I received an email today from Shutterstock, one of the microstock sites I played around with back in the 2005-2009 time frame. It said:
"You have earnings in your account! If this amount is not claimed ASAP, your unclaimed earnings are at risk of being transferred to the appropriate US tax authorities in the state of the home address we have on file."
So I figured I'd check in for the first time in ages, see what it was about. My last payment was 3/2020, and my accrued earnings since then is a whopping $59.35. On the other hand, they've dropped their minimum payment from $75 to $25, so I can withdraw it! I did have to update my phone number and do another W-9, but that's no big deal.
Yeah, it's not even $60 in 4.5 years, but that's entirely passive earnings. And I'll take it!
There's a part of me that says I should send them some new photos, try and kick that up. Then I remember that microstock is a soul sucking game, and the rewards are paltry. I think my best year was under $400, it takes a while to add up at ~$0.50 per image average.
I suppose I should check in w/ the other microstock sites, though I think that there's only 1 other I still have photos with between mergers and failures.
Here's my Top 12 images at Shutterstock:
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