Author Topic: SS Announces Commission Increase for May 2008 (Read 54591 times)

Dreamframer · « **Reply #125 on:** May 13, 2008, 02:19 »

I think he is joking

miskolin · « **Reply #126 on:** May 13, 2008, 02:39 »

He must be, while i just sold 2 pic for .25 each...

grp_photo · « **Reply #127 on:** May 13, 2008, 02:59 »

yes bad joke i know

But if Getty can announce the turnover of IS in 2012 it should be no problem for me to announce SS-Commissions of 2050

domencolja · « **Reply #128 on:** May 13, 2008, 03:08 »

I'm not the only one dying to hear the news than, "good"

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StockManiac · « **Reply #129 on:** May 13, 2008, 06:21 »

I had a sale today and it was still at 0.30

4seasons · « **Reply #130 on:** May 13, 2008, 06:29 »

They said that new earnings will take in to effect AFTER the announcement will be made. And knowing SS, I bet 99% that the announcement will be made 1 minute before midnight (I wish I was wrong..) ...

Every minute with old prices for contributors means additional thousand to SS account.

leaf · « **Reply #131 on:** May 13, 2008, 06:38 »

are you suggesting that shutterstock sells 10,000 photos/minute
600,000 photos/hour and 14,400,000 images/day. I like to think that shutterstock is too but I am afraid I don't think they are quite that successful.

Regardless of when they announce it, I don't think it will take effect until tomorrow anyhow!

4seasons · « **Reply #132 on:** May 13, 2008, 06:57 »

leaf, it was more symbolical than mathematical.
But thank you for correction as some could really understood it directly.

More rightly is IS earnings: $72 millions in revenue last year, that means ~$140/minute.
And J.K. Rowling earns $230 per minute...

sharpshot · « **Reply #133 on:** May 13, 2008, 07:40 »

I see this thread has 5,574 views. I feel like I have clicked on it that many times thinking the raise has been announced

michealo · « **Reply #134 on:** May 13, 2008, 08:02 »

4 seasons

Revenue does not equal earnings ...

miskolin · « **Reply #135 on:** May 13, 2008, 11:15 »

NEW INCREASE ANNOUNCED --> http://submit.shutterstock.com/earnings_schedule.mhtml

jsnover · « **Reply #136 on:** May 13, 2008, 11:16 »

Underwhelming is the word that comes to mind. I go from 30 cents to 36 cents (I'm not yet over $10K). Now that equals the subscription payout on 123rf.

No woo-yays from me.

Argus · « **Reply #137 on:** May 13, 2008, 11:23 »

Hmm.. i'm qualifying for the 38 cents.. but still.. it's not quite what i expected. Especially those people who have not yet earned those 10k.. all in all i'm happy with the 38 cents, but it could have been a better deal.

Smithore · « **Reply #138 on:** May 13, 2008, 11:24 »

Pffff 36 cents.... $:-\$ ridiculous

stokfoto · « **Reply #139 on:** May 13, 2008, 11:25 »

less than last years raise,I am simply disappointed!
now that seriously make think of going exclusive to IS

mantonino · « **Reply #140 on:** May 13, 2008, 11:26 »

WOW this sucks.

MicrostockExp · « **Reply #141 on:** May 13, 2008, 11:29 »

very disappointing..... but good for IS guess

Snufkin · « **Reply #142 on:** May 13, 2008, 11:33 »

It sucks big time.
For the beginners there is no raise at all.
And it took them so long to come up with this.

Peter · « **Reply #143 on:** May 13, 2008, 11:33 »

disapointed. 0.33 is low. even 0.36 is low. disapointed totaly. boooo. EX licence should be at least 35 also.

ichiro17 · « **Reply #144 on:** May 13, 2008, 11:34 »

i hope the lack of sales activity for a lot of people over the last month is a signal that IS is going to take SS to the pooper the subscriptions aspect because this is bull

all depending on how it plays out with IS, i might want to go exclusive in 2 months or 3

EDITED for politeness

lisafx · « **Reply #145 on:** May 13, 2008, 11:38 »

Quote from: Chode on May 13, 2008, 11:33

disapointed. 0.33 is low. even 0.36 is low. disapointed totaly. boooo. EX licence should be at least 35 also.

Yeah, .38 is low too. I would have assumed at least .40 for high end earners. Will be interesting to read what the big guys have to say about this....

ChasingMoments · « **Reply #146 on:** May 13, 2008, 11:41 »

wow.... that's bull.

Good for IS, I guess, which will probably see a lot of photogs going exclusive. Not competitive given inflation & changes in currency exchange rates. Not competitive given positive changes/pricing elsewhere. AND, they pissed off a lot of people in the process. SS is no longer the go-to place for many of us. Not for me, starting as of today, will be working to get over my IS uploading block as IS seems like the place that'll be making $ in the long haul.

Lack of a 'good' raise with all this building up may mean one thing - that SS can't afford anything bigger and has no other options but to announce this really low raise.

Lior · « **Reply #147 on:** May 13, 2008, 11:41 »

they made my choices a lot easier.

I will keep my portfolio there for now, but as soon I am free from keeping my work at other places (that might take a few months though...) I'm going exclusive on IS.

maunger · « **Reply #148 on:** May 13, 2008, 11:46 »

as much as i've complained about IS and their mistakes, they're earning me more money right now than SS and SS isn't going to catch up with this raise. Don't get me wrong, i always appreciate a raise no matter how low. But now that imageManager is back in business for IS, i'll be uploading more to IS first (tho it still bugs me to have to disambiguate!)

CofkoCof · « **Reply #149 on:** May 13, 2008, 11:47 »

I think we need anther 'No "Thank you"' thread, some people are actually satisfied with SS increasing their share of pie.

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Author Topic: SS Announces Commission Increase for May 2008 (Read 54591 times)

Dreamframer

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michealo

miskolin

jsnover

Argus

Smithore

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Peter

ichiro17

lisafx

ChasingMoments

Lior

maunger

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