MicrostockGroup

I joined after they started with photos.com and jupiter. Granted, I only have a gallery of around 60 images so far and have only been at it for about 2 months. I thought it might be worth mentioning to you that I have only had sales from those sites - none actually from StockXpert. I've found that odd...but since Im just starting there, I wasn't thinking it was TOO odd.

Thats quite interesting. It sort of confirms my suspicions that StockXpert has done little or no marketing for a good while and have just been feeding photos.com and JUI with images available for subscription download. It looks like Getty have just bought themselves a large well developed subscriptions site(s), without blemishing the Getty and Istock brands.

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StockXpert.com / Re: Revenue plummeting at StockXpert

« on: February 24, 2009, 11:09 »

Quote from: fotografer on February 24, 2009, 11:00

Quote from: fotografer on February 09, 2009, 13:36
Similar results here. It seems like somebody turned the subs off today and turned on the larger sized credit sales. I hope it lasts.

It didn't last, it's back to subs and small sized dls.

At least you are getting DLs. I'm currently averaging one sub DL per day (down from an average of 11 PPD sales per day at the end of 2007). I think Jupiter switched off after the proposal from Getty was announced. Now the sale is official it will be interesting to see what happens. In any event, it can't get any worse, can it?

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iStockPhoto.com / Re: how to be non-exclusive...for dummies

« on: February 23, 2009, 12:11 »

It may also be worth considering how much money the images that IS 'rejected', could be earning you from other agencies.

I have loads of images that IS snubbed selling at other agencies that earn me good money, one or two are my top overall earners.

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Dreamstime.com / Re: My first exclusive on DT

« on: February 17, 2009, 12:08 »

Quote from: ozbandit on February 17, 2009, 08:41

Over the past few weeks I've had my first exclusive sale at DT, very happy with that and with the $550 that brought me

Do you mean you sold the rights?

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Yaymicro / Re: Yay! ...

« on: February 14, 2009, 06:17 »

Quote from: Bateleur on February 13, 2009, 18:21

Quote from: travismanley on February 13, 2009, 14:25
hey congrats! still no sales for me yet with 1,400+ images approved. I just need to be patient I guess.

Yeah ... patience is a virtue. I guess I'll reach payout level with them just in time for it to help pay for a coffin.

Maybe you should donate the nail for YAYs coffin!

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StockXpert.com / Re: Revenue plummeting at StockXpert

« on: February 09, 2009, 14:52 »

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Not a very good statistical period to use for getting at the reasons for your 30% income drop. I have dropped over 50% on both SS and IS over the same period - with a more than doubled portfolio. I don't think I can blame the SS move to On Demand Dls, or the IS best match machinations for all of that drop. More likely the surge in image databases plus the economic slump accounts for most of it. Your experience at StockXpert is probably similarly affected.

fred

The only places I have experienced a significant drop in revenue are IS and StockXpert. The loss of income at StockXpert is without question due to a massive increase in subscription sales.

Has anyone had any PPD sales from Jupiter?

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StockXpert.com / Re: Revenue plummeting at StockXpert

« on: February 07, 2009, 15:32 »

Here is a link http://www.microstockgroup.com/index.php?topic=3785.0 to the same subject from about a 10 months ago. I thought I would bring my stats up to date, the figures don't make for good reading, unless, of course, you love subscription sales:

Oct '07 subscription DLs = 3% of total DLs
Nov '07 subscription DLs = 17% of total DLs
Dec '07 subscription DLs = 20% of total DLs
Jan '08 subscription DLs = 22% of total DLs
Feb '08 subscription DLs = 46% of total DLs
Mar '08 subscription DLs = 47% of total DLs
Apr '08 subscription DLs = 45% of total DLs
May '08 subscription DLs = 46% of total DLs
June '08 subscription DLs = 37% of total DLs
July '08 subscription DLs = 48% of total DLs
Aug '08 subscription DLs = 54% of total DLs
Sept '08 subscription DLs = 62% of total DLs
Oct '08 subscription DLs = 49% of total DLs
Nov '08 subscription DLs = 58% of total DLs
Dec '08 subscription DLs = 67% of total DLs
Jan '09 subscription DLs = 82% of total DLs
Feb '09 subscription DLs = 87% of total DLs (projected)

It would be interesting to see if this is a general trend across different submitters or if it's just me. My income from StockXpert is now about 30% of what it was a year ago. It's a shame, I had really high hopes that StockXpert was going to be a big player with emphasis on a fair comission structure for it's contributors. Any thoughts?

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General Stock Discussion / Re: How Many Sellers?

« on: November 20, 2008, 10:20 »

And not all contributors are active.

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Cameras / Lenses / Re: Backpack for daytrips - cameras + other gear ... suggestions??

« on: November 14, 2008, 15:28 »

The Lowepro Primus is a great bag. I got one about 5 months ago. Its very well made and super comfortable. I carry a D80 with lens attached plus two other lenses and a flash in the camera compartment, a big telephoto lens (wrapped in a towel) in the main part of the bag along with gloves, hat, lightweight waterproofs and there is still a little room for more. In another compartments I have maps, tide tables, a compass, spare memory cards and batteries and a quite a few other bits and pieces. On the outside I carry a large water bottle and a tripod. The tripod carrying system is very good even with quite a heavy one.

I find the camera access pocket difficult to use, so I don't, however, with the waist belt on you can slip off the shoulder straps and slide the bag around to the front of you, you can then access everything in the camera section without taking off the pack.

All in all it's a very well thought out pack with plenty of useful features, strong and very well made. I'd score it 9 out of 10.

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Cameras / Lenses / Re: How to calculate the correct lens length for portraits

« on: June 12, 2008, 03:20 »

70mm for pretty people.

500mm + 2 x converter for ugly people.