Bryan Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 I normally check the Sales report using Invoice Date most days when I am home, as this seems to give the most up to date information. I assume that field this will not be updated over a weekend, and I have never personally witnessed a sale there then, but maybe I am wrong. Has anybody ever witnessed a new sale via "Invoice Date" over a weekend. Hopefully not, as I will otherwise waste yet more time looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Clemson Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Bryan, You really shouldn't post questions like this, it piques my interest and I end up not doing the things I should be doing (yes dear, just coming!) Like you, I check on the 'invoice date' report several times a day. I've never had a sale come though with a weekend invoice date, but looking back over the last two years, I have a higher than expected proportion come though on a Monday (though it has to be said, the data sample isn't massive). Could be sales made over the weekend updated on the Monday - hard to be sure. What DID surprise me was that quite a lot of invoices had a Cleared Date which fell during the weekend, mostly on a Sunday. This could mean that someone goes into the office catching up on accounts, but I think it is more likely that some kind of computerised accounts process runs automatically over the weekend to update the database with cleared invoices entered during the week. I shall look at the cleared dates column of my meagre sales on Monday next with eager anticipation, just in case. None of this is terribly important but it's the kind of thing my semi-autistic brain likes to deal with. Thank you for raising the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 I normally check the Sales report using Invoice Date most days when I am home, as this seems to give the most up to date information. I assume that field this will not be updated over a weekend, and I have never personally witnessed a sale there then, but maybe I am wrong. Has anybody ever witnessed a new sale via "Invoice Date" over a weekend. Hopefully not, as I will otherwise waste yet more time looking! Yes I had one fairly recently. It appeared early on a Saturday using "Invoice date" and was dated for that day. It's the only time it has happened to me but I still keep looking - sad I know. Pearl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted November 15, 2014 Author Share Posted November 15, 2014 Thanks both. That's not what I wanted to learn Pearl! Difficult to resist having the occasional peek to see if anything has turned up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 +1, on a Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mitchell Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Saturday yes. Never on Sunday. Probably has something to do with time zones. P.S. My cleared balance often updates on Sunday, so I guess someone somewhere does work overtime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jordan Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 I am rather intrigued by this thread. When I check for sales, I just click the "View your sales history" button on the dashboard. As far as I know this is not updated over the weekend. I imagine that, for example, UK newspapers, who certainly do work at weekends, might report usage of images which would appear on Monday. I have not been able to discover how nd where to check "Sales Report" by "Invoice Date", where is this please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 This is how I do it: At My Alamy page https://secure.alamy.com/MyAlamy.aspx click the gray (or blue) "Build a downloadable sales report" change default "date paid" to "date of invoice" change the time range End date to some time on future (move the year ahead by one, for example) click "'go" - Ann I am rather intrigued by this thread. When I check for sales, I just click the "View your sales history" button on the dashboard. As far as I know this is not updated over the weekend. I imagine that, for example, UK newspapers, who certainly do work at weekends, might report usage of images which would appear on Monday. I have not been able to discover how nd where to check "Sales Report" by "Invoice Date", where is this please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jordan Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Ann Many thanks, I see how to do it now. I would never have thought that a sale might appear there without appearing under the "Sales History" button. Live and learn they say. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Ann Many thanks, I see how to do it now. I would never have thought that a sale might appear there without appearing under the "Sales History" button. Live and learn they say. . . Sales appear under the "Sales History" the next day and sometimes the same day if they are reported very early UK time. The "Invoice Date" method gives you sales in real time. Pearl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inchiquin Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 Am I the only person who doesn't really care whether I see sales reported today or tomorrow as long as I see them reported? Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Crean Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 2 cleared this morning(Sunday), not there yesterday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted November 16, 2014 Share Posted November 16, 2014 P.S. My cleared balance often updates on Sunday, so I guess someone somewhere does work overtime. I believe that's automatic, on the 45-day cycle, assuming Alamy has actually been paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jordan Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 Checked this morning and found a sale dated today (17 Nov) in the "invoiced" list. This has not yet appeared in the Sales History Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 I am rather intrigued by this thread. When I check for sales, I just click the "View your sales history" button on the dashboard. As far as I know this is not updated over the weekend. I imagine that, for example, UK newspapers, who certainly do work at weekends, might report usage of images which would appear on Monday. I have not been able to discover how nd where to check "Sales Report" by "Invoice Date", where is this please? A couple of years ago Geoff Kidd mentioned he would be having some sales drop in the next day. We all jumped on him like white on rice. He explained how to do it, and I love it. That said, sometimes I check, sometimes I don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 I am rather intrigued by this thread. When I check for sales, I just click the "View your sales history" button on the dashboard. As far as I know this is not updated over the weekend. I imagine that, for example, UK newspapers, who certainly do work at weekends, might report usage of images which would appear on Monday. I have not been able to discover how nd where to check "Sales Report" by "Invoice Date", where is this please? A couple of years ago Geoff Kidd mentioned he would be having some sales drop in the next day. We all jumped on him like white on rice. He explained how to do it, and I love it. That said, sometimes I check, sometimes I don't. All credit to David Sanger who told a number of us many years ago.......I think David knew the Alamy systems better than Alamy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losdemas Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 A couple of years ago Geoff Kidd mentioned he would be having some sales drop in the next day. We all jumped on him like white on rice. He explained how to do it, and I love it. That said, sometimes I check, sometimes I don't. First time I've ever heard that phrase! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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