July 2010 earnings

Highlights

Photo sales slowed  down considerably compared to last month but a BME in video and few audio sales boosted  earnings. Video sales this month accounts for  20% of total earnings and  audio 1.5%.

Reporting by media

• Photos

Microstock earnings were up 12% compared to last year at the same period despite a constant uploading all year.  Istock is the agency with the biggest loss with earnings down to 60%. Shutterstock was slow this month but  with still  enough sale volume  to lead the pack, FT and IS lagging not too far behind.

Isyndica screenshot (click to enlarge)

• Videos

BME with 5 clips sold  at Pond5 (BME) and Revostock. No sales to report at Clipcanvas for the second consecutive month.

• Audio

Two sales between Pond5 and Revostock this month.

June 2010 earnings

 Highlights

Earnings for this month  of June were very uneven among medias. Photos had a BME and both videos and audio sales were very poor taking as photos alone took 99.2% of total earnings. For microstock photos alone, earnings increased 33%  compare to June 2009. To put things into perspective, porfolio size  increased by 35 % at Shutterstock, 24% at Istock, 28% at Fotolia during the same period.

Reporting per media

• Photos

It was a new BME overall although only one  BME was to report at Zoonar due to the uploading bonus. Overall,  Shutterstock finished first (with a record of 20 on demand sales) followed by Zoonar, Istock (1EL) and Fotolia (1EL).

Isyndica Analytics screenshot

• Video

No sales to report in any of the usual leading agencies i.e Pond5, Revostock and Clipcanvas.

• Audio

Only one sale at Pond5.