Every now and then, I like to take a break from image work and do a little scripting. I see a lot of buyer and contributor confusion over all the changes coming to iStockphoto, so I put together this calculator in javascript.
Keep in mind that we don’t know the credit pack pricing come September 13th, 2014. We do know the minimum and maximum credit prices though ($8 and $15), so I set this up based on the spread of discounts for the current credit pack pricing, plugging in that min/max to find the numbers. This is only for fun, and illustrative purposes, and you enter in the numbers, so don’t come yelling back to me 😉 . If you’re still confused after all this, try licensing some work from my portfolio at Stocksy, instead.
Buyer Illustration
How many iStockphoto credits do you have in your account today?
What was the average price paid per credit?
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Contributor Illustration
What “old” per credit price would you like to assume? (example: 1.85)
What “new” per credit price would you like to assume? (example: 12.00)
What is your royalty level? (example: .35)
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It is my understanding that the price will be the same for all sizes. This will be in both Essentials and Signature.
Yes, you’re correct. That’s why I don’t specify a comparable size for the new system.
Nice work Sean!