My Pond5 Earnings // How much money I made in 6 months selling stock video on Pond5 in 2020
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ม.ค. 2025
- In this video, I share exactly how much money I made selling stock video footage through Pond5. #pond5 #stockvideo #passiveincome
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i will also give a try now
I agree with you that earnings reports don't actually teach us, your viewers, anything, it does serve to give us an indication of how much money we might potentially make ourselves, should we care to start uploading something.
loved your video. That is quite a good revenue for just Pond 5!!!! If you have other agencies going on and combine together, that is one good income!!!! To some people it might not sound like much, but multiply it.... good for you Nicole!!!
Thanks Zdenka!! :) Yes, in combination with everything else it's quite decent! Definitely worth getting into with stock video.
That was interesting, thanks for sharing. My experiences on Pond5 have been positive but it seemed to take awhile for things to get rolling. My portfolio is different then yours since I live in a rural area that has had only 1 covid case and I think there might have been a single protest march last year. Almost all my sales on Pond5 have been night sky clips of Aurora or stars. However almost all my sales on Shutterstock have been farming or nature related. Both sites have the same clips. I’m guessing that once you start making some sales on a site they move your content on that subject up in their recommendations.
I'm glad you shared! All of your older content was about shutterstock. We're all eager to know where you're uploading now outside of shutterstock.
Thanks for this. Just signed up and wondering about release forms on certain shots. Say a crowd shot, of people that can be recognised at an event? A wide shot say, how could they all get a release form? Or is that sort of shot ok?
Same as buildings. If it's featured, as in, central in the shot, then you need a release form. The chances of getting one are very low. Sad times
Hey can you do a video about the difference between exclusive and non exclusive and the pros and cons? Thank you.
Thanks for sharing Nicole. this is good encouragement. Although I found Pond 5 takes a lot of time before reviewing footage.
Yeah they're definitely not the fastest...!
Hey Nicole , great video. Thank you for the tip on creating an additional Pond 5 account!! I did an exclusive account last night and I am currently waiting for them to approve me. So far on Pond 5 I’ve made about $100 in the past few weeks from my non exclusive account where I have 750 clips and well over 1200 images and yes I’ve been selling images on Pond 5. Hopefully my exclusive account blows up as I have plenty of media I have not gone through, I am going to do Pond 5 exclusive only for a while and see what happens. I love Pond 5 over all of the platforms due to the approval rate and the simplicity of it. My goal is 50k assets and then kick back 😎 I get ramped up when u make these videos 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Hi, how is your sales on Pond5 Exclusive ? I have a new exclusive account and 77 clips for now.
@@enginsezerstocks decent sales, nowhere near where I need to be but I only have 1500 clips on my exclusive account. 4000 between both accounts. With images around 8300. It’s a numbers game.
@@Shieldsofshame Thank you, i hope you earn more :)
Hi can you give us some feedback a year since you started? How are the things going on with you pond5 accounts? Thanks!
@@SemiFlyingPharmacist explosive, at 20,000 plus now, making a decent amount, around $800 a month. I show a lot of what I sell in my community tab. Check it out, I also make Pond 5 videos, keep pushing, those accounts were the best thing I have done so far!!
This is definitely a good side hustle stream! Inspiring to hear. I think I might put some animation on the site.
I really like this video and would love it if you two expanded on the topic by explaining how should you best price the photos you have on each servicer.
Awesome! I really love Pond5 as well with how much control they give you compared to Shutterstock / Adobe Stock.
Yeah they're great :)
I have just started uploading a videos to ponds5 after watching your videos.
Great video 👍
I only have 30 videos on POND5 and I've been getting only one sell per month.
I'm still learning so, I don't want to waist my time uploading content that may never sell. Oddly, the videos that are being purchased are ones that I thought were not that great. What's really strange is I'm only selling videos shot with an old $200 1080P camcorder and no one has ever purchased a video from me that has been shot with my $2000 dollar 4K camera.
Also, I have about 30 still photographs on POND5 and no one has ever purchased one of them.
Hahaha Bob, funny comment :)
Can u share your Pond5 accaunt link ?
Thanks for this... I got $0 so far on pond5, but most of my content is your last category (pretty stuff)... looks like I gotta focus more on #1, and #2 suggestions :)
how to add release on pond 5 ?
Thank you very much, Nicole! Can you tell me please - what price you initially set for your photos at Pond5? How do you price your different photos there?
For 4K videos I typically price them between 135 and 175 (with a few exceptions), depending on how rare/good they are and how much competition there is
@@NicoleGlass Thank you Nicole! But don't you upload any photos to your portfolio on Pond5? Video only?
It seems like the video clips that would sell best are the ones that are of a topic of interest but not available on Videoblocks, what do you think? Or do people try to steer clear of Videoblocks to avoid having the exact same clips as every other TH-cam video out there? 😂
Valid point... that could very well be !
@@NicoleGlass This is how I personally shop for video clips 😬
ALL MY PHOTOS AND VIDEO HAVE DISAPPEARED
I used 18-105 to shot a rodeo and got some great action shots, could have done with a little more focal length. Sadly though this was a ticketed event and I wasn't able to obtain a press/media pass, so that I could submit to stock libraries. Still the shots are now in my arsenal.
Did you upload those videos without editing them? Like stabilizing or color grading?
Hi. Which platform would you recommend for selling animation videos? Thanks
i have been on p5 for over a year and only have 115 or so clips. never sold anything yet but i am having trouble figuring out what to shoot .any location that cost money i am reluctant to drive to because i do not have faith in it being clip worthy..i have re written many of my key words to be more specific and i am always looking at the local calendar of events.
Hi Nicole, thanks for this video and congrats for the actual results 👏🏻 I’m on Pond5 since december 2019 with about 600 clips online and I sold 5 of them. In my opinion, the subject and the SEO are the most important things in the stock photo/video world 😊
I’m thinking of doing some music for pond 5. I see you are doing videos, but is it going ok? Have it picked up any more?
@@nickpadget I think there are better places for music dude … (like artlist.io or shutterstock) pond5 is better for vids
@@danienteaqualcosa I’ll have a gander, thanks
Great analysis about the number of images vs sales.
Good to see you again, Nicole!
Hey there! Yes... I was traveling to some National Parks :)
Hi Nicole. Thanks for the content. I agree, finding out how much someone makes does not really help much. Could you make a video on how you price your videos on Pond5. Thank you.
Thanks Nicole for your info. What is your recomendation about selling price? What is the best performing strategy? Set the prices on our own or let the platform do it?
Definitely don't let the platform do it, their automatic pricing is too low. I usually browse and see what similar footage is going for and then I'll adjust my prices based on that. The rarer my footage is, the higher I'll price it. The more common it is, the lower I'll price it. That's just me though... I don't know what's "correct", just what's working for me.
Quick question do you get more downloads for 4K or HD video, which should I concentrate on for faster processing and sales?
What is indemnification in stock footage pls ? does that mean the buyer pays pond5 idenfinitely? i just dont understand this vocabulary can anyone explain it to me in simple english as english is not my first language . i was trying to buy a clip to add to my youtube and thn monitse my video as i always worried about buying stock footage due to too many legal jagons i dont understand . so today i thought i face my fear to try is then i saw the legal term and i just couldt get my brainbox arount it pls help. it say Download can be used by on your team Indemnification Up to $15K USD on pond5 .i just dont know what that mean. all i want is to buy one clip and i'm done with no one coming after me in the future . pls help.
Please l don't have any knowledge on it. How does it work. What must l do?
Thank you for sharing your experiences with Pond5! Super inspiring.
Sure thing! :)
Does uploading a video clip of a monument or building comes in editorial or commercial footage? Thank you
Hi Nicole, I was very glad to see you back. It had been a while and I was beginning to worry that something might be wrong. In these disturbing times when anything could happen it is good to see that you are still in there pitching. I have found that I am re-examining my own photographic history, practice and approach while navigating around Covid-19. To maintain your presence it might be sensible to review and comment on general photography issues and your approach.
Thanks for your concern! I was actually traveling around Grand Teton, Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. Had a very close grizzly bear encounter but other than that, nothing dangerous! I'll have more videos coming soon:)
I wondered who it was that was reported to be following a grizzly to get a picture on her ipad.@@NicoleGlass
@@jaycee6996 Oh I definitely didn't follow any grizzlies!
Good video. Thanks for the upload. Being in D.C. it's a great spot for editorial clips.
I’d rather photograph bears than protests, but you know...
@@NicoleGlass I'd rather photograph protests than bears! Very few protests over here. I think we had one in college. Part of the reason I watch your channel is the D.C. angle and the wonderful world you have access to with a lens. :)
Thanks for sharing the money you make. Although it isn’t teaching anything by sharing the money you make, it is motivating for us to show us that we can make some money if we put effort into it. Thanks! 👍🏼
Sure, well I'm glad you enjoyed it:) Yes... there's definitely potential, but it takes a lot of effort for sure.
I’m on Pond5 for a while, but I have only 100 or so clips there (and they are not newsworthy). So, I’m making only 2-3 sales a year.. But may be I should grow my Pond5 library now, when my Shutterstock sales dropped from 600$ per month to about 50$ per month (yeah, that bad). Diversification is the key, as you say.
This may be a stupid question but if you make a stock clip, are you allowed to use it in your videos? 🤔
Yes you can! :)
Pond5 so can we use this on phone ?
I put a few videos on Pond5 and sold one--it was a video that was actually rejected by blackbox. My usual pessimistic attitude has stopped me from making and submitting videos. But I might be moving to a more interesting city where I can get better footage.
Only do it if you enjoy it... but yes, interesting cities definitely help. Especially if there's a lot going on.
Thanx for the video! I have BIIIIg quastion! Witch format is better for upload, proress 422 VS h264 ?
Hope you will answer =)
i would pick h264 less data and faster uploads
Do you have to get a model release when a model is wearing a mask?
What do you use to film ? And do you use a gimbal?
And not related to this video lol but what sort of photos would recommend for shutter stock
Congrats. I joined Pond5 in Nov 2018 and uploaded more than 300 Photos with proper keywords/tags. I couldnt make a single sale. Only have maximum 2-3 views on my Photos. I dont know what I am doing wrong. Can You Guide me in this situation so I can continue uploading my work on Pond5. Thanks in advance.
What does "non-exclusive" mean?
You can upload the same clips in another sites.
Hi ! Why I do not have any view of mu uploaded videos? I’ve add description, keywords and all my clips were accepted by contributors. How can I improve my channel?
Why do you have two accounts on pond 5, and what non exclusive account means?
Thank you Nicole I learn a lot from your youtube channel,Thank you
And what did you do to promote your videos? Anything
thanks for the update bro, ive been doing weddings internationally for years everyone keeps telling me to start pond5..been hearing thsi for years! starting now
Awesome! Best of luck!
How did it go?
@@radumarina6320 waste of time
@@radumarina6320 waste of time
Hi Nicole. Is it possible for you to make videos on youtube, how you technically produce your great footage (gear, camera settings...) ?
Sure! I didn’t know anyone was interested in that but I’d love to expand my content
@@NicoleGlass Thats great, Nicole, I love your channel
Can you share your pond5 profile link
And not too long ago on a microstock forum, someone said that editorial videos don't sell. Unbelievable! My best selling video on Pond 5 happens to be editorial.
Great video, got a lot from it. Hope you introduce more stock video companies. Better to market your videos, why stay with just one? Sorry if I was harsh in my last comment, but it's been awhile since I got up at 03:00 or 04:00 hrs. Keep up the great videos.
Thank you, greetings from Serbia💪💪
Greetings to you as well!
Hello Nicole.. You have very interesting and helpful TH-cam channel. Subscribed.
After 2014 or so I stopped uploading stock videos and photos.. But now I have some time and want to do some more stock videogrphy only but as SS has dumbed the creators interest with their new CEO.. should I become pond5 exclusive? I am also in gettyimages (direct and not through Istock) and I do get occasional big sales but now Getty has also turned into micro site and selling footage for very less price.. So i am planning to try out other sites.. But there are not much options.. What is your opinion about being pond5 exclusive?
When I go to Pond5, I cannot get a look at your videos, because it confuses your work with Nicole Kidman. Can you please share a link to your pictures, so I can see them? Thanks!
Very informative content 👏🏻
Glad you enjoyed it!
very informative video Nicole...what is difference between exclusive and non exclusive account?
Exclusive means you don't sell your photos/videos anywhere else.
sorry, one other question, do you upload editorial clips with sound or no sound or both? I know in general clips aren't supposed to have sound but if they are editorial sometimes it works. Just curious what your approach is and if you see a difference in sales if you include sound. Thx
If people are chanting or saying something that's relevant to the clip, I'll usually keep the audio
Hi Nicole, I have almost the same question. What if I upload a video containing traditional Javanese gamelan, is it better if I include the audio or not? Btw, I joined pond5 exclusive after seeing your video in june. I have joined Pond5 now for 3 months, and only 350 clips and 3 videos have been sold .. Thank you for all the tutorials.
If I was to go to Pond5, how would I look up your footage? What I see when I put in your name is footage of Nicole Kidman. Am exploring shooting footage to exhibit there, and wanted to see what you put up.
Great info! Does Pond5 require you to have Part 107 to sell drone footage?
Pond5 can’t require that but it’s still an FAA law. So the answer is yes. You need part 107 to make any money or further any business
This was great! I am impressed. Have a happy day. Aloha
Thank you! Have a lovely day
how long are the editorial clips you upload there? I mean the ones that sell, I guess. I'm curious if for news related clips it's better to submit longer or shorter. Thx
I'd say my average is probably 10 seconds or so, but it varies! :)
Thanks you for sharing sister ❤️
No problem 😊
can we upload same photos & videos to competitor platforms, like same video/photo on Shutterstock, Pond5,etc ?
yes!
Hello, excuse my english from google translator. When you upload video to Pond5 you set your price or let the platform do it for you! You only upload videos to this agency exclusively?
Thanks for sharing. How are you doing with your exclusive account ? I recently became exclusive there but I am beginning so can’t tell anything... but I wonder about pricing... what’s your view about setting price in pond 5 for exclusive files? I am setting higher price like around or more than 150$ and I usually do lifestyle or abstract video
Hi Nicole! Do you pay the models in your stock editorial videos? Do they sign a model release? How do you get them to agree to be in from to the camera?
Not sure which videos you are referring to, but I do use my friends as models sometimes and they sign release forms for me. Sometimes we just create stock clips while hanging out.
Hi thank you so much for sharing ❤
Such great insight Nicole, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome video Thanks. Do you have any problem with Pond5 shooting political events without getting model releases? Technically, those would be in the public domain.
No problem with political events. They’re for editorial use
@@NicoleGlass Oh, cool. Thanks for clearing that up!!
Also, If you want to shoot a recognizable landmark like the Washington Monument, Pond5 says a property release is required. Is that true? Seems unlikely.
@@arthousefilms I'm not sure about specific buildings but if they say you need a property release to upload it as a commercial clip, then simply upload it as an editorial one by writing "for editorial use only" in the comments section. The Washington Monument shouldn't need a property release though unless I missed a memo of some sort...
@@NicoleGlass OK great. Thank you so much!
Hey Nicole! i have a question
Being a Pond5 exclusive contributor is worth it or not?
should i go for exclusive or non exclusive.?
Hey...
Dats awesome...thanks for sharing...😊👍🏻
How many videos u have in ur pond5 portfolio?
Love this, more content like this please! :)
How submit editorial video on pond5 Make a video.
While Editing just write ONLY FOR EDITORIAL USE in the widow for curators.
Hi Nicole! Appreciate this video, thank you! I was wondering how things have developed since 2020? What would be your number one thing you have learned using Pond5 since then?
I've just started there this week and had the first videos accepted, quite excited!
It’s still doing well, although since having a baby, I haven’t uploaded a lot of new news footage. My earnings are pretty similar at this point to what I was averaging in 2020. Number one tip is just keep uploading newsworthy footage
@@NicoleGlass thanks Nicole really appreciate that! Congratulations on the baby ☺️👋
Do you find the frame rate of your clips to be important in terms of sales?
Not really. I have a mix of 24fps and 60fps clips and they both sell. However, I'll often film in 60 so that I can slow down the footage and make it more cinematic. I think the most important thing is the actual subject matter and how useful it is to someone, not so much the frame rate that it's uploaded in.
which platform do you prefer between pond5 vs blackbox? because blackbox will not allow you to upload the same footages on other platforms
I prefer uploading directly to the platforms where I want to sell. I’ve tried Blackbox but it wasn’t for me
@@NicoleGlass thanks for replying!
madam I am from India. Do I have to fill the tax form in pond 5. Please reply.
I'm not sure what the laws are in India, check with "The Teaching Doc"
Hi Nicole thanks for sharing your infirmation. I think I am not so pacient to grow in stock market. You should upload hundreds of videos or photos and not guaranteed that you will earn money. I still want to try but it just scares me.
Yeah, it's definitely not a quick or easy way to make money. It takes time, patience and creativity.
Hi Nicole, do you keep any frequency on uploading or didi you just put your entire library at once?
I am always adding to it. Right now I have a huge backlog of video clips I want to add, but it will take me a while
Thanks for sharing 😀what about Shutterstock after the changes they had made
Not sure if I should touch that subject....
@@NicoleGlass OK 😊
Great video. Thanks.
You bet!
Photo of a food which I ordered in a restaurant , can that be uploaded as a commercial image ? PS: No logos of any brand in the photo.
Food is definitely commercial! Just as long as you don't put the name of the restaurant into the caption or anything.
If you can earn $500/mo, perhaps I can too. Not, "I will...."
How have the Shutterstock changes actually worked out??
SS -- my overall photo earnings are down, my video earnings are way up.
Still debating whether I should talk about it or not.
@@NicoleGlass would love to hear you talk about it.
I haven't cracked Pond5 yet, but I have noticed that most of my small number of sales have been of protest videos. Can I ask what you typically price a 4K video for on there?
I usually vary them depending on how many competing clips there are, typically from 111 to 199 for a 4K clip.
@@NicoleGlass OMG.publishing using BlackBox i'm averaging 25$ for 4k drone clips. Do you think it'll be better to upload directly to my P5 exclusive account instead and decide the final price by myself?
25$ is net (my cut)
@@NicoleGlass thank you!
I write music for pond 5. And I will say that I have good sales, but I only get 30%. Their new policy does not suit me. But what else remains for us?
Hmm I don't know much about stock music but that's unfortunate that the payout is so much lower than it is for video...
Thank you so much for the videos. very interesting and instructive. And what prices do you put on footages on pond 5 ?
I’m constantly experimenting with different prices but for my 4K clips I generally vary the prices from 135 to 179
@@NicoleGlass thank you very much.
there is money in ponds? not just tadpoles then
lol
Does a person have to be over the age of 18 to be a contributor to Pond 5?
Thaks, excelent info
Thank you so much Nicole for creating such informative channel and videos! Have you find your earnings truly more interesting by being exclusive to Pond5 (vs non-exclusive)? I signed up for exclusivity but have some doubts about it.
Thanks a lot Nicole. Pretty useful video. I started uploading at Pond5 10 days ago so I'm a newbie. However I fail to understand how am I supposed to set the price for my footages?
I mean how can I possibly decide what price is best for what footage? I saw your portfolio too where most of your footages are cheaper than most others in the market. But your footages are far better and professional than theirs. What parameters should I follow?...As an Exclusive Contributor.
Thanks
Hmm I don't think mine are cheaper, for 4K I usually set it at 199 if it's a really good shot, and 111 if it has a lot of competition. But that's a personal choice. I usually increase the price if the video gets downloaded a lot.
how many days is the review-time for footage with pond5?
It varies. I've noticed that sometimes it takes them 1 day to review my stuff and other times it takes more than a week.
Thank you im new to all this , my photo have been free . But need to start making good money. So I'm searching platforms now.for photos and videos
It's true. For some months in a stock site, I earned almost nothing, despite the pictures being beautiful -- this is because they're not relevant. The moment I uploaded media that's a topic globally or locally, and the sales suddenly shot up.
Nice video Nicole, I love Pond5, they are really easy to upload to. Despite my efforts to make sure I'm uploading good content, for me I've not been very lucky with my earnings :-D I guess I need to explore other content
What type of content have you been uploading?
@@NicoleGlass A mixture of content really to be honest but mainly transportation as my transport photos seem to sell well on other stock sites :-)
Thank you for sharing this, btw do you keep original footage in hard drive after uploaded and got approved on pond5? Have you ever experienced issues that someone upload your footages somewhere else for selling
I haven't had that issue with footage, but I have had that problem with photos. People would see my "top selling photos" videos, download them and reupload them as their own. It took a lot of mental energy to create DMCA takedown requests for all of them.
@@NicoleGlass it's sad there is no such algorithm that can protect video/photo creators copyright as the one for music creators across multiple platforms, life goes on and have to deal with it until solution available :( thank you for answering my question
@@NicoleGlass Does the website not slap a watermark over it? This has me worried as I've been a victim of copyright infringement for years now. Those DMCA takedowns do sap the energy out of life!
@@DiskiDomain Yes, watermarks are added by Pond5. Take a look at their website to get an idea of what those look like.
@@NicoleGlass Thanks so much Nicole. I did before you replied ;) Look safe enough for me. Let me get loading! Thanks for the replay, appreciate it!
Hi Nicole. Thanks for a great video! Do you set the price or does Pond5?
You set the price!:)
Dammn that’s awesome :) I need to start doing stock video not just stock photography. Started a channel to try and get better at videos :) 😂