Author Topic: Shutterstock raised image price by 20 cents. No raise for contributors? (Read 22401 times)

Semmick Photo · « **Reply #50 on:** April 21, 2015, 05:54 »

Damned if I do, damned if I dont.

Mantis · « **Reply #51 on:** April 21, 2015, 07:38 »

Quote from: Ariene on April 18, 2015, 03:49

Every king can loose his crown fast...

In this business that is very accurate. From a competitive viewpoint it's like walking on eggshells. One cracks and they all crack. In SS case, they are probably trying to accomplish two major things:

1. Shareholder wealth
2. Competitive responses/positioning

But #1 AND #2 comes as our expense, unfortunately.

Just as an aside, I now go check my SS account for a BIG sales as my subs are not in the 20-30 a day average, down from 50-60 a day my OD's are fairly rare (0-3 a day avg) and I have not gotten a $28 commission in about 8 weeks since they made their package changes. The ONLY way I am "making my month" is the random big sale. Other than that I will have taken my first pay cut at SS in 8 years since I started with them.

Noedelhap · « **Reply #52 on:** April 21, 2015, 09:27 »

Quote from: Noedelhap on April 17, 2015, 17:03

I was already wondering why subs were drying up and ODD's were nowhere to be founds these last few weeks. As if things couldn't get worse in microstock already.

I think microstock is going to be very, very different, 3 years from now...

Funny enough I said this 4 days ago, but today I received a whopping 20 ODD's!

Shelma1 · « **Reply #53 on:** April 21, 2015, 09:45 »

Quote from: Noedelhap on April 21, 2015, 09:27

Quote from: Noedelhap on April 17, 2015, 17:03
I was already wondering why subs were drying up and ODD's were nowhere to be founds these last few weeks. As if things couldn't get worse in microstock already.

I think microstock is going to be very, very different, 3 years from now...

Funny enough I said this 4 days ago, but today I received a whopping 20 ODD's!

Congrats!

Justanotherphotographer · « **Reply #54 on:** April 21, 2015, 10:09 »

Quote from: Noedelhap on April 21, 2015, 09:27

Quote from: Noedelhap on April 17, 2015, 17:03
I was already wondering why subs were drying up and ODD's were nowhere to be founds these last few weeks. As if things couldn't get worse in microstock already.

I think microstock is going to be very, very different, 3 years from now...

Funny enough I said this 4 days ago, but today I received a whopping 20 ODD's!

Good job!

YadaYadaYada · « **Reply #55 on:** April 22, 2015, 12:45 »

Quote from: Mantis on April 21, 2015, 07:38

Quote from: Ariene on April 18, 2015, 03:49
Every king can loose his crown fast...

In this business that is very accurate. From a competitive viewpoint it's like walking on eggshells. One cracks and they all crack. In SS case, they are probably trying to accomplish two major things:

1. Shareholder wealth
2. Competitive responses/positioning

But #1 AND #2 comes as our expense, unfortunately.

Just as an aside, I now go check my SS account for a BIG sales as my subs are not in the 20-30 a day average, down from 50-60 a day my OD's are fairly rare (0-3 a day avg) and I have not gotten a $28 commission in about 8 weeks since they made their package changes. The ONLY way I am "making my month" is the random big sale. Other than that I will have taken my first pay cut at SS in 8 years since I started with them.

Everything in this business comes at our expense. You could list #1 thru #20 and we'd be #20.

gbalex · « **Reply #56 on:** May 05, 2015, 14:49 »

Quote from: Semmick Photo on April 16, 2015, 08:38

Not claiming anything to be fact but if I compare these prices to what I still see

199 euro for 750 month = 0.27 c/i
165 euro for 350 month = 0.47 c/i

Shutterstock gave themselves a 20 cent raise per image. And nuttin' for us. So it seems.

New pricing?

Old pricing

They stiffed us on the raise and now they are sneaking in hidden royalty decreases.