How to earn money online by selling photos on Shutterstock

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How to earn money online by selling photos on Shutterstock

How do I sign up to become a Shutterstock contributor?

Becoming a contributor at Shutterstock is simple! Register in three easy steps, then start submitting content. To sign up for a Shutterstock contributor account register at submit.shutterstock.com. To register, you’ll need to provide some basic personal information, and a scanned copy of a passport or other government issued identification. This is the site made specifically for our contributors, our customers use shutterstock.com. You are welcome to create a free browse account on our customer site as well, but you can submit content only through your contributor account on submit.shutterstock.com. STEP 1: Provide Basic Information On the first page, enter your full name, display name, and email address. Your full name should match what is on your passport or other government-issued identification document. Your display name is what customers will see. Your e-mail address is where we will contact you. When you press “Next”, we will send you an email to verify that the email address you provided is valid.  Follow the instructions in the email. Check out this article if you run into problems with email verification: Why did I not receive a registration verification email? STEP 2: Add your address Enter your residential address and your mailing address, if it is different. Address information should be entered in English only (no accented letters or special characters like ó,ï,ę please).  In the next step you’ll need to provide proof of your country of residence, by supplying a copy of your identification documents. STEP 3: Add your identification We will verify your identification so we can protect your intellectual property and to speed up the payment process. For more information about what we can accept as proof of identity and residence please check out What types of personal identification can I send to verify my account? It will take 1 to 3 business days for us to review your identification documents. In the meantime, you can explore your account homepage, and start uploading images or videos! Submit your first set of content To become an active Shutterstock contributor, you will initially need to submit up to 10 of your best photos, jpeg or eps illustrations or up to 10 video clips for your first submission. We can accept any combination of image files (photos, rasters or vector files) or we can accept up to 10 video clips. We cannot accept a mix of images and video clips for the first submission.  The content you submit will be reviewed by our expert team of reviewers. When your first piece of content is approved, your account becomes fully active and you can submit any type of files without limitation. Please keep in mind that you may only upload work that is owned or fully controlled by you. Your content will not appear on the Shutterstock marketplace until your identification document has also been approved. You can learn more about submitting different content types here: How do I submit photos for review? How do I submit illustrations for review? How do I submit  vector illustrations for review?  How do I submit video for review? How do I upload & submit my first batch?...Click here!!! If none of your works are approved the first time around, don't get discouraged and try again! Check out this article for tips and suggestions that may help you succeed as a Shutterstock contributor: What can I do if my first submission did not get approved?You can also get a better understanding of the reasons your content was not approved here: Content Rejection Reasons                                                                                       Copy of original from www.Shutterstock.com