Author Topic: What do you get paid? (Read 5343 times)

Lowls · « **on:** December 10, 2022, 13:25 »

Quick question
I've not sold anything on Pond 5 before but I sold a video. Yay for me. Had an email saying what I got. Went to my dashboard and looked at total earnings but this is less than the page that has all tha data per photo. So that says 40 ish dollars but total earnings is less. Normal? Not normal?

cloudvisual · « **Reply #1 on:** December 10, 2022, 15:54 »

Quite simply, Pond5 took their (unfair) cut. That's how stock agencies make their money. You have to take this into account when setting your prices on P5.

You're priced quite cheap for footage in my opinion. $50 absolute minimum on P5 and I price my footage on how rare/unique the content is.

Pacesetter · « **Reply #2 on:** December 10, 2022, 17:34 »

This recent thread may be helpful for your query...

https://www.microstockgroup.com/pond5/pond-5-sales-discounting/

komikmiha · « **Reply #3 on:** December 13, 2022, 12:49 »

Average sale for a video is $53 right now. Exclusive account. Last 5 sales:
53,4
53,4
47,4
96,6
57,4

Zero Talent · « **Reply #4 on:** December 13, 2022, 15:01 »

My last 5 non-exclusive sales:

Pacesetter · « **Reply #5 on:** December 13, 2022, 15:09 »

And here's my last 5 non-exclusive sales. Earnings at far right...

Zero Talent · « **Reply #6 on:** December 13, 2022, 15:37 »

Quote from: Pacesetter on December 13, 2022, 15:09

And here's my last 5 non-exclusive sales. Earnings at far right...

Good ones.
The exclusivity is not compensating the losses incurred from not selling through other platforms.

Pacesetter · « **Reply #7 on:** December 13, 2022, 15:42 »

Quote from: Zero Talent on December 13, 2022, 15:37

Quote from: Pacesetter on December 13, 2022, 15:09
And here's my last 5 non-exclusive sales. Earnings at far right...

Good ones.
The exclusivity is not compensating the losses incurred from not selling through other platforms.

Yes indeed, totally agree.

Sean Locke Photography · « **Reply #8 on:** December 13, 2022, 18:32 »

I had two videos sell, which I priced at $50 and $179.

4K: Movie Tickets Spin To Stop On Single Ticket HD $4.79 GPP $4.79 $1.92
clock: time moving fast causing spinning hands HD $5.99 GPP $5.99 $2.40

Whatever.

stoker2014 · « **Reply #9 on:** December 15, 2022, 03:13 »

Quote from: Sean Locke Photography on December 13, 2022, 18:32

I had two videos sell, which I priced at $50 and $179.

4K: Movie Tickets Spin To Stop On Single Ticket HD $4.79 GPP $4.79 $1.92
clock: time moving fast causing spinning hands HD $5.99 GPP $5.99 $2.40

Whatever.

The buyer told you his price, how much he thinks your video is worth. And bought at this price. It is better to set the minimum prices for the video, then there are more chances that they will buy at least for the minimum price. It's rare that anyone can sell a video for their price on a pond.

odesigns · « **Reply #10 on:** December 15, 2022, 07:08 »

As much as you try to fight it, the buyers are now in the driver's seat and contributors are push into the back, just along for the ride.

Not much we can do as individuals other than accept it, or remove your portfolios.

Visualab · « **Reply #11 on:** December 15, 2022, 18:38 »

Quote from: stoker2014 on December 15, 2022, 03:13

Quote from: Sean Locke Photography on December 13, 2022, 18:32
I had two videos sell, which I priced at $50 and $179.

4K: Movie Tickets Spin To Stop On Single Ticket HD $4.79 GPP $4.79 $1.92
clock: time moving fast causing spinning hands HD $5.99 GPP $5.99 $2.40

Whatever.
The buyer told you his price, how much he thinks your video is worth. And bought at this price. It is better to set the minimum prices for the video, then there are more chances that they will buy at least for the minimum price. It's rare that anyone can sell a video for their price on a pond.

those sales are gpp sales,a special deal pond5 has with some agencies,it's not the buyers that decides the price....again,you don't understand the logic of buyers...they don't buy a clip because it has a low price they buy a clip because they need it and fits their project regardless the price....i'd understand your logic if we sold bread,fortunately we sell footages and they all differ from composition ,colors,motion,subject and so on....

Lowls · « **Reply #12 on:** December 17, 2022, 07:59 »

Quote from: Pacesetter on December 13, 2022, 15:09

And here's my last 5 non-exclusive sales. Earnings at far right...

Thank you for posting that and the one prior. It makes what I am seeing completely normal. That's OK. It was old footage that I found as I was backing up the rest. Better out there than not and there's a lot of that subject on there. Thousands. So I'm lucky I got a download. Thanks again