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Significant Drop in Download Earnings - Is Anyone Else Experiencing This?

Forum|Forum|1 year ago
October 12, 2024
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Hello fellow Adobe Stock contributors,

I'm a relatively new contributor and I'm seeking some advice or shared experiences regarding a recent change in my earnings.

Until recently, I was averaging about $1 per image sale or download. However, since late last month, I've noticed a significant drop in my earnings. My download earnings have decreased to just $0.33 per sale or download.

While I've been fortunate to see an increase in the number of downloads lately, the lower earnings rate has significantly impacted my overall income from the platform.

I'm wondering:

1. Is anyone else experiencing a similar drop in earnings per download?

2. For more experienced contributors, is this a normal fluctuation or phase that new contributors go through?

3. Are there any steps I can take to improve my earnings?

Any insights, experiences, or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your help!

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kalsstockmedia

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I'm facing the exact same issue since October 2024. Has Adobe made any changes to the algorithm, i.e. the way how the search functions and throws up results? This is very strange and such a huge gap has never occured before. It's very strange and I'm just trying to understand if I need to make any changes to my titles, keywords, profile etc?

daniellei4510

Community Expert

No one here would know if Adobe has made changes to the algorithm, and it's doubtful that they have. Or maybe they have. We don't know. Not sure about October, but in November through January, there have been plenty of extended holidays, with some business shutting down entirely for a couple of weeks. And there are people taking vacations. And it's flu season. And Covid is making it's rounds again. There are so many factors that are or could be involved causing a slowdown in sales. I suspect things will pick up again sometime after January 1.

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Nancy OShea

Community Expert

Your royalty rate remains the same regardless.

33% for photos, drawings, vectors, generative AI...
35% for videos

Your dollar rate fluctuates based on the type of license that was purchased and the type of plan the customer has.

LICENSES:

standard, enhanced or extended.

PLANS:

10 assets or 1 video/month; $3/asset or $30/video
25 assets or 3 videos/month; $2/asset or $16/video
40 assets or 6 videos/month; $2/asset or $12/video
750 assets or 25 videos/month; $0.26/asset or $8/video (Teams & Enterprise users)

As a Contributor, there's nothing you can do about the customer's choices. That's out of your hands.

But you can submit more videos, which earn more royalty fees. And you can vary your assets to reach a wider customer base.

Hope that helps.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

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Sunday39053484ky78Author

Participant

Thanks so much. I really appreciate. Thanks you

Jill_C

Community Expert

Same response that I posted on the Discord channel.

You have no control over the Buyer's subscription, therefore no control over the royalties that your assets earn. Even a $.33 sale is a good thing, though of course you'd rather have $.99, because the search algorithm favors assets that have been previously sold (unless the Buyer specifically filters for undiscovered content).

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My average for 2024 sales is ~$.87 each.

Jill C., Forum Volunteer

daniellei4510

Community Expert

My royalty earnings have always been all over the place since day 1, from .33 to .99 and occasionally a little higher. If you've normally been paid the .99 rate, you've been lucky.

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Abambo

Community Expert

This question comes up regularily. Fluctuations are normal. There may be multiple causes to a drop in your sales. The different royalties you get are caused by the different plans buyers have. The $1 sales are from a buyer who has a 10 assets per month plan. If you earn less, the buyer has a different plan. The number of sales can be improved by good keywording, and high quality assets, and continued submitting high quality assets.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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