Marianne Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Low $$ 😑 and my average CTR tanked as well (though my editorial pseudo was at .98) . This was in contrast to June when my CTR soared to its second highest average for the past 12 months, so hoping that will mean August picks up for sales (when it happens, zooms seem to turn into sales either immediately or two months later). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 4 hours ago, Reimar said: June was OK. July was a disaster. 10 sales for $245 gross/$97 net. Although my MS experiment also tanked in July , it did pull in $173 net. 1 hour ago, John Mitchell said: Always good to hear news from the dark side. My very limited experimenting suggests that -- unlike on Alamy -- images uploaded to the other place quickly descend into the depths of no return. Consequently, the fish tend to bite only when the bait is fresh (awful analogy, sorry). 1 hour ago, Reimar said: You may be on to something. My steady climb when uploading my port' went into a freefall after I finished for the last two months. Others there have seen a poor June/July as well. So it could be something similar to what we saw here when Alamy changed their algorithm - some winners, some losers. As always, the answer is keep plugging away since we can't do anything about all that anyway. In contrast to Reimar and John's expectations, I was surprised that my new editorial images (taken in 2019) have been suddenly selling well on "dark side" the past couple of months. For me, newer images often seemed to languish, while older photos, especially general travel/editorial, seem to sell day after day, I have a handful from as far back as 2010 that still show up on page one on the biggest of those sites for general place name searches from popular tourist destinations and sell regularly on all of them. After not uploading for a couple of years, in May I uploaded some from a recent trip & many have been selling repeatedly. It seems like you have to make a few sales in the early days and then if you're lucky the files will stay in the pipeline. But it's not the steady predictable stream that it used to be. It's also much easier for files to get lost in the crowd. It's funny. When I started learning about stock photography, I remember reading that travel photos could be expected to sell for 5 years and then they would die out, but fortunately older images - even those taken in cities - seem to sell for many years longer. Thank goodness. Because if I had to rely on just new images it would be discouraging. The one and only sale I had here this month was a travel editorial RM photo from 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colblimp Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 11 sales for $1,104 - best month this year in terms of revenue, but number of sales down. I'm certainly not complaining; for the size of my port, I'm chuffed to bits with the sales and revenue. Looking forward to August to see what it brings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 19 Sales for $452. Interesting to see the mix of licenses: landscapes, wildlife, cityscapes, lifestyle, flora, macro, people, no people. It's all the more heartwarming that I sold two that I really like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 1 hour ago, gvallee said: 19 Sales for $452. Interesting to see the mix of licenses: landscapes, wildlife, cityscapes, lifestyle, flora, macro, people, no people. It's all the more heartwarming that I sold two that I really like. Great news! I always love it when I sell one of my favorites. Even better when you find it in use. Hope you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Marianne said: In contrast to Reimar and John's expectations, I was surprised that my new editorial images (taken in 2019) have been suddenly selling well on "dark side" the past couple of months. For me, newer images often seemed to languish, while older photos, especially general travel/editorial, seem to sell day after day, I have a handful from as far back as 2010 that still show up on page one on the biggest of those sites for general place name searches from popular tourist destinations and sell regularly on all of them. After not uploading for a couple of years, in May I uploaded some from a recent trip & many have been selling repeatedly. It seems like you have to make a few sales in the early days and then if you're lucky the files will stay in the pipeline. But it's not the steady predictable stream that it used to be. It's also much easier for files to get lost in the crowd. It's funny. When I started learning about stock photography, I remember reading that travel photos could be expected to sell for 5 years and then they would die out, but fortunately older images - even those taken in cities - seem to sell for many years longer. Thank goodness. Because if I had to rely on just new images it would be discouraging. The one and only sale I had here this month was a travel editorial RM photo from 2012. I actually meant "newly uploaded" images rather than "newly shot" ones. Newly uploaded images -- regardless of when they were taken -- seem to get buried very quickly over there. I've found that if an image is going to sell, it's usually within a few days of it being submitted. But my sample portfolio is very small, and I haven't been conducting my evil experiment for very long . Alamy's ranking system appears to be far superior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 2 hours ago, John Mitchell said: I actually meant "newly uploaded" images rather than "newly shot" ones. Newly uploaded images -- regardless of when they were taken -- seem to get buried very quickly over there. I've found that if an image is going to sell, it's usually within a few days of it being submitted. But my sample portfolio is very small, and I haven't been conducting my evil experiment for very long . Alamy's ranking system appears to be far superior. I meant newly uploaded too - and yes, they either sell quickly or they usually get lost forever - it's a very different model than Alamy's since there are multiple sales. I've got a lot of old images that keep selling (taken and uploaded back circa 2010-2013) but old ones that haven't been licensed before rarely license now - they used to have an algorithm that would throw up previously unlicensed images from time to time - but that's rarer now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yackers1 Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Zero sales - still chasing my first licence. Fingers crossed it will come soon. It's encouraging to read other reports and gives me the motivation "kick up the a**e" to keep taking photos and uploading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Wretched until redeemed on the 30th by my biggest sale for a couple of years. Omens not good though, still heading for half-rations compared with last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riccarbi Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Yackers1 said: Zero sales - still chasing my first licence. Fingers crossed it will come soon. It's encouraging to read other reports and gives me the motivation "kick up the a**e" to keep taking photos and uploading. I don't want to look cocky whatsoever. But I had a look at your portfolio and many of your pictures, though nice, have a big problem: most of them are askew. I don't know whether this was intentional or not, but I doubt it would be easy to sell a tilted photo, these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreign Export Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 On 01/08/2019 at 18:53, Stokie said: Not too bad! 16 sales for $499. My best sale of low $$$ was refunded and resold the same day for the exact same amount. Also had my lowest ever sale for low $, which also happened to be a distributor sale! The bad news is i've missed out on a payment next month for the first time in 3 years. I've got $49 cleared......... John. for $1 short - would be a nice touch if Alamy paid you that for this month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 40 licenses which is about average for me and better than July last year. However prices were low and my only $$$ sale was refunded and sold again for $$. Pearl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokie Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Foreign Export said: for $1 short - would be a nice touch if Alamy paid you that for this month I agree wholeheartedly!! Especially as i've not missed out for 3 years. John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_rabe Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Apart from my first single sale couple months back,nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Lewis Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 My sales were up and price per sale were up. Views and zooms were also up. Granted I only went from 2 sales in 2018 to 3 in 2019 but hey, with a small number of images submitted, I'm happy. My average gross was much higher for July 2019, which is good. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 It was best month since I started Alamy. 12 sales for 510$. I'd like to continue like this,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizbee Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Still new to this, so 4 sales for $147 was really pleasing. Views remained stable, but had the best month for zooms since I started, which hopefully bodes well for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losdemas Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 4 for 100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokie Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 On 02/08/2019 at 11:12, Foreign Export said: for $1 short - would be a nice touch if Alamy paid you that for this month No payment due! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAROL SAUNDERS Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 I was $2 short of being paid but happy to say payment in the August batch ! Also nice surprise sale of high $$$ on 31st July, hoping it will stay there !🙄 Carol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokie Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 16 minutes ago, CAROL SAUNDERS said: I was $2 short of being paid but happy to say payment in the August batch ! Also nice surprise sale of high $$$ on 31st July, hoping it will stay there !🙄 Carol So do you mean you will be paid next month? I have got $98 cleared now, so will get a payment for September. Well done on the big sale! John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAROL SAUNDERS Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Hiya, I will be paid this month for a few previous sales that took me over the $50 not by a vast amount but everything helps. Just hoping that the latest bigger one will clear, sometimes they do seem to take ages for buyers to pay and am hoping it doesn't get refunded as I've read this does sometimes happen😮. Bet you can't wait until September, that's great - I hate looking at a zero balance😢 Carol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokie Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 4 hours ago, CAROL SAUNDERS said: Hiya, I will be paid this month for a few previous sales that took me over the $50 not by a vast amount but everything helps. Just hoping that the latest bigger one will clear, sometimes they do seem to take ages for buyers to pay and am hoping it doesn't get refunded as I've read this does sometimes happen😮. Bet you can't wait until September, that's great - I hate looking at a zero balance😢 Carol I had relatively good sales in June and even better in July so should get a bumper payout in September!! John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaniMarkus Hasa Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 No sales, one zoom, CTR below Alamy average. Other than that, my July was great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nacke Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Just OK or about average, Seven licenses for $369 and change. What I have found is that ALAMY is much better with "editorial images", but I do not do much straight stock photography? Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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