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Title: SS $1.80 for a video sale... What the heck?
Post by: click_click on November 09, 2018, 11:01

I've been idle a while on the forums and this may have come up before but I couldn't find anything via the search function so here I ask:

$1.80 for a video sale on SS? What's happening?

Did they introduce some new scheme or big customer discounts?

Any information on this?

Thanks.

Title: Re: SS $1.80 for a video sale... What the heck?
Post by: Brasilnut on November 09, 2018, 11:03

https://forums.submit.shutterstock.com/topic/93927-150-video-sale/

Title: Re: SS $1.80 for a video sale... What the heck?
Post by: obj owl on November 09, 2018, 11:28

From their blog on the 4th of May
https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/contributor-footage-value-expanding-marketplace (https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/contributor-footage-value-expanding-marketplace)

Title: Re: SS $1.80 for a video sale... What the heck?
Post by: nobody on November 09, 2018, 11:42

now the new 'DPC' of video  :-\

Title: Re: SS $1.80 for a video sale... What the heck?
Post by: Asthebelltolls on November 09, 2018, 13:33

It's a question of "What else can they do?"

The SS has to compete with the also-ran sellers. If "We" the supplier stopped supporting the middle and low tier agencies we wouldn't have this problem. I just
sold a clip with SS and received $1.50.

And yes, I practice what I preach. The SS. IS and P5. That's it. 

Title: Re: SS $1.80 for a video sale... What the heck?
Post by: obj owl on November 09, 2018, 14:28

Quote from: Asthebelltolls on November 09, 2018, 13:33

It's a question of "What else can they do?"

The SS has to compete with the also-ran sellers. If "We" the supplier stopped supporting the middle and low tier agencies we wouldn't have this problem. I just
sold a clip with SS and received $1.50.

And yes, I practice what I preach. The SS. IS and P5. That's it.

There is no "We" and you can have as many "Ifs" as you want you won't make it so, only the top 5% of contributors have any power and they have been bought.  All the other suppliers have to compete with you and for many of them the only way to do that is to supply the lower tier agencies that you don't take part in.

Title: Re: SS $1.80 for a video sale... What the heck?
Post by: derek on November 09, 2018, 16:04

Quote from: Asthebelltolls on November 09, 2018, 13:33

It's a question of "What else can they do?"

The SS has to compete with the also-ran sellers. If "We" the supplier stopped supporting the middle and low tier agencies we wouldn't have this problem. I just
sold a clip with SS and received $1.50.

And yes, I practice what I preach. The SS. IS and P5. That's it.

Come on! SS sets the mark!  have always done ever since they invented the crazy subs system! completely ruining the industry!

Title: Re: SS $1.80 for a video sale... What the heck?
Post by: click_click on November 10, 2018, 03:06

Thanks for the answers! Much appreciated.

Title: Re: SS $1.80 for a video sale... What the heck?
Post by: KimsCreativeHub on November 10, 2018, 18:35

Oh didn’t know that! Off to deactivate my vids, I only have a few, but that’s ridiculous.


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