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Microstock Footage Forum => General - Stock Video => Topic started by: helloitsme on July 09, 2015, 10:41
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I like what I'm getting from VideoBlocks so far. :)
It's possible that VideoBlocks become #1 earner sometime next year.
Power of 100% royalty commission is real!
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Yes i love their business model and it is really working :) hope not to disappoint me in the future...second earner for me in June.
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Yes i love their business model and it is really working :) hope not to disappoint me in the future...second earner for me in June.
Wow! Better than ShutterStock or Pond5?
That's' so fast.
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Better than Pond 5 not Shutterstock " yet " ...something's wrong with P5
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Better than Pond 5 not Shutterstock " yet " ...something's wrong with P5
Pond5 has been inconsistent while Shutterstock keeps doing good job getting buyers although commission is generally low.
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Better than Pond 5 not Shutterstock " yet " ...something's wrong with P5
I definatly agree with this. I was doing great there then three months ago it just stopped, literally as the next month began. Three months of 1-2 sales now.
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Better than Pond 5 not Shutterstock " yet " ...something's wrong with P5
I definatly agree with this. I was doing great there then three months ago it just stopped, literally as the next month began. Three months of 1-2 sales now.
VideoBlocks may be eating up P5 sales.
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Wait and see what sales are like when everyone has uploaded all their portfolios. New sites can get good sales, then everyone uploads their portfolios and people start complaining that sales have dropped.
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Wait and see what sales are like when everyone has uploaded all their portfolios. New sites can get good sales, then everyone uploads their portfolios and people start complaining that sales have dropped.
It's not a mature site yet so you are correct. Once the top of the maturity S curve is reached, it will be a battle of volume.
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It's odd how different contributors have different experiences.
I read these rah-rah posts by helloitsme (and admittedly don't understand why he or she so strongly wants to encourage competitors to join them, thereby diluting their sales) and wonder what I'm doing wrong. VB remains a distant #3 for me, well behind SS & P5. Also, while others report P5 sales drying up, mine have remained quite steady. (Well, until this month, which admittedly is below average so far.)
I don't mean to imply that anyone isn't reporting exactly what they are experiencing. Just that many of us do seem to have quite opposing experiences.
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I seriously cant fathom how people in the video world on one hand advise others who upload to low paying or crooked sites telling them that they destroy their business and also harm their fellow photographers/videographers using the overplayed "solidarity" argument,and on the other hand scold those who post encouraging figures and info in public telling them that they dilute the sales and lose income.
And everyone is asking the same question over and over "Why are agencies so crooked and why cant we photographers unite and create a just and honest community se we can sell our work with pride and dignity?"
Surreal (to say the least) .
Im upset now.
I think i will join vb just for the heck of it, to dilute sales and pursuade others to join when (or if) the sales come.
P.S Imagine my surprise when i will see my vb sales grow exponentially like they do at p5,ss and ds,all these sites with huge amounts of clips (ds smaller compared to ss and p5) growing constantly. (this was for the argument of "diluted sales")
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I'm new in footage, so that mean VideoBlocks is a good website that selling footage, erm...thinking whether want to join o nt..?
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It's odd how different contributors have different experiences.
I read these rah-rah posts by helloitsme (and admittedly don't understand why he or she so strongly wants to encourage competitors to join them, thereby diluting their sales) and wonder what I'm doing wrong. VB remains a distant #3 for me, well behind SS & P5. Also, while others report P5 sales drying up, mine have remained quite steady. (Well, until this month, which admittedly is below average so far.)
I don't mean to imply that anyone isn't reporting exactly what they are experiencing. Just that many of us do seem to have quite opposing experiences.
I'm just trying to exchange informations on the state of different stock video sites here. You speculate too much. I think it's actually good if all the major video contributors upload their footages to VideoBlocks because that'll attract more buyers to become members there and buy there instead of other lower commission paying sites. You just think differently than I do because I don't think it's "diluting" contents. Some people here are too negative and pessimistic no matter what. I believe that stock video industry including major sites like SS, P5 and us creators grow and expand together.
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I wouldn't know about sales because my uploads have been sitting there for 2+ weeks awaiting approval.
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I have 0 sales there in like 5 months or something.
Full disclosure: my portfolio is about 25 videos, mostly timelapse.
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I think it's actually good if all the major video contributors upload their footages to VideoBlocks because that'll attract more buyers to become members there and buy there instead of other lower commission paying sites. You just think differently than I do because I don't think it's "diluting" contents.
You are correct, but only up to a point. That point has been exceeded on SS and P5. Because VB has a smaller buyer base, it will take less time for that point to be reached there. But up until it happens, the more clips they have, the more they may help attract new buyers. However, it's even MORE true for their other library (the subscription one). The more clips they have there, the more that will attract new buyers. However, the more they have there, the less they would need to purchase from our clips. It's a delicate balance.
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Wow, I am not in videos but like their business model a lot... means 100% royalty thats awesome,
I think other agencies should think the same way. not 100% but maybe 80%, 90%, I am ok with both.
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Wow, I am not in videos but like their business model a lot... means 100% royalty thats awesome,
I think other agencies should think the same way. not 100% but maybe 80%, 90%, I am ok with both.
I actually like this a lot too and not just out of personal interest,since i havent yet decided if i will contribute to them.
A lot of people seem to be going with them lately with big portfolios straight from the beginning and i cant ignore that.
Yet there are 2 things that must be addressed.This business model means:
1) That this is a gimmick (for various financial reasons) ,or something worse (which i dont believe but lets, just for the sake of argument),and will blow over at some time in the future,and then we dont (or maybe we do) know whats coming.
2) That this is a completely new paradigm of business ethics and practice,and as a company they have decided to go with a completely different example even dilluting (perhaps) some big salaries,bonuses etc.
3)Cant think of a 3rd option really.
The problem is that unless one wasn't born yesterday which scenario seems more likely?
I wish the second scenario was the one but we haven't seen anything similar in this business,or any business in general.Even they themselves have been a bit cryptic as to how they hope to implement this successfulyl and over time,despite their good intentions (that i will take for granted for the sake of this conversation) .
When you propose and enforce such a model you usually discuss very openly about it and dont go with wishful thinking and soothing talk,and i haven't seen something convincing from them yet.
Am i being logical here,or just a big negative crybaby who feels like he is a victim of capitalism? .
Doesn't matter i still might join them at some point if that will make me a positive person.
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Beware of VideoBlocks. Did any of you receive payments from them?
I am from South Africa with a 0% tax treaty with the USA. I am familiar with the tax requirements and have completed numerous W-8BEN forms for all the US agencies that require them (doing this since 2006). In all cases it was a straightforward process and all accepted my details with no problems. However, on VideoBlocks I have now completed the W-8BEN form several times and after weeks of pending they notify me that there is a problem with only a very vague indication of what exactly is the problem. My monthly payments are now delayed for several months.
I am not going to attempt this obscure process again, just to wait weeks before I will know if I will ever receive payment. I cannot continue to sell my videos on an agency where I don’t know if I will ever receive payment. I just today requested them to delete my videos and close my account.
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The relationship with videoblocks guy is very good, they have been extremely helpful in every moment.
I also had to complete the W-8BEN form for the third time today. They might have some trouble in their signing system.
I'm waiting the first payment on July the 15th. I'll let you know
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on VideoBlocks I have now completed the W-8BEN form several times and after weeks of pending they notify me that there is a problem with only a very vague indication of what exactly is the problem. My monthly payments are now delayed for several months.
the same case here
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I also had to complete the W-8BEN form for the third time today. They might have some trouble in their signing system.
I'm waiting the first payment on July the 15th. I'll let you know
This is exactly how they operate. You submit the new W-8BEN 5 days before payment is due. By the 15th of the month the new tax submission is not verified yet and your payment is carried over to the next month. You hear nothing from them until the next month. Five days before the payment is due you receive a message that there is a problem with your tax form and you need to complete it again. The whole cycle repeats itself month after month. I just find it very suspicious that they cannot verify you tax form in good time. Why wait a whole month and only notify you of a problem just before the next payment date?
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Did anyone got their payments??
I was wondering that they have unlimited library and marketplace too,
Do people earn in unlimited library too?? means how are the earning determined..
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No sales yet with 50 videos.
The not paying out money thing is very disturbing. I won´t upload any more files until I read here from members that I trust that payments are reliable and fast.
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Did anyone got their payments??
I was wondering that they have unlimited library and marketplace too,
Do people earn in unlimited library too?? means how are the earning determined..
Yes, waiting my 3rd payments on the 15th.
From my understanding unlimited library is their 'own content' (from contents buy out from original artist, think bigStock video) thus their main source of income.
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Did anyone got their payments??
I was wondering that they have unlimited library and marketplace too,
Do people earn in unlimited library too?? means how are the earning determined..
I got paid promptly on the 15th of the following month already. I'm sorry to hear that some foreign contributors are having problems. They should definitely do something quick.
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For those interested, my payment issues still not resolved and July's payment carried over to August (yet again).
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For those interested, my payment issues still not resolved and July's payment carried over to August (yet again).
Sorry to hear that. I got paid yesterday as promised. 3 prompt payments on the 15th of following month.
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Eco, the same situation with me. I wait for my payment for 3 monthes and every time - there is some reason, of why the payment was failed. They don't write any notifications or something.. After the failed payment I don't see that money appears again in my account.
I write them last e-mail, and I think that I also ask to delete my account. There are about 3000$ earned, I am sure that I woun't see them..
So - people - videoblocks - is just a some-kind of financial pyramid, just open your eyes on it..
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Would be good to get someone from videoblocks to comment about why some people aren't getting a payout. Until that is cleared up, I think a lot of us wont want to upload our portfolios.
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Hi, I had an email from VB asking if I could supply them some clips for their subscription site last week, they now have their clips and I got paid this morning. Found them very nice to work with.
I have nothing to do with VB I live in a village in South Wales UK they are US based.
No complaints here
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Hey everyone, I'd love to help solve this - please email us here: contributor [at] videoblocks.com
We can look into your account and make sure that all the necessary information is there for our payment processor.
I want to make sure everyone here gets their payouts!
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For those interested, my payment issues still not resolved and July's payment carried over to August (yet again).
.. the same story here
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I got my payment after fourth try of Tax declaration. At the end they red my previous declarations and told me exactly what I had to write. They were very helpful
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Guys, I got my first payment on the 15th, and two days before that I got an email that I wasn't approved for payment (I forgot to submit my tax info), so I went back, did what I was asked to do and I thought that I will miss this deadline and that I will be payed in August. But, no. I was cleared for payment and money was on my Payoneer account yesterday :)
For a relatively new agency they are doing far greater job then some other relatively old agencies... Sales are there, royalties are ok, payment is on time... I'm from Serbia and no problem with the payment at all. Check your accounts people, maybe you forgot to fill in something like I did.
Anyways, pond5 almost dead this month yet SS is going like crazy :) If it weren't for some private matters I would pursue Dissolve, SS and Videblocks head on.
And Dissolve is a surprise this month also (last month). Biggest payout since they started.
My 2c.
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mirkic, how do you think - if people from videoblocks said, that: "all is ok with your financial info, you will get the payment next month", and next month you hear: "Oh, there was some error during payment, you'll see your money next month", you wait next month, writing e-mails to them etc.. and get the same result next month..
And some people get their payments normally.. What does it remind me? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_scheme
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If VideoBlocks is really serious about resolving these payment issues as they publicly stated here they will have to make a more serious effort to resolve any problems IN A TIMELY MANNER and not wait a whole month to review tax forms and only notify contributors of a problem a few days before payment is due.
I just get the idea they are quite happy to let non-payments drag on for months and that they don't consider payments as something of importance to contributors. We all remember the famous quote: "you are not in this for the money". ;)
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I've had payouts two months in a row with no problems. The people not getting paid...are you sure your tax info is correct?
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I've had payouts two months in a row with no problems. The people not getting paid...are you sure your tax info is correct?
Its now about whether the tax info is correct or not, but about the fact that they wait a month before they review the tax info and only notify you about a problem just before payment is due. When a new tax for is submitted the whole process started again and payments are missed, month after month.
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emblem, if I've received this e-mail 2 months ago, what can it mean?
"Our finance team has approved your tax forms so you will now receive payment on the next payouts July 15. Unfortunately our team was not able to review all forms in time for June payment, as we had many contributors to review. Appreciate your understanding but you are now good to go and you will receive payments monthly going forward for all sales!"
I think, that it means, that I've submit the correct tax-form..
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Hey Danr13, Please email us. It sounds like there is a bug in our system or payment information was changed afterwards. If you have received that email, you should have gotten your payment.
Eco, We're discussing internally how we can make the payment process smoother. I'll take any feedback here into consideration. We want this to be as painless and efficient as possible for everyone.
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Well it's reassuring that we got word from Videoblocks here. I was feeling nervous whether joining was the right thing to do after reading all these problems with getting payed. My uploads were finally approved!
Do contributors get mail for every sale? I don't see options for this in the contributor pages.
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Eco, We're discussing internally how we can make the payment process smoother. I'll take any feedback here into consideration. We want this to be as painless and efficient as possible for everyone.
Thank you Adam.
Here are my suggestions:
1) If VideoBlocks adopt the principle that it is NOT ACCEPTABLE to delay the earnings of contributors for months, regardless of the reason(s), it will be an excellent starting point.
2) Simplify the tax forms. VideoBlocks are the first agency that I know of that require contributors to fill in the clause according to which they are claiming treaty benefits. What contributor will know that they are claiming benefits according to Section 12(1) of some IRS regulation? That type of information should be part of the form.
3) Review tax forms within a week to allow ample time to make corrects before payments are due.
4) Be very specific what the problems are. Vague statements are not helping anybody.
5) Prioritize review of second submissions of the tax forms and notify contributors in a timely manner.
6) Improve your verification procedures to prevent contributors already approved not receiving their payment.
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Do contributors get mail for every sale? ....
Yes.
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Hey everyone, I'd love to help solve this - please email us here: contributor [at] videoblocks.com
We can look into your account and make sure that all the necessary information is there for our payment processor.
I want to make sure everyone here gets their payouts!
top class customer service! LIKE
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Hey everyone, I'd love to help solve this - please email us here: contributor [at] videoblocks.com
We can look into your account and make sure that all the necessary information is there for our payment processor.
I want to make sure everyone here gets their payouts!
top class customer service! LIKE
Only if they actually sort the problems out and they don't let situations like this happen in the first place.
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Yesterday i get first sale on VideoBlocks, i have cca 250 videos online.
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Hey everyone, I'd love to help solve this - please email us here: contributor [at] videoblocks.com
We can look into your account and make sure that all the necessary information is there for our payment processor.
I want to make sure everyone here gets their payouts!
top class customer service! LIKE
Only if they actually sort the problems out and they don't let situations like this happen in the first place.
Well, in comparison with other agencies, these guys came much quicker to respond here. So Respect for that ...and Thank You VideoBlocks!
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Had my first sale (2 HD files) today! :D My portfolio has been online for 5 days.
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Hey everyone, I'd love to help solve this - please email us here: contributor [at] videoblocks.com
We can look into your account and make sure that all the necessary information is there for our payment processor.
I want to make sure everyone here gets their payouts!
top class customer service! LIKE
Only if they actually sort the problems out and they don't let situations like this happen in the first place.
Well, in comparison with other agencies, these guys came much quicker to respond here. So Respect for that ...and Thank You VideoBlocks!
They seem like good/honest people over there. No shadyness I can feel.
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Had my first sale (2 HD files) today! :D My portfolio has been online for 5 days.
Congrats! I think it'll accelerate because it's been growing fast for me.
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So, my sales tripled last month from prior month. This month is on a pace for close to double the last month. Growing fast and I like it.
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Great to hear. I hope they continue to do well, it's great to see agencies be successful with a different business model.
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Doing good at Videoblocks this month 4 sales which beats last month at 0. I'm impressed about their execution in such a short time and the way the website works, it is very easy and intuitive. I have only ported 10% of my portfolio so far this is encouraging!
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Had my first sale (2 HD files) today! :D My portfolio has been online for 5 days.
That's awesome... Just how big is your portfolio?
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People, who didn't get their payments since april - are there any news, any e-mails from contributor support?
There is nothing good for me - just: we're working on it... So I think there will be no payment in August also. But a very big promise, that all will be ok in September (in 2015 September? Oh, no! We didn't write about it!)
Maybe there is any way to invite somebody from Paypal here, just to answer - what's going on there, what is the problem, why they can't process our payments from VB?
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People, who didn't get their payments since april - are there any news, any e-mails from contributor support?
After a lot of noise here on MSG and in direct e-mail correspondence with VB my tax form was finally approved. However, I missed the July payment (again) and is now set for August payment. Fingers crossed.
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Beware of VideoBlocks. Did any of you receive payments from them?
I am from South Africa with a 0% tax treaty with the USA. I am familiar with the tax requirements and have completed numerous W-8BEN forms for all the US agencies that require them (doing this since 2006). In all cases it was a straightforward process and all accepted my details with no problems. However, on VideoBlocks I have now completed the W-8BEN form several times and after weeks of pending they notify me that there is a problem with only a very vague indication of what exactly is the problem. My monthly payments are now delayed for several months.
I am not going to attempt this obscure process again, just to wait weeks before I will know if I will ever receive payment. I cannot continue to sell my videos on an agency where I don’t know if I will ever receive payment. I just today requested them to delete my videos and close my account.
there definitely seems to be a technical problem with their tax forms processing. Had the same issue, over and over again, even after manually correcting it! VB definitely need to (1) solve this and (2) be honest and TELL US that this is the case, instead of regurgitating the same "explainer modules" in e-mail "responses" over and over again.
Elsewhere, VB seems like a great agency and has a nice and friendly approach. Will not waste my time again until the above is solved though...
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No sales this August for me..
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basically dead for me. Nothing in Aug and I think I had one in July.
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3 hd sales in August with very small collection.Seems promising for such a bad month.
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2 sales in August, 8 in July with my 1000 clips
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basically dead for me. Nothing in Aug and I think I had one in July.
Same here, except I had 2 sales in July (1 in June, though).
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basically dead for me. Nothing in Aug and I think I had one in July.
Same here, except I had 2 sales in July (1 in June, though).
YAY I had one show up today!!
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basically dead for me. Nothing in Aug and I think I had one in July.
Same here, except I had 2 sales in July (1 in June, though).
YAY I had one show up today!!
Ha! Congrats! I love it when complaining (not that you were) pays off. ;D
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Just want to give an update. I am happy to report that my payment issues with VideoBlocks are now finally resolved and for the second month I received my payment (PayPal) on time. ;D
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Yep I got paid yesterday 15th, I did have one hold but my fault did not fill out tax form correctly.
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Just been deflected again, 3 months of tax issues now its a Paypal issue. Come on guys, all you need is an email address. They also state that I'll be getting paid for 5 sales on October and seem to ignore the fact that I've had way more than that, its right there in the "sales history" tab next to "payouts".
I really hope that VideoBlocks doesn't turn out to be a major disappointment the way Revostock turned out to be (9 months with no payment and counting).
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Hey Benozaur,
There was an issue sending paypal payments to contributors in Poland (we noticed this with a handful of other contributors as well). Don't worry, we're on it! Payments are being individually sent out by our Finance team today.
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[trollmode]Im just going to give a detailed report so that i can help more people join them (and -god forbid- blame me later on when/if they totally screw us up) plus i like it when my sales become diluted by other contributors,in fact i love it so much.[/trollmode]
Had 5 sales in August (starting from August 1st when my first clips were approved) with about 300-400 clips online at the time of the last sale during that period.
With double the portfolio i had 15 sales this month alone.
All hd and most of them propably bought from US ground so i got taxed.
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[trollmode]Im just going to give a detailed report so that i can help more people join them (and -god forbid- blame me later on when/if they totally screw us up) plus i like it when my sales become diluted by other contributors,in fact i love it so much.[/trollmode]
Had 5 sales in August (starting from August 1st when my first clips were approved) with about 300-400 clips online at the time of the last sale during that period.
With double the portfolio i had 15 sales this month alone.
All hd and most of them propably bought from US ground so i got taxed.
Wow! You're on a roll. Congrats!
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[trollmode]Im just going to give a detailed report so that i can help more people join them (and -god forbid- blame me later on when/if they totally screw us up) plus i like it when my sales become diluted by other contributors,in fact i love it so much.[/trollmode]
Had 5 sales in August (starting from August 1st when my first clips were approved) with about 300-400 clips online at the time of the last sale during that period.
With double the portfolio i had 15 sales this month alone.
All hd and most of them propably bought from US ground so i got taxed.
Congrats. Glad you are having success there.
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Hey Benozaur,
There was an issue sending paypal payments to contributors in Poland (we noticed this with a handful of other contributors as well). Don't worry, we're on it! Payments are being individually sent out by our Finance team today.
Thanks for that, for the record - all is well again and I recieved my payout. I got a prompt answer to my email as well so can't fault the support at VideoBlocks. Well done guys...
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Thanks guys.Although, im not kidding myself,that was propably a lucky September streak.
Still there are sales to be made there and that's the good part.
Hope all the best for everyone uploading there.There's little time to still make decent money in stock so let's not waste it on crappy sites.
Having said that i will see how vb goes and adjust my strategy at the end of the year.
Haven't uploaded anything at ds since 1+1/2 months ago (and propably never will despite the -stil good- sales) and ss will be the next site where i will upload in moderation if this subs fest continues.
If vb keeps up of course.
If not,well, i'll move to the countryside and make my own soap or whatever. :P
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Thanks guys.Although, im not kidding myself,that was propably a lucky September streak.
Still there are sales to be made there and that's the good part.
Hope all the best for everyone uploading there.There's little time to still make decent money in stock so let's not waste it on crappy sites.
Having said that i will see how vb goes and adjust my strategy at the end of the year.
Haven't uploaded anything at ds since 1+1/2 months ago (and propably never will despite the -stil good- sales) and ss will be the next site where i will upload in moderation if this subs fest continues.
If vb keeps up of course.
If not,well, i'll move to the countryside and make my own soap or whatever. :P
I'll probably raise the ire of a few of you, but I have to ask, how is selling something for half the price at one site going to help maintain overall prices everywhere else. Even if you get your 100% of this much lesser amount, what is the long term effect on your livelihood? I'll tell you -- it will diminish it. But, as humanity is at a point where our general consensus is grab and run, it's no big surprise. It may be a different business model, but it's not a good one. At least not if you want to see overall prices maintained. There are two distinct facets: Your percentage, and the price of the final sale.
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I'll probably raise the ire of a few of you, but I have to ask, how is selling something for half the price at one site going to help maintain overall prices everywhere else. Even if you get your 100% of this much lesser amount, what is the long term effect on your livelihood? I'll tell you -- it will diminish it. But, as humanity is at a point where our general consensus is grab and run, it's no big surprise. It may be a different business model, but it's not a good one. At least not if you want to see overall prices maintained. There are two distinct facets: Your percentage, and the price of the final sale.
You are right but you dont take a few importand factors into account and pardon me if i will sound pretentious.
1)Technology makes everything cheaper,and work and wages less if not obsolete.Last 40 years are a great example of that with the last 7 in the west (combined with the end of creditory expansion) the best example.
2) People when given the freedom to price their work however orthological they might consider themselfes to be,still succumb to fear and greed and price even lower because that means that the sale will go to them more easily instead of someone else.And that's the truth.Not only in stock but in real working relationships.We undercut each other and ourselfes in the end,because that's embedded in the way we see the world.
3) I recognize the reality you are describing and because i live in it there are 2 ways for me.To become a lesser evil or to go live in the woods in my own terms.
4)I dont see anyone big agency dropping hd to 7usd because envato and others have been offering it for years it at that price.Prices dropped because they cant no longer be that high in a world that slowly devalues work and wages, and pardon me if i speak in political terms.
I have kept the vast majority of my prices high at p5 to give you one example,above the average.Most people sell 4k for 30-80usd there.That's a reality i cant avoid.I sold a few hours ago a 158usd 4K clip.Im sure that many people today sold a bunch of 79usd 4K files alone.
Remember that a few months ago all the big agencies dropped 4K to 199.In a few months they will propably drop it even further.HD too along with everything else.Fotolia hasn't yet announced the price of the 4K but no surprises if it will be below 199.
So what do you propose?To live in my own autistic bubble where i keep prices high for myself because -and you will be right- it's philosophically sound?It is but i find no practicality in the real world and just like you im a child of my era.Plus what is the right price to not devalue our work?10 years ago we would all give a different answer to this question.
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I won't deny that the discussion gets largely philosophical. And it becomes difficult to address your questions without looking at the trend in the world in general and any one person's expectations and needs. I do read a few of the forums and I can say with some certainty, that many complaints that are made, are the direct result of the actions of the person making the complaint. Having it both ways usually doesn't work out. Lying down to get run over because that's what everyone else is doing doesn't seem reasonable to me, even if they give you a cushy mat to lie on.
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I like what I'm getting from VideoBlocks so far. :)
It's possible that VideoBlocks become #1 earner sometime next year.
Power of 100% royalty commission is real!
by far the best for me -- Videoblocks are surprisingly surpassing well-established Shutterstock by lenghts. Could it be they are very successfully pitching our content to prospective buyers? SS aren't even producing ANY sales for me for some time no; that despite their "size" and general market "standing" and despite the additional little fact of me having more clips up there than on VB*); very strange.
Similar trend for me in stills, BTW, where the #4 and "lowest top-performer" DT are leading the bunch for me, again not by just a small margin. (Maybe it is just me, or the overall stats aren't that reliable. Anyway, strange again.)
And yes, the early-bird 100% payout on VB, even if limited in duration, is another feature I like -- very much :)
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*) and in case anyone is wondering: no, I am not posting my stuff using that turn-off username of mine over there -- no worries here, so that can't be it either...
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I won't deny that the discussion gets largely philosophical. And it becomes difficult to address your questions without looking at the trend in the world in general and any one person's expectations and needs. I do read a few of the forums and I can say with some certainty, that many complaints that are made, are the direct result of the actions of the person making the complaint. Having it both ways usually doesn't work out. Lying down to get run over because that's what everyone else is doing doesn't seem reasonable to me, even if they give you a cushy mat to lie on.
I hear you.My tactics are far from bending over,i believe that my general strategy is more towards voluntarism than sheer pragmatism (which is a bad policy for my wallet,though very "polite" towards my fantacies of who i am and what i do).Yes it's philosophical.If it were simply economics i would upload everything everywhere at the lowest price imaginable and i would produce constantly (and they all would suck but they would make me money) losing a great deal of enjoyment that i still have towards certain subjects..
I believe that stock is a product that comes in many flavors -and many prices- set not only by what the product dictates or by what is the perceived price of it.Which is as you guessed always subjective.I might sell a moon timelapse (the most overplayed timelapse ever) for 79 once while everyone else sells it for 10 multiple times and thats not only because i believe that my work is better or because i stood there for 1 hour and another 2 at the computer to finish my workflow.
The way i see it stock is a very surreal world.If you have a model to propose that can be put into effect im all ears,maybe then we can discuss in detail and more specific.