Yep, sign up in Europe.

Actually, the best deal is a Euro account not GBP especially if you're in a Euro currency country.

The payout in GBP is NOT �50 but 50 credits and a credit in GBP is �0.75. So, if you get paid out 50 credits from FT UK you actually get 0.75 X�50 = around �43 when the currency conversion is done through Paypal.

I don't know for certain but I thought that if you get paid out in Euro that you get 50 credits = �50.

I am in Europe too, but still get dollars. It depends on which site you signed up. And my bet is its a US site.

Uhm...I'm really confused now. So is there a difference or not?

Quote from: Ron on June 27, 2013, 14:17

Yep, I signed up on the wrong side of the pond as well. And the difference is even bigger on GPB accounts

No it isn't. Why do you continually pass comment when you clearly haven't got a clue what you are talking about?

Its loose again. Dont you have better things to do then police the boards and insult people when you can?

Maybe I was wrong about the GPB account, but the euro account gets paid 1 credit 1 euro.

And I speak from experience when I say I am in Europe on a US account and get pad dollars. Thats fact. Eejit.

http://us.fotolia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=43330

Click the link I posted

If you get paid out in US$ then for 50 credits, you get US$50. If you get paid out in GBP, then 50 credits means a payout of 0.75 X �50 = �37.50 = US$ 57.00. If you get paid in Euro, 50 credits = �50 is US$65.
Any currency exchange through Paypal will incur around a 4-5% poorer exchange than given above. Therefore the 'best' payment to receive is that in an FT Euro account which you convert to US$ but the actual advantage after a balance transfer with Paypal will only be 25 -26%. (Exchange rate � =$1.30 ie 30% more but Paypal takes 4-5%).

Of course, you're sort of on a double loser when you get paid out in US$ and have to convert to Euro; losing 30% on the dollar/Euro value and another 4-5% in the conversion.

When I joined FT, there was no English language Euro site option. I could have joined FT.de or FT.fr to get paid in Euro but then I would have had to understand the language in order to join. So I registered with FT.uk although I live in the Eurozone. My payout for 50 credits (�37.50) from FT.uk usually works out at �42-43 after Paypal conversion and commission.

It doesnt matter if the actial price for 1 sale is the same. I'm in Europe also and get �0,27 for subs. But I always wondered if the $ sales are the same. Do they get $0.27 or do they get $0.35?

If you get paid out in US$ then for 50 credits, you get US$50. If you get paid out in GBP, then 50 credits means a payout of 0.75 X �50 = �37.50 = US$ 57.00. If you get paid in Euro, 50 credits = �50 is US$65.

So was right afterall

Yes 35 euro.

Been thinking to set up an EU account and port everything over slowly. I need to figure this out somehow. Maybe start with a new EU account indeed and take it from their. Problem is my user name then as it has to be Semmick Photo. Email address is no issue, got plenty of them.