Exclusive Video Artist Benefits
Exclusive artists differentiate Pond5 as the #1 destination for stock footage. That’s why we offer an industry-leading 60% royalty rate when you sell your footage exclusively with us—more than twice as much as competing sites.
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Take home 60% of every sale.
Take home up to 90% when you refer new customers.
By going exclusive, you’ll be protecting the value of your work and maximizing its worth. No other marketplace gives you this degree of control over where and how your work is sold.
Reach more buyers while earning an industry-leading royalty share.
Pond5 is part of the Shutterstock family of brands. Therefore, our Exclusive artist community has the optional benefit of also licensing their content on Shutterstock while earning Pond5 Exclusive royalty rates.
Review all the benefits below, and get started as an Exclusive Video Artist today!
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why should I become an exclusive video artist?
Many artists are struggling with industry dynamics that commoditize and severely undercut the value of their work through low-value pricing deals. As a Pond5 artist, you protect that value by setting your own prices. Plus, as an exclusive video artist, you’ll earn a 60% royalty rate on every sale and up to 90% when you refer new customers.What content is considered exclusive?
Content is Exclusive when unavailable for sale on any marketplace other than Pond5 or Shutterstock. You can continue using your Pond5 Exclusive content for your own purposes and sell and promote it directly on your personal site and channels.How are exclusive artists promoted in marketing?
- All exclusive content is prominently branded in search results so buyers can easily identify it. We also enable users to filter for exclusive content.
- Our global sales organization provides all buyers options to license both exclusive and non-exclusive content.
- We promote exclusive artists on social media, our blog, in curated collections, and in emails to our customers.
- Videos promoted on the home page, and in curated collections, social media, and broader communications are biased towards exclusive artists.