Question for Moderators: Contributor Experience, Portfolio Size & Income Range?

[AcikLens]

Hi moderators. Just curious to learn from your experience —
:keycap_1: How long have you been an Adobe Stock contributor?
:keycap_2: How many assets do you currently have in your portfolio?
:keycap_3: What’s the general range of income you've seen since joining?
Thanks in advance for sharing!

[Abambo]

There are no moderators here, at least not image moderators.

Check the conditions for the bonus program, and you see, what Adobe considers as a successful contributor.

[AcikLens]

Correction, I didn’t mean moderators - I was referring to you guys, the Community Experts. You’re the ones actively replying and helping out in the comments. You’re also contributors yourselves, and now you’ve become Community Experts

[Jill_C]

Contributors rarely supply such personal information. Success in stock sales is whatever YOU define it to be. I'm not trying to make a living from it. It's a hobby, and allows me to get some of my many thousands of travel images out into the world. 

[RALPH_L]

You are asking personal information that no one should give you.

What I can tell you is do the math.

As a contributor you earn 33% of the sale price. If your images are mostly bought from large Adobe customers, that means 33 cents  per sale. To earn $100 you need to have approx. 300 sales. How many assets do you need to have 300 sales? That depends on several factors. Such as:

-- Are your assets in demand

-- Can your assets be found (keywording, title, has the asset been sold before, is the asset new,...)

-- How is the quality of the asset  

So, hopefully you can see that the information will do you no good because the mean has too many variables.

[AcikLens]

Thank you for your explanation, I completely understand and respect your privacy. I wasn’t looking for anything too personal, just trying to get a sense of the general experience from fellow contributors. Your breakdown really helps me put things into perspective, especially regarding expectations and the many variables that affect sales. Appreciate you taking the time to explain it so clearly!