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Earn up to 40% commission each time our customers download your images or videos.
When you sell more, you earn more. Your earnings rate increases as more of your content is licensed.
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Level up when customers license your content
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Levels reset each calendar year, beginning on January 1st
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Different earnings levels for images and videos
Earnings breakdown for photos, illustrations, and vectors
Image levels
Number of image licenses this calendar year
You earn
Level 1
Up to 100
15%
Level 2
101 to 250
20%
Level 3
251 to 500
25%
Level 4
501 to 2,500
30%
Level 5
2,501 to 25,000
35%
Level 6
Over 25,000
40%
Earnings breakdown for videos
Video levels
Number of video licenses this calendar year
You earn
Level 1
Up to 10
15%
Level 2
11 to 50
20%
Level 3
51 to 250
25%
Level 4
251 to 5,000
30%
Level 5
5,001 to 25,000
35%
Level 6
Over 25,000
40%
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Invite fellow artists
Earn $0.04 on images and 10% on videos when an artist signs up with your link and their work is downloaded.
Refer buyers
Earn 20%, up to $200.00, on a customer's first payment when they use your link to sign up.