.

You claim you aren't an Istock admin. Honestly, I don't believe you aren't on the Getty payroll in some fashion. They should at least compensate you for wear and tear on the knees of your trousers.

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