Author Topic: Shutterstock is an embarassment (Read 75290 times)

stocker2011 · « **Reply #400 on:** November 20, 2024, 06:35 »

I guess the worst is still yet to come, hold onto your hats.

Lizard · « **Reply #401 on:** November 20, 2024, 07:09 »

In bad times It's always nice to take a look at their stock price, especially the jump in 2021 at our expense and then...that beautiful slider

Mimi the Cat · « **Reply #402 on:** November 20, 2024, 11:05 »

Quote from: stoker2014 on November 20, 2024, 03:16

It is unclear why the authors' income has decreased. It seems that buyers are leaving Shutterstock, but why.

My subscription sales started disappearing back in July this month next to nothing.

Single and others going for 10 to 15 cents.

SS are a ghost of what they used to be.

dbvirago · « **Reply #403 on:** November 25, 2024, 18:23 »

Quote from: Mimi the Cat on November 20, 2024, 11:05

Quote from: stoker2014 on November 20, 2024, 03:16
It is unclear why the authors' income has decreased. It seems that buyers are leaving Shutterstock, but why.

My subscription sales started disappearing back in July this month next to nothing.

Single and others going for 10 to 15 cents.

SS are a ghost of what they used to be.

Went from 75% of my stock income to 15%, then they decided to reject everything. I think AI is running management now.

stocker2011 · « **Reply #404 on:** November 26, 2024, 08:39 »

I have to rant again,

November is shaping up to be one of my worst ever at SS.

All the algorithm wants to do is sell just one of my videos, it's bizarre.

Adobe frequently sells both my new and old vids, while recognizing the better ones which sell even more.

The weighting at SS is definitely off. All it needs is a small adjustment and it could make such a difference, so frustrating.

What's the point in uploading more content there?

gnirtS · « **Reply #405 on:** November 26, 2024, 09:20 »

Quote from: Mimi the Cat on November 20, 2024, 11:05

Quote from: stoker2014 on November 20, 2024, 03:16
It is unclear why the authors' income has decreased. It seems that buyers are leaving Shutterstock, but why.

My subscription sales started disappearing back in July this month next to nothing.

Single and others going for 10 to 15 cents.

SS are a ghost of what they used to be.

My port has moved from about 85% sub sales to 75% "single" sales of a similar value.

From that i guess they have fewer subscription buyers than before.

zeljkok · « **Reply #406 on:** November 26, 2024, 13:59 »

Quote from: gnirtS on November 26, 2024, 09:20

My port has moved from about 85% sub sales to 75% "single" sales of a similar value.

From that i guess they have fewer subscription buyers than before.

Mine as well, even more than 75%. Who knows what they did with their licensing model. At the end it doesn't really matter, end $ is similar which is the only thing that really matters to us.

Jaggy · « **Reply #407 on:** November 27, 2024, 13:19 »

Quote from: stocker2011 on November 26, 2024, 08:39

I have to rant again,

November is shaping up to be one of my worst ever at SS.

All the algorithm wants to do is sell just one of my videos, it's bizarre.

Adobe frequently sells both my new and old vids, while recognizing the better ones which sell even more.

The weighting at SS is definitely off. All it needs is a small adjustment and it could make such a difference, so frustrating.

What's the point in uploading more content there?

Historically, November is a slow month for me at SS. However, compared to November 2023, sales for this November are up by 47% and revenue is up by 40% and still a few days to go.

TonyD · « **Reply #408 on:** December 24, 2024, 19:35 »

Hasn't been worth uploading to SS for ages now because new photos just aren't selling, I just get repeat DLs for the same old photos often for 10c but not all the time. adobe on the other hand has improved certainly this year since I could upload brand editorial. I got more money some months on AS than SS despite having less than half the number of images on there. Same I cannot earn more at this kind of thing because I cannot get a normal day job due to my eyesight problem. They even ignore my education I had in the past.

DaLiu · « **Reply #409 on:** December 25, 2024, 10:56 »

Quote from: TonyD on December 24, 2024, 19:35

Hasn't been worth uploading to SS for ages now because new photos just aren't selling,

You can speak for yourself, the new photos are selling very good if you produce the right quality, my downloads doubled this year compared with last year on SS and the new material is selling very well for me.

Uncle Pete · « **Reply #410 on:** December 25, 2024, 12:57 »

Quote from: DaLiu on December 25, 2024, 10:56

Quote from: TonyD on December 24, 2024, 19:35
Hasn't been worth uploading to SS for ages now because new photos just aren't selling,

You can speak for yourself, the new photos are selling very good if you produce the right quality, my downloads doubled this year compared with last year on SS and the new material is selling very well for me.

I find some of each. New photos that catch on, do just as well as the old.

Also the easy sales for new photos, aren't what they used to be. But that's because instead of being one new photo in thousands, for that day, I'd be one new in hundreds of thousands. Same thing for competition. When the agencies had 50 million images, we could sell more. Now they have 500 Million. Logically, nothing will sell as many or as much.

But you're right, something new, top quality, will eventually sell.

zeljkok · « **Reply #411 on:** December 25, 2024, 15:37 »

I don't think there is special distinction between "new" and "old" photos on SS. It's demand and downloads. When a "new" photo catches up, it gets higher and higher. I uploaded this shot fairly recently and for some reason really took off on SS, multiple downloads almost daily - while on others, incl. Adobe, barely gets a sniff

gnirtS · « **Reply #412 on:** December 25, 2024, 20:49 »

The last few months new stuff appears to be selling far more than it was prior to that for a long time so i suspect something changed.
Ive had a few images take off including one that now seems to be a daily seller (for no clear reason that i can see, its average at best). I havent seen that for a new image for several years.

TonyD · « **Reply #413 on:** December 26, 2024, 13:02 »

RSM Subscription Dec.01, 2024 - Subscription Plan $0.005 $0 (0%) $0.005

Does anyone know how much this is on Depositphotos?

zeljkok · « **Reply #414 on:** December 26, 2024, 13:12 »

Quote from: gnirtS on December 25, 2024, 20:49

The last few months new stuff appears to be selling far more than it was prior to that for a long time so i suspect something changed.
Ive had a few images take off including one that now seems to be a daily seller (for no clear reason that i can see, its average at best). I havent seen that for a new image for several years.

This largely matches my experience on SS. Dec '24 is already more than double than Dec '23, most months as well. Basically back to "pre 10 cents" level. Still trailing Adobe though

gnirtS · « **Reply #415 on:** December 27, 2024, 08:52 »

Im way down on Dec 2023 but that was because i had several highly unusual $900 sales. Take those off and on average yes its better.

(But still 50% or so what it was in 2022 to 2017).

stocker2011 · « **Reply #416 on:** January 13, 2025, 08:31 »

Tap on Tap off.

2025 appears to be following the same trend as 2024, tap turns on for the 1st week then they turn it off again for the rest of the month.

Every single month it's the same pattern for me.

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