Quote from: DaLiu on January 18, 2024, 00:28
My SS downloads are going greater and greater, strange thing is in the last year i see more and more SO sales and almost dissapeared the On Demand ones.

Today sales:

This can also be read from many other contributors. It's the same for me. There are now also more SODs than subscriptions. But they are often SODs for minimal amounts - many for $0.10. I preferred the old days when there were few SODs, but they usually brought a lot of money.

Quote from: cobalt on January 18, 2024, 00:01
40% of my port is seasonal content that only wakes up end of the year. I usually make more than half my income in the last 2-3 months.

What was unusual this time is that September, October only had a slow rise, then November went up a lot and I landed on the Adobe bestsellerlist. That seems to have boosted the port again and December I just kept on having sales until new year. Usually it all falls off middle of December. Also had a lot of additional sales of non seasonal content in December.

It was very unusual. Now I am down to a weekly rank of 3800.

An interesting experience, but I doubt I can replicate it.

I have read about other people that had an unusually good season on Adobe this year.  Perhaps Adobe took on a lot of new customers end on year? Or new api deals?

The total amount for the season was more than double of what I was expecting, however it was the way it was distributed over the season that I have never seen before.

eta:

This was the first time I had (ai) illustrations. Maybe that helped a lot because it brought a different customer group to my port. Adding a lot more illustrations is a big thing on my to do list this year.

Thanks for the explanation, cobalt. Now it is absolutely understandable how there are such huge differences in your downloads and your ranking. This is also the case with other providers who specialize in seasonal products.
But: $1,800 in one month only at AS is really strong! Congratulations!

Quote from: Uncle Pete on January 16, 2024, 18:11

Quote from: Wilm on January 15, 2024, 21:15

Quote from: Uncle Pete on January 15, 2024, 19:29

Quote from: Wilm on January 13, 2024, 21:55
Hello Pete,

No, that's not what I mean. I'm thinking more of sites that sell products with purchased images. The images themselves are the main selling point - so they would have to be sold with an extended license or via API. Photo wallpapers, wall tattoos, photo puzzles and many other products already mentioned...

So I'm looking for one of my photos, used on a product that's for sale on Amazon? If that's it, yes I suppose that would require an extended license.

As what I see as a humorous aside. I made a free FAA account, which they used to allow, and I added 17 puzzle photos. (room for more) Or what I thought would be challenging puzzles. No sales. Yet my paid account, I sold two puzzles of just my usual things like an Indycar race and something else. I thought evil, puzzling, puzzles would be a good Holiday item. Oops, I was wrong again.

https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/2-pete-klinger

I've never sold a mouse pad on FAA.

Yes, Pete, that's what I meant.

And on the subject of the FAA: I've never uploaded anything there. But you can still find products there with my pictures. I've never understood how that works either.

Look and see who it is. Some agencies have accounts on FAA. I suppose that's a partner or something?

Just an example:  https://fineartamerica.com/art/photographs/shutterstock

I don't know all of them, but some others have mentioned this years ago.

Hello Pete,
Sorry, but I don't understand that. The link is for pictures with the photographers' names underneath. There is nothing about shutterstock.
How does that work?

Quote from: Uncle Pete on January 15, 2024, 19:29

Quote from: Wilm on January 13, 2024, 21:55
Hello Pete,

No, that's not what I mean. I'm thinking more of sites that sell products with purchased images. The images themselves are the main selling point - so they would have to be sold with an extended license or via API. Photo wallpapers, wall tattoos, photo puzzles and many other products already mentioned...

So I'm looking for one of my photos, used on a product that's for sale on Amazon? If that's it, yes I suppose that would require an extended license.

As what I see as a humorous aside. I made a free FAA account, which they used to allow, and I added 17 puzzle photos. (room for more) Or what I thought would be challenging puzzles. No sales. Yet my paid account, I sold two puzzles of just my usual things like an Indycar race and something else. I thought evil, puzzling, puzzles would be a good Holiday item. Oops, I was wrong again.

https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/2-pete-klinger

I've never sold a mouse pad on FAA.

Yes, Pete, that's what I meant.

And on the subject of the FAA: I've never uploaded anything there. But you can still find products there with my pictures. I've never understood how that works either.

If you double-click on the magnifying glass icon in the Photoshop toolbar, you have 100%.

Hello Pete,

No, that's not what I mean. I'm thinking more of sites that sell products with purchased images. The images themselves are the main selling point - so they would have to be sold with an extended license or via API. Photo wallpapers, wall tattoos, photo puzzles and many other products already mentioned...

https://www.amazon.de/s?k=wandtatoo+toskana&__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=Z065IUHIJNVO&sprefix=wandtatoo+toskana%2Caps%2C73&ref=nb_sb_noss_2

https://www.amazon.de/s?k=fototapete+strand&__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=4JX5KCC5V30K&sprefix=fototapete+strand%2Caps%2C89&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

https://www.amazon.de/s?k=mousepad+mit+motiv+berge&crid=51TPQ438HHIF&sprefix=mousepad+berge%2Caps%2C79&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_2_14

https://www.amazon.de/s?k=leinwand+tropisch&crid=2KM6YM6K0OE0C&sprefix=leinwand+tro%2Caps%2C85&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_12

https://www.amazon.de/s?k=bild+new+york&__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=1VG1Y7IWVI6PL&sprefix=bild+new+york%2Caps%2C82&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

https://www.amazon.de/s?k=fotokalender+mittelmeer&__mk_de_DE=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=19VUK5VBGEBBF&sprefix=fotokalender+mittelmeer%2Caps%2C64&ref=nb_sb_noss

Quote from: cascoly on January 13, 2024, 18:35
I didn't think amazon supported digital delivery - how are these images being sold?

Prints on canvas, printed coffee mugs, calendars, postcards, printed mousepads and so on and so forth...

Quote from: Grom1985 on January 12, 2024, 15:05
I noticed a lot of products on Amazon without Best Sellers Rank. I know that BSR based on sales. No sales, no sales rank. Therefore I have a question. Does it make sense to sell on Amazon?

I don't know exactly what your question is about. What I can tell you for sure is that there are endless microstock images in use on Amazon that are not properly licensed. Often an extended license or an API would be necessary, but it is almost never licensed correctly. Probably because the license terms are not read.

I am also sure that the ranking of the images would be much better if, for example, they were licensed according to API. In reality, however, an image is bought by subscription for a few cents and then used an infinite number of times.

Quote from: hellou on January 10, 2024, 09:38

Quote from: Wilm on January 10, 2024, 09:26

Quote from: MatHayward on January 09, 2024, 14:48

Quote from: Wilm on January 09, 2024, 07:37
I had the same problem. But it only affected 4 vector graphics that have been online for many years. Mat has ensured that the "AI generated" has now disappeared.

Please be sure to check that and confirm @Wilm. If anyone else faces the same issue, please contact support using the contact us link at the bottom of the contributor portal.

thank you,

Mat Hayward

Hello Mat,

I can assure you that the "generated with ai" has disappeared from the 4 files.
Thanks again for your help! I really appreciate it!

However, the second problem I told you about remains. I'm aware that it doesn't belong here, but I'll write it down again anyway:

The translation does not work with Adobe Stock in many cases. Different search results are displayed for certain search terms. For example:

Tuscany (search region US or UK) brings up 427,000 results.
Toscana (search region Italy) brings up 276,000 results.
Toskana (search region Germany) brings up 215,000 results.
Toscane (search region France) brings 214,000 results.

Another example:

Bicycle (search region US) brings 2,578,000 results.
Fahrrad (search region Germany) brings up 1,921,000 results.
The same applies to (bicyclette/France, bicicletta/Italy, bicileta/Spain) - 1,921,000 results.

657,000 files are not displayed due to translation problems.

That makes no sense!

Best regards,

Wilm

I assume it is programmed:
Fahrrad search is for BICYCLE only.
Bicycle also searches for bicycle, bike, cycle.

I don't think so. Bicyclette and vélo both lead to the same amount of 1,912,000 results in France. And it would't explain the Tuscany-problem either.

Quote from: MatHayward on January 09, 2024, 14:48

Quote from: Wilm on January 09, 2024, 07:37
I had the same problem. But it only affected 4 vector graphics that have been online for many years. Mat has ensured that the "AI generated" has now disappeared.

Please be sure to check that and confirm @Wilm. If anyone else faces the same issue, please contact support using the contact us link at the bottom of the contributor portal.

thank you,

Mat Hayward

Hello Mat,

I can assure you that the "generated with ai" has disappeared from the 4 files.
Thanks again for your help! I really appreciate it!

However, the second problem I told you about remains. I'm aware that it doesn't belong here, but I'll write it down again anyway:

The translation does not work with Adobe Stock in many cases. Different search results are displayed for certain search terms. For example:

Tuscany (search region US or UK) brings up 427,000 results.
Toscana (search region Italy) brings up 276,000 results.
Toskana (search region Germany) brings up 215,000 results.
Toscane (search region France) brings 214,000 results.

Another example:

Bicycle (search region US) brings 2,578,000 results.
Fahrrad (search region Germany) brings up 1,921,000 results.
The same applies to (bicyclette/France, bicicletta/Italy, bicileta/Spain) - 1,921,000 results.

657,000 files are not displayed due to translation problems.

That makes no sense!

Best regards,

Wilm

I had the same problem. But it only affected 4 vector graphics that have been online for many years. Mat has ensured that the "AI generated" has now disappeared.

Quote from: stoker2014 on January 08, 2024, 20:17
How does this site sell videos?

I can't answer this question since I don't offer videos.

In December I was well over $100 there - just like in the old days. But the rest of the year was subterranean. Just like 123rf.

Quote from: Bauman on January 05, 2024, 17:26

Quote from: cobalt on January 02, 2024, 08:42

Reached a weekly rank of 253 for a brief moment, now back down to 1040.

Basically from next to nothing to months with several hundred and one month over 1800 dollars with 2-3k files.

Did you really have this incredible increase in earnings or did I read it wrong? 

I had read your September and October earnings on Adobe and they were good (250-300 dollars), but a far cry from $1800 in one month!

Quote from: cobalt on October 18, 2023, 13:06

Sept 23 it was 243 dollars with around 2800 files. For October Adobe is already 219 dollars. Christmastime.

How can you increase your earnings from 250 to 1800 dollars a month in such a short time? 

I asked myself the same question.

Okay, if there was a weekly ranking of 253 at some point last year, that's quite realistic with the $1,800 in Adobe alone in one month.

But what I don't understand is that if you were at $250 to $300 in September and October, that equates to a weekly ranking of somewhere between 6,000 and 18,000 - depending on the RPD.

I've never seen such a big difference in weekly ranking without a significant change in the size of the portfolio.

What happened in that week when the weekly ranking was 253 and what happened afterwards that it is now so far away from that again?

Quote from: Oldstocker on January 02, 2024, 19:25
Hello,
for a long time i didn't upload 3D on stocks, but now I have something to upload and have a question.
If we are talking about main stocks like Adobe, Shutter, do I need some property release if I upload rendered 3D on these stocks?
In old times I need to upload screen of program as a proof that I have original 3D file that I rendered. But rules could change, so do I need to upload some property release for every rendered 3D?

You have to fill out a property release in which you state which software you are working with and that it is a fictitious scene.

For me, the way back to level 5 is taking longer and longer every year. I hate this new income structure!

Quote from: Artist on December 31, 2023, 10:54

Quote from: Big Toe on December 30, 2023, 23:45

Quote from: stockyme on December 30, 2023, 17:08
Can I sell my portfolio of 5k stock images to someone for a lumpsum price and remove it from my portfolio so they can sell it?

In theory, it is possible, but there are quite a few problems.

The person, who buys the images has to upload them again, which may cost a considerable amount of time, the images may not all be accepted again and they certainly lose their search positions. All these issues combined mean that you will probably get considerably less money for the images than you would get in the future by selling them yourself.

Also the person who buys the images would have to trust you that are no legal pitfalls in your portfolio and the images do not violate anybody's intellectual property.

You can transfer the rights to the buyer. You need not to delete that portfolio, just change the email ID to the buyers email.

From my point of view, this is not possible because of the taxes.

Received my money today.

Quote from: gnirtS on December 15, 2023, 09:15
I'm putting a 99% likelihood on this sale being fraud.

I'm just hoping i don't wake up one morning and find my entire account suspended for suspicious activity.  There is no way that video is worth 1% of that fee.

Yeah! Fantastic!!!

Quote from: DaLiu on December 14, 2023, 08:54
Nice surprise this morning.

Nice! 

Quote from: Zero Talent on December 12, 2023, 16:13
Surprisingly, my December is already better than the whole November, helped by big sales like this.

Oh, great!!!

I've been there since June 2012, only images.

My portfolio size there is at just under 1,200 – slightly smaller than at shutterstock and at Adobe Stock, but larger than at istockphotos. The performance there is significantly worse than with the 3 agencies mentioned.

Almost 8000 downloads so far - that is even a lot less than with 123rf, although nothing has been coming in there for a long time.

+ easy upload - it's really fast and unproblematic
+ no rejections
+ problem-free payouts

- poor RPD
- decreasing download numbers (at least for me)
- no large downloads - revenues of over $ 3 per download hardly ever occur

For me, that used to be $100 a month. Now I'm at $3.60.
They won't survive much longer either - I'm absolutely sure of that!

Quote from: Zero Talent on December 05, 2023, 19:39
Finally a big sale after many below-average weeks! 

Nice!!! 

Quote from: RalfLiebhold on December 05, 2023, 15:28
Nice sales for one day, Wilm. However, I see on average once a month a total solar eclipse 

Thanks a lot, Ralf.

I could be wrong, but my last enhanced probably came in around the same time as Winston Churchill came to power.