In the context the word was used it meant exactly that - the experiment will wrap up till the end of March.
my few cents:
- Envato should pick manually items that appear in first 3 pages of each category (only Best Sellers up to date, put behind what’s not been updated)
- Add a new category “Hand picked” and manually pick new trending files to give a chance to new authors and have more interesting content to show to new customers
- BRING BACK the following tab in the market: we used to be able to see following authors’ new items in a tab in the top-right, we all want this back somehow. It’s a way to increase connections between active authors.
- Guidelines for Prices: limit the price range for products to a Min and Max value. It’s too wild right now some authors devalue their work to increase sales (lowering price)
- delete Envato Elements. Update the Envato Markets and offer a 99$ monthly plan to download everything in the Envato markets
New items aren’t welcomed. Old items that aren’t top selling aren’t needed. Actually, this experiment is for finding out how to keep balance between growing amount of work on maintanance (reviewing new items, support, lawyers and so on) and revenue. Ok. But, do you think that top sellers are life savers? What if top sellers leave market or give ultimatum regarding Envato’s % of their sales? There is a lot to do, but current direction is wrong in the future perspective, imo. It’s sad that we need to make silly assumptions here now without any reaction from Envato side…
LOL, no way! u have to be kidding me right?! lol we all know how the thing would end up … u can already see it with through the reviewing , some manage to have it all approved or not far but some guys have a lot of things rejected despite items are very good, so leaving them the manual hand pick will just result in letting them promote that nasty minimalistic style (have a look at what they have done with the featured category of flyer and u will have a clue of what i am talking about … some people have just no chance in hell to be part of it, period, just because “not the right style”) they like so much because this is a good way for them to promote their services which turn out to be against interests of authors, like place it , for instance
for te follow feed i agree and still cannot understand how a place promoting to be willing to create a community could take out the follow feed which was bringing link between authors rather easily …
for prices, indeed, they basically are dong already , but through recommendations, i guess that for the upper price this is not indispensable but as a threshold this would be welcome, to prevent a possible dumping and make sure that some authors do not try to sell out of offering ridiculous pricing, like the one that people have to face in AJ. Fortunately, in GR, authors have been much clever and have not indulged into this deadly policies in the long run …
for elements , i think that would be better to be able to join if u want or not (and not being hand picked by envato staff like what happens right now) … i am not sure that your idea is the right one as we all know how bundle and such services end up having authors being heavily pirated and this would basically mean that the thing would spread to the whole marketplace (it would be cutthroat island) …i am almost sure that would not be beneficial to authors to say the least and would look strange as business model too …
I see now this is a market of Avada Theme and the Others. I was susprised that all Markets in the World are running the best seller at the first, that’s why I choose Envato because it’s different. But now, they have the same move. I wish there is a new “Envato Market” of 4 years ago will be published. Many of author would appreciate it. Why there is no investor can do this.
5 april still 0 sales and no update from james…
I also would like to hear a feedback from an elite author about this experiment, why are they silent about it?
cause they fine thyself you know)
I’m elite author. And same issues with all authors. My new item no sale in 3 days
Because it doesnt make sense to complain. Envato knows that many authors are unsatisfied and they will answer or act or not Back to work.
Hi, I’m Recent Elite Author & this experiment is another bad move of Envato after the “Elements” was launched.
They even not understand the single term from Authors. I’ve tried many times via Support.
They now compare the entire marketplace to other small ones markets- etc… for the unlimited download strategies via Monthly Subscription in Envato Elements.
They already have separate sites for selling code, themes, video, audio, graphics products, but therefore they have released the Elements. Why? Of course recurring Income.
We are continuously losing our sales after the Elements launched and that’s the fact.
and now through this Experiments - we already lose the 1.5 months of sales.
Its time to move from here.
@jamesgiroux you alway broke promise. you say 1 or 2 day it will update system but now day 3 you still don’t update it and tomorrow is Saturday it holiday so you will delay it until Monday or Tuesday or whole next week. If you want to keep this experiment or use it just let whole community know about it, please don’t try to ignore or delay.
I noticed that lately every half year we get some kind of “surprise” from Envato. Elements first, now this experiment. I am well aware that the owners are quite right to carry out any manipulations on their site. Another thing doesn’t give me peace and sadness: we are the main source of income envato, but our attitude to us is as if we are the last link. Yes, of course, among us there are those who do not have such a professional portfolio, and not all of us bring enough millions every day. But this does not mean that we did not deserve to be warned about such global things. If I had known in advance about this experiment, I would not have had the financial difficulties that I have today. My new project, which was accepted a week ago, today has not a single sale, and I am absolutely sure that the experiment is to blame, since this is a niche project for news. The same reason for the decline in sales is the emergence of such a platform as the Elements. I try not to do the same type of slideshow, I focus on the news screensavers, and I see exactly the difference how the projects were sold before and after. Once again, I want to note the fact that I have no complaints about various kinds of manipulations. I do not like the fact that all this is done without respect for the authors. Lack of dialogue has always been the cause of change for the worse. My ability to draw conclusions leads me to the fact that, strange as it may sound, but for the last couple of days, when I did not see the answer to the results of the experiment, when we are still being kept in the dark, I want to thank Envato for this lesson. and an understanding of the fact that one can never rely on earnings from one site, now I intend to direct my efforts towards becoming as independent as possible from envato, looking for new ways of income. I wish my colleagues success and strength for new achievements! Thanks for attention!
Avada was a New Item in 2012.
Metronic was a New Item in 2013.
Maybe neither of these projects would have been uploaded to TF if this sort of ridiculous carry-on was happening back then.
Just saying…
Every best seller has to start out as a New Item at some stage in a project life cycle. No?
I Think that new items have no chance to be best sellers in the new reality where elements and spontaneously decided to experiment have prevailing meanings
Hopefully we will get an update in the next 2 days
1 sale on this week, this has never happened before. What happened?
James: Guys, i will have an update in day or two
Envato Author: Cool! interesting what the news
Two days later
James: silence
Envato Autor: Am i a joke to you?
Love your enthusiasm but it’s not going to happen
Let’s be respectful with Envato authors and staff, please.
“Have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart.”
—Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet (one of my favourite quotes)
Data analysis and statistics takes time.
I’m definitely sure we will see conclusions soon.
Thanks!