blackshadow
16th of September 2008 (Tue), 23:22
I am looking for a service that allows me to host a large archive of photos, that allows people to search and browse the archive and order prints directly and I then recieve payment minus costs/commission.
I have looked at both zenfolio and smugmug but neither are right for me due to their inability to meet the needs of photographers based outside the US or Canada.
MPix who does the printing for zenfolio will not ship to any countries outside the US or Canada. I also believe that there are issues with zenfolio as far as meta tagging for SEO - zenfolio includes a heap of tags that are relevant for their business but not for the photographer who has an account with them.
Smugmug will not pay photographers by electronic transfer, they only issue cheques (checks for you American folk) in US dollars. For me to deposit a cheque in US dollars into my bank account I am hit with hefty bank fees, take a hit on the foreign exchange (another bank grab) and the funds aren't cleared for 28 working days.
To my knowledge neither allow you to set prices in any currency other than US dollars.
I have also looked at Exposure Manager and it doesn't seem to meet my needs either due to the payment by cheque issue.
If there is a service out there that offers a similar product to zenfolio or smugmug, that will ship prints world wide, pays electronically and allows you to set prices in your local currency I'd love to know about it!
I have looked at both zenfolio and smugmug but neither are right for me due to their inability to meet the needs of photographers based outside the US or Canada.
MPix who does the printing for zenfolio will not ship to any countries outside the US or Canada. I also believe that there are issues with zenfolio as far as meta tagging for SEO - zenfolio includes a heap of tags that are relevant for their business but not for the photographer who has an account with them.
Smugmug will not pay photographers by electronic transfer, they only issue cheques (checks for you American folk) in US dollars. For me to deposit a cheque in US dollars into my bank account I am hit with hefty bank fees, take a hit on the foreign exchange (another bank grab) and the funds aren't cleared for 28 working days.
To my knowledge neither allow you to set prices in any currency other than US dollars.
I have also looked at Exposure Manager and it doesn't seem to meet my needs either due to the payment by cheque issue.
If there is a service out there that offers a similar product to zenfolio or smugmug, that will ship prints world wide, pays electronically and allows you to set prices in your local currency I'd love to know about it!