Dipped a little today from 395 to 419. Lifetime at 481.

Stats are for 3.5 days.

Nice!!  I need to double my sales to get from 1,100 to 400.  I wonder how many sales 100th rank has per week.

... what is the 'real' #?

You must be more specifc. There is an infinite number of real numbers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_number

Come on Adobe,just one more small step and I've had my best week since November 2023.

"one small step for a man but one giant leap for humanity"...ok? 

@halfull

thank you so much for sharing this valuable information. For those of us who want to make a full time income, this is good guidance, especially if you do mostly photos.

Quote from: Faustvasea on September 12, 2024, 08:59

Thanks, would you say focusing on real photos is a waste of time ? Or doing Ai at the moment is the best option?

This is like asking which camera should I use to get more sales.

You should focus on content and genre, you can have great sales with real photos and ai. Most agencies don�t even take ai and still people have sales.

The majority of sales in the industry are real images, not ai. ai is a niche.

Why don�t you follow the various newslettersd and blogposts of agencies what they recommend to shoot?

They put a lot of effort and research into these newsletters.

Sadly, most producers never read them. They just sort by downloads where that is possible then try to copy the exact image.

Then complain they are not getting sales.

Look at subjects you understand really well, try to find what is missing. Then shoot that.

And get inspiration from the newsletters. The agencies want to make money, they recommend what people like to buy. They give great tips for styling and current trends too.

While I agree that smaller agencies may be putting research into what sells & sharing that info - the larger agencies (tend to be) pushing the "d.i.e." crap ("diversity, inclusion, equity") - which actually really has absolutely nothing to do with "equity", etc - but rather the people behind blackrock/vanguard attacking the christian/caucasian family unit (trying to 'encourage' boys/girls to cut off their body parts to become 'trans', or samesex, i.e., depopulation)... you don't really see them pushing "gay east indians" or "trans arabic women with hijab" people, it is primarily targeted at white people. So when an agency starts promoting that - that is something I say no to, because it is very evil/very wrong. The ppl behind blackrock/vanguard/etc are just trying to bring their slave classes into western countries & control them with "money", and sadly they've subjugated most of the other races via brutal attacks. "AI" (not just related to images) is part of what they are also trying to use as a control mechanism - absolutely zero to do with "safety & security". After all - how does massive survelliance 'protect' you? It doesn't - just makes it easier (if required) to see what happened 'after' the fact... anyways - getting a bit off topic... just saying - I disagree with the agencies that promoted the "d.i.e." content. It's not what is in "demand" - it is what they are promoting because they are being paid via $$$ to promote the attack on families units.

Or maybe because you didn't analyse the demand for your niche well? How many other artists are covering the same locations? Is their content better? Who is your main competition?

Who is the main buyer group you are targeting with these images? What are current trends and styles this buyer group is currently looking for? Do the buyers have regular trade shows or events where they meet and discuss new trends? Do you know buyers of that genre personally?

Go ahead, send me a link.

It also takes time for a file to sell.

Here is the sales pattern of a simple photo. It had few sales at first, then nothing, now it sells every week.

I see this 18 month pattern with many of my files, sometimes it takes two years.

If I upload regularly then the traffic on my port increases. More traffic, more chances of files being discovered. A few weeks ago I sold a video I uploaded in 2013, I had given up hope. Also other older files being discovered, now that I am a regular producer again.

But many new files need 18-24 months to get going.

Quote from: cobalt on September 12, 2024, 16:29

Quote from: Faustvasea on September 12, 2024, 08:59

Thanks, would you say focusing on real photos is a waste of time ? Or doing Ai at the moment is the best option?

This is like asking which camera should I use to get more sales.

You should focus on content and genre, you can have great sales with real photos and ai. Most agencies don�t even take ai and still people have sales.

The majority of sales in the industry are real images, not ai. ai is a niche.

Why don�t you follow the various newslettersd and blogposts of agencies what they recommend to shoot?

They put a lot of effort and research into these newsletters.

Sadly, most producers never read them. They just sort by downloads where that is possible then try to copy the exact image.

Then complain they are not getting sales.

Look at subjects you understand really well, try to find what is missing. Then shoot that.

And get inspiration from the newsletters. The agencies want to make money, they recommend what people like to buy. They give great tips for styling and current trends too.

Thanks Cobalt, can I send my port link to you for feedback ? I try to diversify, I do have lots of travels and landscape. Some of these images sell, but not making as much as other people do. I guess maybe because I am new.

yes,it's because you're new.

I'll give you an advice if I may:

track the number of sales per week and write them down on one page,do this for at least a year,and you will begin to understand better how it works.

when you have the number of weekly sales for at least an entire year before your eyes,you will understand it yourself.

in the meantime,don't think about it too much,keep working,try to create original content that can be useful,then in a few years you will start to reap the rewards.

Unfortunately today this is the case and it takes a lot of patience and determination,unfortunately it takes time,I can't tell you how long,but I think at least 7-8 years before you have a fairly solid income.

the people behind blackrock/vanguard attacking the christian/caucasian family unit (trying to 'encourage' boys/girls to cut off their body parts to become 'trans', or samesex, i.e., depopulation)...

Don't you have some pets to guard or something?

Quote from: SuperPhoto on September 12, 2024, 16:50

the people behind blackrock/vanguard attacking the christian/caucasian family unit (trying to 'encourage' boys/girls to cut off their body parts to become 'trans', or samesex, i.e., depopulation)...

Don't you have some pets to guard or something?

lol, what's the inane comments? mind you I forgot some people are just lost, seems you are, so sad... what are you... triple or quadruple boosted? why not get a free coffee card, and if you get 9 shots, you get a free coffee... you really should turn off the t.v. sometime, put down the pizza and bagel, and get some fresh air...

Or maybe because you didn't analyse the demand for your niche well? How many other artists are covering the same locations? Is their content better? Who is your main competition?

Who is the main buyer group you are targeting with these images? What are current trends and styles this buyer group is currently looking for? Do the buyers have regular trade shows or events where they meet and discuss new trends? Do you know buyers of that genre personally?

Go ahead, send me a link.

It also takes time for a file to sell.

Here is the sales pattern of a simple photo. It had few sales at first, then nothing, now it sells every week.

I see this 18 month pattern with many of my files, sometimes it takes two years.

If I upload regularly then the traffic on my port increases. More traffic, more chances of files being discovered. A few weeks ago I sold a video I uploaded in 2013, I had given up hope. Also other older files being discovered, now that I am a regular producer again.

But many new files need 18-24 months to get going.

Cobalt, where can we see the information you shared in the screenshot? (Not the earnings ranking, but the visual statistics)

It is a screenshot from stockperformer.

You get great statistics across all agencies that are connected to their system and can see nice stats for individual files.

www.stockperformer.com

I'll look into it. Thank you.

best week of the year!