Author Topic: For the first time ever Pond5 earnings higher then shutterstock [emoji3166] (Read 5372 times)

Ronib · « **on:** July 04, 2019, 08:31 »

Its only at me?

tpack · « **Reply #1 on:** July 04, 2019, 08:43 »

It seems so...

everest · « **Reply #2 on:** July 04, 2019, 09:07 »

Hope they get to the top They are doing a lot of things right.........

Ozone · « **Reply #3 on:** July 04, 2019, 13:34 »

For me P5 is dead from the beginnig of 2019. Just a few sales. On the other hand SS "took" P5's place. Last year it was a different story.

Chichikov · « **Reply #4 on:** July 05, 2019, 00:13 »

For me Pond5 is almost dead, except for a piece of music selling regularly… don't ask me why…

Sstr · « **Reply #5 on:** July 06, 2019, 02:21 »

Dead! Just a few sales since the exclusivity announcement....

Visual · « **Reply #6 on:** July 06, 2019, 02:36 »

pond dead for me

Graiki · « **Reply #7 on:** July 07, 2019, 09:41 »

3 months dead for me, I do not know why.
I have many views and few sales.
SS has sold much more video.
It's sad because I had 3 excellent years in POND5.

rinderart · « **Reply #8 on:** July 10, 2019, 23:49 »

Quote from: Graiki on July 07, 2019, 09:41

3 months dead for me, I do not know why.
I have many views and few sales.
SS has sold much more video.
It's sad because I had 3 excellent years in POND5.

Did you Know or does anyone Know that SS makes More Money from Newbies that don't have a clue than seasoned Pros. thats why the quality level has gone done and the search is Like it is.. it doesn't matter. Paying 38 cents is Much worse than Paying 25 Cents. Times a Million. A Large Birdie told me.

Open_ · « **Reply #9 on:** July 11, 2019, 00:37 »

My portfolio is really a strong portfolio for 8 years!! not anymore since royalty cut and introduction of exclusivity.

I blame that idiot newcomer(not artist) in Pond5. they are bored and wanna feel edgy. sometime i think these agency people as a freeloader that live of of artist hardwork.

thepokergod · « **Reply #10 on:** July 11, 2019, 03:00 »

Been selling on Pond5 for over 10 years, do this full time for a living, whatever they're done they've really screwed things up. Sales tanked since the utterly stupid exclusivity program. Such a shame

bestravelvideo · « **Reply #11 on:** July 11, 2019, 03:08 »

The same for me. Two completed months without Pond 5 sales, only views. At the same time at Shutterstock i get monthly video sales. Chronologically, it coincides with the time I started uploading to Pond 5 exclusive also, put i paused exclusive uploads there, as i also saw no sales. I used to earn more in Pond 5 than Shutterstock in videos (even had enhanced video sales in Pond 5, giving me good return) but this is now reversed, only leaning towards Shutterstock.

Graiki · « **Reply #12 on:** July 11, 2019, 11:03 »

Quote from: thepokergod on July 11, 2019, 03:00

Been selling on Pond5 for over 10 years, do this full time for a living, whatever they're done they've really screwed things up. Sales tanked since the utterly stupid exclusivity program. Such a shame

That's exactly what I mean.
Many views and very few sales.
Since they made the changes of exclusivity and non-exclusivity (40%)

pkphotos · « **Reply #13 on:** July 11, 2019, 19:15 »

Pond5 video has nowhere near the turnover of SS. I sell 2 videos on SS to 1 on P5, plus P5 has too many dead periods.

jamesbenet · « **Reply #14 on:** July 19, 2019, 15:24 »

My Pond5 sales have tanked 60% since the exclusivity announcement. Something definately has changed. SS is also much slower than normal in video. Have we reached critical mass?

wds · « **Reply #15 on:** July 20, 2019, 08:56 »

Quote from: rinderart on July 10, 2019, 23:49

Quote from: Graiki on July 07, 2019, 09:41
3 months dead for me, I do not know why.
I have many views and few sales.
SS has sold much more video.
It's sad because I had 3 excellent years in POND5.

Did you Know or does anyone Know that SS makes More Money from Newbies that don't have a clue than seasoned Pros. thats why the quality level has gone done and the search is Like it is.. it doesn't matter. Paying 38 cents is Much worse than Paying 25 Cents. Times a Million. A Large Birdie told me.

But if "seasoned pros" generate a lot more sales than newbies, wouldn't that outweigh the payout difference?

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