This is a loop issue happens ONLY on Envato, I know that… I’m here since 2009, that’s the main reason for this thread.
What do I mean about a loop?
Your advice about the animated explosions is a great example! I tried that twice with much more smooth, high quality and extra variety than the current one because my goal is always to bring the best quality and not just drop items and wait for miracles.
Guess what happened when I tried that? Rejected, no specific critiria explanations back than, nothing inspiring to even fix… because there was nothing to fix the most common excuse for the reviewers is: “we already have these on the marketplace” in other words of course.
So what? why not adding more variety to let the buyers decide which style of whatever item they want? most of the people who purchase my items, come back and purchase my other items because they like my specific touch / style.
This is a never ending loop and BTW… the rejected items are selling more than well on the other marketplace I’m using for the last 2-3 years.
I notice that my sales just stopped since January… it feels like my profile is unseen anymore, like a manual staff decision for 2018… while it did sale every month since 2009… even if I did add more items or not, it never stopped but reduced as I explained… now it’s the worth thing, looks like Envato is not doing well at least on my profile and my friends who also get the same results so I don’t just compare it for my profile because it won’t be fair and accurate.
It’s still not accurate because just me and my friends on Envato but it’s better than just assume something is wrong on my specific profile.
I hope to hear more opinions and thoughts from other users because I’m afraid I’m not alone here, Envato is far away from what it used to be… the other marketplaces I’m using are growing bigger and bigger as well, but the reviews are not harsh and blindly decision as in Envato (not just Audio Jungle or Video Hive but in general).
For me it’s discouraging, but I keep creating amazing original content for the other marketplaces I’m using because I do earn much more than Envato and I don’t need to upload a lot, but just upload high quality content as I prefer doing and also the buyers are happy with their purchase and come back to get more of my content.
Feel free to keep sharing your thoughts, experience with Envato on the last few months or in general, maybe some of you will be able to encourage me and other to give Envato another try.
After all, the reason I made this post is not to complain, is to share my true thoughts and personal experience and hear from other Authors as well, I love Envato I just hope to see some changes if it’s still not changed… especially on the blind careless review department.