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« on: March 12, 2020, 16:55 »
Absolutely! A tool is only as good as you use it. Kristian does all the right things, no doubt about it!
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« on: March 12, 2020, 08:39 »
Indeed, that image is impressive! Amazing how he gathered 196 models do to that picture! One of the good things about Stock Performer is that you can identify such images quickly and can then better decide how to organize your next shoots to take advantage of those insights. Kristian is a great example of using data to produce as smart as possible!!
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« on: March 09, 2020, 08:06 »
Today we have the pleasure to share our interview with Kristian Sekulic, also known as Skynesher. He is one of the top iStock exclusive contributors and he was kind to share with us how he works, his thoughts on the business and advice he gives to fellow contributors. Here all the details: https://www.stockperformer.com/blog/interview-series-kristian-sekulic/Enjoy!
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« on: March 03, 2020, 09:04 »
We were told by a customer that Shutterstock has tightened its inspection standards. Is that true? Do they accept less content? That could explain the reduction of uploads on Shutterstock. Although it wouldn't explain the reduction on the other agencies.
Happy to get any input on that. Thanks!
Luis
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« on: March 02, 2020, 04:58 »
Yes, luis is iStock exclusive.
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« on: February 28, 2020, 05:37 »
Actually, could be a good thing if contributors are uploading less. The agencies may change their tune if they see that the quantity and quality of new images is decreasing...they know that will ultimately affect their (the agencies) bottom line and they may feel they can't keep giving contributors less and less.
It behaves strongly like a free market. If contributors upload less, and reduce their offer, but demand remains high on the agency side, then contributors will become more important and have a higher negotiating position. If however contributors reduce their offer but the demand also reduces (due to economic crisis, etc...), then nothing will change for the contributors. At the end of the day, each contributor makes decisions in his or her own best interest. There is no collective bargaining or photographer unions, so if the market demand increases chances are contributors will start uploading more again.
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« on: February 27, 2020, 07:12 »
Our founder Luis has just released a German online Stock Photography video tutorial, about 2,5 hours long, where he talks about the business, about his busines, he takes you to one of his photoshootings, and then uses Stock Performer various months later, to analyse the results of that photoshooting. There are some long discussions on how to best use Stock Performer to improve the way you shoot and make your content more marketable. Small sneak preview: that photoshoot went on to become his most profitable 2019 photoshoot! If you are interested in learning more and can speak German, here is the online shop for the tutorial. Enjoy! https://uncle-bobcast.com/shop/stockfotografie
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« on: February 26, 2020, 05:52 »
We will be looking at these metrics again once the first quarter is over to see if our opt-in customers are uploading more or less than they did last year. We will then be sharing tips with them on how they can counter the curve. When everybody pulls back, it might actually be an opportunity to enter the market with strength and reap the rewards
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« on: February 25, 2020, 06:54 »
That is true, that this sample does not represent the industry as a whole. It only focuses on a set of contributors. The nice thing is that the data compares the same contributors both in January 2020 as in January 2019. So instead of saying everybody is uploading more (there might be new photographers joining the market), this data analysis focuses on the same people and whether they upload more or not. By the way, this sample uploaded about 730,000 files in January 2019 and about 420,000 in January 2020. I believe this change is too large to be a random chance. There must be a business decision behind.
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« on: February 25, 2020, 05:50 »
"One of the best indicators of contributors health is how much they upload. If they are optimistic, they will put the time and money into producing new content. If they are pessimistic they will wind down their production and upload less." We just wrote a new article with some insights into user uploading behaviour and how it has evolved between last January and this January. See our data and analysis here: https://www.stockperformer.com/blog/slow-start-to-the-year-or-signs-of-a-downward-trend/
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« on: February 10, 2020, 10:11 »
We started interviewing our top customers a long time ago, and back then we always asked them how they saw the business develop into the future. Now, many years later, we have reached out to them to ask them whether their forecast was correct and how they adapted to the changes in the business. This week it's with Joshua Hodge! https://www.stockperformer.com/blog/how-did-your-forecast-turn-out-we-ask-joshua-hodge/Enjoy!
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« on: January 30, 2020, 12:30 »
We are back after a long pause on our blog! We want to kick off a new series of articles with our first interview. We had a chance to speak to Jacob Lund, a very successful and high-quality non-exclusive contributor. Read on to learn how he works and where he sees the industry going. Enjoy! https://www.stockperformer.com/blog/interview-series-jacob-lund
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« on: September 06, 2019, 08:07 »
We now support Photocase! Go to your settings page and add Photocase to the list of agencies you track. Happy analysing!
If you have any questions, just get in touch!
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« on: June 24, 2019, 02:16 »
Happy to announce that we now support Alamy! Go to your settings page and add Alamy to the list of agencies you want to track. If you haven't used Stock Performer, head over to get your free one month trial! https://www.stockperformer.com/users/addHappy analysing!
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« on: September 28, 2018, 07:29 »
In our series of customer interviews we try to highlight interesting profiles and let them share their insights with you. This time we have Lee Coventry-Walsh, founder of Plume Creative and long time art director, including 10 years at Getty Images. She shares a lot of interesting insights worth well reading! Enjoy! https://www.stockperformer.com/blog/interview-series-lee-coventry-walsh/
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« on: July 03, 2017, 04:14 »
We've been asked a few times where one can see everything they ever earned selling stock media. We track 11 agencies and our new feature offers exactly that for the data we track! Here below is a preview. Want to try for your own data? Try out our one month free trial here: Stock Performer Sign Up 
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« on: June 21, 2017, 09:24 »
Both Spring and Autumn represent the months when most files are uploaded. During Summer and Winter contributors are probably resting and dont upload as much.
Microstock is a global business. Summer in the Northern Hemisphere is Winter in the Southern Hemisphere. And in the tropics, there is no Winter.
Good point! Edited! Thanks
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« on: June 21, 2017, 08:37 »
Good stuff. Do you have a chart for average number of files uploaded per contributor, per year? That would be interesting.
Glad you liked it! We don't offer any contributor specific stats on our public forums. We do however have an individual ranking on our site which allows you to know your ranking compared to other contributors. You can see your ranking with respect to uploads, downloads and revenue.
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« on: April 19, 2017, 07:52 »
We've introduced keyword search in Stock Performer to allow you to group your images thematically by using keywords. Find out whether: - Horizontal images sell better than vertical images? - Business Groups sell better than non-group business images? - Nature landscapes sell better than urban landscapes? These are just some ideas! For details on how it works, see our blog: https://www.stockperformer.com/blog/introducing-keyword-search-in-stock-performer/
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