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Agency Based Discussion => Alamy.com => Topic started by: pancaketom on April 30, 2012, 12:23
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My last Alamy sale was through a distributor and the distributor got 40%, Alamy got 20%, and I got 40%. The sale price was $49.35 so my cut is $19.74 which still beats most other sites by a mile but it isn't the 60% I know and love. I was wondering how many others have had distributor sales and if they end up being a significant percentage of total sales (this is my first, but I haven't had very many Alamy sales).
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At this point I would anything LOL!
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They turn up from time to time. I don't see a trend towars it though. You can always opt out if you like but I've had an $800 distributor sale, which still left me $320.
It's better than 17%- on iS.
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Totally normal. My last one was on January 11th. The image is to be used in a Canadian textbook
Gross - $92.17
Alamy - $18.43
Distributor - $36.87
That left my share at $36.87.
Your results will also vary by the monetary exchange rate.
If it makes you feel any better, through a complicated/convoluted scheme, at one of my other traditional agencies they had a distribution agreement with Photolibrary which got acquired by Getty and whose images ended up indirectly at Thinkstock. The net to the photographer was $12.5 cents. In July, the agency severred the relationship with Thinkstock for this very reason.
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Quote from Distribution Details (My Alamy/Distribution)
You receive 40% of a distributor sale, whilst continuing to receive your standard commission for sales through Alamy (i.e. non-distributor sales).
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I get at least a couple of distributor sales every month. I think it says a lot about Alamy as a company that they take a smaller cut of these sales than the contributor gets. I'm happy to participate :D
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I get at least a couple of distributor sales every month. I think it says a lot about Alamy as a company that they take a smaller cut of these sales than the contributor gets. I'm happy to participate :D
Agreed. Even more impressive they are able to sustain giving 89% of their profits to a non-profit medical research foundation. I'm more than happy to work with Alamy and sincerely appreciate being able to contribute to a worthy cause rather than some greedy *insult removed*'s bottom line.
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I had one earlier this year for $236, my cut was $94.40. I would rather have had 60%, but that is still probably more than I will make on some of the smaller sites all year so no complaints.
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Thanks for the answers everyone. It sounds like they happen, but they aren't taking over. I agree that it is nice that Alamy takes a smaller cut on these so that we get 40%, which sure beats some sites I won't bother naming.
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Mainly, I am promoting just Alamy! They deserved it...
Some of agencies and my portfolio there, I will never promote...
It is the only tool for us to try change something on this stock market...
Promote better deals for you!
P.S.
Yesterday, I had one sale of 80$... How many images I have to sell on IS to get same money,even ELs?
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Occasionally, I make sales via distributor agents for Alamy. One of several sales I made this month turned to be a ridicolous amount for an Italian website:
Country: Italy
Usage: Low res for electronic and web use
Media: Editorial website
Placement: One placement / one website
Image Size: up to 450 pixels
Start: 16 May 2012
End: 16 May 2013
Alamy Distribution Commission 20% 0.77 USD
Distributor Commission 40% 1.54 USD
total left to me: 1,55 USD (just little more than 1 €!)
Just enough for a cup of coffee :D
Stefano
www.stefanopolitimarkovina.com (http://www.stefanopolitimarkovina.com)
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If anything, my distributor sales are going down. The first year I was with Alamy, about half of my sales were distributor, and I get very few now. (out of a small number of sales). I'm ambivalent about that, as while 60% is nicer, 40% is better than nothing, and better than I get on iStock.
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I get 1-2 a month. Nothing to worry about. What I don't like is that I don't see anymore $150-$300 sales. All crummy $29 sales now. Alamy is turning into microstock for me. They have cut commissions than change pricing schemes to ensure that the bulk of our sales are $29 bucks. Too bad. But they do STILL pay a better than the other RF agencies. It's just frustrating to see my sales go from $400-$500 a month to $200. Same shi_t different agency.
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It is very confusing trying to follow the threads about sites that I don't use but am interested in. When you are discussing Alamy in this thread is it about RF or RM sales? Or, is this tread about both types of licenses?
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It is very confusing trying to follow the threads about sites that I don't use but am interested in. When you are discussing Alamy in this thread is it about RF or RM sales? Or, is this tread about both types of licenses?
Warren - you have both options. Basically if your RF images on MS are RF there. RM will be anything else you may want to have there.
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It is very confusing trying to follow the threads about sites that I don't use but am interested in. When you are discussing Alamy in this thread is it about RF or RM sales? Or, is this tread about both types of licenses?
Warren - you have both options. Basically if your RF images on MS are RF there. RM will be anything else you may want to have there.
I understand that, Mantis. What I was wondering is if "this" thread ... the commissions ... is about RM sales or RF sales? Or, is it the same for both?
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It is very confusing trying to follow the threads about sites that I don't use but am interested in. When you are discussing Alamy in this thread is it about RF or RM sales? Or, is this tread about both types of licenses?
Warren - you have both options. Basically if your RF images on MS are RF there. RM will be anything else you may want to have there.
I understand that, Mantis. What I was wondering is if "this" thread ... the commissions ... is about RM sales or RF sales? Or, is it the same for both?
I do believe its RF
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It is very confusing trying to follow the threads about sites that I don't use but am interested in. When you are discussing Alamy in this thread is it about RF or RM sales? Or, is this tread about both types of licenses?
Warren - you have both options. Basically if your RF images on MS are RF there. RM will be anything else you may want to have there.
I understand that, Mantis. What I was wondering is if "this" thread ... the commissions ... is about RM sales or RF sales? Or, is it the same for both?
My comment related to a RM sale through a Canadian website for use in a Canadian textbook. I have many more RM images on Alamy than I do RF
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It is very confusing trying to follow the threads about sites that I don't use but am interested in. When you are discussing Alamy in this thread is it about RF or RM sales? Or, is this tread about both types of licenses?
Warren - you have both options. Basically if your RF images on MS are RF there. RM will be anything else you may want to have there.
I understand that, Mantis. What I was wondering is if "this" thread ... the commissions ... is about RM sales or RF sales? Or, is it the same for both?
My comment related to a RM sale through a Canadian website for use in a Canadian textbook. I have many more RM images on Alamy than I do RF
Mine was in response to an RF sale.
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However, the commission is the same RF or RM. 60% for direct sales, 40% for distributor sales.
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However, the commission is the same RF or RM. 60% for direct sales, 40% for distributor sales.
Thanks. That answers the question that I was "trying" to ask. ;) :-[
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I had one on 17 November 2011 for $ 284.67
I DO like it
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I had one on 17 November 2011 for $ 284.67
I DO like it
I wish I had more of those!! Mostly $29 nowadays. Congrats.
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I will die because of this today! An accident in happiness!
Date Description Alamy ref Detail Debit ($) Credit ($) Balance ($) Paid *
21 March 2013 Sale CCEJK3 Sale 300.32 380.29 x
21 March 2013 Alamy Distribution Commission CCEJK3 30% 90.10 290.19 x
21 March 2013 Distributor Commission CCEJK3 40% Distributor Commission 120.13 170.06 x
One of my image is sold for 300.32$ but I got only 90$ :'(
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I will die because of this today! An accident in happiness!
Date Description Alamy ref Detail Debit ($) Credit ($) Balance ($) Paid *
21 March 2013 Sale CCEJK3 Sale 300.32 380.29 x
21 March 2013 Alamy Distribution Commission CCEJK3 30% 90.10 290.19 x
21 March 2013 Distributor Commission CCEJK3 40% Distributor Commission 120.13 170.06 x
One of my image is sold for 300.32$ but I got only 90$ :'(
shall I order the coffin too? I have got 0!
90$ is still amazing no? come on ;D
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Yes yes my friend!
Grief is always greater after happiness.... ;)
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Imagine you sold it on 123RF for a few cents... ;)