stock royalty payments

[janetmilesjm@gmail.com]

i have recently added some images to Adobe stock and have made a few sales. i would like some explanation of the royalty/commission payments. i see that the images are for sale at £5.99 but i have received commission of 19p - was i wrong for thinking the 33/35% royalty payment would be that percentage of the price?

[Brodi32219500m12q]

Hi @MatHayward -

Awesome explanation, thank you. A friend of mine got me going on Adobe Stock because he was finding success with photo sales sometimes making $100-$400 on some of his photos. Could you explain further for me? I realize he's probably a higher ranking but what scenarios does one make much on a photo? And what is the process for getting to this point faster?

[Jill_C]

One major step you can take to ensure success as a Stock Contributor is to read all if the Learn & Support pages and follow Adobe blog, contributor forum and Discord channels. You'll find a wealth of knowledge, do's and well as don'ts. There is no overnight path to success. It takes dedicated effort to perfect your craft, whether it be photography, videos, vectors, illustrations or Gen AI. Then it takes consistent uploads of the high quality assets that Buyers are looking for. 

https://helpx.adobe.com/support/stock-contributor.html

[Brodi32219500m12q]

Hi Jill,

not to be rude but I was asking for an answer from @MatHayward and you didn't even really answer my question unfortunately:( 

[Jill_C]

You have resurrected a thread that is over 6 years old, and you're unlikely to get a response from anyone at Adobe since they rarely visit this forum which is primarily for Contributors. This is a public forum, and anyone can respond to questions. I did answer your question - Adobe has provided many resources, including pages and pages of info on the Learn & Support section to help you become a successful Contributor. The question cannot be answered in a sentence or two in a forum post.

[George_F]

I think it's important to note that you've resurrected a thread that is 8 years old.  It's much less common for employees to post on the Stock Contributor forum than it was 8 years ago.  These are mostly peer to peer forums.

If you want advice to get started with Adobe Stock, your best bet is to start a new post here in the forums and ask the experienced members who frequent here for some advice 🙂

Cheers!

[Abambo]

Hi Jill,

not to be rude but I was asking for an answer from @MatHayward and you didn't even really answer my question unfortunately:( 

By @Brodi32219500m12q

Not to be rude, this is an open forum. Everybody can answer here., well ot anymore, as I did lock it. 

But as a matter of a fact:

• Mat is rarely posting these days here, as @Jill_C and others are providing great answers. So good luck if you want only answers from Mat.
• In 2016, when this threat originated, the situation was different and most of the answers are no more relevant today. There is no need to continue this discussion. 
• @Jill_C did answer your question. Check here the royalties you can earn: https://contributor.stock.adobe.com/royalties

[Jill_C]

 By the way, you don't make $100-$400 on a single asset unless it is licensed many times. Average royalty is ~$1 per asset per license.

[Abambo]

Whatever you want to do, I will lock this thread, as the content is no more relevant today. If you want to further discuss issues on stock, open your thread. You can link to this one, if that pleases you.