Author Topic: How are sales going?- Shutterstock (Read 131096 times)

bunhill · « **Reply #200 on:** October 25, 2013, 14:43 »

Quote from: luissantos84 on October 25, 2013, 14:36

of course there are but I believe the most aren't willing to sell their hard work for 50$ and never "use" it again

Ok - here is a scenario for you. You and your friends have a big outdoor Autumn meal somewhere in the country - like a garden party. You take lots of pictures with your DSLR - everyone enjoying themselves and eating really great food. Normally you might put the pictures on flickr. Instead though you sell 20 of them for $1K. You don't have to do any processing. You just have to get the model releases signed. You were there anyhow so it did not really cost anything - and maybe you need the extra cash that month.

bunhill · « **Reply #201 on:** October 25, 2013, 14:45 »

Quote from: Ron on October 25, 2013, 14:43

I'd sell my 1000 images for 50$ a piece in a heartbeat. Give me 5000$ and I will just shoot another 1000 images. Nothing lost.

Have you checked out the 'license our work' link Ron ?

luissantos84 · « **Reply #202 on:** October 25, 2013, 14:46 »

Quote from: Ron on October 25, 2013, 14:43

Quote from: luissantos84 on October 25, 2013, 14:36
of course there are but I believe the most aren't willing to sell their hard work for 50$ and never "use" it again
I'd sell my 1000 images for 50$ a piece in a heartbeat. Give me 5000$ and I will just shoot another 1000 images. Nothing lost.

I would too but we are talking about Cavan collection type not pictures that you/I/other took and edit in a few minutes, I have emailed them and as I expect they weren't interested

luissantos84 · « **Reply #203 on:** October 25, 2013, 14:49 »

Quote from: bhr on October 25, 2013, 14:43

Quote from: luissantos84 on October 25, 2013, 14:36
of course there are but I believe the most aren't willing to sell their hard work for 50$ and never "use" it again

Ok - here is a scenario for you. You and your friends have a big outdoor Autumn meal somewhere in the country - like a garden party. You take lots of pictures with your DSLR - everyone enjoying themselves and eating really great food. Normally you might put the pictures on flickr. Instead though you sell 20 of them for $1K. You don't have to do any processing. You just have to get the model releases signed. You were there anyhow so it did not really cost anything - and maybe you need the extra cash that month.

that is all very cute but you just don't pull 20 nice candid pictures in a few seconds, not to mention you need to deal with releases, food, expenses, etc

fun is fun, work is work, both is very hard unless you don't want to make a single buck

that is like living a dream life but in the end you aren't paying your bills with those kind of pictures, its way harder than you are putting here

luissantos84 · « **Reply #204 on:** October 25, 2013, 14:50 »

Ron that is 5$ a piece to sell their rights, why would you do that when 99% of them will make way more at SS alone

Ron · « **Reply #205 on:** October 25, 2013, 15:14 »

Quote from: luissantos84 on October 25, 2013, 14:50

Ron that is 5$ a piece to sell their rights, why would you do that when 99% of them will make way more at SS alone

I said 50$ and made a calc error. I obviously meant 50,000$

Beppe Grillo · « **Reply #206 on:** October 26, 2013, 00:38 »

Beginning of the week very slow, but growing every day.
Yesterday very good day. More than twice my "normal maximum".
Very strange day indeed, better than "normal sales" on iS FT and DT too…
(Too much nice to continue I think…)

robhainer · « **Reply #207 on:** October 27, 2013, 05:16 »

BME for me with five days to go. I think it will probably be 20 percent more my previous BME in July and double what I earned last October.

I'm expecting a dip in November and December with all the holidays.

Uncle Pete · « **Reply #208 on:** October 29, 2013, 07:33 »

Since 2013 has been the best year ever and many months, best of that month every, you can expect that next year, I won't be having Best Anything ever. But if the DLs and returns remain the same as this year, I'll be just fine and happy.

I really don't see the growth that people might have had five years ago. And now that things are leveling off, just staying the same is pretty darn good.

Heck I may upload a new image next month?

Ron · « **Reply #209 on:** November 01, 2013, 02:04 »

BME in downloads, by 2.

3rd BME, but the other two had big SODs and ELs. If I look at normal downloads, its BME, meaning, there is still organic growth in earnings.

I am positive in November I will break the 400 dollar barrier without ELs and big SODs. My goal is 15 dollar average per day.

mayaartist · « **Reply #210 on:** November 01, 2013, 02:26 »

My October is less than September on SS

The only thing is that in October I took a break of microstock. It means that even working for almost 2 years I can't get a break. Or my earnings would fall straight away.

P.S. But I should mentioned that's new content is not selling well.

topol · « **Reply #211 on:** November 01, 2013, 07:00 »

Quote from: Ron on October 25, 2013, 14:43

Quote from: luissantos84 on October 25, 2013, 14:36
of course there are but I believe the most aren't willing to sell their hard work for 50$ and never "use" it again
I'd sell my 1000 images for 50$ a piece in a heartbeat. Give me ~~5000$~~ 50,000$ and I will just shoot another 1000 images. Nothing lost.

EDit calc error

Correct me if I'm mistaken, but aren't they cherry pickin' the best of the best? You people seem to have skipped that "minor detail" as debate went on

They wouldn't buy even a fraction of your 1000 (most likely none), and demand you to stop selling most of the rest. Slightly different scenario, isn't it?

luissantos84 · « **Reply #212 on:** November 01, 2013, 07:07 »

or maybe you skipped some reading

cobalt · « **Reply #213 on:** November 01, 2013, 07:17 »

wrong thread, sorry. I will repost in the October sales thread.

Ron · « **Reply #214 on:** November 01, 2013, 10:00 »

Quote from: topol on November 01, 2013, 07:00

Quote from: Ron on October 25, 2013, 14:43
Quote from: luissantos84 on October 25, 2013, 14:36
of course there are but I believe the most aren't willing to sell their hard work for 50$ and never "use" it again
I'd sell my 1000 images for 50$ a piece in a heartbeat. Give me ~~5000$~~ 50,000$ and I will just shoot another 1000 images. Nothing lost.

EDit calc error

Correct me if I'm mistaken, but aren't they cherry pickin' the best of the best? You people seem to have skipped that "minor detail" as debate went on They wouldn't buy even a fraction of your 1000 (most likely none), and demand you to stop selling most of the rest. Slightly different scenario, isn't it?

Ever heard of hypothetically speaking ? Plus... I already said they rejected me. Are you the next MSG troll? Seems some shoes need to be filled after the place had quiet down a bit.

Phadrea · « **Reply #215 on:** November 01, 2013, 17:45 »

Had a decent month but last day very slow.

MicrostockExp · « **Reply #216 on:** November 02, 2013, 03:33 »

BME for me with footage and pictures

Ron · « **Reply #217 on:** November 02, 2013, 05:17 »

Quote from: MicrostockExp on November 02, 2013, 03:33

BME for me with footage and pictures

Thats all they offer

Congrats !

Mantis · « **Reply #218 on:** November 02, 2013, 07:29 »

Quote from: Ron on November 02, 2013, 05:17

Quote from: MicrostockExp on November 02, 2013, 03:33
BME for me with footage and pictures
Thats all they offer Congrats !

Not really...illustrations man, illustrations.

Ron · « **Reply #219 on:** November 02, 2013, 07:48 »

Quote from: Mantis on November 02, 2013, 07:29

Quote from: Ron on November 02, 2013, 05:17
Quote from: MicrostockExp on November 02, 2013, 03:33
BME for me with footage and pictures
Thats all they offer Congrats !

Not really...illustrations man, illustrations.

Ah ok, I thought pictures would include both photos and illustrations.

How do you separate photo sales from illustration sales?

luissantos84 · « **Reply #220 on:** November 02, 2013, 07:49 »

some illustrators have both versions online, vectors and jpgs

there is no way to separate unless they have another tab on the earnings

60D · « **Reply #221 on:** November 02, 2013, 12:40 »

My sales are pretty much steady over last 3-4 months even though I keep uploading images several times a week. It seems like I miss those best selling images... May be I should stop uploading for some time and have a look what is gonna happen...

fiftyfootelvis · « **Reply #222 on:** November 02, 2013, 18:58 »

October started off slow - 2 days with 0 sales - but ended strong. Overall pretty decent month; better than September anyway.

What's up with GL though? It was always slow, but I haven't had a sale there in 2 months.

luissantos84 · « **Reply #223 on:** November 02, 2013, 19:01 »

Quote from: fiftyfootelvis on November 02, 2013, 18:58

August started off slow - 2 days with 0 sales - but ended strong. Overall pretty decent month; better than July anyway.

What's up with GL though? It was always slow, but I haven't had a sale there in 2 months.

how about September and October?

(Ok!)

MicrostockExp · « **Reply #224 on:** November 03, 2013, 03:08 »

Thanks:) no I do not have any illustrations

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