Subscription income worth it?

ben502 14 Sep 2023 08:03
Hi all, was just considering uploading music for sale...but having read the forums Im a little dubious. If you set $50 as a track price, you get 35%....if a subscriber has full access to all music content for $25 a month...what does the composer get? The info provided is a bit complex to understand, but I can't see how the composer gets anything significant in a subscriber scenario? Maybe I am misunderstanding. Thanks all
LivingroomClassics 14 Sep 2023 12:46
hi.

in the subscription scenario, probably minimal amounts (one's revenue for a music clip i suppose is around $1, not sure, but dont get your hopes up).

that said, subscription, afaik, is obligatory, as in, if you dont want a clip included (by default) u have to remove it altogether (or deactivate?) from the portfolio.

sub sales were not motivating in my case, but u can't upload clips just for subs. u upload them for regular market and, underneath, theyre automatically included in subs.

so, u could still have motivating sales through regular market (depending on factors).
ben502 16 Sep 2023 10:24
thanks Livingroomclassics, being relatively new to Pond5 type business model its hard to know what kind of quantity or direct/sub sales ratio to expect or if P5 is even a viable income stream? it seems if you don't have a significant catalogue uploaded its pointless and at $1 a track on subs how much time can you realistically dedicate to increasing your catalogue?

Do you have any experience of PRO income as a result of Pond5 sales? It might be worth it if somehow there's a residual potential
LivingroomClassics 16 Sep 2023 12:22
u welcome.

i initially wrote a much longer answer, but reading in your other thread i realized i misunderstood your question :D

so, my "new" answer is no, i dont have experience with pro registered tracks