Quote from: KuriousKat on August 19, 2020, 13:01

I've only just started using Xpiks, and I really like it but haven't figured out how to use it for Alamy? Does it work, and do I need to create separate options for commercial, editorial, vector, etc?

Xpiks can correctly upload vector and photos to Alamy, but currently there's no concept of editorial photos in Xpiks. However, we're working on it and eventually it will be there.

Thanks for letting me know and I'll take another look. The upload failed earlier today, but Alamy have had some site problems, so it may be an issue at their end.

Does anyone know if there is a setting I can change to stop the Add Files option defaulting to my 'Picture' folder on a Mac? I have to navigate each time to my 'Stock' folder, and I'd like to set this either as the default or for the app to automatically go to the last used location.

I'm also short by about $150, so I've emailed to ask what happened. Checking my earnings for July, the payment I've received is not double my March payment, nor does it match the actual stated earnings for the month, so I'm not sure what's going on.

I've answered that I won't be disabling/deleting my account, but I would have liked a 'stop uploading' option, as that is my current intention.

I will allow my current portfolio to be active through June, just to get an idea of how much much my RPD is affected, (currently Level 5), so that I can gauge the full impact of this move. If it is negative at Level 5 then come January it will be a disaster, so i will defer making any irreversible decisions until July 1st.

Not much difference as Alamy licenses are all RM/RF hybrid anyway.

Do you get many sales and is it worth the effort? They were one or my lowest performers last year, but I didn't upload much.

Didn't they say 15th at the latest in one of their replies? (or was that for reporting not payment?)

I think that was for reporting - which they did on the 15th.

That said, the latest I've ever received payment in the past was the 16th, and usually much earlier than that. I'm not sure what the contributor TOS say, as they aren't easy to find.

Quote from: KuriousKat on May 15, 2020, 05:35

Well I saw it before they deleted it, and my downloads had increased by 500%.

No wonder they removed the field from the sales page, as everyone must be pretty angry to realise the true RPD.

Canva are clearly too ashamed to be transparent on this issue.

Wow, 5x more downloads and less income?

Anyone here got an increase in their income with this new subscription? Or we can start a poll if you want to remain anonymous. My guess is Canva expect some to earn more, and some earn less, and after 6 months those that earns less will remove their portfolio.

On my side I had a smaller brand of standard color vectors who Almost doubled (85%), and my other brand dropped income by 400$ (compared to march, other months were all better than march). In the end I end up with around as much as I made before.

Why would Canva make such a bold statement of doubling our income if we fall short by... 100%, with no gain at all? Let's see now if they dive into their pocket and pay us the promised double earnings.

My actual earnings for March and April were almost identical, so when Canva double the earning figure I will be better off. I would be happy with double the downloads and double the earnings, but the download number was 5x higher than March.

I've been with Canva since the very start, met Melanie Perkins at the 2013 Berlin Mexpo where the product was launched. At the time, it was a breath of fresh air - particularly as we were all starting to get worried about Shutterstock hitting 20 million images!

It's sad to see the way things have developed. I haven't added any new content to Canva for some time, and now know that I won't. I'll wait out the six months and pull my port. I'd rather take the hit on monthly income than give my work away for pennies. Sadly, even Istock are giving me a much higher RPD and at least they provide a download report. Canva pulling the download number is very telling and that lack of transparency is worrying.

My earnings are almost the same as March, but the downloads have increased by over 500%. That's very worrying, even if they are prepared to double my earnings for 6 months. Frankly, they are only putting the earnings back to where they were before they screwed us over introduced the original subscription package.

I recently had a notice about my 2019 code on my Adobe page, but it's disappeared. I gifted the 2018 code to a friend, but she only just redeemed it. Did it expire and have I lost a year somewhere?

Quote from: KuriousKat on December 05, 2019, 11:20

Any update on this? Mat said we would hear within two weeks so do we assume that if we didn't hear within that time we didn't make the cut?

I will personally email anyone that did not make the cut to let them know directly as soon as I get the list.

Thanks for your patience!

Mat

OK, thanks!

Can confirm they do match and that they are not altered. Guess I did not need to redact that.

As far as using ongoing, various, or something like that I've never seen as an issue for self releases. Even iStock the company started the one release.for everyday is ok with using that as long as it is for a self release.

Their requirements tightened up quite recently, I believe, and they state that phrases such as 'ongoing' are not acceptable.

I hope they bring back the option to follow. I had loads of followers and better sales until someone at Shutterstock decided we should all be anonymous, so personalising us again may have a positive affect.

Hey everyone,

We now report Photos Unlimited revenue shortly after the end of each month. If you switch the date selector to August or a prior month, you should see your Photos Unlimited downloads and earnings. They are paid to you as part of our normal payment processes.

I only see 'Royalty Sales' - there is a 'Commission Sales' option which is zero - is this it? Do I take it that I didn't earn anything from Photos Unlimited for August?