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Agency Based Discussion => iStockPhoto.com => Topic started by: Artemis on November 24, 2009, 17:12
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I have been searching around for the commission chart for non-exclusives on istock but couldn't find it anywhere...(the exclusive one i found on the site)
Made me wonder, when you go up in canister there, do commissions raise as well, or not?
Could anyone point me to a chart or anything that applies for non-exclusives?
Muchos thanks :)
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Here it is : http://www.istockphoto.com/photographer-royalties.php (http://www.istockphoto.com/photographer-royalties.php)
And no. Commissions don't follow canisters for non-exclusives.
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http://www.istockphoto.com/icons.php (http://www.istockphoto.com/icons.php)
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Thanks for your replies guys! :D
I searched and searched but didn't land on that page ErickN, it's exactely what i needed.
Hmm, you say it doesn't follow canisters...but it states +5% for bronze, +10% for silver etc...
I guess this is only for exclusives then? (although its not specified so anywhere there...)
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First sentence on the link Erin posted:
iStock pays a base royalty rate of 20% for each file download and up to 40% for Exclusive contributors.
So us non-exclusives get only the base of 20%.
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To answer the next question that I sense looming out there, the point of the cannister change for independents is that you get a slightly higher upload allowance.
There may also be some additional buyer confidence in buying from someone who's sold a lot. Hard to quantify or demonstrate though.
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Ahhh, thanks again! My notorious dense-ness acting up again, i totally missed that phrase because i directly clicked through to the next page with the full royalty structure :-\
So far for looking forward to silver....
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To answer the next question that I sense looming out there, the point of the cannister change for independents is that you get a slightly higher upload allowance.
There may also be some additional buyer confidence in buying from someone who's sold a lot. Hard to quantify or demonstrate though.
They used to give you more uploads but I have the same 20 now that I had a year ago when I was bronze because of the "temporary" reduction in upload slots.
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They used to give you more uploads but I have the same 20 now that I had a year ago when I was bronze because of the "temporary" reduction in upload slots.
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Hey I thought you had gone exclusive at istock?
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They used to give you more uploads but I have the same 20 now that I had a year ago when I was bronze because of the "temporary" reduction in upload slots.
Hey I thought you had gone exclusive at istock?
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Jan. 21st ;D
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They used to give you more uploads but I have the same 20 now that I had a year ago when I was bronze because of the "temporary" reduction in upload slots.
Hey I thought you had gone exclusive at istock?
Jan. 21st ;D
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Gotcha ...
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There may also be some additional buyer confidence in buying from someone who's sold a lot. Hard to quantify or demonstrate though.
Agreed.
Even though I would much prefer to get a % royalty increase with each cannister, I still do enjoy going up a cannister. It's nice to have recognition and goals as you progress.
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So what are the current upload limits at each canister? I was having trouble finding it. I thought it used to be on the upload page, but I don't see it there.
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Took awhile to find... :-\
Non exclusive: Base: 15 Bronze: 15 Silver: 20 Gold : 25 Diamond: 30 Black Diamond: 35
Exclusive: Bronze: 40 Silver: 60 Gold: 80 Diamond: 100 Black Diamond: 150
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Took awhile to find... :-\
Non exclusive: Base: 15 Bronze: 15 Silver: 20 Gold : 25 Diamond: 30 Black Diamond: 35
Exclusive: Bronze: 40 Silver: 60 Gold: 80 Diamond: 100 Black Diamond: 150
Not quite accurate - I'm bronze exclusive and I have 50 slots a week
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This is the most recent update I could find (and it matches what I see for a weekly limit)
JJRD - Jul 16/09, 9:11
Upload limits for non-exclusive contributors:
Base: 15
Bronze: 15
Silver: 20
Gold : 25
Diamond: 30
Black Diamond: 35
Upload limits for exclusive contributors:
Bronze: 50
Silver: 75
Gold: 100
Diamond: 125
Black Diamond: 150
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There may also be some additional buyer confidence in buying from someone who's sold a lot. Hard to quantify or demonstrate though.
Agreed.
Even though I would much prefer to get a % royalty increase with each cannister, I still do enjoy going up a cannister. It's nice to have recognition and goals as you progress.
Bummer, I thought I'd get more money as I went up in canister levels as a non-exclusive. OK, well I still make more per download on IS than anyplace else. Three times of four times more! Unfortunately I still make more dollars in sales at SS, so I have to keep them both. :)