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How Pond5 works, sketched

A pencil sketch of Pond5 (Stock video marketplace): its type of work and the facts from our listing: fee, minimum payout, payout speed and sign-up.

Drawn in 7 stages, the way an illustrator fills a field sketchbook. Press play to watch it drawn. Every number comes from our listings · How we research

How Pond5 works, sketchedFreelanceSites sketchbook

Finished sketch: 7 stages, 160 pencil marks

Blocking in the page
Drawing the stock marketplaces scene
Pond5, in pencil
The facts, on sticky notes
How it works, in one line
Shading from the upper left
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The facts in this sketch

Fee: You get 30%–40%
Minimum payout: $25
Payout speed: Monthly on the 15th
Sign-up: Quick profile or ID review
Who can join: Worldwide
Paid via: PayPal, Payoneer, Bank transfer

Full wording on the Pond5 profile. Sketch values are shortened; amounts on a $100 payment are an example worked out from the listed fee.

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