Author Topic: 2025 - personal goals and industry predictions (Read 5438 times)

stoker2014 · « **Reply #50 on:** **Today** at 04:14 »

Quote from: cobalt on Today at 00:28

On pond5 I just read that an experienced pro video creator went from an income of 160k a year! down to 300 dollars a month.

There are authors on this forum who sell videos on pond5 on an exclusive basis. Not long ago they bragged about their sales and income. It would be interesting to hear what their sales are like. Of course, I have never been a supporter of being an exclusive author somewhere, but what will those who uploaded videos only to pond5 do?

I think this author got such income only because he was an exclusive author on pond5. But I don't believe his numbers, I think he's lying.

cobalt · « **Reply #51 on:** **Today** at 04:56 »

I am ready to believe him, because I have heard from others with high income who were exclusive to pond5.

They set high prices 300-500 dollars and at 60% you can make quite a bit of money. He also has a lot of Covid related content and anyway around 30? videos. So, I think it is possible.

That is why they always got so upset when people like me would price hd clips at 10-20 dollars. But I was uploading ducks in the park, I didn't feel it merited higher prices

Basically they set the price according to what they would have earned if it was a custome shot. Maybe a little cheapee but still in the range.

Nothing wrong with that.

Files are not created equal, I don't understand why it all has to be the same price.

An agency with good quality content where creators can set their own prices, I think that is now missing.

The video people have better networking, maybe they will rally around a smaller existing place or somebody starts a new company with high quality exclusive content.

stoker2014 · « **Reply #52 on:** **Today** at 07:41 »

Quote from: cobalt on Today at 04:56

The video people have better networking, maybe they will rally around a smaller existing place or somebody starts a new company with high quality exclusive content.

Pond5 and Getty is such a place.
But I will say this, now good content is uploaded to subscription stocks and authors have good income there. The times of macro exclusive stocks with high prices and incomes are over.

alijaber · « **Reply #53 on:** **Today** at 07:50 »

Quote from: cobalt on Today at 04:56

I am ready to believe him, because I have heard from others with high income who were exclusive to pond5.

They set high prices 300-500 dollars and at 60% you can make quite a bit of money. He also has a lot of Covid related content and anyway around 30? videos. So, I think it is possible.

That is why they always got so upset when people like me would price hd clips at 10-20 dollars. But I was uploading ducks in the park, I didn't feel it merited higher prices

Basically they set the price according to what they would have earned if it was a custome shot. Maybe a little cheapee but still in the range.

Nothing wrong with that.

Files are not created equal, I don't understand why it all has to be the same price.

An agency with good quality content where creators can set their own prices, I think that is now missing.

The video people have better networking, maybe they will rally around a smaller existing place or somebody starts a new company with high quality exclusive content.

The slash of percentage from 60% to 40% for exclusives have another big impact on their income...

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