Cost to Develop the website like Shutter Stock
Published: 2020-11-11 12:52:24

Shutterstock offer bloggers, media agencies and businesses of any size to access low-cost images.

This website is available in 14 different languages and has 35,000 contributors from 100 countries. The company was the first in a now-crowded industry to achieve 250 million downloads–at last count; two Shutterstock images were sold every second.

So having these much amount of potential market many wants to develop this kind of website. Let me tell you it’s not an easy task to get all features in first phase of website development. One needs to do continuous development and need to add new feature to enrich the user experience.

Here is the least of basic functionality one need, based on each page when he wants to launch a website like shutterstock:

***Home Page:***

1. Header will have Logo in Left with the link to home page, 3-5 
   menu link for Category, Subscription, Contact, Sign In, Become 
   a Contributor

2. Full Screen Banner Image with Text and Search Functionality.

3. Search Functionality will have 2 types of filtration on home 
   page.
   => Royalty fee
   => Rights Managed

4. Below this area there will be section for Browse Image which 
   will have link to different categories images horizontally.

=> In Footer area there will be a copyright in left end side and Social Media links in Right end side.

***Image Search Page:***
1. In Header there will be search functionality with an option to 
   do advance search. In Advance Search user can filter the images 
   based on
    => Keyword
    => Category
    => Photographer
    => License Type
    => Orientation

2. Apart from this user can see the search result below the search area. User can choose different views to see the images.

3. Image Thumbnail drop down: once user click on the image thumbnail he/she can see below things:

4. Image Id

5. Copyright

6. Keywords

7. Download by Price: User can ask for the quote by filling 
   information on Usage, Size, Duration, and Territory.

8. Download by Plan: User can download the images as per his 
   subscribed plan.

9. Add to Light box Option. (This functionality will work once 
   user is registered and sign in at that time)
   User can add images as per different categories in his 
   dashboard.

10. User can Add/Edit/Delete the categories and can share the 
    images from the light box.

11. Below this there will be similar Images or Images of same 
    model will be shared.

12. Zoomify™ feature

***Detailed Image Page:***

1. Image Preview for Big Size Image

2. Image share to Social Media

3. Image Id

4. Copyright

5. Keywords

6. Download by Price: User can ask for the quote by filling information on Usage, Size, Duration, and Territory.

7. Download by Plan: User can download the images as per his subscribed plan.

8. Add to Light box Option

9. Detailed keyword list of Image

10. Similar images

***Pricing Page:***

In this page there will be different subscription plans for users and a link to sign up and by plan options.

***Create Account Page:***
1. User Name/ E-mail

2. E-mail

3. Password

4. Terms and Condition Validation and link to Terms and 

5. Condition Page

***Create Account Plan Subscription Process Pages:***

=> In this page will have Pricing of different plans (Pricing 
   Page) and user can select any plan from that and will have 
   below screens:

1. Order Summary: This will have plans details with option to turn 
   on/off Auto Renewal Process and will have option to do 
   modification in the order.
=> Below this there will be a payment details form needs to be 
   filled by user to make payment.

2. After successful payment there will be a Thank You screen which 
   will have Detail of the Purchase.

***User Dashboard:***

User will have below things in their dashboard main page:

1. Plans Summary(If user have subscribed the plan if not than 
   there will be a link to subscription)

2. Time Left for the plan(If user have subscribed the plan if not 
   than there will be a link to subscription)
 
3. Download Images Showcase
   =>User will have below option in his dashboard:

4. Light Box: User can add images as per different categories in 
   his dashboard.

=> User can Add/Edit/Delete the categories and can share the 
   images from the light box.

Add to cart Button

1. Account Details: Account Details will have two things to develop. 
=> Profile: This will have below details which can be edited by user 
=> User Name 
=> E-mail 
=> Change Password 
=> First Name and Last Name 
=> Phone 
=> Address 
=> Company 
=> City 
=> Country Plan: This will have below details: 
=> Subscription Details 
=> Auto renewal Option 
=> Purchase History 
=> Download by History: Download History will showcase the
   downloaded images and user can filter that based on License 
   Type and a Year of Download
=> Sign Out

***Contact Support Page:***

=> Contact us page where two different forms will be designed to 
   contact. Below the forms there will be a Google map which will 
   display the address of the Company.

***Contributor Landing Page***

1. Image banner with text and button which will lead that to 
   create account for contributor.
2. Below the banner there will be 3 vertical sections to show how 
   it’s beneficial to join as a contributor.
3. Get Started button to Create Account Page for Contributor.

***Create Account Page for Contributor:***

1. Username/E-mail
2. First name and Last Name
3. Password
4. Address
5. City
6. Country
7. Preferred Payment Details

***Identification Page:***

1. User need to submit Passport photo or Driving License for 
   Identification.
2. User can submit maximum 5 images during this process:
3. User need to provide below details for each image => 
   Description (up to 200 Letter) => Keywords (up to 50 Keywords) 
   => Category 
   => Nudity/R-rated 
   => License After filling all this he need to submit it for the 
      review. Once the user submits that there will be a thank you 
      page for the submission.

***Contributor’s Dash Board Page:***

Contributor will have Below things in their dashboard main page:

1. Daily/Weekly/Monthly visits
2. Daily/Weekly/Monthly Earning
3. Total Active Images
4. Total Pending Images for Review

Contributor will have below options in Dashboard:

1. Download History: Download History will showcase the downloaded 
   images and user can filter that based on License and Date.
2. Account Details: This will showcase all the information 
   provided at the point of registration and user can change it.
3. Earning: This will showcase earning of the contributor per 
   image he uploaded.
4. Help: Contact us form

***Other Pages:***

1. Blog Page
2. FAQ Page
3. Terms and Condition Page

***Admin Side Feature:***

1. Menu Hierarchy Management
2. Banner Management
3. Content Article Management
4. User Management
5. Contributor Management
6. Category Management
7. Image Management
8. Video Management
9. Order/Sales Management
10. Static Page Management
11. Blog Management
12. Contact Us
13. Image sitemap export feature
14. Global product type price update
15. Product type discount pricing feature
16. Online users & visitor logs
17. Media & category stats feature
18. Black List IP Management
19. Pricing Management

Vibidsoft has expertise to develop this kind of website in the timeline of 2-3 months. The cost will totally depend on the features you are selecting. So don’t wait if you want to design and develop a clone of shutterstock mail us on inquiry@vibidsoft.com.