SimplePhoto or PhotoReflect??

[misti]

Any thoughts, insite, or knowhow on these would be much appreciated!

I need an online site that won't cost much do to just starting out and not having a ton of events to post. I do have a local printer I can use so I'm not particular to the website being able to take care of that end.

Feel free to throw out other ones if you think they would be better!

Thanks so much!

[unqimg]

If you want something inexpensive to start with then try www.ifp3.com (http://www.ifp3.com)

Its 20.00 a month I think and its pretty simple to setup and use. It does have a website style interface and private galleries, contact, info pages, etc....Its something to get you started until you can afford or have enough work to post on a more dynamic site.

Good luck.

Mark

[jamiewexler]

I use Photoreflect. When I was starting and didn't have a lot of cash to throw around, Photoreflect was the only one I found that didn't charge a membership fee in addition to a portion of the sales. You only have to pay a percentage of everything that you sell. You don't sell anything, and you don't have to pay anything.

Now I can afford a more expensive competitor, but I still like photoreflect. I really like how they are directly linked in to a lab that I chose (All American Photo - great lab), and how, when an order comes in, I can click two buttons and the order is transmitted to the lab and shipped directly to the client. Two weeks later, I get a check from photoreflect with my profit from the order.

Just make sure your print prices are high enough to make it worth your while!

[unqimg]

Not sure if my first reply was accurate or not because I was reading it as if you were needing a website that was inexpensive and not online hosting. If you need online hosting thats inexpensive, we use www.exposuremanager.com and its fabulous. Its CHEAP $12.00 a month and you can upload unlimited events, unlimited pics and their lab is absolutely fantastic. We were using pictage and dropped them due to poor picture quality and their 99.00 a month price tag. Our sales have tripled since moving over to exposure.

[AMeyer]

+1 for Exposure Manager!

I do self-fulfillment with my local lab, so all they do for me is host the images and take payments - you get a check for your profit at the end of the month.

[jamiewexler]

Exposure Manager looks nice, but they still charge a monthly fee + a % of sales. Photoreflect has no monthly fee.

[Eoseni]

I use Photoreflect as well, but only once so far and received their check in the mail as promised. I may be mistaken, but I think their Darkroom software is necessary to use PhotoReflect. The software makes it seamless from upload through post processing through ordering - as Jamie described. You choose from a selection of labs linked to them. Seamless. Nice.

[misti]

I may be mistaken, but I think their Darkroom software is necessary to use PhotoReflect.

Aren't you able to download their software for free when you sign up or did I totally read that wrong? With so many websites to look at I wouldn't be surprised if I'm getting them all confused.

SimplePhoto seems to have the same "pay as you sell" idea, which I like but I can't find any information on it other than their website which I guess kind of scares me!

Thanks for the input!

[Eoseni]

Aren't you able to download their software for free when you sign up or did I totally read that wrong? With so many websites to look at I wouldn't be surprised if I'm getting them all confused.

SimplePhoto seems to have the same "pay as you sell" idea, which I like but I can't find any information on it other than their website which I guess kind of scares me!

Thanks for the input!

Yes, they have a free web version and more advanced paid versions. I've only used the free version and it's quite sufficient for my needs. I use Lightroom anyway so I don't need their software for processing.

[jamiewexler]

I use the free version too. Nice and easy, and plenty powerful.