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Agency Based Discussion => Shutterstock.com => Topic started by: rod-09 on January 21, 2016, 09:06

Title: Low Commissions
Post by: rod-09 on January 21, 2016, 09:06

Hello,

Shutterstock pays 30% commission of 79$ for each 1080p video sold, which is about 23,70$.

Well, the last time i've done 23,70$ was in the 16th November 2015. I've sold 32 videos since then and they all showed up with different numbers like; 19,30$ / 19,32 / 19,36 / 17,21 / 16,25, etc.....

32 videos in 2 months and none of them reached 23,70$??  I feel that they are lowering the commission ....  :(

Could anyone tell me how Shutterstock calculates the contributors commission per 1080p video sold?

Thanks in advance

Title: Re: Low Comissions
Post by: ACS on January 21, 2016, 09:12

This month I sold 2 videos for 23.70. Just fyi...

Title: Re: Low Commissions
Post by: rod-09 on January 21, 2016, 09:15

thanks for saying...

I've sent them an email a couple of days before and waiting for the answer, but i wanted to know with the community too..

cheers

Title: Re: Low Commissions
Post by: Belish on January 21, 2016, 12:40

It should be some kind of a discount for a bigger quantity of videos purchased. As a buyer I would expect it, as a supplier I will do it... just happened to be a contributor :)

Title: Re: Low Commissions
Post by: Zero Talent on January 21, 2016, 12:52

http://submit.shutterstock.com/payouts (http://submit.shutterstock.com/payouts)

See that fine print saying:
"†Percentage is based on sale price received. Amount earned may be more if sale price received is more"

It is sometimes more, but sometimes is also less, as explained by Cylonphoto.

Title: Re: Low Commissions
Post by: rod-09 on January 22, 2016, 06:20

Thanks for that.

I just think it is strange that I rarely reach 23,70$ or more. And like I said before, 32 sales in a row (2 months) making less than 30% commission hurts a lot in the pocket. :(

Cheers

Title: Re: Low Commissions
Post by: noodle on January 22, 2016, 06:29

I had one last month for $96, my comm

Title: Re: Low Commissions
Post by: rod-09 on January 22, 2016, 07:10

Thanks for sharing.

96$ is a great commission for one sale, but what about the ones below 23,70$, how many have you had?

Title: Re: Low Commissions
Post by: rod-09 on January 23, 2016, 06:48

For those who are interested.... this is what i got.

"Thank you for your email.

It seems like the lower payment is due to the fact that your clip is downloaded by non-US source. When the clip is downloaded from a non-US source, the sales conversion to US dollar may cause a lower payment due to the the exchange rate from the origin of sale.

We have attached a screenshot of your payment history that shows that the download from your past month was mainly non-US source.

Best regards,

Shutterstock
Contributor Support"

cheers