Felix Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Hello, I'm new here so just wanted to say hi and also ask a question to the forum. In your experience, how often do zooms of pictures that were searched by the six-character Alamy code eventually convert into sales? I got my first zoom where the search term was the Alamy code, so was just curious if it would be reasonable to expect a sale down the road. Thanks in advance for any replies. Cheers, Felix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandyAppleRed Images Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I've certainly had sales from these searches, I'd say about 40/60 at a rough guess, but it is sometimes hard to tell because the time between the initial zoom and the sale can be many months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandyAppleRed Images Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I've just surprised myself - I've checked this year's zooms and I had four direct zooms on Alamy reference and they all resulted in sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirco Vacca Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 My first two zooms ever that where in August also resulted to sales. I hope the zooms after also. Mirco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Todd Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I've only had one zoom this year on a ref number and it resulted in a sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterjones Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 100% for me too in the last year so a very positive sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BqarbaraL Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Do you mean in the "customer search page" ..? I have 1000s of views and a lot of zooms since I started back a month ago but no sales.. so they must zoom at my images and go ** yuck** and run.... .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 Do you mean in the "customer search page" ..? I have 1000s of views and a lot of zooms since I started back a month ago but no sales.. so they must zoom at my images and go ** yuck** and run.... .. Do you mean 'thousands'? With a port your size it should only be a few hundred if you keywording is fairly tight. Even when mine was rather indiscriminate I had no more than 2-3 views/image/month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BqarbaraL Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I will go and count I have a few thousand views only and a few zooms... back soon... Couldn't possibly count them all... I have one images at 11,260 another 9,036 the 8 others go down to 1,320 then loads with 100s views .. could I copy the pages and post it on here ..is that aloud ?? Now just let me get this right am I looking at the right page " Costumer search activity" page... and each day you get the views/zooms from the day before...am I doing this right or looking at the wrong page... Maybe I need help cos I am not sure at what I am look at.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losdemas Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I haven't sold that much here as yet, but 50% of zooms/views by ref # have resulted in sales...so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandyAppleRed Images Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 BqarbaraL - sounds like you are looking in the wrong place. Go to MY ALAMY, then YOUR IMAGES. This will give a rolling monthly view of your views and zooms. If you are getting as many hits as you say on 168 images, folk here are going to be mighty jealous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BqarbaraL Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 IS this what i should be looking at....... lets hope I have got it right in the end. Total Views for Barbara Luke:56Total Zooms for Barbara Luke :0Average CTR for Barbara Luke:0.00Total CTR for Barbara Luke:0.00 ))) I WAS looking at the wrong part of the page as something that looks like a spread sheet..like this BELOW which gives me and I suppose everyone 1000s of views... search team your views sessions your zooms your sales your CTR total views total zooms total CTR% Sorry I am such a DORK and that's putting it mildly.. No I have not had any zooms have I ... Have to get my finger out and work harder,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BqarbaraL Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 I have given myself 100 lines ..I must read all the rules and read the directions properly. . Sorry guys.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losdemas Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 IS this what i should be looking at....... lets hope I have got it right in the end. Total Views for Barbara Luke:56Total Zooms for Barbara Luke :0Average CTR for Barbara Luke:0.00Total CTR for Barbara Luke:0.00 ))) Yup, that's it - 56 views for whatever time period you were looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BqarbaraL Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 O thank you .. I new i would get there in the end... .. yes I am a mad lady... Cheers Barbara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted December 6, 2013 Share Posted December 6, 2013 See the other thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 Thanks for your replies, all. Much appreciated. Hopefully that zoom will translate into a sale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 The zoom I had by Alamy referral code resulted in a sale! This makes me very happy. Anyone else have a sale that looks like the following? Country: WorldwideUsage: EditorialMedia: Textbook - print and e-bookPrint run: UnlimitedPlacement: InsideImage Size: 2 page spreadStart: 01 April 2014End: 01 April 2039All terms and rights granted as per the Alamy Preferred Vendor Agreement dated 26th January 2010 prevail. Flat rate per image, license period 20 years $ 180.00 Just curious who the picture buyer might be. Cheers, Felix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Quist Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Zooms by the Alamy image code will most often result in sales - I'd say in around 90% of the cases. I had two code zooms today deriving from searches and zooms a few days ago. PS Just noticed your sale - CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS ONE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
York Photographer Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I've always figured that a search by code, is alamy entering a sale, or a picture researcher wanting to bring something up to show a prospective customer. Either-way they nearly always turn into sales Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Morgan Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I have had two, but neither so far has registered as a sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janis D Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 How can you tell what the search code is for an image? Janis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 Thanks all! I hope all of your zooms by Alamy ref code turn into sales too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losdemas Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 How can you tell what the search code is for an image? Janis Janis, the reference code used in a search for this image: ...would be DR8AW1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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