Author Topic: Shutterstock set stats - working correctly? (Read 1135 times)

tupungato · « **on:** October 03, 2024, 08:47 »

I visit my Catalog Manager. I see my list of image Sets. I click one of my Sets. I see the Set Name, and next to it earnings of the Set, and number of downloads.
On the right, there is a menu, Set Actions. Last option is View Set Stats. Here is where I encounter the problem. Normally you should go to list of earnings associated with photos in the set. Now when I click it, the link looks correctly, but I end up in earnings list for my whole portfolio. Does it work correctly for you?

Uncle Pete · « **Reply #1 on:** October 03, 2024, 13:21 »

Yup, nope... you're right.

It takes us to Top Performers not to the specific set, but has the set number after that, which is irrelevant.

tupungato · « **Reply #2 on:** October 28, 2024, 06:40 »

Shutterstock response:
I’m afraid that this option is no longer available and has been removed from the legacy version as well. You may wish to use the feedback link to let the development team know.

Uncle Pete · « **Reply #3 on:** October 28, 2024, 11:33 »

Quote from: tupungato on October 28, 2024, 06:40

Shutterstock response:
I’m afraid that this option is no longer available and has been removed from the legacy version as well. You may wish to use the feedback link to let the development team know.

Just use https://submit.shutterstock.com/catalog_manager/ the legacy version and click on the set, on the left, which shows the correct stats: dollars and downloads.

tupungato · « **Reply #4 on:** October 28, 2024, 14:14 »

I do exactly this, but for me the interesting stuff is the stats for each photo. You used to be able to see these, but not anymore. Juggling the number of Sets is also difficult, I'm at the limit of 999 sets, and whenever I want to create a new set, I have to delete one...

Jim Cumming · « **Reply #5 on:** October 29, 2024, 07:57 »

To get the sales and download information for one photo I'm interested in I create a set called Test and put that photo in it, then I click on that set and it will show the stats ie: dollars and downloads for that particular photo. I then delete it from that set and add another and so on.

tupungato · « **Reply #6 on:** October 29, 2024, 08:08 »

I do that as well, but this helps to satisfy curiosity about a single image, or a few images. It's too time consuming to create reasonable conclusions and analyze effects of bigger photoshoots. I have a portfolio of about 100k files and 999 sets.

Uncle Pete · « **Reply #7 on:** October 29, 2024, 11:16 »

Quote from: tupungato on October 28, 2024, 14:14

I do exactly this, but for me the interesting stuff is the stats for each photo. You used to be able to see these, but not anymore. Juggling the number of Sets is also difficult, I'm at the limit of 999 sets, and whenever I want to create a new set, I have to delete one...

Too bad I missed that, it might have been interesting. 999 sets, you sure are busy!

I thought I had a bunch and I just hit 49. In general I do them by concept or subject or type, like illustrations or scenic or sports.

Quote from: Jim Cumming on October 29, 2024, 07:57

To get the sales and download information for one photo I'm interested in I create a set called Test and put that photo in it, then I click on that set and it will show the stats ie: dollars and downloads for that particular photo. I then delete it from that set and add another and so on.

That's what I do when I'm looking for ideas and trends. I drop them into Test and see how something has worked. As for individual images, I think I can see by most downloads and tell what's popular or not. The money follows. Or I can just look at https://submit.shutterstock.com/en/earnings/top-performers?page=1&date_range=0&sort_direction=desc&per_page=100 Top Performers.

I don't see the point of looking at image by image, in sets, when Top Performers shows what has sold, DLs and money?

Anyway, that's the way it is and SS just sends us to Top Performers when we click set statistics.