Shutterstock Royalty Program – Review • 07.05.10
Estimated Startup Cost: FREE
Website: http://submit.shutterstock.com/?ref=254968
Description: Shutterstock is different than other stock models. Buyers subscribe on a monthly basis and can download up to 750 images over the course of 30 days. Your cut? Shutterstock will pay you 25 cents every time one of your images is downloaded. Once you reach $500 in earnings, your commission goes up to 30 cents per download.
Current Payout $0.25 (US) per download. That means that at just 2000 downloads/month, you can earn $500 (US) per month! Many of their photographers earn this and more every month.
Steps to get started:
- Visit Shutterstock’s website and sign up for a free account
- Spend some time to learn what it takes to get your first 10 pictures submitted and ok’d
- Don’t get discouraged if your first 10 don’t pass…it can take a little time to get your photos accepted.
- Once accepted, snap away and enjoy the income
Expectations: If you are serious about photography and take the time necessary to submit quality photographs, you can make some good residual income. The key to success is learning Shutterstock’s rules and sticking with them. It is a lot of fun doing as well once you get the hang of it.
