Question about levels

[Just Another Photographer]

Hi there,

Shutterstock says I'm on level 3, and that level 4 starts after 500 downloads.  But the lifetime earnings tab says I have just over 600 downloads.  Is the current level counted from the start of the year, or is this an error?

Roll on January (sigh).

[Doug McLean]

It is counted from the start of the year, You go back to the bottom again at the start of next year.

[Just Another Photographer]

17 minutes ago, Doug McLean said:

It is counted from the start of the year, You go back to the bottom again at the start of next year.

Ah, thanks.  I knew it reset in January 2021, but didn't know when my current level started from.

[Merrillie Redden]

I just made level 4 for the next month, not that it will make any difference to all those friggin 10 cent sales. I will review my site come January,

[HodagMedia]

15 hours ago, Merrillie Redden said:

I just made level 4 for the next month, not that it will make any difference to all those friggin 10 cent sales. I will review my site come January,

I think you'll see a difference, I did, but considering I was getting 38c a download before, and how big of a deal is it getting 14c or 17c instead of 10c, when I'm getting 30-50% of what I did before?

So please don't read me as saying I'm happy or this is good, just that, there is a small improvement over the not so good system.

This shows, where the 10c subs come from at each level. The 4th column is level 4

Also another small improvement, to 30% for the sales that count:

I sure hope I move up levels, faster next year. 🙂