Thanks everyone for  you have provided. We have been discussing ways to make the portal more intuitive and as easy as possible to navigate and to get the information you want.
 
A top feature for years has been for the aggregate total of earnings for individual assets. With the new feature added we have provided that information but understand that as a result it created an extra navigation burden to you.

I want to keep you in the loop on what we are working on right now. In the not-too-distant future, when you navigate to the insights page and select a drop down option you will not have to click the "display statistics" button. The new data will automatically populate when you select the option you want. The display statistics button will remain a click requirement when you change the date range.

In addition, the system will remember what you last viewed and will set that as your default each time you visit the insights page. If you are looking at the current activity when you close out the page, the activity stats will be the default the next time you visit.

 I don't have an exact timeline for you but I can assure you this is a priority. I'll keep you updated as I learn more.

-Mat Hayward

Quote from: MatHayward on October 04, 2018, 10:05

I am looking into this and will let you know when I find something out.

Thanks for bringing it to my attention,

Mat

Any news on this?

Quote from: niserin on November 07, 2018, 14:30

Everyone is so concerned about uploading process, mobile apps, which really are the matters of a secondary importance.
Let�s tak about real thing - money. Mat, what is your stance on Adobe decreasing commissions from 40% to 33% for high ranked contributors ? What do you think about depriving high ranked contributors of the privilege of setting price higher per image ? Everyday I get at least a few 10/20/30/40-credit sales (or so), soon these will be gone.

There is no simple answer to your question. At Adobe Stock the pricing for all content is the same to provide a consistent experience for customers. For stock buyers, finding the right content and making the purchase can be challenging.  At Adobe we do everything we can to ensure the most straightforward and simple process to find and purchase content is at Adobe Stock. We continuously strive to enhance the search and offer simple ways to purchase at competitive prices . Regarding the specific question about the commission rate, the commission has always been 33% at both Adobe Stock and Fotolia for subscription downloads. This has not changed since the launch of Adobe Stock. We are always looking for ways to ensure contributors are well compensated both in commissions and through added perks such as the free Creative Cloud subscription plans, free access to Adobe Portfolio, promotion of contributors through social media and Adobe blogs and tutorials and more.
 
My personal philosophy on this is that credits sales have been declining for several years now as the entire industry has evolved. I rarely see credit sales in my account already. There is a record volume of content available now at multiple agencies and most sites have shifted into a subscription based plan because this is what the customers want. I understand that many long term contributors (myself included) have benefited from the higher priced individual downloads with Fotolia credits in the past. I have found in my personal experience the way to maintain a steady income now is through consistently creating more and better content. Even with the decline of credits sales I have managed to increase my overall stock income year over year by creating and submitting new content on a regular basis.  I think this transition is best compared to the original introduction to microstock. I once sat in on a lecture from a stock photographer who was teaching about stock in general. This was not long after Fotolia had launched. During the talk he started to rant a bit about the absurdity of the microstock concept and that it would never last. I know countless photographers who profited greatly in the past by selling stock with rights-managed licenses for hundreds of dollars per license, the volume of sales was much lower but the sales price was much higher. Then came microstock and  the industry was completely disrupted. While many photographers protested, the reality is that the change was inevitable. What was generally accepted in the past, was not what customers wanted at that time. The industry has continued to change since then. For creatives to find success, we must also continue to change and evolve our business strategy.  What is the best way to do that? I can't answer that in a general statement. I know what works for me but that might be completely different for you. The consistent theme for success since the beginning of photography has been hard work, skill and creativity.

-Mat

Quote from: RAW on November 05, 2018, 08:17

Can't Log In:

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Yeah, every time I click on the link, it tries to go to a different place, none of which works.

So... thinking of uploading to shutterstock...

Then took a look at a few numbers, did some math, and then noticed a few posts talking about 'spammy' portfolios (i.e., 1000 pictures of a pair of shoes, from 0-360 degrees in 0.3 degree increments, etc)...

If my math is correct, it seems on 'average' right now you'd need to have a portfolio size of about 10,000 images to 'make' about $600/year? Does that sound right? (Of course, I realize there would be outliers on both sides), but that seems to the case?

Any agreements/disagreements?

Same here, 7x normal views but also an increase in sales (not 7x though!).