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Agency Based Discussion => 123RF => Topic started by: PZF on February 03, 2014, 05:39

Title: Subs payment down?
Post by: PZF on February 03, 2014, 05:39
All my subs for Feb are back to 21 cents!! Last months they were 28 c - hardly a fortune but better!
I'm wondering if there is a glitch in calculating Royalties for the new month. Anybody else noticed this?
Title: Re: Subs payment down?
Post by: emjaysmith on February 03, 2014, 06:52
My subs seem to be unchanged but I am waiting for a response from their support to tell me why I had two images sold at small size which netted me 12 cents each today.
I have opted out of their partner programme pending an answer....
Title: Re: Subs payment down?
Post by: Ariene on February 03, 2014, 08:06
I have opted out of their partner programme pending an answer....

I was sure we can't opt out... Please, tell me where can I do this :)

Btw, my cheapest in Feb. is:
February 02, 2014      0.192

One by one that earning and I'm closer to close my account here...
Title: Re: Subs payment down?
Post by: Mantis on February 03, 2014, 08:30
All my subs for Feb are back to 21 cents!! Last months they were 28 c - hardly a fortune but better!
I'm wondering if there is a glitch in calculating Royalties for the new month. Anybody else noticed this?

If I'm not mistaken 123 levels are on a rolling 12 month basis and your commissions can change month to month because of that. You have one bad month and your cut can drop if you don't meet your level. Really a s&$tty deal.
Title: Re: Subs payment down?
Post by: emjaysmith on February 03, 2014, 08:48
Go to your account and uncheck the tick box for partner programmes.
It took me a while to find it.
Title: Re: Subs payment down?
Post by: Ploink on February 03, 2014, 09:54
All my subs for Feb are back to 21 cents!! Last months they were 28 c - hardly a fortune but better!
I'm wondering if there is a glitch in calculating Royalties for the new month. Anybody else noticed this?

Yes, same here - and I'm sure I did not drop in RC levels...
Title: Re: Subs payment down?
Post by: Jo Ann Snover on February 03, 2014, 11:26
I'm being paid at the wrong level - 21.6 cents for a subscription instead of 32.4 cents - and I contacted support to fix it.

The royalty level (4 which is 45%) is correctly shown although I don't think they've updated the RC total for February (I don't write these down but I think it's the same as I looked at last month).

This is computer based rather than some pencil and paper process that needs a human to be there to make it work - can't understand what's so problematic about having the right thing happen at the beginning of the month.
Title: Re: Subs payment down?
Post by: Canonbabe on February 03, 2014, 12:12
I'm on level 4 and was set back to level 1 by mistake for january. Since febr. back on level 1 again. When sales are constant, you cannot fall back from four to one in a month. Problems with their system, waiting for an answer since saterday.
Title: Re: Subs payment down?
Post by: Mantis on February 03, 2014, 12:15
Where is anglee? I went and checked my stats and I am only getting paid at level 1 when I should be getting level 4. And I noticed that I got a whopping 18 cent download for a small non sub.
Title: Re: Subs payment down?
Post by: emjaysmith on February 03, 2014, 12:50
Where is anglee? I went and checked my stats and whoa and behold I am only getting paid at level 1 when I should be getting level 4. And I noticed that I got a whopping 18 cent download for a small non sub.
More than I got and still haven't heard from support.
Title: Re: Subs payment down?
Post by: pancaketom on February 03, 2014, 13:01
mine are correct for this month (at least according to their new improved we'll take more rules, not the your sales will double promise), but they have dropped me down to the lowest level to start a few other months in the past.
Title: Re: Subs payment down?
Post by: Ploink on February 03, 2014, 14:34
Just got this e-mail from them:

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Hi there,

Thank you for informing us.
We are aware of the issue with regards to your Contributor level or Subscriptions Earnings, we would like to inform you that our IT department is currently looking into this matter.

Sorry for any inconveniences caused and thank you for your understanding.

Your Submissions & Review Team
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Title: Re: Subs payment down?
Post by: emjaysmith on February 03, 2014, 14:49
Just got this e-mail from them:

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Hi there,

Thank you for informing us.
We are aware of the issue with regards to your Contributor level or Subscriptions Earnings, we would like to inform you that our IT department is currently looking into this matter.

Sorry for any inconveniences caused and thank you for your understanding.

Your Submissions & Review Team
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How about an insight into the ridiculously low non subscription payments please.
Title: Re: Subs payment down?
Post by: Mantis on February 03, 2014, 17:06
Just got this e-mail from them:

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Hi there,

Thank you for informing us.
We are aware of the issue with regards to your Contributor level or Subscriptions Earnings, we would like to inform you that our IT department is currently looking into this matter.

Sorry for any inconveniences caused and thank you for your understanding.

Your Submissions & Review Team
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How about an insight into the ridiculously low non subscription payments please.
I asked them that question in addition to the subs errors and they ignored that questions. They responded by simply cutting and pasting a canned response to only anyone who asks about the subs issue. I don't think they have an honest answer for non sub junk sales.  Probably "a negotiates special price"like all ms use.
Title: Re: Subs payment down?
Post by: emjaysmith on February 03, 2014, 17:39
Just got this e-mail from them:

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Hi there,

Thank you for informing us.
We are aware of the issue with regards to your Contributor level or Subscriptions Earnings, we would like to inform you that our IT department is currently looking into this matter.

Sorry for any inconveniences caused and thank you for your understanding.

Your Submissions & Review Team
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How about an insight into the ridiculously low non subscription payments please.
I asked them that question in addition to the subs errors and they ignored that questions. They responded by simply cutting and pasting a canned response to only anyone who asks about the subs issue. I don't think they have an honest answer for non sub junk sales.  Probably "a negotiates special price"like all ms use.
I got the same email even though I only asked about the non sub sales. When I checked properly though it looked as if my commission level was also too low.
I would be surprised and delighted if we get a proper explanation and even more so if they actually do anything to improve the value of sales to contributors.
I can see this becoming another site which I stop contributing to before too much longer.
Title: Re: Subs payment down?
Post by: emjaysmith on February 03, 2014, 22:59
Thank you 123rf, I have just checked my sales and my commission rate has been returned to it's proper level and this months sales prices amended.
Still no explanation for the low non sub sales though though they have risen from 12 cents each to 16 cents each.
I am hoping they will get back to me on that one. I wish all sites had the same type of opt out option as Yaymicro where they tell you what price to expect and it is possible to opt in or out of each individual site.
Title: Re: Subs payment down?
Post by: Angel on February 04, 2014, 20:55
Hiya,

Thanks for the heads-up.

Please PM me your 123RF UID if you're still facing the same issue.

Thanks for your patience!


Regards,
Anglee
Title: Re: Subs payment down?
Post by: Jo Ann Snover on February 05, 2014, 00:45
My issue has been fixed but can you explain why this keeps happening?  We shouldn't have to deal with this each month...