Anybody up for a race?

[domencolja]

It always works that way, yes. The more I upload (in working days (weekends are a different story)), the more sales I get. It is obviously a matter of quality as well (not really quality, but "buyer suppositions based on thumbnail taste"), but mainly yes, I claim that Shutterstock works that way.

p.s.: It's certainly because of the 25 images per day subscription quota. Buyers check new images under the liked categories and go haywire "downloading everything that breathes" And consequently they check the portfolios as well. If you don't upload (or don't upload that much), you don't get downloads.
p.p.s.: Other sites (most of them) work completely differently. It is my belief that a big chunk of downloads (again relatively) on Shutterstock happens without targeted search engine inputs.

[Elnur]

Old (31 Dec) - 2387
Current (5 Feb) - 2889
+ 502

hopefully, next week, it will be 3000 on shutterstock.
 

[lilcrazyfuzzy]

elnur, khz, you guys are insane
you are machines!

[Syates]

And I am out of the game for a while, got a really bad tendinitis from walking and I can't sit before the computer more then a few minutes per day  SY

[DNF-Style]

And I am out of the game for a while, got a really bad tendinitis from walking and I can't sit before the computer more then a few minutes per day  SY

Oh dear Sybille, get well soon dear.

[lilcrazyfuzzy]

aw, can't you put your foot in a bucket with ice next to the computer?
Nothing can actually keep us stockers away from that sweet machine

[Syates]

aw, can't you put your foot in a bucket with ice next to the computer?
Nothing can actually keep us stockers away from that sweet machine

Sounds like an idea ;-) SY

[lilcrazyfuzzy]

a question for you big uploaders, how big a batch do you send each time?

[Elnur]

a question for you big uploaders, how big a batch do you send each time?

I'm hardly a big uploader  ... but will respond anyway...  I send everything in one go, once a week. From 50 to 100 photos usually.

[Syates]

Not a big uploader either, I aim at 10-15/ batch, next batch gets out when the other one is reviewed. SY *Hop(p)ing to get back tomorrow to key wording and editing*

[khz]

hi, i try to upload 20 max. at a batch, even i may have more images ready,
try to send them in as much batches as possible,
regards

[DNF-Style]

normally 5 back to back. So when 5 inspected, 5 are made ready for review and 5 are uploaded.
We are trying now with 40, see if it makes a differ

[domencolja]

On Shutterstock it doesn't really matter, does it? They all get reviewed at once at the inspection event. But I think having around 10 or more images every inspections is good enough.

p.s.: Even if I noticed a slowdown in inspections (on photos and vectors) and this might change the plans a little.

[lilcrazyfuzzy]

Yep, very slow ATM on SS

[lilcrazyfuzzy]

slooooooooooow!