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Agency Based Discussion => Shutterstock.com => Topic started by: EQRoy on January 13, 2016, 22:41

Title: Why 8 consecutive downloads of the same picture on SS?
Post by: EQRoy on January 13, 2016, 22:41
Hi all -first message from a newly registered member, but longtime lurker on this forum!

Today I got 8 consecutive downloads of the same picture (subscription price). I have been selling on SS for almost two years and never had this happen before. What is it, what does it mean?

Thanks!
Title: Re: Why 8 consecutive downloads of the same picture on SS?
Post by: hartlet12 on January 14, 2016, 01:54
That means you're very lucky. Congrats!
Title: Re: Why 8 consecutive downloads of the same picture on SS?
Post by: click_click on January 14, 2016, 01:59
Quote from: EQRoy on January 13, 2016, 22:41
Hi all -first message from a newly registered member, but longtime lurker on this forum!

Today I got 8 consecutive downloads of the same picture (subscription price). I have been selling on SS for almost two years and never had this happen before. What is it, what does it mean?

Thanks!
It's possible that the image got selected for a featured lightbox and now it has bigger exposure. Also, it might have been used in a newsletter to a certain group of buyers who might be interested in that topic.
Title: Re: Why 8 consecutive downloads of the same picture on SS?
Post by: Pixart on January 14, 2016, 10:28
Is it regular sub or SOD?  I've noticed this month several days when most of my SOD's are the same shot, and all for 38 cents :(   Can't explain why one day it's all hockey photos, the next it's all line dancing!
Title: Re: Why 8 consecutive downloads of the same picture on SS?
Post by: Dumc on January 14, 2016, 11:16
Yeah, I had yesterday 4 SODs, 3 of them same photo. And all for 0.33$
Title: Re: Why 8 consecutive downloads of the same picture on SS?
Post by: Pauws99 on January 14, 2016, 16:04
Funnily enough I had a run of 3 subs and a sod for 33c was quite an old picture with fairly average sales struck me as odd
Title: Re: Why 8 consecutive downloads of the same picture on SS?
Post by: Rinderart on January 14, 2016, 16:07
Yes, Been happening More than Normal lately.
Title: Re: Why 8 consecutive downloads of the same picture on SS?
Post by: ruigsantos on January 15, 2016, 19:21
And I had 29 "single and other downloads" from the same image on the 14th. Never happened to me before and I'm on Shutterstock since 2008. I thought it was a glitch from the site but so far no one asked for the money back. :)
Title: Re: Why 8 consecutive downloads of the same picture on SS?
Post by: trek on January 15, 2016, 20:11
Perhaps the buyer is stacking licenses to avoid buying an extended license.
Title: Re: Why 8 consecutive downloads of the same picture on SS?
Post by: Chichikov on January 16, 2016, 02:18
Quote from: ruigsantos on January 15, 2016, 19:21
And I had 29 "single and other downloads" from the same image on the 14th. Never happened to me before and I'm on Shutterstock since 2008. I thought it was a glitch from the site but so far no one asked for the money back. :)

Does Shutterstock ask money back when there is an error in sales?
(I am not sure)
Title: Re: Why 8 consecutive downloads of the same picture on SS?
Post by: Justanotherphotographer on January 16, 2016, 03:32
I wonder if it could be an image offered in a scheme with a partner and the sales are reported in bulk monthly. For example that could be the only one of your images available in a selection to Facebook advertisers and it sold 8 times over the month ( I know this is not how fb sales are reported but something similar)
Title: Re: Why 8 consecutive downloads of the same picture on SS?
Post by: riffmax on January 21, 2016, 19:10
I believe these are FB downloads and FB appears to hold off on updating their info to SS (or some such thing as that). I don't know if they just report in once a month or what, but the multiple SOD's at regular sub price have been identified on ss forums as those FB downloads.