Yes. You read that right. Shutterstock is dead. Whoever uploads to the site is a total moron. Why would you upload your images or videos to a site that pays you pennies on the dollar? I sell my photography and videos on various sites including 123RF, Adobe Stock, Bigstock, Canstock, Deposit Photos, Dreamstime, Pond5, and Storyblock. I also sell on Fine Art America and Redbubble along with my own website. All of my sites outsell Shutterstock. I sell one photo on Canstock for 25 cents to several dollars and still outsell Shutterstock. I so far have sold 18 photos on Shutterstock this month for a grand total of $4.24. On Canstock, I’ve sold 2 photos this month for roughly $17. Tell me how Shutterstock is better than any other site? They’ve almost won the race to the bottom but iStock beat them to eat several years ago when they started selling our photos for $0.10 a photo and even less. I closed my iStock account in 2019. I still get sales for a whopping $0.07, $0.08 and $0.09 a piece. December of 2020, I got a $75 sale of a picture on Shutterstock and that was the biggest sale I got there since January of 2020.
Dealing with companies like iStock and Shutterstock is just not worth the time. It’s actually insulting. I look at the comments sections of Shutterstock and people get butt hurt if Shutterstrock doesn’t approve their photos. Why would you even bother uploading anything to Shutterstock or iStock when they’ll sell your photos for $0.10 a photo and $0.24 for a 4K video clip? Why? Why would you do that to yourself? Why do that to your business?
Even if you’re uploading shots you took with your Android or iPhone? It’s just not worth it. Shutterstock and iStock have killed the microstock photography business. Stop supporting them if you’re a photographer/videographer or a buyer!!!! Just stop!!!!
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