Wow, that's a far cry from the $28.00 commission Shutterstock gives us for an EL.

Totally unacceptable to me.  I'm out too.

I am out, too.

And I asked for a confirmation, because in the past some of my emails went unnoticed...!

I'm so disappointed by this.  I've always really liked Veer and have appreciated the good commissions I get from sales there.  Their presence here used to be very good too, and their manner of communication friendly and supportive.

I could even live with the general subs plan, on the basis that it would vary according to the buyer's activity on a given day - and some days would be more rewarding than others.  (Even so, I'd have liked the option to trial it and then opt out if it didn't work well for me over a spread of time).

BUT, that EL commission feels like a real slap in the face.  I never would have expected that from them.

The shenanigans at FT are the sort of thing I've come to expect from them, but I had a certain level of trust in Veer, and a sense that they had more empathy for creatives.  At the very least, I would have expected them to take into account the high commissions we get elsewhere for ELs, and the fundamental reason why that is so.  ELs should never come cheap, to the agency or to us.

Opt-out

"Opt-out e-mails must be time-stamped before 11:59 pm (PST), October 21, 2011."

What?

I can't opt out any more?

Ummm... It's September you still have just under a month to opt out 

I'm going to wait for their response, I sent a link to this thread.  Crazy announcing it before the weekend, why do sites think that's a good idea?  It just gives people 2 days to send their opt out emails before they have a chance to say they've messed up and make an amendment.  I do think they will change this, they aren't istock or FT.

Crazy announcing it before the weekend, why do sites think that's a good idea?

Agreed, it's bananas.

Good idea to send link to this thread, and I do hope you're right.

Wow, that's a far cry from the $28.00 commission Shutterstock gives us for an EL.

Totally unacceptable to me.  I'm out too.

Yep. I just got a 28.00 EL from SS yesterday.

They allow an opt-out for this, but they wouldn't allow an opt-out on Partner Programs?

I opted out and If they go ahead and make this compulsory in the future I will be out of veer..

now opted out

It seems that at Veer they really think that all contributors are "people that carry cellphones that take pictures and video" as mentioned in older thread.

Opted out on the day I received the mail. I never got the confirmation mail though.