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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Website choices - Zen vs Smug - your thoughts | |
Hi guys,
I'm pretty sure eventually I'll wind up using Livebooks, Rawfolio or the like but for now I'm keeping it slightly simpler and not getting into a separate hosting service.
I've had a basic presence on Zenfolio but I'm considering moving to Smugmug. Initially the motivation was my familiarity and comfort level with BayPhoto as a vendor but as I've played around with Smugmug more my impression is their sites are more customizable. Not sure if that's accurate or not.
I'm tossing the idea out to the community for any and all thoughts/opinions you all may have - especially from those familiar with both services.
Sidebar info - the ecommerce aspect has never been a factor but I'm considering moving to the following model:
- Post-session face-to-face sales appointment with incentives to place all print, book, album orders at that meeting **
- Ecommerce-enabled client gallery available for three months for any additional purchases the client may opt for;
- Items ordered during the face-to-face would enjoy a 25 or 30% discount off of "list" prices on the Client Gallery.
** As an aside, in past threads we've chatted about Spencer's (now Chris and Adrienne's) Salesographer course and I've mentioned I had a hard time getting my head around the "hard sell" of "this is your only opportunity to purchase prints from your session", etc. What made me comfortable with it was looking at the expenses involved in "sure, come back anytime, purchase whenever you like" -- expenses that have to be passed on the the client. Now it's easier for me to say look, I do it this way for a reason. It's less expensive for you and we'll make better decisions during a proper consultation.
Also, I'll probably set up and link to a wordpress.com blog (never had one before).
I'd very much appreciate any thoughts or guidance you care to offer.
Thanks so much,
Chuck
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