Author Topic: Too early to take conclusions about Yaymicro? (Read 20561 times)

Alatriste · « **on:** June 09, 2008, 12:39 »

I have 0 sales at the moment.
I think they have done the things well but is it too early to see how will they perform?

Peter · « **Reply #1 on:** June 09, 2008, 12:47 »

I finished today my portfolio uploading. Total about 2900-3000 images. Still 0 sales. But will give them a test period od 30 days, to see how it goes.

MicrostockExp · « **Reply #2 on:** June 09, 2008, 12:59 »

I put 60 of mine no rejection, time will tell for sales . Some people reported sales already on their forum, encouraging

MikLav · « **Reply #3 on:** June 09, 2008, 15:04 »

come on, it didn't took 30 days for big names to grow up! It takes years, and Yay just started their very first sales this month, i.e. 2nd of June.

litifeta · « **Reply #4 on:** June 09, 2008, 15:18 »

Until I read this thread, I didn't know they were open for business.

I imagine their marketing model is a tad different, I see no Google ads.

You guys that were there at the start with DT or SS would know more.

I am hoping for a slow 5% monthly growth in sales starting from 0 to maybe 5 sales after say 8 weeks, and then building from that.

sharpshot · « **Reply #5 on:** June 09, 2008, 16:41 »

Just goes to show how little patience a lot of us have. Sites have to have instant sales or we don't give them a chance.

oboy · « **Reply #6 on:** June 09, 2008, 16:44 »

I remember reading somewhere in YM forum that they will start with marketing in September after the summer. One reason probably is that by then they have eliminated any bugs on the buyer site of their system. The one reason that they have named for starting to advertise beginning after the summer is that vacation time is starting now and that it is lost money to advertise right now.

So I think that it will take longer then 60 days to find out how they will turn out..

At least for now the traffic graph at Alexa looks good http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/yaymicro.com

epixx · « **Reply #7 on:** June 09, 2008, 16:56 »

Quote from: Trebuchet on June 09, 2008, 12:39

I have 0 sales at the moment.
I think they have done the things well but is it too early to see how will they perform?

What a question to ask after a few days. The big players in this market have spent years establishing themselves. Don't expect any overnight revolutions. It's not going to happen. Ask the question again in a year or two. If they still exist then, there's a fair chance that they will survive.

redfig · « **Reply #8 on:** June 09, 2008, 17:04 »

Hi

I have 300 images--- mix of photo, illustrations and vectors with no sales yet.its early days but i am a bit sad about it it all brings memory's of lucky Oliver----------- but i really hope its going to be different i love the site so easy to use.
Hope in the next few weeks i will make a sale.
all the very best
redfig

Microbius · « **Reply #9 on:** June 09, 2008, 17:07 »

Yes of course it's too early.

litifeta · « **Reply #10 on:** June 09, 2008, 22:37 »

Hopefully Yay will be my biggest portfolio. I am aiming for about 1000 I have at the moment.

Once past that it will only be the regular updates to SS and DT. Then I will focus on Alamy. Right now, I just don't think I have the talent for Alamy.

diego_cervo · « **Reply #11 on:** June 10, 2008, 09:50 »

Hi guys,

just to report my first sale at yay. medium size, 2,5 euros

Best regards,
Diego

louoates · « **Reply #12 on:** June 10, 2008, 11:07 »

I keep checking every 10 minutes but still no sales! I'll give it another few hours.

Alatriste · « **Reply #13 on:** June 10, 2008, 11:58 »

Quote from: louoates on June 10, 2008, 11:07

I keep checking every 10 minutes but still no sales! I'll give it another few hours.

tan510jomast · « **Reply #14 on:** June 10, 2008, 17:05 »

I feel those who expect sales right off the bat is unreasonable.
My opinion of Yay is very high, as Linda and Jan have replied to my queries within hours. Communication is a good sign of future success, and YAY also approves of your images very quickly, even in the last few days before the grand opening. ALL TOP MARKS for this.
I say give YAY time, and they kick ass, for sure ! YAYYYYY!

epixx · « **Reply #15 on:** June 10, 2008, 23:38 »

Quote from: louoates on June 10, 2008, 11:07

I keep checking every 10 minutes but still no sales! I'll give it another few hours.

That long? My watch only counts seconds. Two more seconds, and boooom

Magnum · « **Reply #16 on:** June 11, 2008, 00:11 »

Is there a way to connect the firealarm to the statistics? In case your out in the garden at the moment of sale??

What if we get fired every time we don´t produce!!!

louoates · « **Reply #17 on:** June 11, 2008, 00:33 »

If we had a micro site tolerance gauge mine would be buried on empty. It all leaked out during the Lucky Oliver dynasty.

Peter · « **Reply #18 on:** June 11, 2008, 03:17 »

Today I had my first sale at YAY! Small 0.5 euro (which is 0.8$).

ann · « **Reply #19 on:** June 11, 2008, 15:27 »

It's nice to hear some are already selling on YAY. Congrats!

They've been very upfront about plans to wait until September for their big advertising. My pix are there, all comfortable in the clean blue and white (and gold) layout, so I'm happy to give them time.

riffmax · « **Reply #20 on:** June 19, 2008, 12:51 »

Yes, it's good to learn of sales.

I dreamt last night that I had my first sale. Fortunately, (as a lady once sang) "dreamin is free!" LOL!

So far, I am patient - their smooth process and quick reviews make it such a pleasure to upload, I already have more there than I do at DT - and that's after 3 years!

shutterdrop · « **Reply #21 on:** June 20, 2008, 08:08 »

This is a strange business plan. Spend thousands or millions of dollars, open for business than wait 3 months to execute a marketing plan. Cash flow is the life blood of all businesses!

I open they have very deep pockets.

It is a very clean and fast site. The owners and management are friendly and responsive. I
hope this is not just another get rich wildeye dream of a mirco stock. Time will wait if it lucky or an Unlucky Oliver.

Peter · « **Reply #22 on:** June 20, 2008, 08:20 »

Since that first sale, id havent sold nothing.

But, lets give them a chance until the end of the year, if they dont prove worthy, I will pull out my images back. So, lets test it for 6 months...

Peter · « **Reply #23 on:** June 25, 2008, 03:11 »

15 days without single sale... and total sales: 1 (0.5 eur). Hm.... I guess this is a lesson I learned: never upload to a new site if the site is not offering some money for upload. I am starting to think I wasted my time uploading 3000+ images, and no reward for that after 1 month. But perhaps it is early to conclude, but I stoped uploading new images untill I see some moving there. So far, not happy with the site.

Site looks nice, yeah, but it is not beauty contest, it is about making money....

Microbius · « **Reply #24 on:** June 25, 2008, 05:02 »

I was going to say that your being silly 'cos it's still so soon then point you to Alexa to see that their ranking is growing steadily.
......but then I checked them again in Alexa and views have plummeted over the last couple of weeks.

Anyway, it's going to take months if not years from launch for a site to build a customer base. If you want to take such a short term view then you should just stick to the established sites.

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Author Topic: Too early to take conclusions about Yaymicro? (Read 20561 times)

Alatriste

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redfig

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diego_cervo

louoates

Alatriste

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louoates

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ann

riffmax

shutterdrop

Peter

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