me too! all abstract background and seamless vector also rejected.

Quote from: borg on July 06, 2010, 09:01

Quote from: gostwyck on July 06, 2010, 05:19

I see the "New photos added this week" number is down to 72K at the moment (from a peak of about 112K?). Maybe the lack of returns is starting to discourage some contributors?

Yep!

Competition slowly leads to that, if you want to earn an average, you have to work as an average !
And it's working time of at least 8 hours a day ...
Soon, will end a hobbyist approach to the microstock ...

As a confessed Hobbyist Microstocker Student (not like the dedicated people who are in the majority here) I can say, avoiding uploading during the slow periods is a mistake. You make a good point, keep the image supply flowing. The sales will come later and can only help during the off months.

Look at this from a marketing side. If you stop advertising during the slow months, that will carry over into the better months. New images are the same as marketing. If people don't see something they can't buy it. Holding back is a design for defeat just as a flood after a drought runs over the hard surface. There's no gain if there's no image.

All the gaming of the sites, sizes, keywords or the upload day is amusing folly. Good appropriate material sells!

If you have an image ready today, upload it today. Should I make this one of the micro mantras? "Buyers can't buy something they can't see."

i found the view is low and funny thing i got only 1 subs download $0.30, but it is deducted as returned sales, so back to $0... this is the first time i heard there is a returned sales..

it does has a hold up period for images like? 2 years? does it mean i can't close the account in 2 years based on the date of images i uploaded recently?