Thoughts on using Smugmug beyond US borders

The_Fat_Zebra

I was wondering whether there are any thoughts on using smugmug for pro purposes internationally, notably in the EU as well? Most of the pro users I have seen so far are US-based (i.e people that would benefit from the printing through the website), but methinks that smugmug could be very useful for EU peeps as well, including non-pros looking for good prints? (I've had very bad experiences with some EU-wide online websites, including colors that washed off from the paper!!!) All it would require is a deal with a professional printer within one of the EU's 27 member states, e voila, Smugmug has a market of 500 million people who can more easily order prints through an excellent website. Now, I don't know how many non-US subscribers you have already, but it might seriously expand your potential customar-base? The option of ordering prints that wouldn't face customs/import tariffs is really all that stands between me and signing up for a paying account.

Just my two cents, and sorry if this has been discussed anywhere else, I used the forum search function as well as the FAQ but didn't find anything.

denisegoldberg

You might want to add your vote to http://smugmug.uservoice.com/forums/17723-smugmug/suggestions/244273-partner-with-a-european-uk-lab-to-provide-timely-a?ref=title.

Link to top level of user voice forum at http://smugmug.uservoice.com.

--- Denise

Andy

Spirit very willing.
We're just slammed with a whole bunch of higher priority features right now.

We hope to get to something like this one day, as business conditions permit.

The_Fat_Zebra

Andy wrote:

Spirit very willing.
We're just slammed with a whole bunch of higher priority features right now.

We hope to get to something like this one day, as business conditions permit.

I hope you do! Seems to me like a relatively straightforward business move with low cost and potentially very high returns.

Andy

The_Fat_Zebra wrote:

I hope you do! Seems to me like a relatively straightforward business move with low cost and potentially very high returns.

It's a HUGE undertaking. Supporting a lab at the level we do, with the number of customers we have, and their customers, it's an enormous undertaking.