Does an empty, unactivated 10-year-old Adobe Stock account contribute to the lack of sales?
I'm after my first year on Adobe Stock, I uploaded 800 files and only earned $16. However, I see people on forums writing that they also just started and after their first year, they earned between $400-700 on Adobe Stock alone, with, something like 2,000 content. Based on this assumption, with diverse content on topics such as ecology, agriculture, power plants, factories, the construction industry, architecture, tourism, landscapes, backgrounds, and illustrations I should have earned at least $50-100. My first thought is that people are lying about their earnings, or that Adobe has some algorithm that gives better rates to people from more developed countries.
But I also wondered if Adobe sometimes boosts new accounts that are recently created? Could there be a problem with my account, that I started mine when I started Behance around 2013, and since then, my account has never been used, and now it's listed as less trusted?
It's similar to Instagram or TikTok accounts, where new accounts get a better start. I know because I tested it, and it works on TikTok.
So, hey Adobe, what's the deal? Should I close my account and start over?
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