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Messages - Ambu
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« on: March 28, 2024, 00:37 »
Illustrations that I uploaded getting reviewed within 1-2 days, but the videos pending from 7-8 days.
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« on: March 27, 2024, 11:04 »
SS subscription is not correct. The subscription should cost $16-25 per month and the buyer should receive unlimited video downloads. In this case, the author's income increases.
Are you serious or joking? If you are serious, how will that increase contributors' income?
Did you read his previous responses ( about unlimited subscription plans/sites) to other posts? If you did, I don't know why you wasting your time to responding him 
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« on: March 21, 2024, 13:40 »
The files (videos) which I uploaded on 14th March got reviewed today
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« on: March 20, 2024, 01:53 »
Hello, the number of images sold and their earnings are immediately visible on all stock sites. Only İstock-Getty Images reports this monthly. This is so annoying. Shouldn't they make a change in this regard?
Yeah, Sometimes I feel suspicious about it. 20 days of time, enough time to manipulate sales and revenue
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« on: March 16, 2024, 23:59 »
Hello ! i'm new on the forum.
Someone called "Designpics" (apparently ex crestock) sell my work (and i'm not the only one) one Adobe Stock
I see my picture on magazine with (Adobe Stock / Designpics) credit, strange sensation...
You can search using that image on Adobe stock, to find which portfolios having that image...
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« on: March 15, 2024, 07:32 »
Thanks, seems like a dead agency to me. Have you ever heard about indivstock ?
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I heard the name, but I don't cared much, as mostly I upload only videos, and it seems that site not selling videos.
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« on: March 15, 2024, 07:10 »
Hi again. I have sign up with Motion elements and Pixta. I would like to ask whenever it's good to upload on them or no. I requested account deletion for Vecteezy as 1pence per download it's piss taking. Plus they will still use one more 1 year my files.
Very low sales on Motion Elements, and my Advice is too Stop working with Pixta, they are paying much lesser royalties than that they mentioned in their website, for more information :
https://www.microstockgroup.com/general-stock-discussion/anyone-working-with-pixta-the-agency-which-cleverly-cheating-contributors/msg598658/#msg598658
Glad that I haven't started yet to upload on pixta. Is it worth uploading on Motion Elements at all?
I don't know how it performing for others... I only upload videos, made $550 in last 3.5 years. it was good at the beginning, and only got one sale in in last 15 months, and received my last payout in the month of November 2022.
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« on: March 15, 2024, 00:55 »
It seems Dreamstime following the path of Shutterstock...
Anyone received $0.25 video sales on Dreamstime??
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« on: March 03, 2024, 10:00 »
This thread is really surprising to me...
First, because lots of people are sharing their earning stats and portfolio size all of a sudden, that is unexpected...
Second, it sheds some light on how the rank is calculated (downloads + earnings).
And, I expected that top 1k ranks would earn much more, which is somewhat discouraging... 
I guess top 100 is where the real money is...
Yes, the ranking is strictly based only on how many photo/image downloads, not revenue. Video sales are totally excluded. And yes, you need to make it to top 100 to make a living from stock photo sales imo. That's very difficult.
That's not right, I upload both photos and videos, and very rarely I get photo sales there, sometimes 0 photo sales a week or even o photo sales a month. But I regularly get video sales, and my rank stay in between 15000-20000, even on the weeks when I get 0 photo sales
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« on: March 02, 2024, 04:07 »
Hello,
I am hoping to get some help with understanding how to read the poll results. I am confused about what the y-axis represents since it is not labelled. This month, the value of the y-axis ranges from 0 to about 115, and the data we submitted for this poll is dollars earned per stock agency. I am having difficulty understanding the graph and would appreciate any help in explaining it.
Thank you,
Daniel
I guess that's the average of all the people who participated in the poll.
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« on: February 27, 2024, 11:31 »
DepositPhotos won't disappear.
How's the sales on DepositPhotos compared to Shutterstock?
I will loss on an average of 0.3% -0.4% of my total monthly earnings if Depositphotos disappear all of sudden.
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« on: February 26, 2024, 05:09 »
after a long time, almost a year, this month shutterstock is above Adobe stock for me.
but it was mainly because of 2 high video sales. 100+ usd per sale.
It was reverse for me, contributing them from last 4 years, and Shutterstock is above Adobe Stock until Dec 2023. and from last two months Adobe Stock is above Shutterstock.
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« on: February 19, 2024, 02:33 »
Hi everyone,
I'm pleased to inform you that we have updated the learn and support page with details on the 2023 bonus program for Adobe Stock contributors. You can view the information here: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/royalty-details.html
Be sure to check your Adobe Stock contributor portal this coming week to learn if you qualified!
Stay creative,
Mat Hayward
When Adobe introduced this program, at that time 1 video download counted as 8 regular downloads. I know that videos sales are increased later, but now counting as 3 is very less, at least you need to count 1 video download ad 5 regular downloads.
Also the size of the overall collection keeps growing which makes it harder every year because there is a lot more competition.
And they increased 5000 to 6000 and now 6200 downloads for creative cloud all apps plan, at they same time they decreased 1 video download= 8 regular downloads to 1 video download = 3 regular downloads.
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« on: February 18, 2024, 22:55 »
Hi everyone,
I'm pleased to inform you that we have updated the learn and support page with details on the 2023 bonus program for Adobe Stock contributors. You can view the information here: https://helpx.adobe.com/stock/contributor/help/royalty-details.html
Be sure to check your Adobe Stock contributor portal this coming week to learn if you qualified!
Stay creative,
Mat Hayward
When Adobe introduced this program, at that time 1 video download counted as 8 regular downloads. I know that videos sales are increased later, but now counting as 3 is very less, at least you need to count 1 video download ad 5 regular downloads.
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« on: February 16, 2024, 11:56 »
Many are talking about buyers, and saying that they don't have time to check all websites.
But the website mentioned is here wants to purchase them to offer them for free, and their subscription plans have unlimited number of files for less price.
What about thieves who download those free files, or subscribe them for less price to download all files and sell them on other websites?
We noticed many posts, even someone recently posted that half of his portfolio stolen and uploaded to Shutterstock by a thief.
Where those thieves getting those files? Do they pay and download for higher prices on some websites ? or they download for free or pay very less to download unlimited files from websites like these?
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« on: February 16, 2024, 05:57 »
I see your point. The problem is that the transaction is for an indefinite period of time.
So if Freepik were to offer the same commercial model as AS would you accept it?
There are other factors too.. I am submitting my content to Adobe stock, and this free collection helps me to get more sales, as more customers shift to adobe stock. My adobe stock earnings increased by 2.5 - 3 times after they introduced free collection, I don't know if sales are increased for that reason or not, but I am seeing more sales and earnings after that. I am not contributing to Freepik, So, even if they pay every year for those files, I don't see any use other than those earnings...
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« on: February 16, 2024, 04:40 »
@Ambu I tend to feel the same as you, but Adobe Stock is doing the same thing with their free collection and contributors are diving into it.
Freepik wants hundreds of videos of mine on non-exclusive model for 7-8$ per video. It is tempting...
@zastavkin Some videos never get sold on other websites and some sells for pennies on SS, AS, etc....
Yes, adobe stock doing the same, but that's different. They are selling them free for only one year, if they want to sell free after one year, they will pay again. But in this case, they pay you only once. Even I selected many videos for adobe stock free collection, but only 2 of them approved by adobe. Why?? Because I only submitted the files which I thought they have very less chance of selling on adobe and other microstock sites.
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« on: February 16, 2024, 04:11 »
Hello everybody,
I've been approached by a manager from Freepik Company;
- We found your portfolio and we would like you to become a contributor in Freepik as well. This would be a non-exclusive agreement and we would pay you a fixed price for this content that will be offered for free to our users.
Did this already happened to anyone? What are your thoughts?
Not a good idea to accept that offer... When people buy them free on their site, why they pay and purchase from other websites that you are contributing your files..
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« on: February 15, 2024, 07:08 »
so its clear that they are paying only 26.67% instead of 40% for videos, and the same calculation applies for photos and illustrations etc..
Yes you are right. Previously it was in dollars, not in credits. But still the income is good if there are sales.
I don't have any problem if they clearly say that they are only paying 26% for videos and etc.. for other file formats. but they are cheating contributors by mentioning such fake percentages in their site. If any contributors wants to contribute any site, what they see first? the percentage of royalties they are paying, right? and 40% looks attractive and many wants to join them, but actually they are paying much less. Even I created account there 2 years back and uploaded videos there, when I don't know about such cheating. when I noticed it I contacted customer support and asked about it, they gave me careless answers. Then I deleted my account from that site. I just created a post here to warn people and letting them know how they are cheating. If anyone is ok to accept that less conversion rate, its upto them.
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« on: February 15, 2024, 06:51 »
I sell videos on Pixta. They pay good money and a normal percentage.
sorry but I don't know how to attach multiple images in single post, so i attached individually. in those images you can clearly observe 1) they are selling files in dollars, like 4k video file is for $180 2) what is the 40% of $180, is $72 = 10800JPY by currency conversion 3) but they pay us in credits, and they add 72 credits to our account 4) they convert 1 credit =100JPY, which is constant 5) So, they paying, 72 credits = 7200JPY 6) So, its clear that, they are selling our files in dollars, and by using the name of credits, they are paying much less to contributors. at present conversion rate, $1=150JPY, but they are paying fixed conversion rate which is 1 credit =100JPY, so its clear that they are paying only 26.67% instead of 40% for videos, and the same calculation applies for photos and illustrations etc..
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« on: February 15, 2024, 06:43 »
I sell videos on Pixta. They pay good money and a normal percentage.
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« on: February 15, 2024, 06:43 »
I sell videos on Pixta. They pay good money and a normal percentage.
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« on: February 15, 2024, 06:42 »
I sell videos on Pixta. They pay good money and a normal percentage.
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« on: February 15, 2024, 06:41 »
I sell videos on Pixta. They pay good money and a normal percentage.
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