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Istock worth it for stock video contributors?

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DanielVisuals:
I am a stock video contributor. I upload my videos to Shutterstock, Adobe Stock, and Pond5.

However, I have not yet uploaded any videos to iStock.

I wonder if not uploading to iStock could result in missing out on potential earnings.

If you were in my position, would you upload your portfolio of videos to iStock?

I often hear that the submission process is tedious. What is specifically complicated about it? I have CSV files of all my metadata, will they be helpful?

Cheers,

Daniel

synthetick:
I used to be an iStock video Exclusive. I am currently uploading there again, but as a non-exclusive. Stills are a better bet than videos on iStock/ Getty. Their video pricing is extremely low (eg. you will get sales for $0.02) and I don't agree with their policy of all file sizes being the same price, because my 4K animations require a lot more time than HD. So I downsize and only submit HD to them. If people want my 4K videos I hope they will find them elsewhere.

synthetick:
What is specifically tedious is disambiguating keywords, but you will get used to it after a while and it will not take long.

stoker2014:

--- Quote from: danielstassen on December 27, 2023, 05:31 ---I wonder if not uploading to iStock could result in missing out on potential earnings.
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Yes, you are losing income.


--- Quote from: danielstassen on December 27, 2023, 05:31 ---If you were in my position, would you upload your portfolio of videos to iStock?

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Yes


--- Quote from: danielstassen on December 27, 2023, 05:31 ---I often hear that the submission process is tedious. What is specifically complicated about it? I have CSV files of all my metadata, will they be helpful?

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CSV files will be helpful.
Upload videos via qhero.com. It's not tiring there. But this site periodically loads videos poorly, you need to get used to it and write to support.

Brasilnut:
On average, this year, my iStock clip prices are 6x less than SS and AS and 18x less than Pond5.

Nevertheless, even if sales are tiny, I've made some $400 all-time from iStock on a port of just over 800 clips.

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