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Post by Saknika on Dec 30, 2009 11:00:04 GMT -5
I'm hoping someone can answer my questions.  I want to set up a shop to sell prints, and I am not using DeviantART for that because they take 80% of the profit... which is RIDICULOUS. So I'm wondering where everyone else sells, if you do. Is there specific website software you use to plug it into your own site? Or do you have just a vendor website that you go through? What are the percentage takes like? Can you set your own price? Any information would help. Thanks. |
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Post by Hope C. on Dec 30, 2009 17:54:19 GMT -5
I put mine on Deviantart, but don't enable ordering prints. I name all the pictures with a number and just use that as a gallery so people can go look at them there, then email, or fill out the forms at the shows to order the prints. I don't know how well that would work for your sort of photography though. It works for me because I only sell the horse show photos, and I can put fliers up at the shows so people can get to the site. If you're not taking pictures regularly at a certain place or with certain people it might not work as well.
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Post by Saknika on Dec 30, 2009 18:15:44 GMT -5
Nah, DeviantART doesn't work like that for me sadly. And they also frown on such practices if they find out.  So I'm really looking for like... a storefront I can hook up to my personal website. |
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Post by MarianMurdoch on Dec 30, 2009 19:30:21 GMT -5
If you're any good at coding, set up your own website and use paypal buttons. I have been trying to sell my work online for years. I've tried Cafe Press, Paypal, eBay and many others. The sad truth is this: unless you're a known artist/photographer or you have a totally unique product, no one is ever going to find you. |
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Post by Saknika on Dec 30, 2009 19:53:18 GMT -5
Yeah, that's what sucks; it's hard to get found.
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Post by ScottWood on Dec 31, 2009 0:59:27 GMT -5
I use SmugMug. It isn't the cheapest option out there, but I have been very happy with it, and you even have a couple choices as to what lab you want to use. They give you pretty much complete control over the look of your galleries, which I have done nothing with yet, and what/how much you offer as far as products go.
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Post by ŋєт™ on Dec 31, 2009 12:32:07 GMT -5
Well it's easier to use a site that handles everything for you, but if you're up for managing all of the orders, printing the prints yourself, boxing them, and shipping them out I'd just go for a e-commerce system like Magento, Cube Cart, or Zen Cart. I haven't used any of these myself, but I know they are widely used. The other problem is you're going to have to drive the traffic to the site yourself instead of using an already heavily traveled site like dA to boost your sales. |
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Post by sajid121 on May 5, 2012 5:36:47 GMT -5
use that as a gallery so people can go look at them there, then email, or fill out the forms at the shows to order the prints. I don't know how well that would work for your sort of photography though. It works for me because I only sell the horse show photos, and I can put fliers up at the shows so people can get to the site. If you're not taking pictures regularly Read more: phototique.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=promo&action=display&thread=453#ixzz1u2WpTxiQ |
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Post by sajid141 on Jun 6, 2012 2:22:18 GMT -5
You're going to want a page to introduce yourself, a way to contact you, and at least one gallery of images. Most choose to separate out into specific types of imagery though. That is the absolute bare minimum. Personally, I have my home page with updates, a bio, a way to contact me, what services I offer, and my galleries. I do not, however, put most prices on my site. That way I can negotiate.
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