If you have files that have not sold during the last 24 months, you can decide to offer them to the Free Images API and receive 0.5 credits for each file submitted. Of course, your files will remain on the Fotolia website and may be sold at any time, but they will also be offered for free via the Free Images API.

Offer Conditions

For each unsold file added to the Free Images API, the contributor receives 0.5 credits to their Fotolia account. A file added to this Free Images API will still remain on the Fotolia website and may be sold at any time. When an unsold file is added to this Free Images API, the contributor can not remove the file from this section for at least 18 months. Files from the Fotolia Free files API will be distributed through partners sites using the Fotolia free site API as well as the Fotolia free files section After 18 months, the contributor will have the ability to remove this file from the Free Images API if they so choose.

Procedure

Files which may be added to this Free Images API will be displayed in the Member home > My files > Unsold files section. You just have to decide which files you wish to add to the Free Images API. Upon submission to the Free Images API your credits will be immediately added to your Fotolia account.

Exclusivity and Commission Changes

I was going to post the section on here about Fotolia dropping comissions, changing EL structure, etc. but I have since heard that “a new, corrected version of the newsletter will go out “soon”.”

I don’t believe Fotolia made a mistake.? I think they again changed everything without warning us, let the fallout happen, and will change things that must be changed.? This *again* points to my earlier rant about changing the rules without telling us…it’s bad business.

Conclusions

The Free API thing is “ok” if you want a few bucks.? Maybe you’re $3 from payout and you can add a few images to the freebie collection to make it this month.? Fantastic for you.? I may do this with my wife’s account as she’s made like $47 in 4 years on 20 images.? Put them all in, 10 credits and she makes payout and is “done” on FT.? No worries there.? For me?? I’m not sure – maybe I’ll look over some older files that haven’t sold.

As far as dropping comissions, changing EL structure, etc.? Fotolia – please understand that you keep doing this and eventually people are going to give up on you.? Really.