Sharing and Selling

• How does the new revenue model work?
  1.) CreationSwap will offer sellers 100% payout on all for sale items sold (minus transaction fees of 6.65% + $0.40 per transaction). 2.) For any Paid Content downloaded by Premium Subscribers, Content Providers shall receive a share of CreationSwap’s monthly Premium Service subscription revenue (the "Content Provider's Share"), which varies and is dependent on the number Premium Subscriber downloads of the Content Provider's Paid Content. Duplicate downloads of Paid Content, defined as the same piece of Content downloaded by the same Premium Subscriber, will not be calculated in the Content Provider's Share. The Content Provider's Share is calculated as follows: $ Paid Per Item = Subscription revenue weighted by type X Premium content percent payout by type X (Downloads of "for sale" item / Total number of premium downloads of "for sale" content by type). Premium Content Percentage Payouts: 30% Photos/Slides 35% Graphics/Motions/Music 40% Mini Movies
• How do I verify my Paypal account?
  We require the name on Paypal to match the name on CreationSwap for a few different reasons. First, we need to report payments to the IRS and send all artists a 1099 when they earn above the reportable amount in a tax year. So we must have the correct information to send you a 1099. Also, we pay artists through Paypal to avoid issues with payments being collected or denied at paypal we require that paypal accounts be verified with paypal and we also require that information matches the information we have for that person. Otherwise we end up chasing artists down to try to pay them, which is not always possible. If we owe an artist money we want to pay them in a timely fashion. This is the best win win for all parties and is our policy for artists to sell on Creationswap. Here's how to Verify your PayPal account? Log in to your PayPal account. Click Get Verified on your Account Overview. Select the verification method you want to use. Enter your information, then click Continue. Click Confirm, then click Submit.
• How should we price our files for sale?
  We suggest: Slides: (bundle or no bundle): $1–$5 Smaller print items: $3–$6 Large print items: $5–$10 Logos $1 - $20 We also suggest to bundle your slides including a slide with title, slide with small title exposing more background space, and blank slide with background only.
• How do I change my prices?
  To adjust your pricing go to My Account > Sharing and Selling > Manage Gallery > Edit > scroll to price and change
• How does the approval process work?
  Our approval team accepts and denies files based on quality, relevance to our audience and uniqueness. We do not give explanations as to why files are denied due to the high amount of files we receive daily. Artwork may also be removed from CreationSwap based on sales and per file downloads.
• How long does it take for my images to get approved?
  We cannot guarantee how long the approval will take. However, we typically try to make a decision within a few days.
• What type of work sells the best?
  We encourage you to prepare and create work for each season and holiday such as Fourth of July, Easter, Christmas, etc... Sermon Series also do well.
• When and how do I get paid?
  Artists will be paid automatically every month via PayPal for the preceding month’s sale. Payments will occur by the second or third week of each month. Be sure to have a PayPal account set up with the email used for your CreationSwap account to avoid payment delays. This is currently the only payment option.
• Where can I check how much I’ve earned?
  Go to ‘My Account’ > ‘Sharing and Selling’ > ‘Earnings / Payouts’
• Do I have to be an exclusive seller?
  No, you can sell your images on other sites.
• What type of images are restricted?
  - Model released images (GL Personalities is a invitation only collection).
  - Images that infringe on the intellectual property rights of a third party.
  - Images that contain brand names, logos or trademarks.
  - Editorial images (We do not offer this license)
  This is not an exhaustive list. See our User License for more details.
• Is there a limit to how many files I can upload?
  No. You can upload 1 file or 1,000. However, we do not guarantee all of them will be approved into our gallery.
• I uploaded my images but they are not in my account. Where are they?
  Uploaded images do not go directly into your account. We send each file through an approval process before placing it in your account.
• How do I edit a file that I’m sharing or selling?
  Go to ‘My Account’ > ‘Sharing and Selling’ > ‘Manage Gallery’.
• Can I upload fonts?
  Yes, you can include fonts and /or font names during the submission process. However, fonts are only for internal use to customize/adjust printed products and not redistributed through CreationSwap. You can also specify the fonts used so that users may obtain these fonts and the proper permissions to use the fonts on their own.
• Can I use stock art in my file for sale?
  All work must be owned and originated by artists uploading to CreationSwap.
• When I submit my artwork, do I still own the copyright?
  Yes, you own the copyright to your original creation. We take your work and re-encode it to fit our digital specifications and take a copyright of our own in the derivative created by us. You can still use your artwork in whatever way you see fit, including giving it, licensing it, or otherwise disposing of it in any way you would like.
• How do I know that I’m clear on copyright law when I submit artwork?
  Generally the law of copyright starts from this premise: "the owner of the copyright is the CREATOR of the work, in the absence of an agreement to the contrary."
• Can I change the artwork that I download from CreationSwap?
  Yes, as long as your use of the artwork is in conformance with the Terms & Conditions, you may manipulate, remix, tweak, and edit the artwork. Because we do not have the right to grant you the underlying copyrights, your derivative is considered a licenses work under the CreationSwap agreement and you may only do with it what you could have done if the artwork had remained unchanged.
• What are the limitations on my use of artwork?
  We grant a royalty free license to use our artwork for non-advertising based periodical use. We do not grant rights to any book use, cover art, or for use that is not considered "periodical" with a shelf-life of more than six months.
• Can I charge my clients for my services if I use CreationSwap artwork?
  Unless you are owner of artwork, you may charge for your labor, but you may not charge a fee for the artwork used. You may not grant any rights to any third-party either. As such, we ask that professional artists and graphics professionals obtain permission from creators prior to granting any rights to anyone else in the works that you create with artwork found on CreationSwap
• Do you notify the IRS of the fees I earn?
  If you earn more than $600 in a calendar year, we are legally required to file a 1099 form with the IRS that names you as an independent contractor who has received a taxable amount of income from CreationSwap.
• I live outside the US, can I still sell my work?
  No. We currently only work with artists in the USA for tax reasons.