Results for August 2008

Can you say “Summer Slowdown???” It hit hard this month. The first three weeks of the month were particularly painful. I did notice a slight pickup once the kids went back to school. Even Graphic Artists need to take their summer vacation. With the onset of September comes brighter days for the Microstock industry.

	August results:	Change from last month
This month:	$85.82	- $75.88
Total Downloads:	96	- 40
Lifetime Total:	$1209.06
Number of months contributing:	17
Average: $/month	$75.55	+ $.64

Was it just me? Here is an easy way to check. For those of you with Fotolia accounts, you may have noticed that your overall rank and your seven day rank is updated every day. If your seven day rank is lower than your overall rank, then you are moving up. If not, you are moving down. During this slow period, even after several days of no sales my seven day rank continued to be lower. That told me that the industry as a hole was running slow this month and not to worry, I was holding my own. Hang in there Microstockers. Better months are ahead.