John David Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Oh no.... it's another of those "I got my first sale" kinda posts! Well, of course I'm proud and dead chuffed about getting my first Alamy sale. Of course I'm dancing on the ceiling even though I've spent more than my earnings on a bottle of wine to celebrate! But, I do have a couple of questions. Now before I ask the questions, I'll take the opportunity to mention that I believe that Alamy is a decent company with good morals, ethics and beliefs. I'm not here to pick fault. I'm curious to understand just how this thing works. I'm wondering about the fine details of the lines under the Details column in my sales report. I'm seeing:- Country: WorldwideUsage: Consumer goodsMedia: Calendar - page-a-day onlyPrint run: up to 10,000Placement: InsideStart: 01 January 2018End: 01 January 2019Print run: 20,000; Includes thumbnail use on the back page So, taking this one line at a time, I guess Country means that my photo can be sold in a worldwide marketplace by the licencer? I guess that Usage: consumer goods means that my photo is gonna appear on goods that can be bought in shops etc? I guess that Media : calendar means it's gonna appear on a calendar? Page-a-day only - now I'm not too sure about that. So my photo won't be on a "monthly" calendar? Print run: up to 10,000 well this is a "no Sh*t Sherlocker" for me, I guess my photo can appear in a maximum of 10,000 printed calendars? Placement: Inside, so I'm not the January cover shot then? I'm happy that my photo is appearing in a calendar, I'm certainly not gonna kick up a fuss because I'm not January! Start 01 January 2018 End 01 January 2019 Does this mean that my photo is in calendars already on sale? Last line reads Print run: 20,000; Includes thumbnail use on the back page. Is this a "comments from the buyer" line? just curious! Okay, so I admit, I'm trawling every single shop that I pass with calendars on sale in the hope that I drop lucky enough to find my photo in a calendar! Mwaaahhhh.... Dead chuffed anyway! (Yorkshire for "happy") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colblimp Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Well done! I remember making my first sale, what a feeling! I still dance on the ceiling today whenever I make a sale!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thyrsis Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Congrats on your first sale! Yes, your image is in a run of up to 10,000 2018 calendars. Presumably on one page and the back of the calendar shows thumbnails of all the images included. If you post a link to the actual image other folk may come across it for you. Ps Pass through Chesterfield often on route to Sheffield....love the twisted church spire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John David Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 Chesterfield? _ Oh poop, I moved to North Wales over 3 years ago. Maybe I should look at updating my profile? Anyway, Legend has it that whilst cruising around the doughnut (that is a Chesterfield "thing") the devil took a wrong turn, reached out and pulled the church spire into a twisted, immoral shape. <------ dashes off to update profile. <---- thinks 'so what was my password'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John David Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 Oh, my image? http://www.alamy.com/image-details-popup.asp?Imageid=63444113-A477-4FD9-B40A-7784DA491425 Thankyou! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andremichel Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Congratulations on the sale. Also your interest in yechnology sounds cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 I believe that this is a type of calendar that sits on a desk and we tear out one page a day. At least I think that's what Alamy said. Well done John on your first sale John! Gen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryptoprocta Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Congrats on your first sale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokie Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Perhaps its in one of these? https://www.calendarclub.co.uk/travel-and-transport/uk-and-ireland/around-britain-in-365-days-desk-calendar-2018-r200056 Or this one? https://www.calendarclub.co.uk/travel-and-transport/uk-and-ireland/around-britain-in-365-days-calendar-2018-r200057 John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MizBrown Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Congratulations on your first sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Lewis Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Congratulations on your sale. Your image is beautiful. No worries about your reaction. I get that way now just for a "zoom". Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Nothing like that first sale. Pushes away your self-doubts, swells your ego, and makes you want to shout it to all your neighbors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester_Brown Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Congrats, I still enjoy when I see I sold another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlessandraRC Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 congratulations! The first sale makes the other sales easier. A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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