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How well do iStock pay? 1 Year, 3 Months ago Karma: 0  
Out of curiosity, do they pay well, what kind of percentage margin are you looking at?
 
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Re: How well do iStock pay? 1 Year, 3 Months ago Karma: 0  
20% is the normal
 
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Re: How well do iStock pay? 1 Year, 3 Months ago Karma: 0  
As a beginner you'll get 20% from a sale. Images sell between $1-$18 depending on a size. So, you may get anywhere from $0.20 to $3.60 per sale. That does not include EXTENDED licenses.

There are several levels of contributors _base_d on number of images sold and each new level gets 5% more total (or 25% over previous earnings). Next level begins after 500 sold images.
 
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Re: How well do iStock pay? 1 Year, 3 Months ago Karma: 0  
As a beginner you'll get 20% from a sale. Images sell between $1-$18 depending on a size. So, you may get anywhere from $0.20 to $3.60 per sale. That does not include EXTENDED licenses.

There are several levels of contributors _base_d on number of images sold and each new level gets 5% more total (or 25% over previous earnings). Next level begins after 500 sold images.

Unfortunately you only receive these benefits if you are exclusive to iStock, otherwise your stuck with the 20%
 
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Re: How well do iStock pay? 1 Year, 3 Months ago Karma: 0  
That is a bit of an unfair deal. Workfing for their lifestlye. I wont get into it too much, but Give me 6 months.
 
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Re: How well do iStock pay? 1 Year, 3 Months ago Karma: 0  
That is a bit of an unfair deal. Workfing for their lifestlye. I wont get into it too much, but Give me 6 months.

Unfair is totally to be decided by the submitter. If they make more money with the same set of pictures than any other agency, I am not sure I should complain. They actually SPEND money on advertising, trade shows etc. Others just but a few more Google ads.

Another thought: When you go work for an emplyoer, do you think that they pay you much more than 20% of the revenue that you earn for the company? Maybe yes, but probably not.
 
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