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mtilghma · Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:23 pm

My first ever SOD of this price... $15! That's pretty large if you ask me!

Not the most jaw dropping photo in the world, but pretty good and of a very specific type of landscape:

whughes98144 · Joined: 26 Apr 2010 Posts: 497 Location: Seattle, WA

Wha?? What SOD level is this? We get paid some % on the price of the SOD but aren't they just ~$20? And the max % is ... what 30%?

So how does this work? I'm confused.

Congrats, btw! I'll take a $15 sale any day!

Will

mtilghma · Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:49 pm

Hrmm I dont know... hope it wasn't a glitch! Maybe it was an "other" download which is listed in the same location. Don't know what that would mean though...

candystripe · Joined: 12 Apr 2011 Posts: 69

Wow! Good job. Might I add that you have some really beautiful photos in your port.

drskn08 · Joined: 05 Nov 2011 Posts: 383

wow.. i liked this pic.. are these Mangrove plants ?

funniefarm · Joined: 02 Mar 2007 Posts: 516

I thought it was just a fluke, I got my 2nd SOD of $18 in about a week. I'm thinking there being sold from a second party at a higher rate than SS sells them direct, but just guessing.

robhainer · Joined: 03 May 2010 Posts: 2746 Location: Dallas, GA, USA

Sensitive use maybe? Although not sure why that requires sensitive use license. I just got two SODs that were $5.32 each, which sounds more like the normal rate.

mattgibson · Joined: 11 Nov 2009 Posts: 601 Location: London

Had a $28 SOD today, saw the increase in income for the day and assumed EL but it was SOD. Go figure!

mattgibson · Joined: 11 Nov 2009 Posts: 601 Location: London

Just thinking (yeah it hurts).....

SOD is single and other downloads - maybe SS have introduced a new single image purchase option we are not aware of yet, or a completely new licensing option to sit alongside ELs?

mauijon · Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 4282 Location: Maui, Hawaii

I got a $4.75 SOD of my vector dwg, below. But I don't know how the sod pricing works.

mcfields · Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 1868

I got one of those $18.00 Single downloads yesterday as well :) I'm thinking that it is the results of those changes in contributor terms that we had to opt in or out of by March 1. The sensitive use clause was just part of those changes...

these are quotes from the email message that we received back in Feb...

We would like to tell you about an important update with great potential to increase sales for you. We are updating our Contributor Terms of Service (“TOS”) to enable new sales with a royalty of up to $75 per image download.
...

If you choose to participate, you will have the opportunity to earn much higher royalties from customers representing the top ad agencies in the world. "Sensitive uses" will be a small fraction of the licenses secured by these high volume buyers, but participation gives you full access to all of the sales opportunities that these buyers provide.

I imagine there will be many different price levels showing up in this column on occasion if we've opted to agree to the new terms. :) gotta love that!

At least I don't have to be too worried about the sensitive use clause with the cookies that sold yesterday =)

http://www.shutterstock.com/pic.mhtml?id=19627618

ruxpriencdiam · Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:52 am

Congrats and wow.

Sensitive uses license pays more for any image?

Now that is a new one.

mattgibson · Joined: 11 Nov 2009 Posts: 601 Location: London

It's not sensitive use licenses - I am opted out of it

pantziaras · Joined: 19 May 2010 Posts: 42 Location: Stockholm, Sweden

Im opted out too and got today a 18 dollars SOD. Would be great to know whats that about...!

kmiragaya · Joined: 24 Dec 2007 Posts: 62 Location: London

I had two $18 SOD's today. Not sensitive at all, just some egyptian hieroglyphs.