QuoteI can't opt out of the novel use until april.

Opt out for distributor and novel use does not make a difference,
contributors who have always been opted out, regardless get the cent sales

Its so f++++++ sad to see them going down the drain

actual numbers of the future?

do you think fast growing free pictures increases the value and sales volume of your images?

QuoteThe Adobe Stock upfront payment program skews results

thats right and:

for this little upfront more you paying in the future for much more less

Contributors get shared a reset on january

i know you dont care,
but instant pay isnt a good idea, more free images will continue to devalue your work
and your regular sales will decrease to zero
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Quotewe should be helping Wirestock to help us! They will listen

cmon all have been the nice guys until they had enough content

thank you farbled

is it possible to opt out of instant pay?

QuoteFor Content sales via our Distributors after deduction of Distributor fee or commission will be 60% Alamy, 40% to us. The chart should be much more transparent - the new chart doesn't even specify that the distributor commission will be 40%.

yes nice deal : and in return, vice versa from sales through alamy for content from the distributor
                the distributor-contributor gets a percentage after the Alamy fee



win win situation


take the effort to calculate your real percentage of the original customer selling price,
you will be shocked of a very small one-digit number

QuotePeople who used to steal our stuffs from pirated sites will soon become a customer

what are you smoking?

blahblah

anyhow, there soon will not be much
old-time-contributor and new-contributors with latest topical concept
because cost covering producing isnt possible anymore.

(yes - flooding of vacation and leisure pics will continue)

**** *** ****

-paying for access to Stock
-include unlimited download
-include an extended license


Contributors will receive 33% -No minimum guarantee applies



Exampel: Costomer pays 100/month and downloads 1000000 images/month

-> Contributor gets 33% of 0,0001 = 0,000033

for a extended license ...

talked with some beggars in town last time,
was told, some of the younger ones make up to 50 an hour,
but at last 50 a day.

Quoteall-in for a cost of between $200-$300

thanks,
you forgot in your calculation:

-your own working hours (shooting, culling, postproduction, keywording, uploading,taxwork etc)
-transportation
-running costs for gear, lightning, software, hardware etc
-internet, electricity, rent ..
+consider Taxes, Fees(transactions,currency,paypal,etc), insurances...

+all costs are on rhe rise

just some thougths, no offend

Quotedifferent this past year to keep up

already before the pandemic it was getting hard to cover the costs.
+no one can say if the "covid filter" is still needed next year

Quotewith a Covid filter on it...people living their lives... quality content...

DEAR MAT, MY QUESTION TO YOU IS:

What costs do YOU calculate for this kind of content,
lets say a conceptual work with 3 to 10 models,
clothing, background and location?

thank you

@Anyka:

Are you aware of that you ensure at ss this image can be used for sensitive use ?


In such cases there could be a BIG damage, you will pay the bill.

QuoteThe weird thing is the person jumping to "you're a racist" from Anyka getting the name of a hairstyle wrong.

absolutely


btw,
what are the expectations of creative directors for 0,1 ?
why not offer them 50% for doing the proper keywording

QuoteI'm still think I can make more

Dont forget to calculate ALL your expenses AND your working hours

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QuoteI was expecting $2 this month but it looks like I'm now on track for $1.

is that worth to even log in or doing the tax work 

QuoteWouldn't it be better for Adobe to offer their software for free to attract people to paying decent rates for stock art?

LOL
Best coment i read since long here

ridiculous thread,
its no wonder agencies get away with everything

what do one will achieve anyway with 0.10$, 0.12,$ 0.14$
from people who have a yearly subscription ?

you cant finance with that any minimal shooting, keywording,
uploading, internet, tax work, the list is endless..
not even in the cheapest country.

i dont agree.

something that's a one of a kind you need anyway to get sales and costs covered

as far i can remember:
there are out some services that search and compare all agencies

customers buy what they need - not what is the cheapest

especially for new trends, concepts, news, colors, etc this will work for shure.

Let me leave a short gag:
if today ALL would deactivate the cheapies and only
support realistic prices
ALL would get a MASSIVE!!! raise tomorrow!!