Author Topic: Shutterstock is an embarassment (Read 56054 times)

Pacesetter · « **Reply #350 on:** August 23, 2024, 04:31 »

Here's the real embarrassment for Shutterstock Inc.

On full public display, sinking share prices across all periods. If it's a bit hard to see in the attachment then below is a list of the results.

The only 'green' shoot is its MAX period share price which increased 49.23% but that's across almost 12 years.

Clearly investors are not invested in this company. Not surprising.

Down 4.79% -1.65 Today
Down 10.47% -3.84 5 Days
Down 20.83% -8.64 1 Month
Down 29.81% -13.94 6 Months
Down 31.03% -14.77 Year-To-Date
Down 24.48% -10.64 1 Year
Down 5.93% -2.07 5 Years
Up 49.23% +10.83 MAX (Since October 2012)

lappland_sun · « **Reply #351 on:** August 24, 2024, 03:23 »

Quote from: Pacesetter on August 23, 2024, 04:31

Here's the real embarrassment for Shutterstock Inc.

On full public display, sinking share prices across all periods. If it's a bit hard to see in the attachment then below is a list of the results.

The only 'green' shoot is its MAX period share price which increased 49.23% but that's across almost 12 years.

Clearly investors are not invested in this company. Not surprising.

Down 4.79% -1.65 Today
Down 10.47% -3.84 5 Days
Down 20.83% -8.64 1 Month
Down 29.81% -13.94 6 Months
Down 31.03% -14.77 Year-To-Date
Down 24.48% -10.64 1 Year
Down 5.93% -2.07 5 Years
Up 49.23% +10.83 MAX (Since October 2012)

So should I start shorting Shutterstock on wall street and I will earn more than with stock photos?

DaLiu · « **Reply #352 on:** August 30, 2024, 12:36 »

August 2023 - 1505 downloads
August 2024 - 2831 downloads (still 1 day to go) with 6% more photos added and 65% more income

wds · « **Reply #353 on:** August 30, 2024, 12:52 »

Weird, some people are seeing growth and others are seeing virtual collapses. Maybe it's geographic?

cascoly · « **Reply #354 on:** August 30, 2024, 14:38 »

Quote from: wds on August 30, 2024, 12:52

Weird, some people are seeing growth and others are seeing virtual collapses. Maybe it's geographic?

more likely portfolio contents - i sell many editorial images on SS but AS doesn't accept editorial

and then depends whether you concentrate on food, people, travel, etc

wds · « **Reply #355 on:** August 31, 2024, 18:46 »

Quote from: cascoly on August 30, 2024, 14:38

Quote from: wds on August 30, 2024, 12:52
Weird, some people are seeing growth and others are seeing virtual collapses. Maybe it's geographic?

more likely portfolio contents - i sell many editorial images on SS but AS doesn't accept editorial

and then depends whether you concentrate on food, people, travel, etc

I have editorial on both (AS generally accepts editorial without people), in fact more editorial on SS than AS, and SS earnings are far below AS at this point.

Micha91 · « **Reply #356 on:** September 01, 2024, 04:31 »

August 2024 for me on Shutterstock is a decrease in income compared to:
-July 2024 decrease by 42%,
-August 2023 decrease by 56%

cascoly · « **Reply #357 on:** September 01, 2024, 19:35 »

Quote from: wds on August 31, 2024, 18:46

Quote from: cascoly on August 30, 2024, 14:38
Quote from: wds on August 30, 2024, 12:52
Weird, some people are seeing growth and others are seeing virtual collapses. Maybe it's geographic?

more likely portfolio contents - i sell many editorial images on SS but AS doesn't accept editorial

and then depends whether you concentrate on food, people, travel, etc

I have editorial on both (AS generally accepts editorial without people), ..

that's why it's so, difficult to compare - most of my editorials have people/ crowds

Pacesetter · « **Reply #358 on:** September 07, 2024, 20:36 »

August 2020

Downloads : 74
Earnings : 105.88

August 2021

Downloads : 94
Earnings : 134.68

Port had 410 videos as of November 2021

August 2022

Downloads : 80
Earnings : 308.62

August 2023

Downloads : 117
Earnings : 571.69

August 2024

Downloads : 135
Earnings : 258.21

Port increased to over 2700 videos by August 2024

Uncle Pete · « **Reply #359 on:** September 08, 2024, 13:29 »

Quote from: stockman11 on June 23, 2023, 16:26

My SS earnings used to be 15x higher than now, and they just keep nosediving from month to month. Once a good earner, now abomination. Seems like it will join mid-tier agencies soon. Inexcusable.

During this same time, my Adobe Stock earnings has been growing, and Istock has been consistent.

I'm considering to start treating SS like the other mid-tier agencies and completely stop uploading there.

After 15 pages, I just wanted to agree with the OP "Shutterstock is an embarassment"

DaLiu · « **Reply #360 on:** September 08, 2024, 17:21 »

Shutterstock it's just fine for some of us, more than fine.

Micha91 · « **Reply #361 on:** September 09, 2024, 02:07 »

what can I say. from 220-280 sales per day in 2017-2021. Now I have about 20-30 per day

. I have no idea what's going on there but the algorithm hates me.

It's getting worse from month to month in my case.

gnirtS · « **Reply #362 on:** September 10, 2024, 15:39 »

Quote from: Micha91 on July 08, 2024, 13:02

I see that the issue is widespread. I haven't had it this bad since June and now July for the past 9 years, even though I've been uploading to Shutterstock since 2014. Back then, my portfolio was a fraction of what it is now, and uploading new content didn't feel like throwing it straight into the trash. I've also noticed that very few subscriptions are selling; only on-demand images are moving.

Im thinking fewer and fewer are renewing subscriptions (or just abusing the free month). They've so completely screwed up their licence pricing people no longer bother.