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Agency Based Discussion => Shutterstock.com => Topic started by: SimonSays on December 19, 2024, 16:39

Title: Shutterstock, no sales from the US as european contributor lately
Post by: SimonSays on December 19, 2024, 16:39

It struck me that lately I don't get any sales from the US anymore. This coincedentally resides with some strange rejections on November 28th for already approved submissions (way back, three years ago).
It can be a fluke obviously but the sales map on the homepage has not dots at all in the US. Just the other continents/countries.
Anyone else experiencing the same? Being no sales in US and/or having had rejections for already approved files on November 28th and being from outside of the US?

Title: Re: Shutterstock, no sales from the US as european contributor lately
Post by: SimonSays on December 25, 2024, 01:31

Nobody from outside the US is experiencing this also?

Oh well, it must be just me then.

Merry X-mas for everyone celebrating it!

Title: Re: Shutterstock, no sales from the US as european contributor lately
Post by: Pacesetter on December 25, 2024, 01:46

From Australia and had three sales in the US in December with one of the sales being a $30 video from New York on 23/12.

Title: Re: Shutterstock, no sales from the US as european contributor lately
Post by: PeteStock on December 25, 2024, 03:14

All looks normal here  :)

Title: Re: Shutterstock, no sales from the US as european contributor lately
Post by: stoker2014 on December 25, 2024, 03:45

My main sales are in the USA only.

Title: Re: Shutterstock, no sales from the US as european contributor lately
Post by: MPfoto71 on December 25, 2024, 07:11

Everything looks "kinda" normal for me on the map of the last 20 sales from yesterday and today - 60% Europe / 20% US/NA / 20% Asi

Title: Re: Shutterstock, no sales from the US as european contributor lately
Post by: SimonSays on December 26, 2024, 07:01

Thanks all for the feedback! Doesn't seem to be a structural thing then. I don't sell that much, around 80 downloads a month at SS. But normally, at least a third comes from the US and now for a month nothing. I will see how it goes in January to see if it was indeed a fluke or not.