Young Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Great month for me cause the prices are quite high. No less than $10 and the volume was satisfactory. But off course I Want more! 6 sales for 212.43 Lowest $7 and highest $88. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) Just now, Young said: Great month for me cause the prices are quite high. No less than $7 and the volume was satisfactory. But off course I Want more! 6 sales for 212.43 Lowest $7 and highest $88. It was 7 the llowest Edited May 2, 2021 by Young mistake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Pritchard Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 5249 views. 21 zooms. Average CTR 0.40. 10 sales for a total of $358. Highest $128.46. Lowest $5.54. Average $35.80. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickfly Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Average for me. 5 x $ and 2 x $$. I'm still trying to upload more, and with better contol of captions/keywords. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Crean Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Just for comparison, In March 14 sales grossed $776. In April 14 sales grossed $296. 🤔 4 of March were TV use...so let's have more of them please! Phil 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelshots Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 This Forum is confusing. Let everybody post NET sales that is how much you actually will receive ( LessVAT) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve F Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Travelshots said: This Forum is confusing. Let everybody post NET sales that is how much you actually will receive ( LessVAT) Working out the NET sales requires doing sums. Plus it's even more depressing 😅 Edited May 2, 2021 by Steve F 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Crean Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Travelshots said: This Forum is confusing. Let everybody post NET sales that is how much you actually will receive ( LessVAT) But gross gives a more accurate account of actual licence fees... Some fees are subject to 50% commission, some 60%, and affiliate sales can bite you on the bum months later as some of us discovered last week! Phil 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reimar Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 2 hours ago, Travelshots said: This Forum is confusing. Let everybody post NET sales that is how much you actually will receive ( LessVAT) I hear you. And to compare results here with most other sites, one needs to know the net income. But as others have said, Alamy make it very easy to report gross income. A tally of net income requires downloading the spreadsheet. For those so inclined, both would be welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 9 minutes ago, Reimar said: I hear you. And to compare results here with most other sites, one needs to know the net income. But as others have said, Alamy make it very easy to report gross income. A tally of net income requires downloading the spreadsheet. For those so inclined, both would be welcome. Net can be a bit depressing -- $424 gross (10 sales) and $175 net for me in April. I find that taking 40% of gross usually gives me a relatively good of idea of net earnings, but I'm almost 100% exclusive now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abiyoyo Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 and do not forget the 30% you get if the sale is through distributor, independently whether it is a exclusive image or not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reimar Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Oddly, John, I find 40% a rough and ready approximation too. Except I'm 100% non-exclusive, so instead of being just over 40% like you, I'm just under 40% due to those distributors, as Jorge points out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 33 minutes ago, Reimar said: Oddly, John, I find 40% a rough and ready approximation too. Except I'm 100% non-exclusive, so instead of being just over 40% like you, I'm just under 40% due to those distributors, as Jorge points out. The math is always weird. I'm signed up for distribution as well, but I see considerably more direct sales at 50%. Somehow it all balances out to around 40%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokie Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Worst sales volume for a while, revenue not too bad. 6 sales for $278. Lowest $5.21, Highest $170.26, Average $46.33. Views and zooms way down. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Hatton Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 9 for $409, best month ever, from $5 to $195 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 3 sales from $5.21 to $49.99, better than average one per thousand images, but those $5 sales are really disappointing. My CTR is at an all time low but Zooms have never been much of a predictor for me. Views are just over 50% of pre-Covid days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brasilnut Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Great month at Alamy, finally! 16 item(s) totalling $460.08 ) Full stock earnings report for April here. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andremichel Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Slightly above average but no $$$ sales. 26 for $619 gross. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marianne Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Well, I felt somewhat okay with three sales this month (one decent, 2 small), until I realized a good sale from early November, which had cleared, was refunded in April, wiping out all my gains for the month and more. So, a fee I earned Nov 4, 2020 was refunded April 29, 2021, just short of six months later! “April is the cruelest month." PS @Wim this time I got TS Eliot's quote right. Oh well... "April showers bring May flowers..." 🌺 🌸 💐 Maybe May sales will be brighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jansos Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 On 01/05/2021 at 16:41, Pearl said: After an awful March, April was average for volume and in 4th place for $$$ the rolling year - 38 for just over $1100. No $$$ but also not too many $. Pearl You have some lovely landscapes, if I may say so! 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 9 hours ago, Jansos said: You have some lovely landscapes, if I may say so! 🙂 Thank you so much Jansos Pearl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 On 02/05/2021 at 14:28, Travelshots said: This Forum is confusing. Let everybody post NET sales that is how much you actually will receive ( LessVAT) It is more time consuming to work out net sales. Pearl 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Crean Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Pearl said: It is more time consuming to work out net sales. Pearl And Gross gives a true view of the fees being charged, whereas with a net figure we have no idea what commission was taken as it varies depending on exclusivity/distributor/affiliate commissions. Phil 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avpics Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 36 for $513 (gross - easier to use as a measuring stick). Lowest of 2021 but not a disaster. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 7 hours ago, Pearl said: It is more time consuming to work out net sales. Pearl Try the "40% rule" mentioned above. You might find that it yields a pretty good estimate of net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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