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Microstock Photography Forum - General => Newbie Discussion => Topic started by: tab62 on March 17, 2011, 10:00

Title: Sales
Post by: tab62 on March 17, 2011, 10:00
Hi Stock Folks,

I have some questions pertaining to sales on the stock companies-

How is that I have only 12 photos on Shutterstock yet I have sold more photos from them that on all the rest combined? For example, - see below

Company           Portfolio                      Sales

Shutterstock       12                                14

Dreamstime       70                                   7

CanStock          138                                  0

Fotolia              110                                  1

Veer                   74                                  1

Bigstock              99                                   2

Deposit               60                                    1


Are Shutterstock and iStock so much better in marketing than all the rest of the companies? Being new to the game should I concentrate on only Shutterstock and Dreamstime? I am surprised that my sales are so weak with Fotolia since I've heard only good things about them?

Any thoughts?


Thanks.


Tom
Title: Re: Sales
Post by: lagereek on March 17, 2011, 10:13
Oh dear.  70 shots in your port,  man you need 10 times that amout to even be able to judge anything at all and thats just for starters.
Title: Re: Sales
Post by: Sean Locke Photography on March 17, 2011, 10:37
SS buyers will download anything new.  That's the fun of a subscription.  Of course, for the privilege of selling more, you get paid less.
Title: Re: Sales
Post by: dnavarrojr on March 17, 2011, 10:43
Quote from: sjlocke on March 17, 2011, 10:37
Shutterstock buyers will download anything new.  That's the fun of a subscription.  Of course, for the privilege of selling more, you get paid less.

So non-exclusive iStock contributors get paid more for subscription downloads?
Title: Re: Sales
Post by: Sean Locke Photography on March 17, 2011, 10:48
No, they get paid less (99% of the time) than PAYG downloads.
Title: Re: Sales
Post by: tab62 on March 17, 2011, 10:54
Lady luck on my Shutterstock downloads- that explains why I am getting sales so much higher than the rest. So to be fair I really need to have around 1,000 in each of the companies which I can understand being a statistician myself. Just seems so weird that 12 photos would generate 15 downloads in 15 days compared to the rest. 
Title: Re: Sales
Post by: fotografer on March 17, 2011, 12:44
Quote from: tab62 on March 17, 2011, 10:54
Lady luck on my Shutterstock downloads- that explains why I am getting sales so much higher than the rest. So to be fair I really need to have around 1,000 in each of the companies which I can understand being a statistician myself. Just seems so weird that 12 photos would generate 15 downloads in 15 days compared to the rest. 
The thing is with ss unless they are outstanding images they will stop selling after the first weeks or two whereas on other sites the images will often go on to make more money.
Title: Re: Sales
Post by: djpadavona on March 17, 2011, 16:18
Yes, contrary to popular belief Shutterstock provides plenty of income from older, excellent images.  Most of my best sellers month-in and month-out were uploaded in March 2008 or prior.

@Tab -

Well done at Dreamstime.  Sometimes it seems like new images sit unnoticed for a while, and then take off later.  iStockphoto can be that way too.  Good sales early at DT and iS usually lead to good sales later.