Invite fellow artistsEarn $0.04 on images and 10% on videos when an artist signs up with your link and their work is downloaded.
Earn 20% up to $200.00 of a customer's first payment when they use your link to sign up

Terms and conditions
Referring contributors

For the first year after a referred contributor signs up, you will earn 10% of the final sale price each time one of their videos is downloaded.

For the first two years after a referred contributor signs up, you will earn $0.04 each time one of their images is downloaded.

Referring customers

Each time you refer a new customer to Shutterstock, you will earn 20% of their first payment, up to $200. For monthly plans, you will earn a referral commission based on the referred customer’s first monthly payment only.

For example, if you refer a customer whose first purchase is a $249 monthly membership, 20% ($49) will be added to your account.

Referred customers must make their first purchase within 30 days after creating a new Shutterstock customer account for you to be credited with their referral.

Delivery of payment

Shutterstock reserves the right to delay payment of your referral earnings for up to 90 days from the date your referred contributor or customer establishes their account (see Paragraphs 10a and 10b of the Terms of Service.)

To protect contributors from fraudulent activity, Shutterstock maintains a three month probationary period on all earnings accrued from customer referrals. Following the end of this probationary period, you will see these earnings appear in your account. You can review the status of pending earnings in the customer referral earnings section.