I see what you mean now. Thanks.

I saw the Paypal notices. These said fees are not the regular transaction fees when you regularly receive money from the payers or withdraw money to your Canadian bank account. If you need to receive the money fast, there is an additional charge. But when I make a request, the money will be in my bank account the next day. There is no need to pay the extra.

Quote from: k_t_g on January 04, 2024, 04:57

Quote from: Orchidpoet on January 03, 2024, 21:29

Quote from: k_t_g on January 03, 2024, 04:48
You're not better at PayPal either. They just raised some fees as well.  Got a letter not too long ago stating the increase in fees. Not sure if its just for us unfortunate Canadians. Over here we get taxed to death over here for everything. Probably for breathing too. ☹️

Hi, I am also Canadian.

When you withdraw USD from Paypal to a Canadian bank account, other than the poor conversation rate, are there any other fees that I am not aware of?

Not sure. Sorry. All I know is that if our account is not used for so long, they charge us a fee. New fee is for use with some kind of transaction card. I'm surprised you didn't get the Policy change notice. They stated the new fee in that updated contract policy. Sorry I'm not much help.

When I get around to it I can always post some of the notice here or you can find it at PayPal I guess.

Quote from: k_t_g on January 03, 2024, 04:48
You're not better at PayPal either. They just raised some fees as well.  Got a letter not too long ago stating the increase in fees. Not sure if its just for us unfortunate Canadians. Over here we get taxed to death over here for everything. Probably for breathing too. ☹️

Hi, I am also Canadian.

When you withdraw USD from Paypal to a Canadian bank account, other than the poor conversation rate, are there any other fees that I am not aware of?

Quote from: fotoVoyager on January 02, 2024, 19:54
FYI PayPal won't let you transfer your balance, even when it's in US$, to a non-American US$ account, I tried it every which way in the UK and I presume it'll be the same in the Euro region.

Do you mean that Paypal won't transfer US$ to your country's currency? If yes, then you are correct.

I transfer USD into my country's currency all the time. That being said, Paypal's conversion rate is not very good. Besides that, there is no other fees unless you wish to receive the money fast.

I quit Payoneer many years ago. Be aware that I were also hit by a "border crossing" fee when I used the card to make online purchases even in US$. I asked how I could avoid the fee, the answer was "unless you shop in Belize". Anything you do outside Belize may be subject to the 'border crossing" fee.

Daniel, thanks for the reply.

Your niche portfolio could be the explanation. I am at level 3 too. Occasionally I get high-valued sales for some niche subjects. For instance, last month, I had one sale at about $80. But the majority sales are at 0.25.

I no longer send any of my niche files to SS. I may reconsider sending them to IS in 2024.

Quote from: danielstassen on January 01, 2024, 11:33
Orchidpoet:
I was only at level 3. I'm not sure why I've never had any $0.25 clip-pack sales. Last December, my lowest clip-pack sale was $2.46, while my highest clip-pack sale was $28.96. On average, my clip pack sale was $10.64 last month. I would like to know if others are also experiencing many $0.25 clip pack sales like you do.

Daniel, yes, I was talking about my SS video sales. Most of my video sales are sold as Clip Packs at 0.25. Occasionally I get higher valued sales, but they are rare.

I wonder why you have never had those sales. Which level are you at?

Quote from: danielstassen on December 30, 2023, 06:18

Quote from: Orchidpoet on December 29, 2023, 18:40
I am surprised that some of you are still making good money from SS in the past year. If your lowest earning is $1, does it mean that you have never made any sales from Clip Packs?

Most of my SS sales are at $0.25 as clip packs. High value sales are rarely seen. Even though I am at Level 3, it doesn't matter because a sale from Clip Packs is fixed at $0.25.

As a non exclusive, I also get very little from Getty sales, but at least most sales are more than $0.25.

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Did you get individual video sale commissions below $1/sale? If yes, how much below? My lowest video sales commission on SS are $1. I've made my peace with that. However, lower than $1/sale would really be psychologically difficult

Someone else in this thread said some commissions for video sales are as low as $0.02. That's very low!

I cannot understand how they come up with such low sales commission. The subscription prices are similar to SS. So, the lowest sale commission should be around $1, no?

I just want to make sure we're both talking about video sales here.

Are your $0.25 sales video or photo sales?

My lowest video sale commissions on SS are $1 at level 3. I don't get many of them so they don't bother me much and I get better search ranking for the more common better sales

I am surprised that some of you are still making good money from SS in the past year. If your lowest earning is $1, does it mean that you have never made any sales from Clip Packs?

Most of my SS sales are at $0.25 as clip packs. High value sales are rarely seen. Even though I am at Level 3, it doesn't matter because a sale from Clip Packs is fixed at $0.25.

As a non exclusive, I also get very little from Getty sales, but at least most sales are more than $0.25.

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Did you get individual video sale commissions below $1/sale? If yes, how much below? My lowest video sales commission on SS are $1. I've made my peace with that. However, lower than $1/sale would really be psychologically difficult

Someone else in this thread said some commissions for video sales are as low as $0.02. That's very low!

I cannot understand how they come up with such low sales commission. The subscription prices are similar to SS. So, the lowest sale commission should be around $1, no?

I cannot see my earning stats anymore.

Does it happen to anyone else?

Not too good. Only sold 1 clip in the whole month.

The month's payment arrived at the normal time. If you have not received yours, you should contact the company.

Quote from: ShadySue on October 25, 2023, 00:11

Quote from: Souf10 on October 24, 2023, 15:31
anyone get the Payment ?

See the forum. There's a 'hitch'.

Sorry, what is the "hitch"?

Quote from: Souf10 on October 24, 2023, 15:31
anyone get the Payment ?

No, I haven't.

Your video clips are great! I have subscribed.

I have recently re-started to upload to YouTube, mostly travel experience in Ontario Canada and some of my hobbies including identifying rocks and minerals, and growing succulent plants.

Since the agencies are selling my clips in cents these days, I wonder if you are making meaningful money from YouTube. I don't know how long it will take to get enough subscribers. I am just trying.

This is my YouTube channel if anyone is interested: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUuX04v0eGadGO3zr2XRNEQ

It seems that SS is trying to make P5 less competitive in a long run. 

Even though I am at Level 3, most of my SS sales are at 0.25(clip pack). How many clip pack sales that I will have to make in order to get the earning for one sale at P5? Go figure.

Quote from: PCDMedia on September 11, 2023, 17:50

Quote from: Orchidpoet on September 11, 2023, 17:39
This email does not explain how my exclusive contents are priced in SS. That question must be addressed directly.

Per the email P5 Exclusives obtain a regular SS contributor account -

Then P5's email states:  "Shutterstock contributors will earn royalties for Shutterstock sales according to their regular terms and payout schedules."

There's no extra royalty for P5 exclusive content on SS.

Good to know!

I appreciate the option to choose, but I am doing exactly the opposite. Not only I don't and will not submit my exclusive contents to SS, I also try not to upload the same non-exclusive contents to P5 and SS.

Why? P5 will not pay you the price of your choice, if the same content is selling elsewhere with lower price.

This email does not explain how my exclusive contents are priced in SS. That question must be addressed directly.

Quote from: MatHayward on August 25, 2023, 23:31

Quote from: Orchidpoet on August 25, 2023, 16:32
Does anyone know how to contact Adobe?

Does anyone know how long it takes to see the payment after Adobe shows "Transaction Completed" from their website?

Still no payment today.

I recommend you contact your payment provider first to make sure that your account is in good working order. If there is a problem with your payment provider account, the payment will likely be rejected and added back into your contributor account balance. You'll need to resolve any issues with your payment provider account and then re-submit a new payment request.

Thanks,

Mat

Hi Mat,

Thanks for your attention. The payment arrived this afternoon.

There is no issues with my account providers as I receive payments often from various agencies. It looks like that it will need 3 days to reach the payment provider.

Does anyone know how to contact Adobe?

Does anyone know how long it takes to see the payment after Adobe shows "Transaction Completed" from their website?

Still no payment today.

Quote from: Orchidpoet on August 25, 2023, 01:12
I know, Getty always sends an email a couple of days ahead and pays before the 25th. Unlike Getty where I get paid every month, I don't get paid every month by Adobe.

I made the request to Adobe last week. The previous payment was not an issue. My only worry is that my account is breached or not.

I know, Getty always send an email a couple of days ahead and pay before the 25th. Unlike Getty where I get paid every month, I don't get paid every month by Adobe.

I made the request to Adobe last week. The previous payment was not an issue. My only worry is that my account is not breached.

Thanks for the reply.

Do you mean that I contact Payoneer?

I would think that I should contact Adobe to check where they send the payment. But how?

From the website, the payment was complete yesterday.

But it has not arrived yet. I hope my account is not compromised.

I can't find a way to contact Adobe support. Any suggestions?

Thanks.

Not too good, but slightly better than last month.

I have just opted out my exclusive contents. Too bad I did not know the option earlier.

Mat, what if I use AI to transform my original image?

Will it be considered as AI or original image?