Is ClickASnap a Legit Program? 5 Hidden Red Flags!

“This post was originally published in [2022] and has been fully updated for 2026 with new data and tools.”

Imagine getting paid every time someone simply looks at your photos.

It sounds like a dream for photographers, but before you start uploading your portfolio, you have to ask: is Clickasnap a legit program for making real money, or is it just another “get rich quick” trap?

Being someone who loves to travel and take pictures, I did some digging and found out exactly how it works and some of the hidden red flags with this program.

ClickASnap is a legit website that pays someone based on views of their photos, but it’s not easy!

Keep reading, and I’ll share how the program works, 5 hidden dangers, 5 ways to get more views, the best ways to get paid for photos, and more.

Can You Get Paid with a Free Account? 2026 Earning Update

You can get paid with a free account on ClickASnap, but it’s much less than with a membership.

When you upload your pictures to social media sites such as Facebook and Instagram, you do get likes, comments, and a boost to your ego. The problem is you kiss goodbye to your image rights, and this means someone can use your image without you getting paid for it.

A better way to share images is with sites that will pay you, and ClickaSnap is one place that could pay you for your images.

This website earns money from advertising, memberships, and selling images, and they pass some of this money onto you if you get “enough” attention.

The problem with ClickaSale is that there are “a lot” of catches to the program. The website sounds so attractive, I mean, having people view an image is MUCH easier than getting someone to buy one, right?

The first catch is that the FREE plan only pays 1 cent per paid view. You need to upgrade to 20 pounds a year (THIS is paying a year in advance to get the lower price) to earn 0.7 cents a view.

Yeah, weird that they take payment in pounds, but pay in dollars, right?

Oh, and at the time of this blog post, 1 pound is $1.20 dollars, so 20 pounds is $24.07 cents.

You’re probably excited, right? Wow, 7 cents a view – sounds easy.

Well, there is another catch, this 7 cents ONLY pays out for a “paid” view, and this is different than a normal view.

The second catch is that you NEED paid views to earn money. A paid view is when someone has stopped and looked at your photo for 5 seconds are more.

5 seconds sounds like a short amount of time, but it’s actually FOREVER in internet language.

When was the last time you stopped and stared at a photo for 5 seconds? Unless it’s a super hot girl, I honestly don’t think I’ve done it.

The third catch is that in order to sell your photos, you have to upgrade your plan again. You need to spend 40 pounds a year, around $48.15 at the conversion ratio today.

The fourth catch that you MAY not know is that every photo you post has to be titled, have a great description, and TONS of keywords. This is important because it’s how they get found and how you get paid.

It’s not like you can easily just upload a thousand pictures with NO work and sit back and get paid.

The fifth catch is that the website is VERY strict with lots of rules.

It’s probably a good idea to view ALL the guidelines HERE, so you don’t get banned for something.

How to Earn More Money on ClickASnap? Seller vs. Pro Plans

The million-dollar question is then how to get MORE views for your photos, right?

Getting more views also comes down to posting pictures on topics that are in demand and that don’t have a lot of competition.

I have made “a little” bit of money with microstock. I have not tried Clickasnap yet, maybe I should. If you want some ideas on what to shoot to earn money, I created a post that can give you lots of ideas.

Plus, for the metadata, titles, description, and tags, I have a formula you can steal that I use when I plug it into AI. AI can help a lot with all this geeky stuff, and you can view it at this post HERE, which I made.

If you want to get more views for your pictures and thus earn money, it helps to join a Facebook group where similar ClickASnap members help each other out.

Oh, and of course, you can submit them to WAY more websites. I made a blog post HERE that shares more places to post a photo or short video to get paid for it, plus 10 tips for making money with microstock.

A third way to earn MORE money from your pictures (as you can guess) is to take “better” pictures. There is more to photography than just taking a picture, and this place HERE can help point you in the right direction. Even BETTER is that they show you MANY places to post your pictures so they get SOLD.

I’m a HUGE fan of not relying on any single platform. By using multiple platforms, you are not as vulnerable if something happens to 1.

A fifth way to earn more money is by getting found in Google searches. This means you need to describe, title, and keyword your photos so they get found.

You want the title, description, and keywords to be as descriptive as they can be.

Better Ways to Earn More Cash: Best Clickasnap Alternatives

I know what you might be thinking: Is there a better way to earn money from photography? When it comes to earning money, I’m a HUGE, HUGE fan of leverage.

Leverage means you do the work 1 time and you earn multiple times from that work. With photography, it could mean taking the same picture and posting it to “multiple” marketplaces to get MORE sales.

I wrote a post HERE that shares more places to list a photo to earn more money

Another idea that you might NOT have thought about is blogging. Instead of using crappy free photos or buying them, “just use your own.”

You might think blogging is dead, but there are MANY benefits. One great thing is that you can repurpose your blog posts. The same post can be submitted to LinkedIn, Medium, Quora, Substack, an eBook, and WAY more places.

There are all kinds of ways to make money, too. Not only is there affiliate marketing, where if someone clicks on a link and does something, you can also get paid.

You can earn more money from ads than from YouTube. Plus, you own the blog. I created a post that shares 20 benefits of blogging and how to start one HERE.

There are other ways to leverage your photo work, such as making an NFT with them and selling it. There is EVEN a way to divide an NFT, and I wrote about it HERE.

If you have a really good photo, you can do print sales, and this means printing the photo and selling it like a painting.

You could also leverage your work into a resume to land a good gig, such as portraits, special events photography, and more.

The key is to look for ways to get more done with less effort. I’m sure if you sat down and REALLY brainstormed, or used AI, you could come up with better ideas than I have.

Conclusion: Is a ClickASnap Paid Membership Actually Worth It?

In conclusion, even with ALL the shortcomings of ClickASnap, it’s still a wonderful first step in photography.

It’s WAY better than just posting your photos to Instagram or Facebook, but it’s a small step.

You could create a ClickASnap account for free and see how much money and traffic you earn. Once you are sure you can be in profit, then pay for a membership.

Apart from photography, I’m a HUGE fan of traveling and getting outside my comfort zone.

One issue is money, and I created a post HERE, that shares 11 ways to make extra cash while traveling and even how to save cash on airfare.

I hope this blog post on ClickASnap was helpful. Bye for now.