Author Topic: How is StockXpert doing for you? (Read 21029 times)

ichiro17 · « **on:** June 06, 2006, 08:16 »

I am just wondering how other people have been doing for June on StockXpert. I have 90 images on there and I've only had 2 downloads since June 1. I was expecting more from what everyone is saying but I haven't gotten any. Are there any particular shots that sell better?

Is anyone having the same slowness-type thing as me?

Striker77s · « **Reply #1 on:** June 06, 2006, 08:45 »

Things will go up and down at all stock sites. I have 178 images with StockXpert and I get about 2 downloads a week. With 90 images you should expect around 1 download a week.

Mark

leaf · « **Reply #2 on:** June 06, 2006, 08:47 »

i have over 1000 images. On any given day i get between 0 and 30 downloads... so it varies a lot. Perhaps a sign that they are growing??

fintastique · « **Reply #3 on:** June 06, 2006, 08:54 »

Four sales so far this month with 639 photos on StockXpert so count yourself lucky

but with a mostly "travel orientated" portfolio I find with the exception of Shutterstock. Sales are very much peaks and troughs across all the other sites. In the case of CS, BS, PSM there are some very wide troughs with some fairly short peaks.

I have noticed quite a few disgruntled submitters complaining elsewhere photos that have earned three flames on iStock being refused by StockXpert though its a lot easier to build up a portfolio at StockXpert with 350 cf 30 uploads a week limit

phildate · « **Reply #4 on:** June 06, 2006, 08:54 »

I have been getting my portfolio online '50 a day' and have seen good sales potential there. I experience quite a bit of ebb and flow and therefore those with smaller portfolios will see a great variation in sales. But they are definitely getting traffic and that's good for me. My business people shots are definitely the ones selling the most.

fintastique · « **Reply #5 on:** June 06, 2006, 08:55 »

Hey Leaf you have lost the number one position at StockXpert by one photo better get uploading!

On a more serious note StockXpert certainly get traffic as I found one image that has had 199 views in two months only 5 downloads

ichiro17 · « **Reply #6 on:** June 06, 2006, 09:05 »

Well

I hope then to get a few more photos up soon...I have about 15-20 that I took in cottage country, I'm gonna get those keyworded and up soon...my Shutterstock application should be coming back this week - within a day or two - so hopefully I get lucky and get in there that way I can recuperate some camera costs and buy more stuff

I do agree that there is lots of traffic. ANd I do like the rating system. Which is why I would hope that Shutterstock implements something like that so that old photos dont' get lost in the system like they do now and you have to continuously upload to keep up good pace

Last week I averaged 1 photo download a day on Dreamstime with only 40 photos - but that was too good to be true as its stopped so far for this week

Quevaal · « **Reply #7 on:** July 20, 2006, 08:18 »

It was very slow in the start(I was there from the beginning, and at one time I was the top submitter), but now the dollars are coming along. I'll probably get a payout within August.

(Now, I am niche oriented and generally focus on textures, which is not at all a big business, but to me it's better than asking friends to pose for nothing.)

leaf · « **Reply #8 on:** July 20, 2006, 09:17 »

hey, i was the top submitter there once too

My glory days, however are long gone, and phildate and the gang have overtaken me.

fintastique · « **Reply #9 on:** July 20, 2006, 09:36 »

I wonder what lucky person got the referral for some of these 2000 image portfolio photographers at StockXpert - kaching!

The first week of July was quite good at StockXpert with downloads every day then just two the last a week ago, I was hoping for another payout from them this month but not at that rate.

leaf · « **Reply #10 on:** July 20, 2006, 09:42 »

i believe stockxpert only pays out referal payments for credits purchased.. not pictures sold

CJPhoto · « **Reply #11 on:** July 20, 2006, 09:45 »

No photag referal at StockXpert so no one is getting a cut of the big porfolios.

I get 1 or 2 DL a week on about 100 photos so it is slow going. My portfolio is also travel related so as far as stock goes, it doesn't have huge appeal.

fintastique · « **Reply #12 on:** July 20, 2006, 10:26 »

Travel related portfolio - not a great earner tell me about it.

I must admit it was wishful thinking looking at StockXpert's table of visits, signup, credits and earnings thinking I might actually see some cash from referrals.

I think Big Stock has one of the strangest if your referred photographer gets 75 photos acceped you get $5 even if they haven't sold any.

Freezingpictures · « **Reply #13 on:** July 20, 2006, 12:21 »

Oh yeah, not too many dls, sometimes there is no dl in a week for me with 300 images, but then 5-10 in two days. But I am also niche oriented :-) Penguins, if someone searches them they certainly stumble over my images :-) But I like the payout / image

Quote from: Quevaal on July 20, 2006, 08:18

It was very slow in the start(I was there from the beginning, and at one time I was the top submitter), but now the dollars are coming along. I'll probably get a payout within August.

(Now, I am niche oriented and generally focus on textures, which is not at all a big business, but to me it's better than asking friends to pose for nothing.)

jlye · « **Reply #14 on:** July 20, 2006, 18:34 »

Xpert is doing fine for me .. the latest site that I join 2 months back after getting to know it from this forum.

Now it's my 4th highest earning site behind IS, SS and DT.

though the number of download is low, the commission per photo is high which explains the high earning. 200 downloads so far .. yipeee

fintastique · « **Reply #15 on:** July 20, 2006, 19:25 »

I salute you thinking that 200 downloads in 2 months from one site was low or are you comparing it to SS?

jlye · « **Reply #16 on:** July 20, 2006, 20:01 »

Yes, comparing with SS or IS, the dl count at Xpert is relatively low. But they have high returns. so no complains from me even though the count is "low".

Quote from: fintastique on July 20, 2006, 19:25

I salute you thinking that 200 downloads in 2 months from one site was low or are you comparing it to SS?

madelaide · « **Reply #17 on:** July 21, 2006, 18:35 »

3 dlds at StockXpert this month got me US$3. It took me 10 dlds at iStock to get the same. I make more at IS because it still has more volume than StockXpert, but anyway I'm happy with StockXpert.

Regards,
Adelaide

Quevaal · « **Reply #18 on:** July 27, 2006, 14:33 »

Quote from: leaf on July 20, 2006, 09:17

hey, i was the top submitter there once too

My glory days, however are long gone, and phildate and the gang have overtaken me.

*, that list changes a lot. I remember you were on top just a few weeks ago. Now Forgiss has over 2300 photos.
They've been extremely quick in the approval process that last two times I uploaded. Last time, pictures were approved before I had the chance to give them keywords and descriptions.

fintastique · « **Reply #19 on:** July 28, 2006, 03:53 »

My only gripe with StockXpert is

"we are currently not looking for such images right now"

basically they reject 90% of my illustrations which SS are gobbling up and FT and DT are fairly happy with them.

Some of their reviewers have a strange idea of what is microstock.

In terms of sales a good start to the month which than fla lined but some signs of life now in the last days.

Of course iStock rejected my first sample batch of illustrations I think because i wasn't obeying their colour scheme.

ptlee · « **Reply #20 on:** July 28, 2006, 04:48 »

Just decided to give them a try recently. Hope it gets approved.

So many sites, so little time.

-ptlee-

madelaide · « **Reply #21 on:** July 29, 2006, 12:48 »

fintastique,

StockXpert also rejects most of my illustrations, but other than that rejections have been very few there for me.

I also hate the "we are currently not looking for such images right now" rejection, especially in cases in which I search the database and don't find much about that subject.

Regards,
Adelaide

kacper · « **Reply #22 on:** August 02, 2006, 04:49 »

This site's been a true miracle. I applied AGES ago, but got initially rejected and kind of... forgot about it. I reapplied last week, had my almost entire portfolio (300 images) accepted, and had 10 sales within 4 days (including a weekend). True, can't judge performance by first 4 days, but I'm impressed. They are EXTREMELY quick with approvals. I FTP'd over 300 images, so I was stuck in the StockXpert briefcase moving 50 images a day. Pretty much an hour after shoving the images over they'd be approved.

So my personal accolades to StockXpert. Nice customer service, fast approvals, high commission and (so far... knock on wood) decent sales.

Quevaal · « **Reply #23 on:** August 09, 2006, 20:30 »

Quote from: kacper on August 02, 2006, 04:49

This site's been a true miracle. I applied AGES ago, but got initially rejected and kind of... forgot about it. I reapplied last week, had my almost entire portfolio (300 images) accepted, and had 10 sales within 4 days (including a weekend). True, can't judge performance by first 4 days, but I'm impressed. They are EXTREMELY quick with approvals. I FTP'd over 300 images, so I was stuck in the StockXpert briefcase moving 50 images a day. Pretty much an hour after shoving the images over they'd be approved.

So my personal accolades to StockXpert. Nice customer service, fast approvals, high commission and (so far... knock on wood) decent sales.

Yeah, they're really quick now. lately, they've often be approved before I'm finished inserting keywords. Wonder if they pay reviewers per image they review.

nruboc · « **Reply #24 on:** August 09, 2006, 20:37 »

Stock Xpert is my favorite site, period! Others may have more downloads, but overall StckXpert is the best

ptlee · « **Reply #25 on:** August 09, 2006, 21:01 »

I've been accepted since late July, and my experience so far has been quite good. Fast reviews and interesting structure of folders makes it a very nice experience. I have a small portfolio, but it looks to easily becoming my top 4 if not top 3 earners.

Thanks to those who recommended StockXpert (SX?).

cheers,
ptlee

phildate · « **Reply #26 on:** August 09, 2006, 22:12 »

StockXpert is doing ok for me but still a lot of ebb and flow, more so than other top sites. Some days very good, other days really slow. Think its rapid growth has had something to do with this.

rosta · « **Reply #27 on:** August 10, 2006, 05:51 »

I'm still finding StockXpert very frustrating. At the moment I have 46 images up there, which I know is small but I have been there since May with no sales. Yet i have multiple downloads at IS with only 29 images and DT with 25 images and even SPM. heck I once made three sales with two images when I first started on IS. I'm not sure how much longer to keep trying with StockXpert

ichiro17 · « **Reply #28 on:** August 10, 2006, 08:34 »

StockXpert is annoying. The "We're not looking for this" quote is total BS - When the do that for 68 out of 75 fairly decent images, its annoying

And...I am not making that many sales....so far NOTHING for August....disappointing

beisea · « **Reply #29 on:** August 10, 2006, 11:36 »

I am totally pissed off by StockXpert, my initial 5 images I send in ( which were all accepted by IS, DT and FT, ), StockXpert rejected 4 out of 5, and then goes on saying : " please submit better quality images"

So now I have only one image at StockXpert, and I am not sending any more to them, it seems just waste of time, of course if they sell a lot on my only one, I may consider to add more.

Wisent · « **Reply #30 on:** August 10, 2006, 12:43 »

I have been rejected by StockXpert twice. They didn't let me know wich picture weren't good enough or why so i guess this means they where all bad??? I sent them my pics that were exepted by both dreamstime and istock and are selling well. Are there standards really that much higher or are they just being a pain in the ass?

kacper · « **Reply #31 on:** August 10, 2006, 13:06 »

Well yes... I agree the StockXpert is not exactly great with their reasons for rejections. But you gotto admit they are the fastest to review your photos. As far as sales, they're a small site still. I uploaded about half of my folio to them in one shot (which is only about 300 pics) and had 20 sales so far (two weeks). So... not amazing, but all right. I suppose once I finish sending off the rest this week, it should produce a payout a month which would be decent. $50 I didn't have before.

Quote from: ichiro17 on August 10, 2006, 08:34

StockXpert is annoying. The "We're not looking for this" quote is total BS - When the do that for 68 out of 75 fairly decent images, its annoying

And...I am not making that many sales....so far NOTHING for August....disappointing

kacper · « **Reply #32 on:** August 10, 2006, 13:13 »

Quote from: Wisent on August 10, 2006, 12:43

I have been rejected by StockXpert twice. They didn't let me know wich picture weren't good enough or why so i guess this means they where all bad??? I sent them my pics that were exepted by both dreamstime and istock and are selling well. Are there standards really that much higher or are they just being a pain in the ass?

No, they're not higher. Two issues:

1) Reviewer: in every agency there are the good, the bad and the ugly. The ones that like your pretty girl shots, and the ones that like your cut tomatoe shot. I've been rejected originally with StockXpert as well. I submitted originally my best selling architecture shots. They didn't like them. I reapplied with isolated objects shots. I got approved.

2) From my experience don't bother sending them:

statues / memorials / travel shots in general unless they are REALLY well known and really exceptional
frames of any sorts (I had 7 very well selling frames rejected)

3) Do submit:

food shots (I got 11 of the ugliest food shots accepted here and some are already selling)
baby shots of any type (crazy baby-liking people here)

tdoes · « **Reply #33 on:** October 07, 2006, 11:22 »

For me StockXpert is the most strict of the sites in terms of approval! More strict than Istock! I started uploading one month ago and still have a very small portfolio there (32). I was aware of their "no noise" policy, which is really extreme, but to get images rejected for " not being what they're looking for" in annoying, especially when their library has very few images of that subject. example: crab

Another gripe is when a image is rejected(usually for noise) and your asked to make a change to it and then have it rejected for a quality issue once the change was made!

I'll see how it goes since my portfolio is diverse! If I get enough images approved then this may be a enjoyable site for me to submit to!

beisea · « **Reply #34 on:** October 07, 2006, 11:45 »

After my initial 1 out 5 approval, now StockXpert is the easist to get approval, I am getting 90% more approval on them since then, it's lot easier to get approval than any other sites ( other than FT), now I have 241 on line for almost two month, but only 51 download, so not really very exciting, but way better than BigStock.

a.k.a.-tom · « **Reply #35 on:** October 29, 2006, 09:48 »

On the reccomendation of many of you folks here on the forum, I applied to StockXpert as my next site. Guess I got them on a lax day. Yesterday morning I sent in the 5 'test' shots { my best sellers on SS & DT } and filled out the online 'App". I immediately got the "thanks alot" email and was told to wait a few days for an answer. Yesterday evening, I got the approval email. And I'll start uploading in bulk today. Who knows? ....... maybe the janitor popped in and did some' approving' while the reviewer went out for coffee...HA!?!? We'll see how the first batch goes....
They did have an emphatic warning in the approval email ..that they are fanatical about noise. I've only had a problem with that on Shutterstock.
And thanks to all who pointed me to StockXpert.

mattb · « **Reply #36 on:** October 30, 2006, 09:03 »

I've also noticed that they are very picky when it comes to shots with isolated objects. They will pretty much reject anything if there is a touch of shadow anywhere, and I mean anywhere. They rejected one of mine that had a hint of shadow under a plate(couldn't even get it out in PS, it just wouldn't look right). Surprisingly, it was excepted everywhere else. I still like StockXpert, just have to get used to them.

beisea · « **Reply #37 on:** October 30, 2006, 11:44 »

StockXpert has been really slow for me this month, or the last two weeks, I only got 4 dl during the time for 262 images, I used to get 1/day, anybody else had a similar experience?

CJPhoto · « **Reply #38 on:** October 30, 2006, 11:51 »

Second half of month seems to have slowed but it has never been that consistant for me. Definately slow than last month.

At this stage I wam just attributing to ebb and flow but if it continues, I will attribute it to lower seas due to reverse global warming (ie cooling).

a.k.a.-tom · « **Reply #39 on:** November 01, 2006, 19:12 »

Wow!! Just got on with them 3 days ago. My first batch of ten, they took all of them and I sold one the first day. I was very excited. My second batch of 10 uploaded last night, they rejected 8. 6 for "we are not looking for such images"... and 2 they want a model release on. Same two pix are on 5 other sites went with no release required. Got these pix on SS, DT, BS, LO, & FT. ......Who knows?
Which way's the wind blowing and who's on duty tonight.... I suppose it's more luck of the draw than anything else. Guess I should be happy that they didn't shoot them down for quality/technical reasons....
or is that rejection quoted above their 'generic' rejection reply?
Generally speaking, I take micro rejection with no problem, it's the nature of the beast. ..... but I have to admit, this was kind of depressing... That was a lot of work for me, I'm still uploading one at a time.... I was going to do another 20 tonight, but........ at 80% shoot down, ....it suddenly became work and not fun... LOL

hatman12 · « **Reply #40 on:** February 10, 2007, 21:44 »

I would appreciate an update from all users of StockXpert. Are StockXpert making the sales. Are views high? Do you get the impression they are keen, investing in the business and intend to 'go places'?

Or has it petered out like some of the other new sites?

Any info appreciated.

phildate · « **Reply #41 on:** February 11, 2007, 00:39 »

StockXpert is not great for me, with a total of over 3000 images on the site in two separate portfolios. Each portfolio normally hits at least $100 per month but this is slightly variable. I seem to get lots of views compared to other sites but for me, it is the 6th site after the usual Big 5.

a.k.a.-tom · « **Reply #42 on:** February 11, 2007, 00:58 »

Well, 3 months after my excited comments above... It isn't doing so hot for me. My rejection rate is the highest on StockXpert. Most frequent rejection, "not commercial material" or their equivelant of that statement. Second most rejection, "too dark". And we're talking about pix that are up and selling well on others. SS started out slow for me when I first started micro. Now, it's my biggest seller. Truth is, I'm getting lazy about uploading to some of these other sites...
StockXpert, I hesitate to upload there due to the rejection rate.

hatman12 · « **Reply #43 on:** February 11, 2007, 01:08 »

Interesting comments. Thanks. As a newbie I am still researching and observing. Initial impression is that the big five will get bigger and dominate. It is important to get established with them because they will become much more selective about new contributors etc. On the other hand, I expect 'exclusive' deals to become gradually more appealing.

I am amazed at the quality being submitted to some of these agencies; 16mp and upwards, perfect exposure and composition, great subject matter. I cannot see the macro agencies surviving, except in niche markets like glamour, erotic etc.

sharpshot · « **Reply #44 on:** February 11, 2007, 04:21 »

Stockxpert is still doing well for me. A long way behind shutterstock and istock but one of the best of the other sites.

I like their high rejection rate. It makes them stand out from some sites that are filling up with low quality images. I am amazed what some of the sites will accept. Must be a pain for the buyers going through all that junk to find something worth buying.

Stockxpert is the easiest site to upload to, apart from the sites that have no sales and they have fast and high quality reviews. Several times, they have spotted errors that have not been noticed by other sites.

My sales did fall when I stopped uploading for a while. I think they are like shutterstock, if you keep uploading, the downloads are good.

leaf · « **Reply #45 on:** February 11, 2007, 04:37 »

yeah, i agree. Get in while you can. Give it another 2 years and the microstocks are going to be hard to get into and hard to get images online. We are already seeing it on sites like shutterstock, that they have raised the submitter requirements quite a bit from when they started (no test images were required the first year or so). When the agencies have 'enough' images they are only going to be accepting top sparkling quality, and gone will be the opportunity for the hobbyist...... except of course for submitting to start up agencies who still have low quality controll

MiguelAngelo · « **Reply #46 on:** February 11, 2007, 05:02 »

SX is my 3rd best and it's been like this since October when I joined.
I hate theire rejections, not because they reject but mostly because the reason given is usually not good.
As a example my last submission (1 pic) was rejected because: "thanks but we have too many. After searching for this particular subject I found they don't have any as the 4 pics who show up in search results were all spamed keywords.
I've resubmitted again and got rejected again by lack of detail. This one I can accept as the file was prepared do SS and the Noise thing makes it a bit dull. Maybe I'll resubmit it again in a few days mixed in some group of pics.

Leaf is really with the reason, in some time and 2 years I guess is too much, the best seller sites will be very picky with quality control. Just wait until some of the pros from the Macros show around with huge portfolios and awesome pictures.
I guess most pros will move from Macro to Micro very fast, just give some time to people get used to the idea. Since Microstock is a really new thing and is doing very well, I believe it's just a question of time for the hobbyist loose theire space.

kosmikkreeper · « **Reply #47 on:** February 11, 2007, 09:39 »

SX is doing well for me. It'S #5 on my list almost double what I get on BigStock.

And their uploading is a breeze.

a.k.a.-tom · « **Reply #48 on:** February 11, 2007, 18:00 »

Quote from: sharpshot on February 11, 2007, 04:21

I like their high rejection rate. It makes them stand out from some sites that are filling up with low quality images. I am amazed what some of the sites will accept. .

High rejection rate is fine, when the product should be rejected. And I agree with sharpshot that some take anything.
But, I think that what many are saying here and related threads is that too often, the StockXpert reason for rejection doesn't make sense. And I tend to agree.
I had a picture of Half Dome in Yosemite NP rejected by StockXpert for keyword spamming... words in question? "Half and Dome". Others, Destination & Vacation. Half Dome is the name of the mountain that is the subject of the picture. That kind of rejection can't help but make folks wonder. Now if they didn't want another 'landscape' shot, which I know are not overly welcomed, that's fine. Reject it as such, I can take it!

SS is my barometer testing the worthiness of a picture as stock material. I don't think many would argue with that logic. If a pic is accepted by SS and it sells there, I have always felt comfortable uploading it to others. I run roughly a 60% rejection with StockXpert. And that with pictures already accepted by SS & DT. SS sells the largest percentage of my portfolio and is accounting for 84% of my sales. DT is my second in sales. ( I haven't tried istock yet ) The majority of my rejections from StockXpert are not for techincal reasons. So.. when I get them, I again, tend to wonder.
When you have established photogs, with superb sales, like many of the folks here on MSG, when they get entire batches rejected for "no thanks, too many or... not stock material" ...... .. maybe I'm wrong, but I have a hard time thinking that it was a legitimate rejection... rather, perhaps, someone on the night shift didn't feel like looking at them all.
Just for the record, I will be continuing to upload to StockXpert, it is my 4th in sales. I just tire of doing all that work and having 60% of proven work rejected for non-tech reasons. If they don't want to sell it or they can't sell it to their clients, no problem, it isn't a loss to me. SS , DT & BigStock are doing just fine with them. No sweat! No hard feelings, ....just wonderment.

Peace -- tom

Void · « **Reply #49 on:** February 11, 2007, 19:40 »

I agree, rejection reasons are not accurate.
I dont agree that they only accept quality stuff...thumb through their most recent uploads....
and lastly, check out the forums at stockxpert on the state of affairs concerning the financial state of things....
The place is gettting a little too weird for me.....

sharpshot · « **Reply #50 on:** February 12, 2007, 04:10 »

I have never had a problem with payments from them. They sell lots of photos compared to some sites that are still going, so I don't think they will have financial problems for a long time. They are now owned by Jupiter Images and I don't think they would have been interested if they were having financial problems.

Is there anything more to this than a few people complaining about slow payments?

Just checked and my last batch of 9 were all accepted. The reviewers are great

epixx · « **Reply #51 on:** February 12, 2007, 08:20 »

StockXpert is lagging behind for me, and my sales there are lower than last year, which is rather unique. On average, I'm increasing around 30% per month.

Last week, I had one of those weird reject situations. I had a series of 13 images, different but related objects, all isolated on white, shot at the same day in the same studio with the same lens (Micro Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 at f/8.0) and camera (Fuji S3 at ISO 100). Not even the lighting was changed between the shots. One day, I submitted the first five, and all were accepted. The next day, I submitted the other eight, and all were rejected for all kinds of reasons (subject too blurry, lack of detail etc.).

Not a single reject any other place (except Crestock who rejected a few, but that was to be expected), and they are selling well already, so I don't really care. Maybe they just don't want to have too many photos.

CJPhoto · « **Reply #52 on:** February 12, 2007, 11:51 »

epixx - my sales have been laggin in the last couple of months too. Not sure why.

Also go a weird batch rejection.

Daneel · « **Reply #53 on:** February 23, 2007, 04:11 »

Hi,

stockXpert is a big dissapointment for me. I signed up at dreamstime, fotolia, bigstockphoto, stockXpert, lucky oliver and featurepics all at the same time and with the same portfolio (about 500 photos) - but of course different acceptance rates.

Out of these and in the current month, dreamstime makes 50% of the income from these agencies' sales, fotolia 16%, bigstockphoto 20%, stockXpert 3%, luckyoliver 3%, featurepics 8%.

So - at least for me (and also considering shutterstock and iStock) - stockXpert is on par with the "up and coming" agencies, but nowhere near the "big 6".

All the best,
Michael

CJPhoto · « **Reply #54 on:** February 23, 2007, 04:37 »

123rf has kicked them out of my top 6 and I think BS is doing better too.

With the Getty/Corbis merger (if it goes ahead) I think their future is a bit uncertain.

sharpshot · « **Reply #55 on:** February 23, 2007, 06:56 »

I have more photos at stockxpert than fotolia or bigstock but that is only because it takes a lot less time to submit them.

I don't bother much with categories and I don't have to order keywords or think up 7 words for titles. My sales with stockxpert are ahead of bigstock and fotolia and it will take a long time to upload the rest of my files to those sites.

hatman12 · « **Reply #56 on:** February 24, 2007, 16:16 »

Closed my StockXpert account yesterday.

I know I am new at this game, but in the three weeks I have been uploading pictures I have achieved 11 sales through DT and IS and a considerable number of views at each of those agencies.

Not a sausage from StockXpert, BigStock or Fotolia and I see little point in continuing with those agencies now that the evidence suggests I will have greater success elsewhere.

Yes, I know three weeks is not a long time, but I would rather spend more time taking pictures and concentrating on promoting those pictures through agencies that appear to have willing and ready clients.

leaf · « **Reply #57 on:** February 24, 2007, 16:38 »

boy, you are really doing some spring cleaning. What sites are you still on?

Kngkyle · « **Reply #58 on:** February 24, 2007, 17:24 »

Absolutely nothing for over 2 weeks now. $:-\$

GeoPappas · « **Reply #59 on:** February 24, 2007, 17:30 »

According to StockXpert admin, there has been a 30% increase in sales over the last few weeks.

Have any of you seen an increase in sales lately?

HughStoneIan · « **Reply #60 on:** February 24, 2007, 17:37 »

A significant decrease for me (probably more than -30%)

CJPhoto · « **Reply #61 on:** February 24, 2007, 18:19 »

Quote from: GeoPappas on February 24, 2007, 17:30

According to StockXpert admin, there has been a 30% increase in sales over the last few weeks.

Have any of you seen an increase in sales lately?

This month is back up to normal levels. Last month was terrible.

stokfoto · « **Reply #62 on:** February 24, 2007, 18:48 »

especialy for the past two weeks there is a certain decrease in my sales on StockXpert.I assume it may be because of new default searching setting resulted in more exposure of populer images thus more sales for them and less for new images.

GWB · « **Reply #63 on:** February 25, 2007, 13:41 »

Yes, I've seen an increase in sales at SX. They are #4 in sales of the microstocks but appear to be gaining on my #3, Dreamstime. My only trouble with SX is that last year, PayPal charged me a $3.27 surcharge for a $102.50 payment. I have a premium account with them and have never been charged a fee with any other microstock for $100+ pay-out. I contacted SX and they said they didn't know what was going on. I've gone around and around with PayPal on this. Their latest email mentioned something about a "mass payment" rule and my payment from SX was outside of the rule. They never stated how much money a mass payment is supposed to be. I guess there is a cap on the overall payments you get per month, including the other microstocks? Go over the limit and get a surcharge?

admart01 · « **Reply #64 on:** February 25, 2007, 14:44 »

Yes, I've seen a bit of an increase but not 30%. Overall slower sales and very, very few accepted photos recently.

hatman12 · « **Reply #65 on:** February 25, 2007, 17:01 »

leaf, I am trying to approach stock photography from a business point of view. I know I am new, but I want to get it right.

I can either spend my time uploading to all sorts of different agencies, or I can take a different approach and focus my effort in a different way.

All businesses need sales and marketing. A business can invent the best product ever seen by mankind, but unless it has a sales and marketing strategy, no-one will ever hear about that product.

I have been uploading to IS for only three weeks, and I only have 25 snaps uploaded so far. But instead of uploading elsewhere I have spent time looking for designers with lightboxes relevant to my pictures, making a gentle approach to them to see if my pictures might suit their needs. In doing this in a gentle way, designers and photographers have visited my small portfolio and voted for a few images (I didn't ask them to - it's just something people do naturally). As a result, I have only 25 images, but 40 five star ratings!

I also now have the start of a contact list added to my network. I want to get that list up to 1,000 designers over the next two years. Then, when I have important new work to upload, I already have a relationship and contact list I can bulk sitemail. This is only the same method as used by millions of sales people worldwide - build your contacts and maintain a relationship.

I cannot do this everywhere, which is why, after only three weeks, I have already decided to limit my work to IS and DT. I may add SS if time permits.

I know it is early days. But on IS I already have five downloads which I think is encouraging for only three weeks and 25 images. I look forward to the day when I've got 2,000 images and 1,000 designer network contacts.

Already, designers have asked 'can you do it this way, or that way etc'. This is what sales, marketing and relationship building is all about.

Just my view.....

Kngkyle · « **Reply #66 on:** February 25, 2007, 17:20 »

Hatman you really need to get on Shutterstock.
I have been there for 3 days with only 50 submissions and have over 50 downloads already. If you think five downloads in 3 weeks is good try Shutterstock.

hatman12 · « **Reply #67 on:** February 25, 2007, 19:49 »

Yes, acknowledged.

As I am a newbie, I failed to get accepted by SS on my first attempt. Second attempt is allowed on 1st March so I'll give it a try. Promising numbers you've achieved.

Kngkyle · « **Reply #68 on:** February 25, 2007, 19:53 »

Quote from: hatman12 on February 25, 2007, 19:49

Yes, acknowledged.

As I am a newbie, I failed to get accepted by SS on my first attempt. Second attempt is allowed on 1st March so I'll give it a try. Promising numbers you've achieved.

Ah yes, I was rejected the first time too. I rushed into it and submitted a bunch of crap photos.
But now since all my work are illustrations I don't have the noise problems and such.
Good luck on your second attempt!

hatman12 · « **Reply #69 on:** February 25, 2007, 20:04 »

Yep, I rushed also. Lesson learned......

beisea · « **Reply #70 on:** February 26, 2007, 00:32 »

My last two batches are all rejected, doesn't sounds like they like to do business.
My same photos are accepted evereywhere, including SS, IS, FT, BigStock, DT, not all rejected by StockXpert, due to " we are not looking for those images" " noise or grain"

sharpshot · « **Reply #71 on:** February 26, 2007, 12:44 »

I have 1,597 photos with them, so they are not that fussy

chellyar · « **Reply #72 on:** February 26, 2007, 12:52 »

I've only got 62 images approved on StockXpert so far, and have the highest rejection ratio of any site.. (My total port is only about 300 images)

Grand total of $6 sales so far..

Because they approve before keywording it's a fairly 'soft' option for uploading, so I'll continue to upload my back-catalog, so to speak, for the moment... Just a few every now and then as I micro is a spare time thing for me, and I don't seem to have much of it! :-).

YMMV of course..

Photoguy · « **Reply #73 on:** February 26, 2007, 13:10 »

I'm doing great, from the begining of Feb it has gone nuts on sales for me.

stevenk · « **Reply #74 on:** March 24, 2007, 04:21 »

Hi Guys

Just closed my account after one week. With about 150 images there was only one sale in 7 days. Strange but true, this one sale that was accepted on the second day, was rejected today.

Never got this kind of work where an images was accepted, than sold and after rejected and taken out of database.

Also related to other sites like DT,IS,FL the potential of sale is to low for me, even if I think which time I have to spent for.

cu

GeoPappas · « **Reply #75 on:** March 24, 2007, 06:06 »

Quote from: stevenk on March 24, 2007, 04:21

Just closed my account after one week. With about 150 images there was only one sale in 7 days. Strange but true, this one sale that was accepted on the second day, was rejected today.

Never got this kind of work where an images was accepted, than sold and after rejected and taken out of database.

Did they say why it was rejected?

Kngkyle · « **Reply #76 on:** March 24, 2007, 08:06 »

My sales have picked up quite a bit now that they changed the search default.

steve-oh · « **Reply #77 on:** March 24, 2007, 09:21 »

Kngkyle,

Glad to hear sales have picked up for you. I'm very confident in and impressed with Peter's solution. I think it is a much fairer way to organize images. We'll of course continue to listen to your feedback and make improvements to it if necessary.

stevenk,

Sorry to hear StockXpert didn't work out for you. As for the accepted image that got rejected after its first sale, I will look into that.

Thanks!
-Steve

madelaide · « **Reply #78 on:** March 24, 2007, 15:26 »

StockXpert has been doing great for me - 3rd best this month - and although sales are not as frequent as in IS, they're frequent enough to make a nice income (and decent commission).

Regards,
Adelaide

fintastique · « **Reply #79 on:** March 26, 2007, 05:01 »

StockXpert will certainly be higher up in the ranking of earnings this month, starting to accept my illustrations though I found a few where they were selling the eps file for 1 credit instead of 5 credits.

Is anyone else getting reminders for missing keywords? I used to wait until they had passed through the review process before checking for errors now I get reminders before they are reviewed and rejected, a tad annoying.

If they are "not looking for such images right now" why do they need the keywords.

Also the only site I submit to that rejects for unclosed paths on eps files

michaeldb · « **Reply #80 on:** March 26, 2007, 19:28 »

Quote from: fintastique on March 26, 2007, 05:01

Also the only site I submit to that rejects for unclosed paths on eps files

IS also rejects for open paths. One rejection reason I have gotten at StockXpert and nowhere else is: Jpg version does not match eps.

I find this rather strange since at StockXpert you have to submit a jpg which is suitable as a raster illustration (like at DT), instead of submitting a thumbnail (like at SS). I can think of several reasons why you might want to do some postwork on a vector render to make it suitable as a stand-alone jpg.

sccrcoach81 · « **Reply #81 on:** March 27, 2007, 22:50 »

120% increase from last month and about a 60% increase over the past few months. It is still about half of IS and SS for me, but it is doing well enough for me to keep it going.

CJPhoto · « **Reply #82 on:** March 28, 2007, 03:32 »

Sales have definately picked up this month. I only track on a monthly basis so haven't checked yet but think it will be a best ever.

tdoes · « **Reply #83 on:** March 28, 2007, 06:38 »

Wish I could say this site was doing well for me but I can't.

Guess I'll just focus on the other sites I submit to.

Photoguy · « **Reply #84 on:** March 28, 2007, 06:48 »

StockXpert has moved into third place for sales this month, displacing Dreamstime.

a.k.a.-tom · « **Reply #85 on:** March 28, 2007, 15:35 »

normal .... slow. ranking 4th behind SS, BigStock, DT. Just started uploading to IS, hope it's a winner for me.

-tom

Freezingpictures · « **Reply #86 on:** March 28, 2007, 16:44 »

Quote from: Photoguy on March 28, 2007, 06:48

StockXpert has moved into third place for sales this month, displacing Dreamstime.

Same with me here..

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