Understand how Fotop works and our costs
Understand Everything about Fotop: Operation, Remuneration and Costs
This help article is designed to explain in detail how you can explore the platform , whether it's discovering and participating in events, or creating and managing your own.
In addition, we will explain the remuneration and also the costs involved, allowing you to plan your activities with full knowledge of the possible rates and fees.
It is important to highlight that Fotop does not charge any type of monthly or annual fee. Here, you only pay for what you use and, depending on the method of use, there is no charge other than the commission on your sales.
There are two main ways to use Fotop: participate in available events or create your own events.
1. Participating in available events (same model for 🌍 all countries)
At Fotop you can find several events to photograph and sell your photos/videos directly to the participants of these events. To find available events, click here .
In the list of available events you can check several important pieces of information, including the commission you will receive for your sales:
To find out how much the photos/videos will be sold for and also if the event has promotional packages, click on "Participate" and read the event description.
You may or may not need credits on the platform to upload your photos and videos and you will also find this information in the event description.
In short, how you earn with Fotop by participating in available events :
- You receive a percentage on each photo/video you sell;
- The percentage you will receive per sale is defined by the event creator (whether Fotop or another partner user);
- The sales value of each photo/video is also determined by the event creator;
- You may or may not need a balance in platform credits to carry out your uploads, this is also determined by the creator of the event and by services that you may or may not use (for example, automatic numeric identifier);
- This information (percentage, amounts, and upload costs) is available in the event listing before you sign up to shoot.
2. Creating your own events for sale (prices vary depending on the currency used in the country)
At Fotop, you can create events with total flexibility to choose the billing model that best suits your needs and the type of event. In addition, we do not charge monthly or annual fees, allowing you to pay only for what you use.
For each event you create, our platform will offer you three different ways of using it, which vary in terms of upload costs and platform commissions. Costs vary according to the currency used in the country (real, euro and dollar). See:
In Brazil 🇧🇷:
Standard Mode
In this usage mode, Fotop's commission is 10% and you can upload up to 25,000 photos (including facial recognition) at no cost . After this amount, the cost is R$0.025 per photo upload and R$0.25 per video upload (R$25.00 for every thousand photos and R$25.00 for every hundred videos).
Standard mode is ideal for events with up to 25,000 uploads.
High Volume Mode
In this usage mode, Fotop's commission is 15% and there is no charge per upload. If your event is in the running, cycling or triathlon categories and you choose to search by facial recognition, there is a cost of R$0.00575 (R$5.75 for every thousand uploads) per upload.
High Volume mode is ideal for events with a high volume of uploads.
Pay as You Go Mode
In this usage mode, Fotop's commission is 8% and the upload cost is R$0.025 per photo upload and R$0.25 per video upload (R$25.00 for every thousand photos and R$25.00 for every hundred videos).
Pay as You Go is ideal for events with high sales potential, as the 8% fee is the lowest available on the market. In addition, Pay as You Go has additional features such as offline sales and order import.
Graduation Mode (available only for graduation and school categories) - a variation of Pay as You Go
In this usage mode, Fotop's commission is 8% and the upload cost is R$0.025 per photo upload and R$0.25 per video upload (R$25.00 for every thousand photos and R$25.00 for every hundred videos).
Graduation mode is ideal for graduation and school events that require the functionality of separating photos into folders by participant . In addition, this mode has extra features such as offline sales and order import.
It is also worth highlighting that all usage modes have the following features:
- Unlimited number of photographers at the event;
- Automatic AI image correction;
- Insertion of the organizer in the event.
Resale Costs
Events in the running, cycling and triathlon categories will have an additional 10% commission on sales from the fotop.com website. For example, a photo sold for R$10.00 will have a 10% discount (R$1.00) and the remaining amount (R$9.00) will be divided according to the percentages determined at the event.
Countries that use Euro as currency on the platform:
Standard Mode
In this usage mode, Fotop's commission is 12% and you can upload up to 25,000 photos (including facial recognition) at no cost . After that, the cost is €0.0056 per photo upload and €0.056 per video upload.
Standard mode is ideal for events with up to 25,000 uploads.
High Volume Mode
In this usage mode, Fotop's commission is 20% and there is no charge for uploading.
High Volume mode is ideal for events with a high volume of uploads.
Pay as You Go Mode
In this usage mode, Fotop's commission is 10% and the upload cost is €0.0056 per photo upload and €0.056 per video upload.
Pay as You Go mode is ideal for events with high sales potential.
Countries that use the Dollar as currency on the platform:
Standard Mode
In this usage mode, Fotop's commission is 12% and you can upload up to 25,000 photos (with facial recognition included) at no cost . After that, the cost is $0.006 per photo and $0.06 per video.
Standard mode is ideal for events with up to 25,000 uploads.
High Volume Mode
In this usage mode, Fotop's commission is 20% and there is no charge for uploading.
High Volume mode is ideal for events with a high volume of uploads.
Pay as You Go Mode
In this usage mode, Fotop's commission is 10% and the upload cost is $0.006 per photo and $0.06 per video.
Pay as You Go mode is ideal for events with high sales potential.
3. Creating your events for free sharing
Fotop also allows you to create events/photo galleries and make them available for free download to participants. This mode of use is called Photogallery .
Photogallery is a great way to win over your customers by offering free photos, making it much easier for them to find and download photos at no cost. There is a cost to use Photogallery:
Real:
R$0.05 per photo upload and R$0.50 per video upload (R$50.00 for every thousand photos and R$50.00 for every hundred videos).
Euro:
€0.0112 per photo upload and €0.112 for video upload.
Dollar:
$0.012 per photo and $0.12 per video.
$0.012 per photo and $0.12 per video.
Supplementary materials
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Questions and answers hotline
If you still have questions, join our live online Q&A session, which takes place every Friday from 4pm to 5pm (Brasília time). Don't hesitate to contact our customer service team, check out our opening hours:
Monday to Friday: 9am to 6pm
Saturdays and holidays: 10 am to 6 pm
Sundays: 9am to 9pm
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