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Agency Based Discussion => Shutterstock.com => Topic started by: Semmick Photo on December 22, 2017, 03:26

Title: Cannot wait for the zero DL days
Post by: Semmick Photo on December 22, 2017, 03:26
I hadnt had a zero DL for years until this year where I had a couple. Also over the holidays never saw zero DL days. However, this year, I am afraid it will be a streak of zero DL days this time.

Its already slowing down.
Title: Re: Cannot wait for the zero DL days
Post by: photorobot on December 22, 2017, 04:20
Yes, this December is very strange at SS. A lot of zero sale days. Though AS and IS are much better in December, than ever. What's going on in micro stock world?
Title: Re: Cannot wait for the zero DL days
Post by: Stockmaan on December 22, 2017, 04:41
Yes, this December is very strange at SS. A lot of zero sale days. Though AS and IS are much better in December, than ever. What's going on in micro stock world?

"... IS better in December ..."? How you know that?

Title: Re: Cannot wait for the zero DL days
Post by: photorobot on December 22, 2017, 05:39
"... IS better in December ..."? How you know that?

They show me 'Downloads Year To Date' number, and it's growing from day to day
Title: Re: Cannot wait for the zero DL days
Post by: Dumc on December 22, 2017, 09:11
You don't know what you're talking about.
Title: Re: Cannot wait for the zero DL days
Post by: jonbull on December 22, 2017, 10:52
"... IS better in December ..."? How you know that?

They show me 'Downloads Year To Date' number, and it's growing from day to day

stock despite a bad november is my only hope for next year.
shutter stock since mid november is falling down....especially the 2,85 sale and the single big sale have completely disappeared.  since april i really had rarely a day without a single 2,85...now only subscription. in the last 10 days only 6 2,85 zero big sale. last year i had 190 dollar of single on the 27 of december...i hope to replicate but i doubt.
and u know, i'm working much harder than any year. but it seems not to make any difference. still selling mostly old files or stuff from beginning of 2017.
what i cannot understand what's the point to accept everything.
try browsing " christmas" and look the new files. some files are not even considerable as amateur, snapshots.
what's the business behind this? it's clear then that customer still buy popular or best matched files only. new files tab is always a mess.
Title: Re: Cannot wait for the zero DL days
Post by: Semmick Photo on December 31, 2017, 04:27
Only on the 24th a zero day, not bad.

24/12/2017   –
25/12/2017   2
26/12/2017   6
27/12/2017   13
28/12/2017   6
29/12/2017   7
30/12/2017   1
31/12/2017   1

36 downloads in 8 days, not bad, not bad at all

LOL

Happy new year
Title: Re: Cannot wait for the zero DL days
Post by: enstoker on December 31, 2017, 06:42
WOW, you will reach payout limit
Congratulations and a Happy new year.
 :)
Title: Re: Cannot wait for the zero DL days
Post by: Luka on December 31, 2017, 13:31
Happy New Year!

I don't understand the way you see things here. You congrats each other for not having a day without one download.
Don't take it personally, but I think this is ridiculous. You can not make a living with these sales . Actually you cannot buy the most cheaper drink for this amounts.
It doesn't even worth speaking about it.

My year on microstocking was worse than the year before - the earnings were higher than 2016, but with much more efforts.
December was extremly low . I don't have anymore too much hope in this activity. And the problem is the fact that the big companies who should protect our copyrights don't do anything for this.

Too bad.

Happy New Year to all artists around the world!
Title: Re: Cannot wait for the zero DL days
Post by: Semmick Photo on December 31, 2017, 22:15
It's called sarcasm
Title: Re: Cannot wait for the zero DL days
Post by: YadaYadaYada on January 01, 2018, 11:01
"... IS better in December ..."? How you know that?

They show me 'Downloads Year To Date' number, and it's growing from day to day

Where? All I see on ESP is November.
Title: Re: Cannot wait for the zero DL days
Post by: ShadySue on January 01, 2018, 18:13
"... IS better in December ..."? How you know that?

They show me 'Downloads Year To Date' number, and it's growing from day to day

Where? All I see on ESP is November.

Account Management > Profile.
However, as it has reset for 2018, you probably won't have (m)any downloads showing there. (I'm still on 0)
NB, dytd only shows the number of dls, not the $$ or the actual files which sold.
Title: Re: Cannot wait for the zero DL days
Post by: YadaYadaYada on January 01, 2018, 21:04
"... IS better in December ..."? How you know that?

They show me 'Downloads Year To Date' number, and it's growing from day to day

Where? All I see on ESP is November.

Account Management > Profile.
However, as it has reset for 2018, you probably won't have (m)any downloads showing there. (I'm still on 0)
NB, dytd only shows the number of dls, not the $$ or the actual files which sold.

Oh thank you, so I need to check every day and look at that number to see if I got a download today? I just wondered how people saw ahead of the report, I don't mind waiting until they are posted, I mean I do because I'm looking at Nov. which is posted in Dec. but I don't mind that much because all I'd see is a number of downloads. Here's for others link https://accountmanagement.gettyimages.com/Account/Profile