Author Topic: Symbiostock Sales POLL (Read 17996 times)

Leo Blanchette · « **on:** July 24, 2013, 15:07 »

How is your site doing in sales?

farbled · « **Reply #1 on:** July 24, 2013, 15:09 »

I have not had sales yet. But its so early and I don't have the majority of my content up. Plus I'm a very small niche and I haven't truly rolled out all my marketing efforts yet.

picture5469 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 24, 2013, 15:49 »

Got all my content up, trying to work on seo, no sales yet

Leo Blanchette · « **Reply #3 on:** July 24, 2013, 15:50 »

Christos and I are actually going through the "Just redesigned' slump.

stockphoto-images.com · « **Reply #4 on:** July 24, 2013, 16:15 »

Just had one

, patiently waiting for the next while uploading the rest of my portfolio.

Ron · « **Reply #5 on:** July 24, 2013, 16:50 »

900+ files up of which 60 exclusive. Site running for a month.

One sale. Slowly losing hope. But still happy with my site.

cathyslife · « **Reply #6 on:** July 24, 2013, 17:06 »

Ever since the problem with registration emails, which prompted the release of, and my install of 2.5.5, I have gotten no sales. Prior to that, one sale. In fact, I am not getting any registrations, spam or otherwise. Prior to that, I was getting a few every day. It felt like everything was gaining momentum, then boom. It has all stopped.

I have tested the registration process and it worked ok for me, I made a test purchase and it worked ok for me. I am wondering if something else is wrong.

cathyslife · « **Reply #7 on:** July 24, 2013, 17:07 »

FYI >>
Symbiostock Sales Pole >> should be Symbiostock Sales POLL

grsphoto · « **Reply #8 on:** July 24, 2013, 22:08 »

I feel like a teenager who is all set up for a party, but no one has arrived.....

What I keep telling myself is the party really won't start for another couple of weeks.... Sept... when summer is over in the Northern hemisphere. So I keep uploading and working on my SEO.... but I am still listening for the ring of the doorbell.

Leo Blanchette · « **Reply #9 on:** July 25, 2013, 03:57 »

At this point its an investment - simply keep uploading. Not only does your search engine strength improve with time, but as the network gains more presence and interest, the more things like www.symbiostock.info will surface. At this point it really can't be argued that although the networks still a little clunky, its an SEO rocketship, which is more than can be said for any other agent/direct-selling package out there.

The network's simply planting its roots right now. I made this poll to get some personal feedback for progress.

There will be a time when people are going to see 100 or 200 sites on the network, and likely about 200,000 images. And they will get interested in combining the power of those sites with the sort of solutions we've been discussing these last 4 months.

In the meantime, just keep making your sites/images rank valuable

Investment is the name of the game at this point.

Right now they take up to 80%, but you may be surprised. When you own the databases, the images, and the generally the system, you may be able to take 80% of the sale as marketers compete over your attention.

cidepix · « **Reply #10 on:** July 25, 2013, 04:36 »

SY alone: random...

Combined with my cmsaccount site: more like weekly..

Sometimes I have months which I beat all the agencies except top 5-6...

But my other site is more of a performer right now..

non-existence of ELs on SY is hurting me a bit as the type of EL license I am offering is different than the one offered by the agencies and it is crucial for me..

Leo Blanchette · « **Reply #11 on:** July 25, 2013, 04:47 »

The plugin I'm working on now has more license features.

Anyway, thanks for updating the poll. Like I said, the roots are being planted. Symbiostock is made to tie into sites like www.PicturEngine.com, www.symbiostock.info, (hub sites soon), and eventually anyone else who utilizes the API.

PicturEngine for instance is perfectly compatible with Symbiostock, but they are not ready yet. I believe one or two Symbiostockers have connected their sites in testing. But they are not ready for the masses to join yet.

As mentioned here, I really think at this point people can just focus on doing what they do - images. And leave the site development alone since you have PLENTY going for you. New content regularly is what will do it from here.

djpadavona · « **Reply #12 on:** July 25, 2013, 04:48 »

Google Analytics shows I have had 13 people add an image to the sales cart, but abandoned as soon as they found out they had to register. I'll let you draw your own conclusions, but I made it pretty clear initially how I felt forced registration would badly hurt sales.

trendi · « **Reply #13 on:** July 25, 2013, 04:48 »

at this time, it will be more interesting to see how the organic traffic coming from search engines is going.
Can anyone tell their port size/google hits?

Leo Blanchette · « **Reply #14 on:** July 25, 2013, 04:53 »

Quote from: djpadavona on July 25, 2013, 04:48

Google Analytics shows I have had 13 people add an image to the sales cart, but abandoned as soon as they found out they had to register. I'll let you draw your own conclusions, but I made it pretty clear initially how I felt forced registration would badly hurt sales.

Thats ending soon don't worry. I never doubted anyone who said "Forced registration sucks". I only set it up that way because it was easier to get stuff to the customer.

One fine day I hope there will be some more help on the core stuff. I'm working on "burned out" energy since 2 months ago.

I realized today that a few minor adjustments to the cart and IPN might completely over-ride the need for registration

Believe it or not its just a "time" thing and the fact there is mostly just me on the core-features still.

cidepix · « **Reply #15 on:** July 25, 2013, 05:08 »

I like the registration.. it should be optional..

I have been selling on my personal sites for a while now and I know that "serious buyers BUY" regardless they have to register or not.. the only thing I wish we had is giving customers the ability to create their own passwords during checkout without checking the email..

cascoly · « **Reply #16 on:** July 25, 2013, 12:49 »

Quote from: cidepix on July 25, 2013, 05:08

I like the registration.. it should be optional..

I have been selling on my personal sites for a while now and I know that "serious buyers BUY" regardless they have to register or not.. the only thing I wish we had is giving customers the ability to create their own passwords during checkout without checking the email..

i'm more concerned about the non-serious buyers -- someone who'll pay a few $ for a cute penguin or a mountain panorama, but gets scared by having to register

Travelling-light · « **Reply #17 on:** July 25, 2013, 13:10 »

Quote from: djpadavona on July 25, 2013, 04:48

Google Analytics shows I have had 13 people add an image to the sales cart, but abandoned as soon as they found out they had to register. I'll let you draw your own conclusions, but I made it pretty clear initially how I felt forced registration would badly hurt sales.

Dan, how can you tell if someone has done this? Thanks!

djpadavona · « **Reply #18 on:** July 25, 2013, 13:18 »

Do a right click on the "Download" button to get the URL. Search for that URL within Google Analytics by looking at page traffic, but ignore all instances where the Download page is the Landing page. In the latter case, you are almost surely looking at bots.

cidepix · « **Reply #19 on:** July 25, 2013, 13:34 »

Quote from: cascoly on July 25, 2013, 12:49

Quote from: cidepix on July 25, 2013, 05:08
I like the registration.. it should be optional..

I have been selling on my personal sites for a while now and I know that "serious buyers BUY" regardless they have to register or not.. the only thing I wish we had is giving customers the ability to create their own passwords during checkout without checking the email..

i'm more concerned about the non-serious buyers -- someone who'll pay a few $ for a cute penguin or a mountain panorama, but gets scared by having to register

The type of customer you just describe does not really exist. My site was a wordpress powered store before SY as well.. in my previous site, you did not have to register to buy my images..

As a seller who experienced both ways, I do not see any difference in customer behavior to be honest.. similar number of visits results in similar number of sales.. registration or not..

The lack of sales in these early stages of SY is making people worry unnecessarily..

I think people should relax as Leo said and watch this thing blossom over time..

If people want to get quicker results, they must try and get as many links as they can to their sites.. it is the most important thing to speed things up imo..

cascoly · « **Reply #20 on:** July 25, 2013, 13:50 »

Quote from: cidepix on July 25, 2013, 13:34

Quote from: cascoly on July 25, 2013, 12:49
Quote from: cidepix on July 25, 2013, 05:08
I like the registration.. it should be optional..

I have been selling on my personal sites for a while now and I know that "serious buyers BUY" regardless they have to register or not.. the only thing I wish we had is giving customers the ability to create their own passwords during checkout without checking the email..

i'm more concerned about the non-serious buyers -- someone who'll pay a few $ for a cute penguin or a mountain panorama, but gets scared by having to register

The type of customer you just describe does not really exist. My site was a wordpress powered store before SY as well.. in my previous site, you did not have to register to buy my images..

As a seller who experienced both ways, I do not see any difference in customer behavior to be honest.. similar number of visits results in similar number of sales.. registration or not..

The lack of sales in these early stages of SY is making people worry unnecessarily..

I think people should relax as Leo said and watch this thing blossom over time..

If people want to get quicker results, they must try and get as many links as they can to their sites.. it is the most important thing to speed things up imo..

I totally agree that we need to give it more time - right now it's like the newbies to the forum who submit a dozen images to SS and ask how many downloads a day they can expect.

but, as I've mentioned several times - different sites have different goals, and attract different types of customers

I know that the 'non-serious' customer exists -- I sold numerous images on ebay this way, before ebay stopped allowing digital downloads - these are impulse buys, not designers looking for specific images (based on feedback left by the buyers)

cthoman · « **Reply #21 on:** July 25, 2013, 14:00 »

Quote from: cidepix on July 25, 2013, 13:34

I think people should relax as Leo said and watch this thing blossom over time..

I always thought time was one of the more powerful SEO tools.

cidepix · « **Reply #22 on:** July 25, 2013, 14:20 »

Quote from: cthoman on July 25, 2013, 14:00

Quote from: cidepix on July 25, 2013, 13:34
I think people should relax as Leo said and watch this thing blossom over time..

I always thought time was one of the more powerful SEO tools.

Btw you should jump on the bandwagon too cory.. your work would be a good addition for the network..

it never hurts to have a 2nd store..

Leo Blanchette · « **Reply #23 on:** July 25, 2013, 14:33 »

Quote from: cthoman on July 25, 2013, 14:00

Quote from: cidepix on July 25, 2013, 13:34
I think people should relax as Leo said and watch this thing blossom over time..

I always thought time was one of the more powerful SEO tools.

it is. Just like content.

cthoman · « **Reply #24 on:** July 25, 2013, 14:35 »

Quote from: cidepix on July 25, 2013, 14:20

Btw you should jump on the bandwagon too cory.. your work would be a good addition for the network.. it never hurts to have a 2nd store..

Thanks. It's on my list. I just want to finish some other things up first.

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