FAQ
Q1. How much will I earn when my photos are sold?
Q2. For Sell-My-Pics, how is the price of my photo calculated?
Q3. How is the minimum price of my photo calculated?
Q4. How do I get paid?
Q5. What is Royalty-free?
Q6. What is meant by "editorial & private use"?
Q7. What is meant by "commercial use"?
Q8. What is the right resolution for printing photos?
Q1. How much will I earn when my photos are sold?
We always give you the lion’s share of the proceeds. The amount you get depends on the photo’s selling price.
The minimum price you can set is $0.99. At this price, you will receive 2/3 or 66.67% of the proceeds when your photo is sold.
When you set the price of your photo between $0.99 and $100, we calculate your earnings according to this formula:
A = (90/100 - 2/3) / (100 - 0.99)
B = 90/100 – A * 100
P = Price that you set
Your earnings ($) = P * (A * P + B)
When you set the price of your photo at $100 or higher, you will get a constant 90% of all sale proceeds.
Here’s a graph showing how it works:
Q2. For Sell-My-Pics, how is the price of my photo calculated?
You will be able to set the price of your photo within a minimum price and a maximum price determined by the system.
The minimum price is always $0.99 per photo.
The maximum price is based on the history of how well your photos have been selling. Every time you successfully sell 3 photos, the maximum price will increase to 1.3 times the average price of those 3 photos. However if this value is lower than the existing maximum price, the maximum price remains unchanged.
For example, if you have just sold 3 photos at $0.99 each, and your current maximum price is $0.99, your new maximum price will be
1.3*((0.99+0.99+0.99)/3) = $1.29.
Q3. How is the minimum price of my photo calculated?
The minimum price is always $0.99 per photo.
Q4. How do I get paid?
Whenever a photo is sold, your earnings are credited into your Phlook account.
You can withdraw your earnings anytime. We will transfer your earnings to your PayPal account. If you don’t already have one, create an account at http://www.paypal.com/.
You can withdraw your earnings here, when your earnings balance is more than $3.00. If the amount withdrawn is less than $100.00, an administrative fee of $3.00 will be imposed. If the amount withdrawn is $100.00 and above, the administrative fee will be waived.
If your account has $100.00 and above at the beginning of the month we will automatically transfer your earnings to your PayPal account.
Q5. What is Royalty-free?
Royalty-free means that the buyer of your photo can use it according to our Content License Agreement without having to pay you or Phlook any royalties for each use.
Q6. What is meant by "editorial & private use"?
Editorial use refers to editorial, non-commercial usage such as news coverage or editorial blogs. Private use refers to private, non-commercial usage.
Please read our Content License Agreement to find out more.
Q7. What is meant by "commercial use"?
Commercial use refers to commercial usage such as advertisements or brochures.
Please read our Content License Agreement to find out more.
Q8. What is the right resolution for printing photos?
Here’s a rough guide for some common dimensions:
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288 x 432
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72
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4R (4" x 6")
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600 x 900
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150
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4R (4" x 6")
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1200 x 1800
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300
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4R (4" x 6")
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1500 x 2100
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300
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5R (5" x 7")
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1800 x 2400
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300
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6R (6" x 8")
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2400 x 3000
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300
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8R (8" x 10")
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1763 x 2475
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300
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A5 (148mm x 210mm)
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2475 x 3525
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300
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A4 (210mm x 297mm)
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3525 x 4950
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300
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A3 (297mm x 420mm)
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4950 x 7013
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300
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A2 (420mm x 594mm)
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7013 x 9938
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300
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A1 (594mm x 841mm)
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9938 x 14025
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300
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A0 (841mm x 1189mm)
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