Steve Hawkins Photography Posted May 27, 2018 Share Posted May 27, 2018 Hi, I've been a contributor now for around 12 years but only started really 'going for it' about a year ago. I've gone from 2,000 images last year to 7,200 images now and have not really seen an increase in either the volume or frequency of sales. Can anybody put any science around this or am I just expecting too much from an already saturated marketplace? Am I shooting the right range of stuff? Does anybody have a similar story to this? Thanks, Steve ( Steve Hawkins Photography) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Chapman Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 On 5/27/2018 at 13:43, Steve Hawkins Photography said: Hi, I've been a contributor now for around 12 years but only started really 'going for it' about a year ago. I've gone from 2,000 images last year to 7,200 images now and have not really seen an increase in either the volume or frequency of sales. Can anybody put any science around this or am I just expecting too much from an already saturated marketplace? Am I shooting the right range of stuff? Does anybody have a similar story to this? Thanks, Steve ( Steve Hawkins Photography) It can take a while for images to be chosen, then published and finally for the sales to be reported, so there can be quite a lag between uploading new content and sales appearing. Have you had an increase in views and zooms in line with the increased size of your collection? Has your CTR (which influences your Alamy rank) stayed stable, or improved or declined? Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hawkins Photography Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share Posted June 16, 2018 Hi Mark, Seems to be little difference in CTR and zooms although it has become a little more stable without the peaks and troughs. I think I would still expect to see a more steady sales figure though? Will sit tight and continue on the current trajectory I think, Rgds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Yarvin Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Steve, I'm not sure this is "science," but if your new images don't show up at the top of their searches, they won't accrue many zooms or sales. I've been in this very situation. I could add images by the thousands and they'd go unnoticed. The reason turned out to be obvious, once I started looking, they were buried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hawkins Photography Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 Hi Brian, I see your point and find it really frustrating that some 'irrelevant' images are listed way up in the queue from those I've uploaded. Seems a bit of a mystery to me and don't know what the answer is? I guess just sticking at it and going for the 'more images means more sales' approach will have to do. Lot of work for small returns though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Yarvin Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Steve, people keep saying this but I for one disagree. In most cases, more images DO NOT equal more sales and absolutely not in my case. More images in an underrepresented category can mean more sales, but not always. Getting keywords right and optimizing search seem to be more important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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