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How to get a backlink from Shutterstock Contributor

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In short

What you get
A contributed article on Shutterstock Contributor (“Contributor profile”)
Link type
Unknown. We have no record of it; check once your listing is live.
Cost
Free.
Time
About 45 minutes of your own work, plus whatever review the site runs.
Requirements
Sign up as a contributor, complete the tax form and upload original media for review. Conditions apply.
Submission path
Not yet checked by us. Our note: “Site's own page seen 2026-11-05”.Official page we read (opens in a new tab)

Before you submit

  • Open the submit page first and confirm the form still exists: we have not tried this path ourselves.
  • Once your listing is live, inspect the link's rel attribute: our record of the link type is unconfirmed.

How to submit to Shutterstock Contributor

  1. Get your material ready

    Sign up as a contributor, complete the tax form and upload original media for review.

  2. Meet the site's conditions

    Read Shutterstock Contributor's stated conditions below and make sure your entry meets them.

  3. Submit on submit.shutterstock.com

    Open the submission page on submit.shutterstock.com and complete its form — that is the "Open submit page" link at the top of this page.

    Open the submit page on submit.shutterstock.com (opens in a new tab)

Conditions and cautions

  • Shutterstock Contributor's stated conditions

    Uploads are reviewed; tax information required for payouts.

Alternatives to Shutterstock Contributor

Profiles and entities with a similar value score, in the same order as the category page.