p.2 #1 · Best way to share photos of games with parents?
Pixieset is another great option. The galleries look great and you have control over access and downloading files, both individual and as a gallery. Their free plan is mostly limited by space. I used it for a while before ponying up for a bit more storage.
p.2 #2 · Best way to share photos of games with parents?
Ekh2112 wrote:
Pixieset is another great option. The galleries look great and you have control over access and downloading files, both individual and as a gallery. Their free plan is mostly limited by space. I used it for a while before ponying up for a bit more storage.
I also use Pixieset and use their paid plan. My profile WWW link takes you to what mine is, I have been using them going on 5 years. Rock solid product, getting more features all the time.
IMO, you should consider how your customers will consume your product. 85+% of parents in my area are using mobile to gain access, purchase and download their images.
p.2 #3 · Best way to share photos of games with parents?
Smart thinking, especially with young kids. Whatever you pick, look for three things:
1. An unguessable link, not a public profile or a short custom URL someone could stumble on.
2. A password or sign-in on top of the link, because links get forwarded in group texts.
3. Pages hidden from search engines, so the album never shows up on Google.
A Google Photos shared album is free and link-only, which is fine for low stakes, but there's no password, so anyone the link gets forwarded to can see everything. SmugMug can password-protect galleries if you want an established paid option.
Disclosure: I'm the founder of Image Depot (imagedepot.net), so take this with that in mind. It covers your case on the free plan:
- every gallery gets a long random link
- you can add a password, require parents to enter their email before viewing (so you can see exactly who's looked), or both
- gallery pages are set to stay out of search engines
- you can make one gallery for the season with an album per game
The free plan is 3 galleries and 2 GB, no card needed. Happy to help you set it up if you try it.
