blvdone Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 There's no joy looking at that part, only sighs. It used to be fun checking that section of the page. It's depressing. 6 Link to post Share on other sites
lonndubh Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Indeed. According to recent figures I saw the number of SS subscribers has jumped massively in recent quarters - which is where the contributor problem lies - and coupled with the new payment structure that is all one is seeing now, 10 cents an image. You would need about 5-10 on demand sales a week for it to be worth uploading new files. Unless of course you are uploading thousands of files which possibly means you don't care. I don't know enough about the market to be honest but you are right - that section of the page has changed greatly. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
David A Litman Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Just had an ODD for 15 cents. We've been getting low SOD's for a while, but for ODD, that's a new low for me. Link to post Share on other sites
Saurav022 Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 Very soon SOD, ODD, EL will also be 10 cents only. Link to post Share on other sites
blvdone Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 I think many contributors will eventually give up and move on uploading photos only to Adobe Stock. If Adobe Stock starts accepting regular editorials, there's no point in uploading to Shutterstock anymore. If that happens, Shutterstock will look like second tier stock agency with older and inferior quality contents. Kind of like Dollar Store equivalent of retail business, not top department stores like Saks, Neiman, Bergdorf or Nordstrom. Not even Macy's. More like Saks Off Fifth and Nordstrom Rack where people go for discounted older items. And top contributors will intentionally delete top selling top quality contents and leave only low quality items that never sold and not popular on other sites. I'm on the edge of giving up on Shutterstock again after re-licensing my photos and videos a few months ago. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
PomInPerth Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 2 hours ago, blvdone said: I think many contributors will eventually give up and move on uploading photos only to Adobe Stock. Problem for me is AS is worse, sure, higher RPD but volume is dreadful in comparison. I have a small port (500ish), 33 DLs in shutterstock vs 3 in AS this month 2 Link to post Share on other sites
balajisrinivasan Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 2 hours ago, PomInPerth said: Problem for me is AS is worse, sure, higher RPD but volume is dreadful in comparison. I have a small port (500ish), 33 DLs in shutterstock vs 3 in AS this month Same... 1000 plus lifetime downloads on SS vs. 60 on AS. Even comparing only the non-editorial content on both platforms, 480 on SS vs 60 on AS. So while the RPD on AS is twice the RPD here, it is not a meaningful alternative, at least for the content I upload. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
blvdone Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 I hear you, but I happened to be doing well on Adobe Stock. Half the number of photos there than Shutterstock because they don't take editorials, but made it to "Recent Top Sellers" list again for the 3rd time in 3 months. No "Parade of Dimes" there. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
HD Promo Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 18 hours ago, Saurav022 said: Very soon SOD, ODD, EL will also be 10 cents only. what u means by? Link to post Share on other sites
blvdone Posted February 23 Author Share Posted February 23 Just unlicensed my photos on Shutterstock too F'k it. No more $0.10 -a-thon. LOL 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Michael754 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 As indicated by ongoing figures I saw the quantity of SS endorsers has hopped hugely in late quarters - which is the place where the donor issue lies - and combined with the new installment structure that is every one of the one is seeing now, a dime a picture. You would require around 5-10 on interest deals seven days for it to merit transferring new documents. Upsers Link to post Share on other sites
Saurav022 Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 On 2/23/2021 at 2:00 PM, HD Promo said: what u means by? Few contributors sold ODD and EL for 0.17 and 0,61 cents. You can assume what is going to happen next. Link to post Share on other sites
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