BobD 871 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 3 for $33, worst month since I rejoined in 2015. After a reasonable couple of months prices have once again nosedived. Totally not worth the time and effort. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Robert Convery 171 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 19 minutes ago, geogphotos said: Well I do need to apologise. I have obviously misunderstood the purpose of these monthly Alamy sales threads. I had thought that it was an opportunity to make a brief post so that we could compare numbers and work out something about what was going on at Alamy. But clearly I am wrong. So I apologise. People should be encouraged to post on the forum, only a tiny number contribute. It's easy not to click on the link in Brazilnut's post. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites
AlbertSnapper 3,075 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Straight to the point....... ....$174 from 9. Zooms were good. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Brizbee 47 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 3 last month for $134. And, after my best month ever for zooms in July, only the 1 in August, right at the end of the month. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Brasilnut 413 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 2 hours ago, geogphotos said: I had thought that it was an opportunity to make a brief post so that we could compare numbers and work out something about what was going on at Alamy. Alamy doesn't exist in a vacuum in this industry. In other words, what's going on elsewhere, including microstock-land, has a direct impact on results here. 6 Link to post Share on other sites
njene 153 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 2 sales for $91 in August meh, could be worse 1 Link to post Share on other sites
John Mitchell 5,723 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, Brasilnut said: Alamy doesn't exist in a vacuum in this industry. In other words, what's going on elsewhere, including microstock-land, has a direct impact on results here. Perhaps it's time for a separate "How was your month on the Dark Side?" thread. 🙃 Edited September 3, 2019 by John Mitchell 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jansos 941 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Reasonably happy - 30 sales - average licence $25! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
M.Chapman 1,926 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 10 hours ago, geogphotos said: Well I do need to apologise. I have obviously misunderstood the purpose of these monthly Alamy sales threads. I had thought that it was an opportunity to make a brief post so that we could compare numbers and work out something about what was going on at Alamy. But clearly I am wrong. So I apologise. No need to apologise. If Brazilnut had pasted his entire August blog rather than just a link, then I'd have the same views as you. But a discrete "click on it if you want to" link seemed quite appropriate. August's thread is still quite concise. In fact, the discussions over the rights and wrongs of posting a link has probably been more of a distraction than the link itself... Oops... Sorry... Mark 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites
geogphotos 4,296 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 7 minutes ago, M.Chapman said: No need to apologise. If Brazilnut had pasted his entire August blog rather than just a link, then I'd have the same views as you. But a discrete "click on it if you want to" link seemed quite appropriate. August's thread is still quite concise. In fact, the discussions over the rights and wrongs of posting a link has probably been more of a distraction than the link itself... Oops... Sorry... Mark That does sum up my point rather neatly. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Gaul 70 Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 It's good and encouraging to see that some are doing well here. I must admit to being slightly disappointed with only three sales when another agency where I only have 400 images produced a greater return from three sales there and paid out. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RedSnapper 1,047 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 91 images sold/licenced in August...slightly up on the three-month rolling average. Prices in line with what others are reporting km 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 (edited) . Edited September 7, 2019 by Guest Link to post Share on other sites
losdemas 3,027 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 (edited) 3 for 45 gross (inc. two 'presentation' licences) Really in a quandary. Making pennies in other places and considering putting everything here if only to recover the 20% lost a few months back, but is it all worth the hassle anymore? Decisions, decisions... Edited September 4, 2019 by losdemas 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RedSnapper 1,047 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, Jan Brown said: Is it my imagination or have you more than doubled your port in recent weeks? Your imagination....I've added no more than a hundred - all via LiveNews - since the end of July... km Edited September 4, 2019 by RedSnapper Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Ashmore 1,195 Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 3 hours ago, losdemas said: 3 for 45 gross (inc. two 'presentation' licences) Really in a quandary. Making pennies in other places and considering putting everything here if only to recover the 20% lost a few months back, but is it all worth the hassle anymore? Decisions, decisions... The majority of my images are exclusive to Alamy. But some of the more "commerical" images which I don't think will do so well on Alamy I put elsewhere and also nearly every image that I shoot on my phone. Link to post Share on other sites
Cryptoprocta 1,184 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 (edited) On 04/09/2019 at 12:14, losdemas said: 3 for 45 gross (inc. two 'presentation' licences) Really in a quandary. Making pennies in other places and considering putting everything here if only to recover the 20% lost a few months back, but is it all worth the hassle anymore? Decisions, decisions... I was wondering the very opposite, as I'm consistently earning much more in my 'other place', but I've lost my positioning for new images. Still while seriously concerned that only six files I've uploaded there out of 66 since I restarted reloading there in Jan have sold, not one of a couple of hundred I've uploaded here in that time has sold. Still, who knows what's round the corner? I'm still wondering if Alamy is trying to position itself much more in the LiveNews sector than the 'secondary editorial' sector. Edited September 5, 2019 by Cryptoprocta Link to post Share on other sites
RedSnapper 1,047 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Cryptoprocta said: I'm still wondering if Alamy is trying to position itself much more in the LiveNews sector than the 'secondary editorial' sector. Alamy is still, in my experience, a solid secondary editorial player Of my 90+ sales last month, 80-ish were general stock, 10 were Live News km 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Cryptoprocta 1,184 Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 12 minutes ago, RedSnapper said: Alamy is still, in my experience, a solid secondary editorial player Of my 90+ sales last month, 80-ish were general stock, 10 were Live News km Interesting, thanks for the info. Must be business as usual, some people I know were finding the opposite. Swings and roundabouts! Link to post Share on other sites
Marb 174 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 On 01/09/2019 at 07:56, Colblimp said: Sales were OK with 12, but revenue was pretty poor with a mere €339 gross. However, I'm staying positive and looking forward to whatever September brings! 😁 I thought you said in another post that you had no sales last month. Link to post Share on other sites
Cryptoprocta 1,184 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Marb said: I thought you said in another post that you had no sales last month. If you click on a contributor name you can see their posts in reverse chronological order, from which it seems you must have been thinking of someone else. Link to post Share on other sites
Marb 174 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Cryptoprocta said: If you click on a contributor name you can see their posts in reverse chronological order, from which it seems you must have been thinking of someone else. I think the thread was deleted for some unknown reason as I can't find it.. Link to post Share on other sites
Colblimp 3,119 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 5 hours ago, Marb said: I thought you said in another post that you had no sales last month. I said I had no sales up until about the 28th of the month. Link to post Share on other sites
Allan Bell 3,230 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 How was your August 2019? NOT SAYING! Allan Link to post Share on other sites
Cryptoprocta 1,184 Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 On 05/09/2019 at 19:16, Cryptoprocta said: Still while seriously concerned that only six files I've uploaded there out of 66 since I restarted reloading there in Jan have sold, not one of a couple of hundred I've uploaded here in that time has sold. Still, who knows what's round the corner? Who indeed? My first sale of the month popped in and it was one I'd taken this year after the Alamy social meetup in Edinburgh. 🙂 Link to post Share on other sites
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