If you want to become a photographer, the Shutterstock Contributor program is the best place to start. First, it accounts for half of all income for most photographers. Second, it's a simple dashboard that even novices can use quickly. Third, it's relatively easy to get accepted, so even beginners have a chance.
What is a Shutterstock Contributor?
The Shutterstock Contributor Program is the leading platform for photographers and illustrators to sell their work and earn money every time a customer purchases a license for their work on Shutterstock. It is the largest contributor program and accounts for up to 50% of all income for some photographers.
In other words:
You upload your images (photos, illustrations and icons) and if someone buys them through Shutterstock, you get a commission. م
Shutterstock Contributor Earnings
You will earn between 15% and 40% commission when any of your images or videos are downloaded on Shutterstock. This means you get paid $0.10 to $5.80 for images, $10.20 to $39.80 for extended licenses, and $1.25 to $47.92 for each video.
In other words
Shutterstock pays you based on your current image and video level. These tiers change based on how many photos or videos you sell in a given calendar year. The higher your level, the higher your commission, which ranges from 15% at level 1 to 40% at level 6.
So you get 1 download every time a customer downloads your photo. To earn more as a Shutterstock contributor, you need to upload more content that gets downloaded more often.
ٰPhoto Earning:
Image Levels Sold Photos You Earn
Level 1 100 15%
Level 2 101 to 250 20%
Level 3 251 to 500 25%
Level 4 501 to 2,500 30%
Level 5 2,501 to 25,000 35%
Level 6 25,000+ 40%
vedio Earning:
Video Levels Videos Sold You Earn
Level 1 Up to 10 15%
Level 2 11 to 50 20%
Level 3 51 to 250 25%
Level 4 251 to 5,000 30%
Level 5 5001 to 25000 35%
Level 6 25,000+ 40%
How do you get paid?
You will be paid at the end of each month when you reach the minimum payout amount of $35. You can pay via Payoneer, PayPal or Skrill.
Changes in the structure of income
On June 1, 2020, Shutterstock introduced a new revenue structure that rewards the sale of more content. The update reduced contributor income by 50% or more. The payout for extended licenses has changed from a fixed amount of $28 per sale to a percentage of the license price (20%, 25%, 28% and 30%). However, some photographers still make thousands of dollars from a single photo on Shutterstock
How to become a Shutterstock contributor?
Any photographer with a few good photos can become a Shutterstock contributor. Here's a quick summary of the four steps necessary to join the Shutterstock Contributor Program
Join link::https://submit.shutterstock.com/?rid=354408531
Log in.
Upload photos.
Add keywords and description.
Submit.
How to increase Shutterstock profit?
In theory, it's easy to sell photos. But many photographers give up too early because they don't see immediate results. As with any business, photography takes time to establish.
This means that you will have to work for several weeks or months before you start making money. But mindlessly uploading photos is not a sure path to success. And this is exactly where many photographers fail.
It happened to my friend. He uploaded dozens of photos every week but got nowhere. So I took a close look at his photos and his strategy for identifying critical issues.
When he implemented the following tips, his sales increased 4% in the first week, 20% in the first month, and 310% by the end of the year. His investment returned within 6 weeks
Image requirements
In order to maintain exceptional content quality, Shutterstock has implemented strict conditions regarding image quality. These are Shutterstock's uploaded image requirements:
Image formats: JPEG and TIFF, EPS files are also accepted if compatible with Adobe Illustrator 8 or 10,
Color profile: RGB,
Resolution: at least 4 MP (megapixels),
File size: max 50 MB for photos, 100 MB for EPS.
Multi-Select tool
As your Shutterstock Contributor profile grows, you'll need to manage more and more images.
To help you manage the huge amount of content, Shutterstock Contributor introduced the Multi-Select tool, which allows you to add information to multiple items at once.
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