Author Topic: Who has had sales at Graphic Leftovers? (Read 68585 times)

stockastic · « **Reply #175 on:** January 10, 2012, 10:12 »

On New Year's Day we had a party at our house. In the middle of the afternoon, while sipping a glass of wine in a room full of people, I pulled out my phone and checked email - and I'd just made a sale at GL! I think it's a good omen.

lirch · « **Reply #176 on:** January 10, 2012, 10:18 »

Yeap, sales have dropped since last summer. I wonder what happened, such a promissing start...

pancaketom · « **Reply #177 on:** January 10, 2012, 11:32 »

I think what happened is they got lots more images faster than they got new buyers.

There are a few things about GL I really like -
1. FTP is quick and easy and there aren't lots of categories etc. etc. to mess with
2. you can set a higher image price - I haven't done this, but it is a nice option
3. the people working there actually listen to us and communication is clear and goes both ways
4. the commission % is nice
5. A number of the images accepted into the GL collection are images that I particularly liked but other sites rejected - they aren't all the same old same old.

Sales there lately haven't been as good as they were in mid 2011 when I had a few EL sales (I joined in early 2011), but they do continue. I fear that customers haven't kept up with the massive influx of new images but hopefully with all of the new content the customers will follow.

WarrenPrice · « **Reply #178 on:** January 10, 2012, 12:27 »

Not a contributor at GL but wondering if new/smaller distributors are not affected much more severely during the annual slowdown than the more established agencies?

Maybe it will get back on track in March?

cthoman · « **Reply #179 on:** January 10, 2012, 12:28 »

It's been pretty stable there. I'd love to see them keep growing though. I'm probably due for some more uploading there.

luissantos84 · « **Reply #180 on:** January 10, 2012, 13:43 »

2010 - 13 (from March)
2011 - 14

michaeldb · « **Reply #181 on:** January 10, 2012, 15:45 »

My sales at GL weren't bad in Dec, considering the normal Christmas slowdown. And I've had some sales in January. GL is still one of my favorite sites. Fair reviews, easy uploading, and very fair pay rates.

stockastic · « **Reply #182 on:** January 10, 2012, 15:50 »

As long as I get an occasional sale that nets me $3, I'll stick with them.

Their site has a clean look and they don't seem to be taking in a lot of junk. If I a look at their "recently added" page I get the feeling the reviewers have designers' eyes.

Noedelhap · « **Reply #183 on:** January 10, 2012, 22:50 »

After a dead October and November, I got one $15 sale around Christmas and two $6 sales this year already.

I like the higher prices and the higher royalty-%. Granted, sales are very slow, but since uploading with StockSubmitter is easy, I'll stick with them.

I'm curious what their new layout will bring; more customers? more traffic? more sales? Let's hope so.

mtkang · « **Reply #184 on:** January 11, 2012, 05:11 »

are most of the sales still vector or graphics?

I wonder when it is going to use GL images instead of graphicsleftovers..

Wim · « **Reply #185 on:** June 21, 2012, 12:51 »

I had a few sales every month but now since I'm 20 cents away from payout sales have suddenly stopped, how strange and mysterious!?!

Only in Micostock right

luissantos84 · « **Reply #186 on:** June 21, 2012, 13:00 »

Quote from: Wim on June 21, 2012, 12:51

I had a few sales every month but now since I'm 20 cents away from payout sales have suddenly stopped, how strange and mysterious!?!

Only in Micostock right

it will show up ahah have 2 this month

djpadavona · « **Reply #187 on:** June 21, 2012, 13:23 »

Quote from: luissantos84 on June 21, 2012, 13:00

Quote from: Wim on June 21, 2012, 12:51
I had a few sales every month but now since I'm 20 cents away from payout sales have suddenly stopped, how strange and mysterious!?!

Only in Micostock right

it will show up ahah have 2 this month

Yes, I usually get 1-2 per month. Provided they keep their commission percentages and prices fairly high, I will keep supporting them. Honestly I do better with GL than I ever did with LuckyOliver.

Wim · « **Reply #188 on:** June 21, 2012, 13:35 »

Quote from: luissantos84 on June 21, 2012, 13:00

Quote from: Wim on June 21, 2012, 12:51
I had a few sales every month but now since I'm 20 cents away from payout sales have suddenly stopped, how strange and mysterious!?!

Only in Micostock right

it will show up ahah have 2 this month

Pfew, at least you didn't yell at me for digging out an old topic. It's just that I hate to waste forum space with new whinings

So it's official, Louis will be the buyer of my next sale on GL, if not, he's banned from this forum...and microstock...and Portugal…and this site

http://louissantostattoo.com/

MikLav · « **Reply #189 on:** June 21, 2012, 14:25 »

I uploaded only ~400 photos to GL until now; and I got 5 sales in 2012. Not really encouraging to upload the rest of my portfolio...

luissantos84 · « **Reply #190 on:** June 21, 2012, 17:49 »

Quote from: Wim on June 21, 2012, 13:35

Quote from: luissantos84 on June 21, 2012, 13:00
Quote from: Wim on June 21, 2012, 12:51
I had a few sales every month but now since I'm 20 cents away from payout sales have suddenly stopped, how strange and mysterious!?!

Only in Micostock right

it will show up ahah have 2 this month

Pfew, at least you didn't yell at me for digging out an old topic. It's just that I hate to waste forum space with new whinings

So it's official, Louis will be the buyer of my next sale on GL, if not, he's banned from this forum...and microstock...and Portugal…and this site

http://louissantostattoo.com/

ahahahah its a cool website but ain´t mine

I am too poor to purchase anything

stockastic · « **Reply #191 on:** June 22, 2012, 12:51 »

I have a couple hundred there and I might get 2 sales in a month, netting 50 cents or maybe a dollar.

There's been a lot of talk here about supporting new sites - is it worthwhile. or are we just going to a lot of trouble to help someone siphon off a few sales from SS and pay us the same or less?

At PD you'll never get more than a dollar or two, and with sales so low, I see no reason to continue. At GL, prices are higher. But neither site has the potential for that rare but lucrative sale of an extended license at a good commission (am I correct on that?). I think small sites should at least give you the illusion that you might hit the jackpot once in a great while :-) This week I had a sale at SS that paid me $62. Why do I want to undercut SS at this point?

Lagereek · « **Reply #192 on:** June 22, 2012, 14:40 »

Love to see them grow, knowledgable people, etc. This might just be the problem with GL, too graphic, perfect, etc, an ordinary, down to earth buyer simply cant associate with them, too stylish, etc.
Might be a smarter move to simply sell macro/micro. Theyre trying to target a group that can afford, only most of todays buyers havent got a pot to piss in. Difficult.

Also its far too much exposure of "pretty" images, especially stylish models posing, often against white, etc. In this digital agency jungle, you have to be a generalist agency to even stand a chance to survive.
Thats a lesson we have learnt from both, Stones-worlwide and Image-Bank.

Wim · « **Reply #193 on:** July 13, 2012, 08:51 »

trek · « **Reply #194 on:** July 13, 2012, 09:03 »

Nice site. Needs customers.

Microbius · « **Reply #195 on:** July 13, 2012, 09:25 »

Seen pretty steady growth with them. Hovering around $100 per month.
Like the site, like the people. Definitely one I will be supporting into the future even if sales aren't stellar.

cthoman · « **Reply #196 on:** July 13, 2012, 09:40 »

Quote from: Wim on July 13, 2012, 08:51

Still nothing, 60 cents from payout, lots of new images (added in GL Collection), few sales every month before, now nada in June/July.
What am I to think of this?.

I wouldn't read into it too much. I get a payout there every month, so there isn't any sort of conspiracy.

Wim · « **Reply #197 on:** July 13, 2012, 10:20 »

Microbius, are you an illustrator?

I have a feeling illustrators do best on mid/low earners like BS, CS and GL.

Microbius · « **Reply #198 on:** July 13, 2012, 12:17 »

Yes, mainly an illustrator, not sure if I do better than photographers on the smaller sites or not, GL is about 1-2% of my micro income.
BS does more than GL for me, CS less but none of these make up more than 3% I would say.
SS and IS are far and away the biggest earners for me, just like for photogs

lisafx · « **Reply #199 on:** July 13, 2012, 13:35 »

Sounds like illustrators do considerably better on GL than photographers. I only get around $30/month there, and they are 0% of my overall stock income. That's with 6500 images.

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