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Agency Based Discussion => Shutterstock.com => Topic started by: sharply_done on March 16, 2009, 13:49

Title: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: sharply_done on March 16, 2009, 13:49
I've been getting plenty of ODs and ELs on SS in the past six weeks - anyone else seeing this?
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: vonkara on March 16, 2009, 13:55
Like I said in this thread http://www.microstockgroup.com/shutterstock-com/shutterstock-on-demand/

On demand is great since a couple of months. Though not much EL's for me
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: anton9 on March 16, 2009, 14:04
had a few on demands but only 1 EL ever on ss. Share some of yours with us :p
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: sharpshot on March 16, 2009, 14:08
Lots of OD's and increased EL's.  I still don't understand why SS and FT can sell lots of EL's but the other sites don't sell many.  istock should have lots more EL's.
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: sc on March 16, 2009, 14:11
I've had more EL's since December of last year that in the entire 3 years preceding.
OD's are on a steady increase every month as well.
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: fotografer on March 16, 2009, 14:19
Yes exactly the same here.  It makes a huge difference to earnings.
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: peep on March 16, 2009, 16:44
I have sold both EL and OD today. Never has anything like that happened before! I hope it will go on...  ;D
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: cybernesco on March 16, 2009, 17:17
I have been getting 3 ELs a month for the last three months. I already have 3 ELs for March... maybe I'll get a few more this month :)  Denis
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: travismanley on March 16, 2009, 17:23
I usually get one EL a month at SS...maybe every other month, but that is still a lot more than other sites and at $28 too.
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: wollwerth on March 16, 2009, 20:08
I have definitely seen an increase in both, and an increase in EL's on Fotolia and Dreamstime as well.
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: travelstock on March 17, 2009, 00:09
I've had more EL's since December of last year that in the entire 3 years preceding.
OD's are on a steady increase every month as well.

Ditto that, though its been 8 days since my last EL so I hope the run hasn't come to an end. On demand sales seem to be steady lately if not a bit down.
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: Xalanx on March 17, 2009, 00:48
Like some others above, I'm seeing an increase in ELs and ODs. This month I already have 2 ELs. Last month I had 2 or 3 in a single day. Life's good  :D
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: Clivia on March 17, 2009, 00:52
I had 4 EL's just yesterday. They are getting more and more frequent. They always seem to be some obscure file that has not seen a download in months, rather that my best-sellers.
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: dirkr on March 17, 2009, 04:31
I just wanted to start complaining that I felt left out - and now got my first ever EL on SS! Yesssss!!!! ;D
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: gostwyck on March 17, 2009, 07:25
I had 4 EL's just yesterday. They are getting more and more frequent.

Same here. Nice to see them pop up on the screen whilst I bask in the sunshine on hol's __ it certainly beats working for a living!
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: epantha on March 17, 2009, 08:35
OD downloads have been 41% of my total sales this month. Best ever. :)
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: Pixart on March 17, 2009, 08:40
Even though my new uploads are largely being ignored, my RPD has been going up each month thanks to OD's while my actual number of DL's are going down.  EL's almost stopped for me after the last price adjustment, but they seem to be back to the old norm in 09.  It seems that OD sales are making up about 25% of my monthly $ now and looking at the last 2 months, only one was a new photo, most were from 07 or 08.  Subs buyers moving to on demand or a shift in client base?
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: MikLav on March 17, 2009, 11:07
I hardly got any EL in the previous 6-8 months, but I got a few in February; and I got a few just yesterday.

OD is not too bad for me, but not spectacular, and quite steady in the last few months.
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: Lee Torrens on March 17, 2009, 14:19
This is looking very strange. Why did so many people have EL sales yesterday? (March 16)  I had two, different photos but the same subject (industrial equipment). It seems too many people had the same thing happen on the same day to make it coincidence.

Any theories? New big, EL-only buyer subscribed? Buyer doing a big project? Hmm....
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: Clivia on March 17, 2009, 14:37
This is looking very strange. Why did so many people have EL sales yesterday? (March 16)  I had two, different photos but the same subject (industrial equipment). It seems too many people had the same thing happen on the same day to make it coincidence.

Any theories? New big, EL-only buyer subscribed? Buyer doing a big project? Hmm....


Mine were of factories. Maybe someone doing a big project about industry?
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: Opla on March 17, 2009, 15:10
I had five EL's yesterday, all industry.
Must be a big budget :)
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: travismanley on March 17, 2009, 15:16
I had five EL's yesterday, all industry.
Must be a big budget :)

Holy Cow!  :o
Congrats
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: MikLav on March 17, 2009, 15:53
This is looking very strange. Why did so many people have EL sales yesterday? (March 16)  I had two, different photos but the same subject (industrial equipment). It seems too many people had the same thing happen on the same day to make it coincidence.

Any theories? New big, EL-only buyer subscribed? Buyer doing a big project? Hmm....
yep for me too industrial theme
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: Pixart on March 17, 2009, 17:55
Mine yesterday was agriculture - not sure if that is industrial but on DT that is under the industry category.

Hey, Sharply started this thread - maybe he won the lotto and is trying to make us all feel good?  Thanks dude.
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: null on March 17, 2009, 19:51
Any theories? New big, EL-only buyer subscribed? Buyer doing a big project? Hmm....

I had an EL on March 11, a detail of a nose wheel of a commercial airliner. I never expected the shot (a) to be accepted and (b) to sell, let alone an EL. What was the nature of your EL?
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: RacePhoto on March 19, 2009, 14:06
Any theories? New big, EL-only buyer subscribed? Buyer doing a big project? Hmm....

I had an EL on March 11, a detail of a nose wheel of a commercial airliner. I never expected the shot (a) to be accepted and (b) to sell, let alone an EL. What was the nature of your EL?

My first EL was the 17th, bird picture, Hawk. I guess it's not just industrial, we can include things that fly too.  ;D
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: gaja on March 19, 2009, 14:33
Could it be for a kid's book? They often have pictures of big machines. Some of them are printed in large numbers in many countries.
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: MikLav on March 19, 2009, 15:07
3 of a large bucket wheel excavator from different angles; and one of an oil distillery, all on the 16th. So it's really industrial, not agriculture or something :)

That kind:
(http://69.90.174.250/photos/display_pic_with_logo/56290/56290,1190535757,4.jpg)

I don't think they really need an EL for a book though... anyway, interesting what is it all about :)
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: dirkr on March 19, 2009, 15:49

My first EL was the 17th, bird picture, Hawk. I guess it's not just industrial, we can include things that fly too.  ;D


Ok, there we have another pattern. My first EL on SS was on the 17 and it was a bird too (a purple heron in flight).
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: dirkr on March 19, 2009, 15:50


I don't think they really need an EL for a book though... anyway, interesting what is it all about :)

They need an EL if they print more than 250.000 copies...
Title: Re: EL & OD mania on SS
Post by: j2k on March 19, 2009, 16:16
Good ODs this month (February was crappy thou) and 3 EL's. I usually have 1 EL a month or 1 every other month. So March is shaping really nicely for me :)