Author Topic: Fotolia Payouts Held Up Again? (Read 24277 times)

Peter · « **Reply #50 on:** May 25, 2009, 10:14 »

Quote from: lisafx on May 25, 2009, 08:40

I requested one on the 20th and got it on the 23rd. You might want to contact support - maybe you got skipped?

no, I have few friends who also wait 11-12 days... so I dont worry.

ps.

got money few minutes ago.

ljooc · « **Reply #51 on:** May 25, 2009, 10:15 »

The last time I requested for a payout about 3 weeks ago, it was pending for 5 days (business days). When I emailed them about it, I received a standard reply of how it could take anywhere from a week to a few weeks....... Anyway, half an hour after I received that reply, the money was sent by Paypal.

In the past it has always been 1-3 days at most. The last one was the longest. I am in the US.

Try emailing them if you have not.

Milinz · « **Reply #52 on:** May 25, 2009, 10:28 »

Quote from: Milinz on May 25, 2009, 09:17

05-16-2009 08:33:19 am

Still pending ;-)

VALIDATED just a minute ago!

peep · « **Reply #53 on:** May 25, 2009, 10:53 »

Quote from: lisafx on May 25, 2009, 08:40

I requested one on the 20th and got it on the 23rd. You might want to contact support - maybe you got skipped?

I got one on the 23rd too but I had requested it on the 13th. They seem to send money e.g. three times a month or something like this - so if you are lucky and request your payment a few days before the "payday", you will get it almost at once; if you are unlucky and ask shortly after the "payday", you will wait a week or two...

donding · « **Reply #54 on:** June 17, 2009, 22:06 »

How long does it usually take to get a payment from fotolia after it's been requested??
I requested it on June 12, I know that's not really that long ago but usually I get them in a matter of days from the other sites.
First pay out from Fotolia

click_click · « **Reply #55 on:** June 18, 2009, 07:17 »

Relax.

Fotolia WILL pay you. No matter how upset everyone gets - they will pay you sooner or later.

All it matters is THAT they pay - isn't it?

Sometimes it takes a day, sometimes a week or a little more. Who cares?

lisafx · « **Reply #56 on:** August 14, 2009, 09:44 »

Here we go again. Over 10 days waiting for a payout on Fotolia.

Just got off the phone with support and they are now saying that the "normal" wait is 2-3 weeks?? When did that become normal?

Last time it took this long to get a payout there for me was in February and at that time it turned out my payout had been missed. If not for Chad sorting it out I would STILL be waiting for that payout

cardmaverick · « **Reply #57 on:** August 14, 2009, 10:31 »

Quote from: click_click on June 18, 2009, 07:17

All it matters is THAT they pay - isn't it?

Sometimes it takes a day, sometimes a week or a little more. Who cares?

Anyone who understands cash flow and runs a business will care.

b79 · « **Reply #58 on:** August 14, 2009, 11:07 »

i request my payment on the first hours of aug 1st, and received it on MB on the 12th (10 minutes after I emailed support asking if there was a problem

).

lisafx · « **Reply #59 on:** August 14, 2009, 11:38 »

Quote from: b79 on August 14, 2009, 11:07

i request my payment on the first hours of aug 1st, and received it on MB on the 12th (10 minutes after I emailed support asking if there was a problem ).

Interesting. Mine (finally) arrived today after contacting support also.

Are we getting to the point where we have to complain to support just to get payouts anymore?

Curious if this is a trend or you and I are just uniquely unlucky in some way.

FWIW I have been waiting since the 3rd for a payout from StockXpert. There is a thread in their forums with lots of other people waiting for just as long.

And I have been waiting since JULY 9TH for a payout on Crestock.

what is up with these sites?! It shouldn't be this hard to get paid for our images!

disorderly · « **Reply #60 on:** August 14, 2009, 11:45 »

I'm wondering if it's partially a timing issue, with agencies making payments in large batches. I've made it a habit to request payments on the 1st. This month I got PayPal notification from StockXpert on the 3rd, from Dreamstime and CanStock on the 4th, from Fotolia on the 6th, and from Shutterstock, iStockphoto and BigStock on the 10th. In the case of BigStock, I made my request on the 7th, after all my July sales had cleared.

madelaide · « **Reply #61 on:** August 14, 2009, 16:10 »

I requested a payout two days ago. Let's see how long it will take.

lisafx · « **Reply #62 on:** August 14, 2009, 17:13 »

Quote from: disorderly on August 14, 2009, 11:45

I'm wondering if it's partially a timing issue, with agencies making payments in large batches. I've made it a habit to request payments on the 1st. This month I got PayPal notification from StockXpert on the 3rd, from Dreamstime and CanStock on the 4th, from Fotolia on the 6th, and from Shutterstock, iStockphoto and BigStock on the 10th. In the case of BigStock, I made my request on the 7th, after all my July sales had cleared.

You could be right about there being a timing issue, but if so, it is a recent phenomenon.

I am content to be paid once a month by SS and 123RF because they are reliable. With the sites that pay less reliably I would be pretty uncomfortable only requesting a payout once a month and having to wonder when it would come.

Not to mention this is my day job, so I need to draw a paypal payment every two weeks to cover my bills.

leaf · « **Reply #63 on:** August 18, 2009, 13:37 »

I'm at 2 weeks and counting now. StockXpert is also just as tardy!

Anyka · « **Reply #64 on:** August 18, 2009, 13:46 »

That's weird, Fotolia was my fastest payer this month ...
I submitted my payment requests for 6 sites on the same day (even same hour), and this was the result :

- Fotolia 3 days
- Dreamstime 4 days
- Shutterstock 8 days
- Istockphoto 9 days
- 123rf 13 days
- StockXpert : still waiting (it's 17 days now)

GeoPappas · « **Reply #65 on:** August 18, 2009, 14:06 »

Quote from: leaf on August 18, 2009, 13:37

I'm at 2 weeks and counting now. StockXpert is also just as tardy!

I have been waiting for a payout from FT for 13 days myself.

I was hoping that Lisa had somehow magically fixed the backlog, but it doesn't seem so.

Oldhand · « **Reply #66 on:** August 18, 2009, 14:23 »

Hi there - same problem here with Fotolia.

Istock have a handy link showing payment cut off dates and times every month - submit it by 9am on the Monday (MST) and it will arrive 7 day later. Obviously if you sumbit for payment on a tuesday, then it will be 13 days until you get paid!

DT seem very good, and SS / 123 and Veer have a good system

No problems myself with SX, and Dawn from Big kindly pays after 3 days.

It's only Fotolia takes the proverbial.

Rgds

Happy Oldhand who had a $285 sale on Alamy this week for a public domain image anyone could have downloaded for free.

PowerDroid · « **Reply #67 on:** August 18, 2009, 14:27 »

Fotolia seems to be a consistent, if not speedy, payer for me...

Just checked my recent payouts...

Requested July 7, paid July 13
Requested July 18, paid July 22
Requested Aug 1, paid Aug 8
Requested Aug 17...

So lately it's taking between 4 and 7 days, but the longer periods could have weekends falling in them, so I'm not alarmed.

gostwyck · « **Reply #68 on:** August 18, 2009, 15:04 »

Quote from: Oldhand on August 18, 2009, 14:23

Happy Oldhand who had a $285 sale on Alamy this week for a public domain image anyone could have downloaded for free.

Nice one! Looks like drinks on you then.

leaf · « **Reply #69 on:** August 18, 2009, 15:49 »

Quote from: Anyka on August 18, 2009, 13:46

That's weird, Fotolia was my fastest payer this month ...
I submitted my payment requests for 6 sites on the same day (even same hour), and this was the result :

- Fotolia 3 days
- Dreamstime 4 days
- Shutterstock 8 days
- Istockphoto 9 days
- 123rf 13 days
- StockXpert : still waiting (it's 17 days now)

yeah they are usually quick for me too but this month instead of requesting on the 1st from all the sites, I requested on the 4th. I am guessing that was just after fotolia made all their current payouts.

Oldhand · « **Reply #70 on:** August 18, 2009, 15:55 »

Nice one! Looks like drinks on you then.

Cheers Gostwyk - they certainly are! Had another at Alamy for an illustration, which was a first - just an experiment I tried selling them on Alamy.

All good

Oldhand

Peter · « **Reply #71 on:** August 18, 2009, 17:16 »

waiting 15+ days now for money at FT.

madelaide · « **Reply #72 on:** August 18, 2009, 17:28 »

I requested a payout from DT and FT last Wednesday, none were paid yet.

pixelbrat · « **Reply #73 on:** August 19, 2009, 17:57 »

I had to wait 20 days to get paid by FT last month. Looks like this month will be a repeat of that one. Going on 12 days now.

leaf · « **Reply #74 on:** August 20, 2009, 01:09 »

Got paid yesterday - requested on the 4th.

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