well, one 105 dollar sale will certainly bring up the average return per download for video.

Quote from: SpaceStockFootage on September 28, 2023, 06:32
Take the rough with the smooth, I guess...

Haha! I laughed at the contrast between the two sales! But congrats on the large one!

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Was it filmed from a drone?

Yes.

To fly a drone over cities, do you get some kind of permission or can anyone fly? How much money does it cost to get a permit?

That depends entirely on where you are in the world and potentially how heavy your drone is. Answers range from no to yes depending on that.

A very nice day in September.

Congrats!

Very nice, congrats!

What the point for buyer to pay $174 for photo on SS, when they can buy it for 10 cents?

Quote from: Unamas on October 06, 2023, 18:59
What the point for buyer to pay $174 for photo on SS, when they can buy it for 10 cents?

This video was paid for.
Although videos can also be bought inexpensively.

Highest sale that I received till now...

Quote from: Ambu on November 22, 2023, 04:00
Highest sale that I received till now...

Congratulations 👏

Congrats!

Very nice - Grats!

every time i see one of these in this tread i think it's a plant.  so far this month i have a bunch of videos sold along with images on adobe totaling over $50 while SS hasn't cracked the $4 mark.  exactly 0 videos sold and a handful of dimes in image sales.  i would stop uploading if not for the keywording lookup that i then port over to other sites (though even that doesn't work as well as it used to).

Quote from: yuriy on November 26, 2023, 06:21
every time i see one of these in this tread i think it's a plant.  so far this month i have a bunch of videos sold along with images on adobe totaling over $50 while SS hasn't cracked the $4 mark.  exactly 0 videos sold and a handful of dimes in image sales.  i would stop uploading if not for the keywording lookup that i then port over to other sites (though even that doesn't work as well as it used to).

Shutterstock is really beginning to struggle with both downloads and earnings. Even with a $123.90 sale earlier in November on Shutterstock, Adobe Stock is 21% ahead in earnings and 52% ahead in downloads.

SS is almost dead!  I haven't had a sale for several days.
There is no point in making comparisons between AS and SS... At least in my case there is a huuuge difference.

I think Jo Ann Snover said it best when commenting on the Shutterstock download number downtrend thread...

Quote from: Jo Ann Snover on November 01, 2023, 18:11
... there's only so far you can grow a business by looting your suppliers.

https://www.microstockgroup.com/members-only-discussion/shutterstock-downloads-number-downtrend/msg594582/#msg594582

So, the SS wasn't cool for long.

I guess we can still hang in there for the free keywording tool

Quote from: Pacesetter on November 28, 2023, 06:31

Quote from: yuriy on November 26, 2023, 06:21
every time i see one of these in this tread i think it's a plant.  so far this month i have a bunch of videos sold along with images on adobe totaling over $50 while SS hasn't cracked the $4 mark.  exactly 0 videos sold and a handful of dimes in image sales.  i would stop uploading if not for the keywording lookup that i then port over to other sites (though even that doesn't work as well as it used to).

Shutterstock is really beginning to struggle with both downloads and earnings. Even with a $123.90 sale earlier in November on Shutterstock, Adobe Stock is 21% ahead in earnings and 52% ahead in downloads.

I have the same experience with SS. I was doing great till the end of September. Then downloads and earnings suddenly declined significantly and that has been continued into November. Something has happened. Is it a major change to the algorithm or is it something else?

Fortunately, AS continues to sell although the review process remains painful.

Quote from: synthetick on November 28, 2023, 11:29
I guess we can still hang in there for the free keywording tool

I do and sometimes I don't upload them, I just use the free keywording tool. 

I can't confirm this for myself, my income situation was relatively constant in this period.
However, I have to admit that with over 1000 uploads I would have expected an increase over the year, especially as the new pictures are doing quite well.

Quote from: RalfLiebhold on November 28, 2023, 20:25
I can't confirm this for myself, my income situation was relatively constant in this period.
However, I have to admit that with over 1000 uploads I would have expected an increase over the year, especially as the new pictures are doing quite well.

same here, 3 mo running average stable over last 3 years. RPD $.6 to .8

and still 2-3x AS income

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Quote from: RalfLiebhold on November 28, 2023, 20:25
I can't confirm this for myself, my income situation was relatively constant in this period.
However, I have to admit that with over 1000 uploads I would have expected an increase over the year, especially as the new pictures are doing quite well.

same here, 3 mo running average stable over last 3 years. RPD $.6 to .8

and still 2-3x AS income

Can confirm that too. Same RPD range, same relation to Adobe income.

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Quote from: synthetick on November 28, 2023, 11:29
I guess we can still hang in there for the free keywording tool

I do and sometimes I don't upload them, I just use the free keywording tool. 

i like your style!  that said you just have to click the submit button and maybe hope to get a few dimes rolling in.

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Quote from: RalfLiebhold on November 28, 2023, 20:25
I can't confirm this for myself, my income situation was relatively constant in this period.
However, I have to admit that with over 1000 uploads I would have expected an increase over the year, especially as the new pictures are doing quite well.

same here, 3 mo running average stable over last 3 years. RPD $.6 to .8

and still 2-3x AS income

Can confirm that too. Same RPD range, same relation to Adobe income.

that's interesting... for the current month AS sales are 11x SS (in terms of $, though total downloads are also nearly double).  maybe it's the type of content?  age of portfolio?  i dunno but uploading to SS feels like a wasted of time if not for the keywording tool and because $.10 is $.10 more than $0.