Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Great input Chris. Thank you. I'll look at your site more closely to get ideas. Much appreciated, Bob Bob Adler http://www.rgaphoto.com On Aug 25, 2011, at 9:54 PM, Chris Crawford <chris at chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: > Generally, I sell to people who are looking for a specific image. People > use > things like Google's image search to find an image and one of my photos > will > come up in the search if its what they're looking for. No one searches for > me by name, and that's true of all but the most famous photographers. They > search for a photo of ____. Last year, I sold a large print of a photo of a > carnival ride called the Zipper. > > http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?prodId=70&category=12 > > She wanted a photo of the Zipper because she and her husband had their > first > kiss on a Zipper when they started dating. She wanted to give him a framed > print for their 5th anniversary. She googled pics of the Zipper ride and > liked mine best so she bought it. > > So, your site doesn't have to be something a million people a day see, it > just has to be set up right so search engines see the pics and lure people > in who are searching for something. Almost everything I've sold has been > that way...someone wanting a print of a certain thing, or commercial users > needing a certain type of photo to license for something. Having a large > number of photos on your site helps too, it makes your pics more relevant > to > search engines if the site has a lot to offer. I have over 1200 photos for > sale on mine. > > > -- > Chris Crawford > Fine Art Photography > Fort Wayne, Indiana > 260-486-2581 > > http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio > > http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! > > http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 > Become a fan on Facebook > > > > On 8/25/11 11:35 PM, "Richard Man" <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: > >> Chris Crawford can set you with Cartweaver on your own site if you want. >> >> Generally speaking, my understanding is that we photographers fuss and >> fuss >> and get all sort of sites set up (Photoeye Visual Server, Smugmug, own >> servers running Cartweaver etc.) but generally speaking >> random-joe-buying-stuff-from-your-site is rare, unless you are already >> well >> known... nature of the beast :-( There are exceptions of course, such as >> Tina, but even she said most of her sales were from work she has done with >> her M6 so it will take time to establish... >> >> On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 8:29 PM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>> Though I have my own website, it really doesn't provide visitors with any >>> way, >>> other than contacting me via email, to order a print. I'm wondering if >>> any >>> of >>> you use a commercial website to take orders? I'm not sure I want to leave >>> the >>> printing up to the site as I'm really finicky about my prints. >>> >>> Feel free to respond off list. Any help/advice would be appreciated, >>> Bob >>> Bob Adler >>> Palo Alto, CA >>> http://www.rgaphoto.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information