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« on: January 11, 2021, 06:40 »
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yes i've made it!! 11 days to get to level 2 (sarcasm) pretty demotivating. Personally it just means I have to spend more of my time elsewhere. Have you 'made' it yet?


« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2021, 07:43 »
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Level two should be reached in another week.   ::)

I was at level 5 until December 31st not that it made any difference to the
piss poor royalties. 

My new years resolution was to cease submitting to these ass hats I've even started to submit to Depositphotos once more because at least their royalties are better than scumstock


« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2021, 07:51 »
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Not going to help income when On Demand (not SOD) are paying as little as $0.45

« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2021, 09:21 »
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Level two should be reached in another week.   ::)

I was at level 5 until December 31st not that it made any difference to the
piss poor royalties. 

My new years resolution was to cease submitting to these ass hats I've even started to submit to Depositphotos once more because at least their royalties are better than scumstock
ROFL. depositphotos lowered commissions today. But okay, still better than sh-it-terstock

« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2021, 10:11 »
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I wonder, how long before Adobe will follow

« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2021, 10:14 »
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I don't even know where is my level  :o

JetCityImage

« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2021, 11:04 »
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"I've even started to submit to Depositphotos once more because at least their royalties are better than scumstock"

And then the "Updates to contributor royalties on Depositphotos" eMail arrives...

Uncle Pete

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« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2021, 12:11 »
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I don't even know where is my level  :o

Probably 1, since it's the new year, but if you do well, then wonderful, maybe higher.

Dashboard -  https://submit.shutterstock.com/dashboard

Then scroll down, if necessary, just below the downloads and earnings map Etc.

    Lifetime earnings          Monthly earnings           Level

Click Level    (know that part was obvious, but just to have complete instructions?)  :)

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« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2021, 12:29 »
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Yes I was level 6 and now I don't care about their stupid levels! in fact I don't care one bit about this crooked outfit!

Clair Voyant

« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2021, 15:56 »
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We will never level up to 15% or hypothetically beyond and will remain at 0% because we pulled our portfolio with SS.

« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2021, 16:55 »
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"I've even started to submit to Depositphotos once more because at least their royalties are better than scumstock"

And then the "Updates to contributor royalties on Depositphotos" eMail arrives...

Missed that. Anywhere online?  And could sales there be any more pathetic to begin with?

JetCityImage

« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2021, 18:16 »
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Dear contributors,
As an international community, we must align with global market standards and adapt the changes taking place in light of 2020. We have had to make adjustments as a company and would like to inform you about updates to the Depositphotos contributor royalties that will be effective from January 18, 2021. You can view details about the new rates by following this link
It has not been an easy year, however, we do plan to continue investing in the success of the Depositphotos community to help you build on your portfolios and increase sales. This year, we also plan to further invest in improving our platform with new features and introduce updates to our search engine. Our aim is to make your work easily discoverable and ultimately help you sell more. In addition, we are constantly working to expand the Depositphotos customer base as part of our commitment to create more opportunities for all our contributors.
In case you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]

Kind regards,
The Depositphotos Team

« Reply #12 on: January 11, 2021, 19:47 »
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ROFL. depositphotos lowered commissions today. But okay, still better than sh-it-terstock

other than personal animus, how better when they COMBINE low royalties with worse sales??

« Reply #13 on: January 11, 2021, 20:12 »
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Level two should be reached in another week.   ::)

I was at level 5 until December 31st not that it made any difference to the
piss poor royalties. 

My new years resolution was to cease submitting to these ass hats I've even started to submit to Depositphotos once more because at least their royalties are better than scumstock

I started uploading to DepositPhotos again, for the same reason you did. I got the email about the rate change, but it was so ambiguous I couldn't make sense of it. If they have in fact lowered our royalties, I'll remove my portfolio. 

« Reply #14 on: January 11, 2021, 20:40 »
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I didn't get that message from Depositphotos - how low are they are going?  Better go request payout before they go under and keep the money ...

As for SS, don't know when I will level up - those 10-cent downloads don't add up to much.  And with no more uploads it isn't going to get any better. 

I'm pretty much done with new uploads to microstock.  Might send some RM to Alamy just for fun but that is it.  During Covid times I somehow went from having two cats to five, with the last two being kittens who desperately needed a home (I am officially just fostering the kittens but they have been with me almost four months now and don't seem to be leaving so it might become permanent).  My New Year's goal is to get pictures of all five cats online and then my microstock career will be complete.  Meow.

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« Reply #15 on: January 11, 2021, 23:25 »
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Level two should be reached in another week.   ::)

I was at level 5 until December 31st not that it made any difference to the
piss poor royalties. 

My new years resolution was to cease submitting to these ass hats I've even started to submit to Depositphotos once more because at least their royalties are better than scumstock
ROFL. depositphotos lowered commissions today. But okay, still better than sh-it-terstock

So this is the point micro has reached. "Hey we just got screwed. But it's so much better of a screwing than we got from the other company."  These companies must study psychological warfare.

« Reply #16 on: January 12, 2021, 03:32 »
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Level two should be reached in another week.   ::)

I was at level 5 until December 31st not that it made any difference to the
piss poor royalties. 

My new years resolution was to cease submitting to these ass hats I've even started to submit to Depositphotos once more because at least their royalties are better than scumstock
ROFL. depositphotos lowered commissions today. But okay, still better than sh-it-terstock

Yeah I get the joke because they too dropped their royalties so I stopped further uploading ::)


« Reply #17 on: January 12, 2021, 05:05 »
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Level two should be reached in another week.   ::)

I was at level 5 until December 31st not that it made any difference to the
piss poor royalties. 

My new years resolution was to cease submitting to these ass hats I've even started to submit to Depositphotos once more because at least their royalties are better than scumstock
ROFL. depositphotos lowered commissions today. But okay, still better than sh-it-terstock

So this is the point micro has reached. "Hey we just got screwed. But it's so much better of a screwing than we got from the other company."  These companies must study psychological warfare.

In my case I've got no money coming in from anywhere at the moment due to various calamities in 2020.

Either make money or starve  :(

Brasilnut

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« Reply #18 on: January 12, 2021, 06:24 »
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I just reached Tier 2 and on my way to riches!

First 100 images earned me a whopping $24.25.

Compared to my first 100 images in 2020, 52.7% drop ($51.64) 

Compared to my first 100 images in 2019,  46.9% drop ($45.55)

Can't wait to report on my first 250 downloads (beginning of Tier 3)!

On my way to have a steak-lunch courtesy of SS 🤨


« Reply #19 on: January 12, 2021, 09:19 »
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I just reached Tier 2 and on my way to riches!

First 100 images earned me a whopping $24.25.

Compared to my first 100 images in 2020, 52.7% drop ($51.64)

Compared to my first 100 images in 2019,  46.9% drop ($45.55)

Can't wait to report on my first 250 downloads (beginning of Tier 3)!

On my way to have a steak-lunch courtesy of SS


Hopefully a $1 vid download will speed that up. Its a whopping 10X of photo royalties. Maybe a steak with a coke

« Reply #20 on: January 12, 2021, 13:51 »
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17 video downloads: 48$ :o. RPD: 2.82. Usually, my monthly RPD is 12-20$. I'll wait for the rest of the month and see...
Now at level 2, I'll need another 6 months to get back to level 4 :(

Uncle Pete

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« Reply #21 on: January 12, 2021, 15:34 »
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ROFL. depositphotos lowered commissions today. But okay, still better than sh-it-terstock

other than personal animus, how better when they COMBINE low royalties with worse sales??

And how soon people forget that DP was trying to cheat us out of commissions, and has done a number of underhanded things to artists, but people still have accounts and upload there?


So this is the point micro has reached. "Hey we just got screwed. But it's so much better of a screwing than we got from the other company."  These companies must study psychological warfare.

Maybe so, what's the other one? "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

Maybe there are so many new people in Microstock that they don't remember the long line of contract alterations, which took away past agreements, change our rights and percentage, realigned levels, and through whatever means, were ways to lower our income. Best part of each of these changes has always been someone blowing smoke up our asses about how this will be better for us. (that's a historical term, not just a vulgarity)

Who's left and who's next? Not much concern from me, I'm down to two agencies that I actually care about. As angry as that makes some people, those are SS and AS. I work for the people that pay me, not the ones with the biggest promises and lies.

« Reply #22 on: January 12, 2021, 17:22 »
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Maybe so, what's the other one? "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
 
History Doesn't Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes Mark Twain.

History repeats itself, " first as tragedy, second as farce " - Karl Marx (a slight misquote)

« Reply #23 on: January 12, 2021, 18:02 »
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17 video downloads: 48$ :o. RPD: 2.82. Usually, my monthly RPD is 12-20$. I'll wait for the rest of the month and see...
Now at level 2, I'll need another 6 months to get back to level 4 :(

This is where im being killed.

Normal video RPD = $21
January 21 RPD = $5.50

Its not just the level cull, its all the sales are the tiny subscription/web embedded on top of that.
Even when i get to my previous level it'll still be half as the type of sales seems to have shifted.

« Reply #24 on: January 12, 2021, 18:34 »
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My worst start to the year since 2016.
Not only on SS but on all sites.
We'll see.....


 

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