Yeah of course....

Email received today
"We�re changing the way we share revenue from inactive Elements subscribers

Hi there,

We are announcing an important change to the way that we share revenue from some Elements subscribers.

Until now, we�ve used 50% of the revenue from inactive Elements subscribers (subscribers who don�t license any items in a given month) to fund different content creation programs and Author incentives. The most significant of these programs and incentives has been the Content Bonus.

We�ve recently been taking a closer look at how we can update our strategic focus. As part of this, we have reviewed these programs and have made the difficult decision to discontinue the Content Bonus and the sharing of revenue from inactive subscribers in this way.

The Content Bonus was introduced to help support Authors in their decision to join Elements. It provided a boost to earnings and helped us grow our library by rewarding Authors who publish regularly.

Now, 6 years on, we have over 5,000 Authors on Elements and our publishing rate has grown strongly over time. With over 10 million items, Envato Elements has one of the largest libraries of any unlimited creative content subscription service in the world.

This success, driven by our talented Author community and the high quality content we feature on Elements, means we have more and more subscribers signing up every day.

More subscribers equal more earnings for Elements Authors. In fact, the earnings we pay to our Elements Author community has more than doubled in the last 2 years alone. 

We believe funds previously provided for the Content Bonus are better invested in continuing to attract, retain, and grow even more subscribers. These investments will help to secure a strong future for Elements and ultimately benefit Authors by increasing the overall amount and flow of future earnings.

We know that the Content Bonus represents a much anticipated component of many Authors� incomes each month, so we�re providing as much notice as possible to allow you time to prepare for this change.

The last payment of the Content Bonus will be in September 2022 (covering the July earning month).

It is important to note that these changes do not impact our 50% subscriber share model. Our subscriber share model remains one of the most equitable and community-oriented in the industry.

If you have any questions about this decision, head over to our forums and join the discussion here.

Usual corporate bollox

Anyone else having issues with the GL site not loading?

I'm just getting a blank page

So I got an email today purporting to be from Envato with the title
Your Envato Author ID Check

"In the next 4 days you must complete an Author ID check for your Envato account,

To complete the check you will need:

    Your government-issued Photo ID (your Photo ID must have the same name as your Envato account and the tax forms you have provided).
    The ability to take a selfie on the computer or device you are using to complete the Author ID check."

However the links all pointed to a weird email "platformcommunicator.cmail19.com

Anyone else received this and is it legit?

I see the Dreamstime site is no longer loading anyone else having problems?