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Agency Based Discussion => Shutterstock.com => Topic started by: Phadrea on December 16, 2013, 12:02

Title: New images selling quick
Post by: Phadrea on December 16, 2013, 12:02
I must say I am impressed at how quick I am finding newly accepted images selling right after acceptance. How are buyers finding these images so fast ? I thought that it took a long time for new images to be seen (or so I was lad to believe)
Title: Re: New images selling quick
Post by: cidepix on December 16, 2013, 12:10
are you new?

actually shutterstock was a lot quicker for new images a few years ago..

nowadays, a good image will get a few sales a day but that's nothing compared to 25-30 dls a day I used to get per one good image a few years ago..

now it's veeery veery slow and older images get much better download numbers.. I don't earn less, but older images definitely make more..
Title: Re: New images selling quick
Post by: Phadrea on December 16, 2013, 12:13
I'm not new no. Why do you ask ?

A single image getting 25-30 dl's ? That's unheard of for me. I will be lucky to make between 99c to $5 a day on all images.  :-\  IS still makes me more money even though I am unexclusive.
Title: Re: New images selling quick
Post by: cidepix on December 16, 2013, 12:16
I'm not new no. Why do you ask ?

A single image getting 25-30 dl's ? That's unheard of for me. I will be lucky to make between 99c to $5 a day on all images.  :-\  IS still makes me more money even though I am unexclusive.

obviously that's not the case for most images :) I just gave an example..

What I meant to say was that If I uploaded that image today it would make 4-5 dls a day.. not 25-30 like it did in 2008-2009..

now I have better images that can't sell as good as that.. so obviously things have changed and better images sell less.. it's either because shutterstock doesn't favor new images as much, or there is too much competition that it's impossible to get those numbers.
Title: Re: New images selling quick
Post by: Phadrea on December 16, 2013, 12:20
I thought SS were now king of the microstock now IS have fallen from their once high position.
Title: Re: New images selling quick
Post by: tickstock on December 16, 2013, 12:22
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Title: Re: New images selling quick
Post by: Phadrea on December 16, 2013, 12:26
It won't be Canstock for sure. I call them Can Stock, Can't Sell.
Title: Re: New images selling quick
Post by: Goofy on December 16, 2013, 13:35
"I think Canstock is number one now.  Or was it Crestock?  "


Actually, Zoonar is the new king!  ;)


Title: Re: New images selling quick
Post by: Pauws99 on December 16, 2013, 14:30
While we're off topic Canstock has been picking up for me!
Title: Re: New images selling quick
Post by: Beppe Grillo on December 16, 2013, 15:18
"I think Canstock is number one now.  Or was it Crestock?  "


Actually, Zoonar is the new king!  ;)

Yay!
Title: Re: New images selling quick
Post by: roede-orm on December 16, 2013, 15:55
YAY-Nanostock in any case!
Title: Re: New images selling quick
Post by: 60D on December 17, 2013, 10:05
are you new?

actually shutterstock was a lot quicker for new images a few years ago..

nowadays, a good image will get a few sales a day but that's nothing compared to 25-30 dls a day I used to get per one good image a few years ago..

now it's veeery veery slow and older images get much better download numbers.. I don't earn less, but older images definitely make more..

I also notice that all the new images fade out with only handful of downloads, only the old images are keep selling.