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@SimonSays

Thank you for your interest and advice.

regarding the complaint,the point is precisely this,I have already tried to close this topic since some time,but there is no way,people continue to make insinuations,criticisms and judgements,and so I continued to repeat the same things.

but I don't blame anyone for it either,because I know that it's the forum,maybe someone writes something,and off they go all the interpretations about the thing someone wrote.

In my opinion,this is a fairly underestimated problem of the era in which we live.

in the past,to have a conversation with a group of people,you had to meet them and talk to them face to face and everything worked differently,but today misunderstandings,criticisms,prejudices,everything has become much easier.

so,once again,thanks for your interest,but I have already decided to leave the forum indefinitely,I don't know when and if I will return,it is possible in the future,everything is possible!  :D


"You have to be trusted by the people that you lie to
So that when they turn their backs on you,
You'll get the chance to put the knife in"

Dogs Pink Floyd



good luck everyone!  :)


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what I will do in the next few weeks is improve indexing,especially for old content,I believe this can at least partially improve sales,at least I will try.

and I think that's enough for the moment...or not?Is there anything else anyone wants to judge or criticize? hahaha! :D

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"but I'm not talking about others,everyone knows their own,I'm talking about my portfolio and I tell you that I should sell at least 2-3 times more than I sell."

It just does not make sense. The reality is what it is.

I would love to earn 3 times more, but I do not.

The only way to achieve 3 times more sales is by uploading much better content and also to attract new buyer groups in different genres.

And.. to also upload to more agencies, any sales on an agency other than adobe is a sale I would have otherwise never had.

but it doesn't make any sense to whom?to you?others?

and what on earth can you know about my contents?

Will anyone here ever know better than me how things are going for me?

"The reality is what it is" what does it mean?  :D

"The only way to achieve 3 times more sales is by uploading much better content and also to attract new buyer groups in different genres"

sure,it's good advice,but more suited to your situation,because to sell 3 times more you have to work miracles,for me,however,selling 3 times more is much simpler,but of course,it's good advice.

the point Cobalt,is that my situation is completely different from yours or others,so no one here can judge.

I tell you and confirm that at the moment,with my portfolio I should sell at least 2-3 times more,and no one can know this better than me,because it concerns things that you don't know,since you don't know the number of my sales or my portfolio.

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however,as I said,I will add 300 contents this year for the bonus contributor,in case I want to continue next year,if I start to see better results I will start again.


beyond January,even February up to now is the same as last year,on 8 February 2024 I had 2 more sales than today 8 February 2025,so what do I do here?I keep adding content and instead of selling more I also sell less?


then the strange thing is in recent years I have uploaded less but I had greater growth between one year and another,while last year I have uploaded more,but instead there has been no growth so far this year....
 :)
+300 isn't going to do much for the CB - even if all 300  are eligible (and actually accepted for bonus is even less)

your approach to microstock is unrealistic -  why do you think your previous sales should predict future sales?  it's not 'strange' - it's the market. just because you THINK you should do better doesnt make it so.  everyone else seems to be reporting decreased slaes and/or income - why should your port be any different?

but who ever said mine should be different?

where do you get these ideas? :D

I've never said anything like that.

I am more than sure that many should sell more than they sell.

but I'm not talking about others,everyone knows their own,I'm talking about my portfolio and I tell you that I should sell at least 2-3 times more than I sell.

and I'm talking about the bonus contributor,I don't know what you're talking about.

for the bonus contributor last year 150 approved contents were enough,so this year in my opinion it is better to have at least 300 approved content given that the minimum requirements for free software could increase next year.


however one thing I could try to do for improve sales is change the keywords especially in old content that is more than 3-4 years old,this has worked in the past for some older content that wasn't selling well,so I changed the keywords and now some of it is among best-seller.

Here's what I'll do next week,I'll sift through all the old content and change/improve the keywords.

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Adobe Stock / Re: What's your weekly ranking and how many images?
« on: February 08, 2025, 07:01 »
It's true Cobalt,microstock is not easy,especially trying to grow quickly enough today,while for those who started in years when they sold more it is certainly easier.

10 years ago or more,with little content you already had best sellers with thousands of sales in a short time,which at least allow you to have a profit base and give time to new content.

today,to reach these levels,having at least some content above 500 sales takes much longer.

someone here had said that he is 40 years old and that he had more time to upload,but I say,not only being 40 years old gives you more time to upload but also more time to mature the contents.

I'm almost 50 now,how many more years should I wait before seeing at least a decent income?Probably too many,if I was 40 I probably thought differently.

of course,you're right,hitting a wall is normal,but what isn't normal is selling so little with my portfolio!  :D

however,as I said,I will add 300 contents this year for the bonus contributor,in case I want to continue next year,if I start to see better results I will start again.


beyond January,even February up to now is the same as last year,on 8 February 2024 I had 2 more sales than today 8 February 2025,so what do I do here?I keep adding content and instead of selling more I also sell less?


then the strange thing is in recent years I have uploaded less but I had greater growth between one year and another,while last year I have uploaded more,but instead there has been no growth so far this year.

perhaps it is really better to stop for a moment and give some time to the contents in my port to gain some sales and perhaps visibility,and then in the future resume when I have more visibility.


Anyway,I'll stick around,I'll upload my "contributor bonus quota"  I'll keep checking and let you know if it improves.  :)




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Adobe Stock / Re: What's your weekly ranking and how many images?
« on: February 08, 2025, 01:06 »
@Andrej.S. Exactly,I agree with you,there is a factor related to the number of sales and best-sellers.

@Uncle Pete and cascoly I should sell at least 2-3 times more than I sell,there is no doubt about this,because many new contents that I created in 2024 sell.

my seventh best-seller is a content made in December,and there are many of them among the top 300 best sellers,so it is "not possible" to make the same number of sales that I made at a time when I did not yet have this content,i.e. January 2024.

in all honesty it is "not possible" to have the same number of sales in January 2025,given that the contents I created in 2024 are selling well.

"leaving your portfolio is unlikely to increase visibility" yes sure maybe...or maybe not?  :D

maybe if I stop uploading new content,maybe I'll increase the number of sales of the content I already have and increase visibility,or maybe not,maybe it's better to continue uploading and have more new content to have more visibility,did the chicken or the egg come first?  :D



@Cobalt Thanks for the reply,this information is very useful to me.
already have one content that has more than 1000 sales and 3 with more than 500 brings with it a long tail of content that has already sold quite well,and this can perhaps be a reason why you have more visibility,perhaps.


@everyone  :D at the end of the day,I'm not here to discuss what the reasons are because the truth is that we can only make assumptions that may seem right or wrong,but the truth is that we don't know anything for sure.

the only certain thing is that given the results,for the moment I prefer to stop,then I will evaluate in the future whether it will ever be appropriate to resume.


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Adobe Stock / Re: What's your weekly ranking and how many images?
« on: February 07, 2025, 11:21 »
I think you didn't understand what I said.

I never said that anyone can influence anything.

I say and confirm that you have greater visibility than mine,due maybe to the best-selling contents which have many more sales than mine.

How many times has your best seller sold?a thousand times?two thousand?more?

my best sellers have never sold so much on Adobe,in other agencies yes,I have contents that have sold thousands of times,but in the past not now,and so that's why maybe I have less visibility on Adobe.

so I repeat and confirm:"If you and I create the exact same content and upload it at the same time,and it gets approved at the same time, your content will outsell mine,even if our content is identical in every way".

this is due to your advantageous position,due to your greater visibility.

I'm not discussing the reasons for this,which can be many,but I'm saying what is obvious: "you have greater visibility"

and mine is a simple observation,which should sound more like a compliment,not a criticism!  :)

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Adobe Stock / Re: What's your weekly ranking and how many images?
« on: February 07, 2025, 07:44 »
Another little improvement to pos 1540

of course you are happy to continue with these results.

I,on the other hand,think I'll stop here,because it's not possible to sell so little with my portfolio.

I understand that I can't sell 10 times more but I should sell at least 2-3 times more.

I firmly believe that if you and I create the exact same content and it gets approved at the exact same time,your content will sell much more than mine.

I really lack visibility,and I think that continuing to upload will only further dilute my portfolio.

I think it's better to let my portfolio settle down and sell what I already have,in order to gain visibility.

Of course the new uploads bring visibility,but I certainly can't continue with these results.

the number of sales is too low for my portfolio,and the sales generated by the new content do not add to the sales I already make with the old content,but rather replace it.

I sell old and new content,what I sell changes,but the total result does not change.

this was also seen in January,in which I had the same number of sales as in January 2024,when instead I certainly should have sold more,given that a year has passed and my portfolio has grown by 40%.

so in my opinion,continuing to upload in these conditions is unfavorable for me,even because I have low visibility.

if and when I sell at least double what I sell now,I might perhaps think about uploading again,but that's enough for the moment,I will still try to reach at least 300 approved contents this year,for the bonus contributor,if ever in the future I want to continue.

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General Stock Discussion / Re: This month's sales
« on: February 06, 2025, 09:11 »
RPD Adobe:

2019: 0.64
2020: 0.71
2021: 0.95
2022: 0.87
2023: 1.00
2024: 0.99

the RPD is good,what I lack is the quantity,the number of sales is too low,the increase between one year and another is practically insignificant,only between 2022 and 2023 was there a significant increase.

even in these first 6 days of February I sold the same number as February 2024,two less sales to be exact.

real photos or AI makes no difference,it depends on what it is and how it is made.

one of the biggest problem in my opinion are the free sites,for example I read news every day and every day I see content downloaded for free from free sites,all lost customers.

and I'll also add something important in my opinion:

the content I made in 2024 sells.

my seventh bestseller is a content made at the beginning of December 2024,and among the first 100 bestsellers 20 are new contents.

therefore the new contents that I have created sell,only that these sales are not added to the old contents,and the number of sales always remains more or less the same.

This in my opinion is an important thing to highlight.

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General Stock Discussion / Re: This month's sales
« on: February 06, 2025, 06:57 »
RPD Adobe:

2019: 0.64
2020: 0.71
2021: 0.95
2022: 0.87
2023: 1.00
2024: 0.99

the RPD is good,what I lack is the quantity,the number of sales is too low,the increase between one year and another is practically insignificant,only between 2022 and 2023 was there a significant increase.

even in these first 6 days of February I sold the same number as February 2024,two less sales to be exact.

real photos or AI makes no difference,it depends on what it is and how it is made.

one of the biggest problem in my opinion are the free sites,for example I read news every day and every day I see content downloaded for free from free sites,all lost customers.



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General Stock Discussion / Re: This month's sales
« on: February 02, 2025, 07:17 »
@Cobalt congratulations on your results,50% more is very good for you.  :)

my 50% more is certainly not your 50% this is why even my 150% in November is a barely acceptable result,but still acceptable.

as far as I'm concerned,to hope to start having an acceptable income in 4 years from now I would have to make at least 100-150% every month this year,then next year at least 50-100% every month,then in 3 years from now even 20-50% more every month can start to be good and in 4 years from now even 10-20% more would be good.


as regards SS in January I earned only 12% of what I earned in January 2024,but I haven't uploaded anything since September 2023,but still 12% is still too low even without new uploads.


I agree with you,the microstock is not dead,but it has become much more difficult to have an acceptable income,and above all it is very difficult to have a good constant income,it may be fine for a few months,but then at least half year is barely acceptable or not even acceptable.


of course,it's easier for those who have started at least 10 years ago,then of course it also depends on what you do,the quantity and the quality,but speaking in general today microstock has certainly become much more difficult than 10 years ago or more.

many complain about Adobe,but the truth is that without Adobe then microstock would really have already ended.

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... Adobe is a serious and reliable agency.

 ;D ;D ;D !!!  ;D ;D ;D !!!  ;D ;D ;D
Recording of this statement for later, when you will complain. For sure, it will come.

I confirm what I said,even if things aren't going very well for me lately.

for sure Adobe is the best agency of all,certainly better than IS or SS.

unfortunately today we live in a complex moment,full of uncertainties,it is certainly not 2015!

between sites that give away content,AI,increased competition and everything else,with Adobe you can still earn good money,as well as having many advantages such as contributor bonus and many other bonuses all year round.

the problem is not Adobe but the situation in microstock today.

so yes,I confirm what I said,in my opinion it is like this,and it will probably always be like this for me,even if I abandon the microstock in the future,I will certainly not change my opinion on Adobe because of this.

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General Stock Discussion / Re: This month's sales
« on: February 01, 2025, 06:23 »
January 2025 compared to January 2024 was very bad.

since January 2024 a year has passed in which my portfolio has grown by around 40%,more than 2000 contents added,and in January 2025 I made one less sale and earned $1.41 more!

so January 2025 was perfectly the same as January 2024,a terrible result!

it is also fair to say that in November I earned 153% more and in December 52% more,compared to 2023.

For the moment I haven't returned to work yet,however I already have 112 contents approved this year,contents that I sent before January 20th,and I will probably try to have at least 500 contents approved this year,even for the contributor bonus,you never know what the minimum requirements will be next year.

since November things haven't recovered for me,and so I expect to go higher again in February,the point will be to see how high.

and "Bullet in the head" of RATM comes to my mind:"they say jump,you say how high?"  :D

so nothing,I'll go back to working very slowly and calmly,I'll upload these last 500 contents,but then if things don't improve that's enough,I certainly can't continue with these results!

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Adobe Stock / Re: participating in missions
« on: February 01, 2025, 05:48 »
Do you have to caption your own work?
.... and they ask me to caption it. Those are the ones I make stuff up for - I think one I said was a clandestine drug deal.

it's not for training, as there's no way to verify the info entered .. i just randomly hit the keyboard to create, eg, " uhhio ouiuin ijin mi mmip "  and it's always accepted. obviously no one's going to read it

hahaha!  :D

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Adobe Stock / Re: What's your weekly ranking and how many images?
« on: February 01, 2025, 05:46 »
:D no,I just checked my sales on Adobe after 10 days,I will publish the results shortly,I do it because I think it is interesting for Adobe to read how it is going for all of us,and obviously I think it is also interesting for all those who follow us.

and yes,I am obsessed with my sales on Adobe,because for me can make an important difference,for some/many this is just a hobby,for me it is not,the results on Adobe are of fundamental importance to me.
Don't know if Adobe cares about your numbers but let me wish you good luck with the numbers you found and that they are what you hoped for  ;)

thank you! good luck to you too!  :)

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@SimonSays

 :D no,I just checked my sales on Adobe after 10 days,I will publish the results shortly,I do it because I think it is interesting for Adobe to read how it is going for all of us,and obviously I think it is also interesting for all those who follow us.

I understand that what I was doing might seem like a complaint,but that's not the case,mine is simply a statement of the facts,which I think could be interesting for everyone to know.

my flaw,a flaw I've always had,and as a dear friend of mine once said,is that I tell always the truth,maybe too much!

according to my friend I should have lied to a girl I met who is much younger than me,I could have done it easily because I don't look my age,but I didn't do it,while my friend,smarter than me,lied all the time! hahaha!  :D
anyway it ended well for me anyway,this girl much younger than me,appreciated my sincerity.

this has always been my problem,I have always told the truth too much.

and yes,I am obsessed with my sales on Adobe,because for me can make an important difference,for some/many this is just a hobby,for me it is not,the results on Adobe are of fundamental importance to me.




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You need to check every day and post your current weekly rank here, every day. If nothing changes just post the same meaningless nonsense over again with the time and day.
or I'll report you,if you don't like what I write don't read it!
Really? You would report someone who makes only a cynical remark on this 'look how my position is' topic?
You probably ran crying to the teacher when you were young and tell on children who were not overly nice to you.

I never reported anyone,even though I probably should have,because some people like you are really ignorant.

You are the last person who should talk,after what you told me,after I had done absolutely nothing,and despite what you told me,I didn't report you.

Unfortunately in this forum there are ignorant and presumptuous people like you,fortunately not all,there are also many intelligent and educated people,who write interesting things.

and this is the reason why I have stayed until now,because here there are also people with whom I can joke and have a civil conversation,about microstock or otherwise.

and now we're done?

what else do you want?a lollipop?  :D

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my position on January 26th is....I don't know!I'll check again on January 31st!  :D
You need to check every day and post your current weekly rank here, every day. If nothing changes just post the same meaningless nonsense over again with the time and day.

I do as I want,and I act accordingly if I deem it appropriate in complete freedom,I can do whatever I want as long as I act in my free space,without insulting anyone.

then it remains to be seen which of us says more nonsense!

and that's enough,kindly don't bother me anymore with this nonsense or I'll report you,if you don't like what I write don't read it!


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thanks,good luck to you too!  :)

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Judging by how it's going for you,I'd say things are picking up a little.

I still don't know how the month ended,on January 21st the last time I checked it was terrible.

I think that in any case I will end the month with a similar result to last year in January,perhaps if all goes well a 10-30% increase in the number of sales,I don't know but this is what I expect.

for sure,if the result is negative compared to last January,I will be out of action for another week.

I'll know in 2 days!  :)

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Adobe Stock / Re: participating in missions
« on: January 29, 2025, 06:31 »
ok, a few months have now passed and my first mission has been approved. But nothing else has happened yet. No open missions - how does that work? Aren't there always open missions or do you have to request them?

missions are assigned by Adobe,I believe also based on your location and portfolio,and are not always available.

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Off Topic / Re: Worst First starts
« on: January 27, 2025, 07:56 »
Trump also denies citizenship to children born in the US to immigrants,which goes against the US Constitution,I think he forgot that the USA exists because of immigrants.
Not from all immigrants, but only from illegal immigrants.

a child born in USA is American,according to the USA constitution.

it is illegal,and in my opinion Trump risks impeachment and subsequent removal from the presidency if he continues to rewrite the constitution as he pleases.

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Off Topic / Re: Worst First starts
« on: January 27, 2025, 07:47 »
I could say something...i will not say something...

As for Ukraine I cannot understand why someone from Ukraine would support Putins bootlicker.

I do hope it forces Europe to stick together more, Ukraine needs a lot more help and support.

it is already doing it,but the problem is that in Europe we have many different points of view.

However,Italians,Germans,French,Dutch and many other countries are on the same wavelength,and we know how important it is to make Russia and the world understand that war against a sovereign nation is an act that we are not willing to tolerate.

Trump is right about one thing in my opinion,we must invest more in the defense system,more in the military industry.

EU is still very controversial,there are many countries that do not use the euro even if they are in the EU,this in my opinion is wrong to begin with.

then there is Kosovo which has adopted the euro even though it is not yet an official part of the EU,and Spain which condemns the existence of Kosovo,while the majority of Europe approves.

The EU is still full of divergences and contradictions,but we can say that at least the beating heart of the EU is there.

I question why there isn't more support from Europe for supply of weapons. Maybe it's a geopolitical position where other European countries don't want to be seen as directly at war with Russia or they just don't have the finances and weapons to provide more support for Ukraine.

the answer is simple:"because they eat all the money!"   :D

the truth,in my opinion,is that many EU members do not have all this money available.

I'll give Poland as an example,who most of all needs Ukraine to push back the Russians,due to its geographical position,and the direct border with the Russian ally Belarus.

Poland,therefore,which should be among the nations most interested in helping Ukraine,has long since withdrawn economic aid and sent weapons,they simply cannot afford it.

not long ago Poland declared:"we gave everything we could to Ukraine"

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Off Topic / Re: Worst First starts
« on: January 27, 2025, 07:25 »
.....

Trump is right about one thing in my opinion,we must invest more in the defense system,more in the military industry.
.../

but trump wants to have the US ABANDON NATO and other treaties we have while appointing incompetent cabinet positions &getting rid of generals who disagree with him

true,Trump's policy is destructive for international relations that have been built with effort in the last century.

his policy focusing on the United States as if it were the master of the world is wrong,The United States is the most militarily powerful country in the world,but it cannot fight the world alone,he would do well to remember this.

Trump also denies citizenship to children born in the US to immigrants,which goes against the US Constitution,I think he forgot that the USA exists because of immigrants.

he is simply a criminal who pardoned himself and is surrounding himself with other criminals,and together they are carrying out criminal acts in broad daylight.






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Off Topic / Re: Worst First starts
« on: January 27, 2025, 06:57 »
I see that Trump's strategy of using international fears works,just to take a territory full of resources such as oil,gas,diamonds,uranium...

Trump is only interested in the resources that can be extracted in Greenland,if he really wanted,he could establish military bases in Greenland in agreement with Denmark since it has been a member of NATO for over 50 years,but no,he really wants control of the island,control of the resources,and also a strategic military base clearly.

Greenland and Canada are not for sale.
What is NATO? It is a cowardly military bloc, which includes countries such as Hungary, Slovakia (Orban, Fico). The Baltic countries are very afraid, because they know that if they are occupied by the Russians, NATO will not even have time to get together.
Only the US controls the security of democracy.
Greenland is an autonomy.
In short, if the US says that it needs Greenland and Canada, then it knows what it is talking about. A military geopolitical foothold is not a cheap pleasure.

Greenland is still part of Denmark,there will soon be a referendum to become an autonomous government,but it is still in transition,at the moment it doesn't even mint its own currency.

after the referendum the Greenland government will most likely become autonomous,and the Greenland minister has already supported what the Danish minister said,contrary to what Trump says that Greenland wants to be with the United States.

Who knows,maybe the new government will allow the construction of more strategic US military bases,at the moment there is only one for which the United States pays hundreds of millions of dollars a year to maintain.

if the Greenland government wins the referendum,which should take place by the end of this year,will most likely be interested in strengthening ties with the USA,but will not cede its independence,as Trump would like.

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