Selling Tattoos

• Why do none of my tattoos have a price?

  Question:  I just noticed that none of my tattoos have the number of credits listed for potential buyers. Can you correct this?

   

  Answer:  To prevent unauthorized use of the platform (e.g. purchasing your own material), you will not see the credit pricing appear next to your own tattoos while you are logged into the site.  You will only see prices next to tattoos by artists other than yourself.  Please logout and locate one of your tattoos and you will see the credit pricing as they appear to our buyers.  No worries...this is not a bug.

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• How do you calculate royalties?

  Your My Account page shows you how many credits worth of your tattoos were downloaded each month.  To calculate your monthly payout, we use the following formula:
  
  Payout = Average price per credit that month (typically $2 to $3 and growing) x Number of credits of your content purchased that month x 40%. 

  This ensures that 40% of the money we receive each month is paid out to you when your content is downloaded. 

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• Tips for selling on ChooseTattoos

  Tagging:

   

  Creating tags is one of the most important elements to generating more sales. Tags are what connect the buyer to the seller, and a large, clean amount of tags on an audio tattoo are key for establishing that connection. Don’t be afraid to tag. ChooseTattoos requires a minimum of 5 tags but we highly encourage you to add more. 

   

  *  Specificity- Be specific in your tags (keywords). The more specific your tags, the less competition you have in someone’s query results page

   

  *  Tag your feelings- Tagging adjectives that describe the emotion of the tattoo is very important. Buyers will often use these adjectives in their search queries. This method also separates tattoos that are within the same genre but evoke different feelings.

   

  *  Tag your vision- If you feel your tattoo represents a specific idea in your head, chances are there are other people who would agree with you, and would purchase your tattoo to help them bring that idea to life. If you feel your tattoo would be perfect for someone into heavy metal music, tag it with “heavy metal tattoo, metal head tattoo” etc.

   

  Filling in your Description:

   

  Unlike tags, the description allows the artist to freely describe their tattoo using complete sentences. This is where the artist truly sells the tattoo. Convince buyers that this piece is perfect for them. Descriptions will only reinforce a buyer’s decision to pick YOUR tattoo out of the other thousands on ChooseTattoos.

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• What % of the subscription packages goes back to the artists?

  Approximately 40% of every sale, whether it is $1 or a $500 package, goes back to the artists. It is simply divided and paid out based on the amount of downloads for each artist – i.e. downloads are “pro-rated” and the subscription is divided up correctly among the artists.

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• How does ChooseTattoos advertise?

  The ChooseTattoos engineering team focuses much of its time and energy on Google optimization of keyword searches.  In this day and age we feel that it is time very well spent, and will result in increased sales for our artists as our platform continues to grow.  In short, all sales are generated by Google organic search engine optimization.

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• How do I become a featured artist?

  We are always happy to feature top talent. Generally featured artists have 50 files or more of exceptional quality.  Contact us if you feel you meet the criteria. 

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• Am I allowed to upload a tattoo that uses 3rd party imagery?

  Your usage of any 3rd party imagery must comply with the user agreement of that particular image library or copyright holder. All contributors are held fully liable for any damages incurred as a result of copyright infringement. Please be sure to read our Upload agreement.

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• Can I remove my tattoo(s) from your site at any time?

  YES. Provide a written request and a ChooseTattoos administrator will remove the tattoo ASAP. Any licenses we granted on your behalf while your tattoo was active in our catalog must be honored.
  
  Via email:  choosetattoos[at]gmail[dot]com.
  
  Via snail mail:

  ChooseTattoos c/o AudioMicro, Inc.
  13351-D Riverside Drive, #219
  Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
  United States

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• What copyright restrictions should I be aware of before uploading a tattoo?

  You should be the principal copyright holder of the uploaded tattoo or have written authorization to upload the tattoo on behalf of the copyright holder (s). All contributors are held fully liable for any damages incurred as a result of copyright infringement. Please be sure to read our Upload agreement.

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• What style of tattoos are you looking for?

  We encourage you to "spread the love" and upload content from all styles. There are over 5 million tattoo related queries a month on Google, from "tattoos for girls" to "dragon tattoos" and everything in between. The more diverse your archive, the more likely you are to receive increased royalties. As a general rule of thumb, our customers are looking for a diverse selection of unique, high quality tattoos. 

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• Is there any way I can get paid my royalties even if I haven’t amassed $50 in payments?

  Yes, if you have more than $5 of accrued payments, you can request a one-time pay-out by contacting us. We will place your earnings in your PayPal account on the next payout date.

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• How do I get paid? When do I get paid?

  You can check your monthly sales stats in realtime from the Sales History section of your My Account page.

  We automatically deliver your royalties to you via PayPal on or about the first day of the month, subsequent to the month in which the sales transactions occurred. For example, for sales that occur in June, we distribute your royalties to you on or around August ^1st .  We pay you when your account has accrued an unpaid balance of $50 or more.
  
  If you do not yet have a PayPal account, you can easily sign up for one at
  
  https://www.paypal.com/
  
  PayPal is simple and secure, and for added assurance, you can even order a "key fob / security key" from PayPal for $5 that will prevent anyone from being able to access your PayPal account except, you (the security key holder).
  
  Here is a link to the PayPal security key signup -->
  
  https://www.paypal.com/securitykey

   

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• How can I see downloads I have received?

  You can check your downloads by visiting the “My Account” page. You can drill down on your monthly (and all time) downloads and see exactly which tracks have been licensed.  You can also download these reports in .csv format and open them in Word, Excel, and any Text Editor program you like. 

   

  Please note that these Sales History reports here are NOT final. They are designed to give you a some perspective on your download activity. Detailed sales reconciliations and calculations are performed internally by our accounting team each month and royalties are sent via PayPal around the 1st of the month subsequent to the month in which the sales occur. E.g. for sales in March, payment is made around May 1st or the first non-holiday weekday thereafter.

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• Do I still retain copyright ownership if my tattoo is sold on ChooseTattoos?

  Yes, you remain the owner of the tattoo. The buyer of the track is only granted a non-exclusive, limited use license to use your tattoo as tattoo flash to be tattooed onto their body by a local tattoo artist of their choosing. 

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• How can I improve my earnings split with ChooseTattoos?

  We offer an extra 10% commission to contributors that serve as forum moderators and editors. If you feel your professional or technical experience qualifies you as a forum moderator, please contact us.

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• What’s the difference between selling my tattoo exclusively versus non-exclusively?

  Selling your tattoo exclusively with ChooseTattoos means that no other distributors, anywhere in the world, have the permission to license this particular tattoo and that ChooseTattoos is the sole distributor authorized to license.  Contributors receive 50% of sales from "exclusive" tattoo flash. 

  Selling your tattoo flash "non-exclusively" means that you are free to distribute your flash through any other outlet of your choosing.  Contributors receive 40% of sales from "non-exclusive" materials.

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• What commission rate do I earn if my tattoo sells?

  AudioMicro artists receive 40% of the sales from each file that they submit to our archive.

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• How much money can I potentially earn selling my tattoos on ChooseTattoos?

  In the stock photography world, many of the top contributors earn 6 figures (i.e. over $100,000) per year in royalties. We feel the online tattoo market has similar potential. 

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• How are you different from your competition?

  Here are just a few of the many differences between ChooseTattoos and the competition:
  
  a.  Users are free to submit and remove material at any time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
  
  b.  No initial test files or portfolio review necessary to become a contributor
  
  c.  We pay a 40% royalty as opposed to 20% and even less

  d. ChooseTattoos is constantly working to make the artist and user experience more friendly (and thus the artist experience more lucrative). 

   

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• What does "crowd source for content" mean?

  It means we accept content from anyone from an established artist to someone who has just produced his or her first tattoo. Obviously we have quality control and will reject tattoos if they do not meet our quality standards, but there are no restrictions on who can submit content - anyone and everyone is free to do so.

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