Jill Morgan Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Outside of the first 3 months I was on Alamy, for the first time I went the entire month without one zoom. Had sales, but no zooms. My zooms have been down all year, but never had a goose egg month except for when I first started. I'm assuming that last December there was another re-rank and that this December there will be another one. Hoping that will improve for me, although sales almost as good as last year (in volume anyway) so can't complain on that front. Anyone else have blank months over the past year? Jill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 July was zero zooms with one sale. August was back up to seven zooms, no sales Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 33 minutes ago, Rico said: July was zero zooms with one sale. August was back up to seven zooms, no sales Rick August 6 zooms zero sales. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 4 minutes ago, Allan Bell said: August 6 zooms zero sales. Allan Most of my zooms don't wind up with a sale anyway, so there's that Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeRay Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 August saw my BME for zooms and worst month in years for sales. Maybe the future looks brighter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 I've never had a blank month that I can remember, but August was definitely an outlier when it came to zooms. I had only 17 zooms in August compared to 53 in July and 44 in June. My stats are usually very consistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 My stats are usually very consistent also, but zooms were way down in August to approx 65% of the norm Kumar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thyrsis Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Only 3 zooms in August but 4 sales which is good for our small portfolio. None of the sales were zoomed though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Yates Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 My zooms seemed to have halved since CEO Andy Harding's exit was announced. I wonder if Alamy has lost some key customer accounts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normspics Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 I had 12 zooms and 6 sales in August and one refund that put a dent in the sales, sorry to hear about the lack of zooms Jill, I think it has been a particularly slow August hope September brings better fortune for us all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptoprocta Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 I had 32 zooms in August, which was probably my best month ever for zooms. CTR the second best in the rolling year. Good zoom months don't always lead to sales down the line, though. (Lest anyone think I'm bragging, the 'How was August? thread reveals that I'm probably the person with the lowest average RPD on Alamy.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reimar Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 I get the jist of that Elizabeth, but what's the D mean? return per.... Enquiring minds want to know. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptoprocta Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Reimar said: I get the jist of that Elizabeth, but what's the D mean? return per.... Enquiring minds want to know. :-) Download. (And you can call me Liz!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newberry Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 I had one zoom, one sale for August. July: 6 zooms, 1 sale. June: 8 zooms, 3 sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andremichel Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 My zooms are 35% lower than a year ago yet sales are 5% higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Morgan Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 Glad to see August has also been a slow zoom month for others. Hoping September has more to offer. Jill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 6 hours ago, Jill Morgan said: Glad to see August has also been a slow zoom month for others. Hoping September has more to offer. Jill I think I was starting to get spoiled. I haven't seen a dip like this in zooms and sales for over a year. According to the roller-coaster theory, next month should be a better one. If not, we can always blame NAFTA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 8 zooms 1 sale in August. Jill, I wouldn't worry - For years I would get sales and very few zooms, and even with zooms they often don't coincide with my sales. The past year or so zooms seem to be up, and they have been pretty steady this year, but this year sales are down. I'd take a couple more sales and no zooms any day. Hoping to see things pick up now that it's September - the summer is often slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 My zooms were down, too like 13 for the month and 5 sales. But prices not bad at over $300 for the 5. Last month, best ever with 11 sales. I wouldn’t say August was horrible, but less than half of July. Jill, I’ve had months like yours, sometimes two in a row, then the tide would change. Betty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 The gradual downwards trend for contributors continues, so many images available and growing all of the time. I suspect that last year might have been my best ever on Alamy, I've seen a growth of sales over recent years as my collection and understanding of the market increased, but this year things are tailing off. Sorry to sound pessimistic, but this is how I see it. There's clearly still money to be made, but I have a rule that any photo gear investment comes out of photo related earnings, no sense in paying for sales! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 10 hours ago, Bryan said: The gradual downwards trend for contributors continues, so many images available and growing all of the time. I suspect that last year might have been my best ever on Alamy, I've seen a growth of sales over recent years as my collection and understanding of the market increased, but this year things are tailing off. Sorry to sound pessimistic, but this is how I see it. There's clearly still money to be made, but I have a rule that any photo gear investment comes out of photo related earnings, no sense in paying for sales! Methinks you have a point. The challenge from now on is going to be simply maintaining current income levels, at least it will be for me because I add only a few hundred images per year. I seem to be in plateau country now. Best year for number of sales: 2017 Best year for income: 2014 P.S. That's a wise rule. No point in spending more on equipment than you can afford these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 For me, best year for numbers of sales and for income (just), was 2016. 2017 was the first year in which both fell slightly, mainly due to the change in Alamy search engine on 5/12 2016 This year I am still hoping to beat 2016 - am ahead so far, (though in terms of gross income for the year, am only ahead by $1 !!) Kumar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 44 minutes ago, Doc said: For me, best year for numbers of sales and for income (just), was 2016. 2017 was the first year in which both fell slightly, mainly due to the change in Alamy search engine on 5/12 2016 This year I am still hoping to beat 2016 - am ahead so far, (though in terms of gross income for the year, am only ahead by $1 !!) Kumar That's impressive. It would take me another lifetime, perhaps two, to upload as many images as you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Morgan Posted September 3, 2018 Author Share Posted September 3, 2018 Had my first September zoom, and of an image where there were only 14 choices for the buyer. Mine was the only one zoomed. Hoping this is a sign of a better September. Jill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domf Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 I had a good August and already 2 zooms in September which puts my CTR for the month at 2.2, I'm sure it will be all downhill from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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