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What about buyers? How can you join the program and how can you see which models are opted-in ?
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Click on the profile picture, and click subscription
Discussion about CGTrader Essentials Program
Discussion started by yellowapricotblossom
Hello everyone,
I would like to ask about the CGTrader Essentials subscription program.
My account is currently participating in CGTrader Essentials, where eligible models are included in the subscription library and revenue is shared based on total downloads from the monthly pool.
For designers who have experience with this program:
* Do you think CGTrader Essentials is beneficial?
* Does it increase your overall income or mainly generate very small earnings per download?
* Have you seen more downloads or sales after joining the program?
* Would you recommend staying in the program or opting out?
I would really appreciate hearing your experience and honest opinions.
Thank you.
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I think it’s still quite new so I’m not sure if anyone has real experience with it yet, the main issue for me is that you have to opt in with all your models and you can’t just choose specific ones,
Personally I’ve decided to opt out, I’m not comfortable with some of my models or collections being sold for very low prices in exchange for volume, especially without knowing how it will work out, if there were an option to select which models to include I’d be more open to testing it and seeing how it performs
At this time it seems to me that models above $9.99 are not included in the program... at least I did a test and for now it seems to work with that price threshold.. so if you increase the price of some models they should be excluded... Check the list of eligible models for verification
Yes that's possible, maybe I will test this thank you !
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Why are such big changes being made without notice?
160 of my models have been added to the subscription. Which models are being added to the subscription? What are the terms and conditions?
1-Is this new system active now?
2-Can models currently be purchased as subscriptions?
3-Where can we see the purchases?
https://www.cgtrader.com/profile/subscription
Thank you for your answer. Can models currently be purchased as subscriptions? Also, the earning tab is not clickable.
Obviously I don't expect expensive models included in this subscription, it wouldn't make sense given the policy is low prices.
Yes I also don't expect. As I have written it is good as it is. )))
BTW I tried to click on the subscription button and there is an error page. So it looks like it is still not functional.
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This subscription system will result in contributors earning very small amounts per download of their models (often less than $0.50).
In my opinion, this is a poor decision for artists and a beneficial one mainly for the marketplace itself, which will profit far more than the creators.
I sincerely doubt that this model can have a positive impact on contributor income. Personally, at this stage, I am opting out of the subscription. I value my work, invest a lot of time and effort into it, and I do not want my models to be distributed almost for free.
I also struggle to understand who this system is supposed to benefit from the creator’s perspective. There are many other ways to stimulate sales and attract attention, such as regular promotions and sales, which we have already seen recently and which, in my view, are a much better solution.
The fact that a model costs less than $10 does not mean it is low quality. There are many artists on this platform who choose fair and accessible pricing, and their models are still high-quality and professionally made.
The platform will certainly make the most money, artists can try and then evaluate... everyone is the architect of their own destiny, there are those who sell models for a few dollars and those who sell them for hundreds or thousands of dollars.
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I would like thanks cgtrader team for bringing subscribers share system. I work on other platform on subscription share. It is beneficial for both buyer and seller and bring stable monthly earning.
You are wrong. I've been working with stock agencies for over 10 years, and this is the path to devaluing all labor. All stock agencies that have switched to this model pay cents to their authors.
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