Posted July 20 On 5/26/2020 at 5:30 PM, Forum Moderation Team said: Our new compensation model is designed to reward content creators for producing quality work that is fresh, relevant and in demand by our customers. By resetting the royalty levels each year, we aim to provide an avenue for contributors to be fairly rewarded for content that is performing well at the current time. The adjustments are being made to align with changes we have been seeing in the global market for creative content. They also help to create fair opportunities for all our contributors, and reward performance with greater earnings potential. It appears that some of the successful contributors do not share this view. I've only just checked. The largest contributor that shutterstock had had written the following under his vendor name:"Largest collection of abstract grunge backgrounds and textures. Over 1.5 million images. All you need in one portfolio!" Of the 1.5 million images, exactly 3 are left! The second largest contributor has not uploaded a single image for weeks. At least not at shutterstock! Maybe you should think about what kind of performance you are talking about. If my car would theoretically have a good performance, but I can't afford the fuel anymore, then there is nothing more to get out of it. The "potential" of the car can then no longer be exploited. Now you send a new shot list with recommendations. Almost all of them contain model photography. How are the contributors supposed to pay the models? And new contributors who accept the new price structure will certainly not be the ones who start taking model photography now. They can't even invest in camera equipment anymore. Maybe shutterstock does not notice it right away. But already in the medium term there will be an extreme loss of - from the customer's point of view - useful image material. Then your customers will say that they want to pay even less for bad pictures. Or they will go where the good, fresh image material is still available. It would have been a better way to prohibit providers who sell on shuttersock from offering it on free platforms at the same time by means of a contractual clause. This would have been a sensible approach to stop the downward trend in the price spiral. Every agency should do this. However, I am absolutely certain that shutterstock will catapult itself out of the market in the medium term. 31 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 20 I agree, they committed a marketing suicide, and I'll watch them die with pure joy. 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 20 2 hours ago, Wilm Ihlenfeld said: However, I am absolutely certain that shutterstock will catapult itself out of the market in the medium term. Wise words Wilm. SS have taken a huge gamble by literally biting the hand that feeds them and it is unlikely to end well. 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 21 I have a second VIDEO level with 20% royalty, but i get from clip packs sales - 0,26, 0,34 and 0,77 cents for the 1 clip ? (But the minimum price is 9.95 $ *0,2=1,99 $ royalty )WTF ? 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 21 Bueno, amigos empresarios, han sido malos, sabían, os había salido mal, habían perdido el negocio, han apostado a ser miserables para ganar dinero que no os pertenece. El sudor de los trabajadores no es vuestro. Ya está, parad, reflexionar, tenéis una oportunidad, todavía está a tiempo de resolverlo todo. ¿Cómo? Pedir perdón a vuestros trabajadores por vuestra ambición y volver al sistema anterior, eso sí, con un aumento en el porcentaje de los beneficios de los colaboradores como castigo por todo lo que nos han hecho sufrir y perder. Seguro que si hacéis eso todo puede volver al punto anterior a volver a locos de ambición. Os perdonaríamos de corazón si viéramos vuestro arrepentimiento sincero. Es vuestra última oportunidad. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 21 I've decided like others to remove images once they have been downloaded and sold for the pathetic amount of $0.10. No point in undercutting yourself with the same images available with other agencies who pay more. I can't bring myself to delete everything as I like everyone spent time getting them onto the site in the first place. I don't have a huge amount on here but as my by best selling image just sold again for the 29th time I have removed it and a similar image. I hope the same image is now found elsewhere and I get paid a little more. I will abandon SS at the end of the year if nothing changes, which I hope is what the majority of contributors do, so that SS wake up to the mess they have created. I do feel for those who have built a business and rely on the income generated here. Seems other agencies do not have the reach of SS but that might change if the site loses thousands of contributors. Sad situation during these uncertain times. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 21 On 7/17/2020 at 8:52 PM, Nina B said: Why am I still earning only 11 cents for many of my photos even though I have gone over the 100 download mark, into the next payment level? 11 cents? You are lucky! I get a lot of 10 cents sales and am on Level 4, allegedly. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 21 On 7/18/2020 at 9:13 AM, GregDPhotos said: Until level 6, 10¢ seems to be the norm. Be thankful for your 10% bonus. And even at Level 6 you can only get 10, 11 or 13 cents from a sale from the largest (750 dl) subs package. Notalot compared with $0.38! 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 21 2 hours ago, stevemart said: And even at Level 6 you can only get 10, 11 or 13 cents from a sale from the largest (750 dl) subs package. Notalot compared with $0.38! And yet some sub payments at level 6 are higher than $.38 too.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 21 24 minutes ago, stockphotofan1 said: And yet some sub payments at level 6 are higher than $.38 too.. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 21 2 hours ago, stockphotofan1 said: And yet some sub payments at level 6 are higher than $.38 too.. Yes, it's true. For certain subscriptions you get more than you used to. The highest sub reported from Level 5 contributors so far was $2.28. The problem is, those are exceptions. Have you done the math? Probably not. I've done it. I know what I would have earned in the former highest level, and what I earn now in the new level 5. I had 730 subscriptions. These would have earned me $277.40 earlier. Now - with a level where I would have to earn 5% more, I have earned $163.42. This gives a return per subscription of $0.22. Instead of a 5% increase, I have a 42% decrease. If I take the beginning of the year into account, it will approximately be a minus of over 50%. These are facts you can ignore if it makes you personally happy - for whatever reason. But you cannot change reality with words. 26 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 21 I don't regret my decision to disable sales here How much I would earn here for 28 sales? 28x 0.10 = 2.80 USD? If I'm very unlucky… 28 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 21 This is great news for Pond5 and Adobe! I have a third of the downloads on Adobe and have made over 3 times what I have made here. I have been shooting a lot of drone footage the past few months and was getting ready to start uploading it. I don't think I can make enough here to pay for the gas it took to travel to the sites to shoot. I won't be uploading anything here and trying to decide if I would be better off to take my work down instead of letting you give it away. Very disappointed. No respect for the people that created your jobs. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 21 (edited) fresh out of the oven. Published less than an hour ago But do they know, the cut in royalties to contributors? Edited July 22 by BobNoah 14 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 25 I turned off my portfolio on SS in early June after viewing a few days of the dismal results. Since then it seems my AS sales have increased a little bit but things at AL are different. I haven't had any sales on AL since early September. In July I've had 4 sales for a net profit of $131. That's a little bit better than .10¢ each. Not sure if one has to do with the other but just maybe. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 25 BTW. If you're greyed out from posting here do the following. Get to this page. Disable Javascript. Reload page. Post. Reenable Javascript. Let's see how long this post remains!!! BTW. I can't take credit for the work-around. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 25 It seem strange to have to disable javascrip to send messages... I have not completely turned off my portfolio but have no more uploaded images.. Sales on SS are decreasing. Sales on other sites like AS, AL or DT seem to me stable, but it is difficult to establish how much it may depend by Codiv. Probably some category of pictures may be more penalized respect others. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 26 Don Landwehrle said BTW. If you're greyed out from posting here do the following. Get to this page. Disable Javascript. Reload page. Post. Reenable Javascript. Let's see how long this post remains!!! WELL DONE THAT MAN> I WAS GREYED OUT> i am becoming weary of these paltry and insulting 10c earnings per download etc. I have no delusions of grandeur about my portfolio. Is it possible to disable without deleting my images. Is it possible to disable individual images without deleting. I quite simply want to keep my options open. Thanks 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 27 This integration makes it easy and fast to create high-performing ads with millions of fresh images, available for free in Microsoft Advertising. https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/shutterstock-microsoft-integration Bad news doesn't come alone 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 27 This is very funny.. https://share.getcloudapp.com/o0u8bmdx https://share.getcloudapp.com/P8ubZy79 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 27 Disgusting! and shameful for SS for this kind of paying method.😒 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 28 From June 1st to today I have exceeded 100 downloads. I should now be at level 2. Why are my photos still getting paid 10 cents? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 28 10 minutes ago, Giambattista Lazazzera said: From June 1st to today I have exceeded 100 downloads. I should now be at level 2. Why are my photos still getting paid 10 cents? Because you'r selling them on SS :)) 13 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 28 22 minutes ago, Giambattista Lazazzera said: From June 1st to today I have exceeded 100 downloads. I should now be at level 2. Why are my photos still getting paid 10 cents? You will always get 0.10 $. No matter of your "level" 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted July 28 My friend works in agency with SS 750 subscription (yearly upfront). This month they have used only 23 downloads. So real costs for one download is 6.16 EUR + TAX. Contributor will get only 0.10 USD. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
