Author Topic: Where are the classic 28$ EL's? (Read 5882 times)

BigBubba · « **on:** September 15, 2015, 11:47 »

Sales are ok, subs keep coming, a couple of videos each month and even OD/SOD ranging from 7-56$. But I didn't get a 28classic EL for 6 months!!!

Any thoughts? Ideas?

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Shelma1 · « **Reply #1 on:** September 15, 2015, 12:27 »

They changed the terms for EL's, which killed them. They allowed much larger print runs with a standard license. I miss them.

BigBubba · « **Reply #2 on:** September 15, 2015, 12:39 »

Sad to hear that.

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dbvirago · « **Reply #3 on:** September 15, 2015, 12:46 »

Yeah, haven't had one since early July. Was wondering what they did to lose them.

Zero Talent · « **Reply #4 on:** September 15, 2015, 14:24 »

Quote from: Liorpt on September 15, 2015, 11:47

Sales are ok, subs keep coming, a couple of videos each month and even OD/SOD ranging from 7-56$. But I didn't get a 28classic EL for 6 months!!!

Any thoughts? Ideas?

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I'm rather happy about them. I had a record number in August: 9 + 2 in Sept, so far (from about 600 photos in my port)

Sean Locke Photography · « **Reply #5 on:** September 15, 2015, 14:32 »

I've got two this month.

Jo Ann Snover · « **Reply #6 on:** September 15, 2015, 14:34 »

I've had three so far in September; had 2 in August. They're not dead, but perhaps not as frequent.

Microstock Posts · « **Reply #7 on:** September 15, 2015, 14:55 »

One this month which is 100% increase on last month.

I should link to the beginning of the following post but this quote made me laugh.

http://www.microstockgroup.com/24759/24759/msg413866/#msg413866

sgoodwin4813 · « **Reply #8 on:** September 15, 2015, 14:56 »

I had one last month and one on Sept. 1st but before that there was a drought. Overall I am averaging one EL about every 350 DLs - not sure how it has changed over time though.

langstrup · « **Reply #9 on:** September 15, 2015, 15:26 »

Just got one 50 mins ago

noodle · « **Reply #10 on:** September 15, 2015, 15:58 »

I guess they are rightly termed a "classic" now...

noodle · « **Reply #11 on:** September 15, 2015, 15:58 »

I guess they are rightly termed a "classic" now...

Microstockphoto · « **Reply #12 on:** September 15, 2015, 16:21 »

Quote from: Liorpt on September 15, 2015, 11:47

Sales are ok, subs keep coming, a couple of videos each month and even OD/SOD ranging from 7-56$. But I didn't get a 28classic EL for 6 months!!!

Any thoughts? Ideas?

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You get sods worth double of ELs, shouldnt yo be happy?

Pauws99 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 15, 2015, 17:00 »

I'm not even getting SODs horrible run for me at the moment

Rinderart · « **Reply #14 on:** September 15, 2015, 19:46 »

3 in aug. 2 so far. used to be A lot More.

Zero Talent · « **Reply #15 on:** September 15, 2015, 21:26 »

Quote from: Zero Talent on September 15, 2015, 14:24

Quote from: Liorpt on September 15, 2015, 11:47
Sales are ok, subs keep coming, a couple of videos each month and even OD/SOD ranging from 7-56$. But I didn't get a 28classic EL for 6 months!!!

Any thoughts? Ideas?

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I'm rather happy about them. I had a record number in August: 9 + 2 in Sept, so far (from about 600 photos in my port)

Speaking of the devil, some Australian bought my 3rd September EL

Sebastian Radu · « **Reply #16 on:** September 16, 2015, 00:34 »

Only one this year

weymouth · « **Reply #17 on:** September 16, 2015, 00:57 »

Have four so far this month and a couple of single-sales. It's all the ODs that have vanished.

eyewave · « **Reply #18 on:** September 16, 2015, 01:26 »

Quote from: weymouth on September 16, 2015, 00:57

Have four so far this month and a couple of single-sales. It's all the ODs that have vanished.

Regular business regarding ELs for me, 3 son far this months and 8 in August, but ODs have become rare as unicorns

Steveball · « **Reply #19 on:** September 16, 2015, 04:44 »

12 months since the last one and virtually no SODs. Or ODs. Or subs!

Cesar · « **Reply #20 on:** September 16, 2015, 05:01 »

hm well, i have one every 2000-5000 dls

Quote from: sgoodwin4813 on September 15, 2015, 14:56

I had one last month and one on Sept. 1st but before that there was a drought. Overall I am averaging one EL about every 350 DLs - not sure how it has changed over time though.

Mantis · « **Reply #21 on:** September 16, 2015, 07:56 »

I have had 2 in the last 5 months. The well is about dried up for me. Used to be a min of 2 a month.

BigBubba · « **Reply #22 on:** September 16, 2015, 09:00 »

May the God of stock help us all !

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stockastic · « **Reply #23 on:** September 16, 2015, 10:29 »

Just another way in which they've quietly and indirectly cut royalties. And there will be more.

gcrook · « **Reply #24 on:** September 16, 2015, 10:49 »

In video too, sales for me seem to revolt around 15-22 usd commissions in 8/10 sales and very often even lower than 15usd.
Haven't had a commission beyond 23.70 since April (apart from 4K sales),in fact for me ss is the site right now with the lowest commissions amongst p5,vb and ds making this by far my lowest earning agency.
Volume kind of makes up but not really.
6 months ago i was making almost the same from them with almost half the sales.
Thats how you reduce commissions without dropping prices.Well done....

ArenaCreative · « **Reply #25 on:** September 16, 2015, 12:42 »

No wonder why this summer seemed slower than normal

My classic $28 EL sales are still 15-20% of my single & other download column totals each month. Hurray for those... it's the only thing that helps with the diminishing returns.

Zero Talent · « **Reply #26 on:** September 16, 2015, 18:18 »

Quote from: Zero Talent on September 15, 2015, 21:26

Quote from: Zero Talent on September 15, 2015, 14:24
Quote from: Liorpt on September 15, 2015, 11:47
Sales are ok, subs keep coming, a couple of videos each month and even OD/SOD ranging from 7-56$. But I didn't get a 28classic EL for 6 months!!!

Any thoughts? Ideas?

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I'm rather happy about them. I had a record number in August: 9 + 2 in Sept, so far (from about 600 photos in my port)

Speaking of the devil, some Australian bought my 3rd September EL

4th September EL, today! 3rd day in a row.
Not bad, not bad at all!

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Microstockphoto · « **Reply #27 on:** September 17, 2015, 02:36 »

Quote from: stockastic on September 16, 2015, 10:29

Just another way in which they've quietly and indirectly cut royalties. And there will be more.

How? They make $52 dollar on an EL, they make cents on a sub

Mantis · « **Reply #28 on:** September 17, 2015, 08:01 »

Quote from: Microstockphoto on September 17, 2015, 02:36

Quote from: stockastic on September 16, 2015, 10:29
Just another way in which they've quietly and indirectly cut royalties. And there will be more.
How? They make $52 dollar on an EL, they make cents on a sub

All kinds of ways but the few that come to mind are cuts in SOD commission or cuts in pricing that lead to less commission, cuts on those pennies (say, .38 cents gets cut to .33 cents), video commissions (which recently took a hit), OD cuts from, say, $2.85 to $2.00, etc. Lot's of ways left to carve off the meat.

Microstockphoto · « **Reply #29 on:** September 17, 2015, 09:31 »

Quote from: Mantis on September 17, 2015, 08:01

Quote from: Microstockphoto on September 17, 2015, 02:36
Quote from: stockastic on September 16, 2015, 10:29
Just another way in which they've quietly and indirectly cut royalties. And there will be more.
How? They make $52 dollar on an EL, they make cents on a sub

All kinds of ways but the few that come to mind are cuts in SOD commission or cuts in pricing that lead to less commission, cuts on those pennies (say, .38 cents gets cut to .33 cents), video commissions (which recently took a hit), OD cuts from, say, $2.85 to $2.00, etc. Lot's of ways left to carve off the meat.

nO, I understood that he meant the changing of the EL licence frm 250k to 500k was a way to cut royalties. I dont see how

hansenn · « **Reply #30 on:** September 17, 2015, 11:36 »

I had 3 yesterday, never happened before....

2015 total: 18 EL's

weymouth · « **Reply #31 on:** September 17, 2015, 12:52 »

Apart from a general lack of ELs right accross the board actually. There are some things I find rather strange and I am far from alone in this.
How can it be such differences, from one day to another? the differences in sales are just unbelievable from day to day, it can be $.100 one day and the next. $. 15. just a very strange pattern.
In the mornings, sales can be raining down from heaven and then suddenly it stops dead in its tracks and nothing for four, five hours. This doen't make any sense.
Sure, nothing makes sense in micro I know that

but this is an ongoing pattern for month's on end.

Lana · « **Reply #32 on:** September 17, 2015, 17:13 »

Had my first EL ever a few days ago (started uploading to SS in April) and I liked how it felt

kinda want more of these! sad to hear that Els are going downhill:( Actually had my second EL right after but with IS, yeah definately want more

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