Shutterstock Photographer Forum :: View topic - What are the best times for sales ( days, weeks, years)?

vreddane · Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 5:23 pm

I have been here about a month and don't have a large sample to draw conclusions from so I was hoping some of the veterans out there could shed some light on the matter.

What day of the week is best/worst?

Is the beginning or end of the month better?

What months of the year are best/worst?

thomasamby · Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 5:07 am

Hi vreddane,

In my experience March has always been the best month in regards to sales.

As for weekdays, without having examined this closely I'm always looking forward to tuesdays :)

Beginning or end of the month - Hmm, I think it's about the same. Maybe it's just my imagination, but I sometimes see a little boost whenever a new month begins - perhaps some companies have tight budgets for stock imagery on a month by month basis, and maybe they have a tendency of using up this budget before the month is over / in the beginning of the month ?

vreddane · Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 9:42 am

Thanks for the insight Thomas! Maybe because I am new I feel like I am over anylizing everything and constantly checking my downloads when maybe that time would be better spent creating more vectors, haha.

lirch · Joined: 25 Jun 2009 Posts: 857

Best days will be the ones when you upload consitently.:)

kucherenko · Joined: 27 Nov 2009 Posts: 89

year March for me as well.
And also November for Xmas stuff I guess:)
Although I dont have many Xmas images at my portfolio.

aquafish · Joined: 10 Oct 2007 Posts: 86

Autumn/Fall and Spring months seem best for me but I think it depends on the content of your portfolio.

December is slow for obvious reasons. Summer months can be a bit up and down as people go on holiday/kids are off.

Mike Price · Joined: 06 Jun 2008 Posts: 2933 Location: South Wales

March and November for me. December is also good but dies around 20th.

Mike