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Why Sign Up?

Shutterstock is a leading global provider of high-quality licensed stock photographs, vectors, illustrations, videos and music. We are a global marketplace translated into 20 languages, accepting 9 currencies and with 1.8 million customers in over 150 countries. As a Shutterstock affiliate partner, you will: • Earn a generous 20% revenue share on the net sales amount when new customers make a Image, Footage, or Music purchase. • Receive regular and flexible automatic monthly payments via PayPal or e-transfer. • Track results via cookie-based affiliate tracking software which allows affiliates to be credited within 30 days after the first click. • Interact with dedicated in-house affiliate managers who will help to optimize and improve your performance results and commissions.
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Is it easy to work with the Affiliate Program?

Yes. You’ll have free access to a full range of tools, and our API integration allows you complete flexibility and control. Select the integration options best for your site: • Implement the Shutterstock API for a native site experience with dynamic search results (learn more at developers.shutterstock.com), • Add our customizable Affiliate Widget (learn more at widget.shutterstock.com), or • Pull banners in different sizes translated in multiple languages, text links, or search box for other promotional efforts. Additional program benefits: • Use exclusive coupon codes and promotional offers. • Get hands-on support and optimization from our dedicated Affiliate Team. • Take advantage of powerful reporting tools and real-time analytics.
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About Us and Our Customers

We have one of the world's largest royalty-free image collection with over 250 million images and over 200,000 being added every day. We have over 14 million stock video clips, with 2 million of them in 4K. We also offer high-quality music tracks of every mood and genre, for one-stop shopping. Our global customer base covers a wide array of people and organizations who need amazing images, videos, and music. Our customers range from small to medium businesses to creative professionals and bloggers. They are advertising and marketing agencies, media and corporate organizations, filmmakers, editors and production houses. They are individuals, small organizations, and global enterprises who need access to great content.

Hear from our Affiliates

We cultivate great relationships with our 2,500+ partners in over 100 countries. Hear what they have to say about the program.

Simon Steinberger, Founder, Pixabay

"We enjoy recommending Shutterstock to our users on Pixabay… Page layout, choice of images, and support are simply outstanding."

Chance Agrella, Founder, FreeRangeStock

"The fact that Shutterstock is recognized and trusted globally as a stock image leader is an important factor in the affiliate conversion rate. The API is well documented, lightning fast, and a breeze to integrate."

Shawn Rubel, Founder, Vecteezy.com

"Shutterstock is a technologically focused company that has worked hard for our business. Overall, integrating the API was a great experience and it was easy to implement."

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