Can I tell how many people bought prints?
Ferguson
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I have a power account. Is there any way to tell how many people bought prints?
I had a situation recently where this became relevant. I (and others) attended an event with a camera club, and as usual I posted copies to share with the club. None where hidden, but none were advertised either.
A pro was at the event who sells shots to attendees, and he complained I was competing with him, under-selling him (because I do not turn off printing it was just Smugmug's base price).
I removed the galleries in question, but am very curious to know if this was a real problem or not. It might make for less contention with the club if in fact a tiny number were sold (or at least I would understand better if a large number).
Is there a way to tell? Yes I know about stats, but that seems to only show visits. And can't even see that now that the galley is gone.
Yes, I know I can disable printing, disbale downloading, etc. Don't want to normally, I do this for fun, anyone can print/have a shot they want, and I feel complimented, and am delighted if smugmug makes a few cents. This is the first time it ever came up in years.
PS. If the answer is "you cannot tell with a power account" could I have told if it had been a pro account?
I had a situation recently where this became relevant. I (and others) attended an event with a camera club, and as usual I posted copies to share with the club. None where hidden, but none were advertised either.
A pro was at the event who sells shots to attendees, and he complained I was competing with him, under-selling him (because I do not turn off printing it was just Smugmug's base price).
I removed the galleries in question, but am very curious to know if this was a real problem or not. It might make for less contention with the club if in fact a tiny number were sold (or at least I would understand better if a large number).
Is there a way to tell? Yes I know about stats, but that seems to only show visits. And can't even see that now that the galley is gone.
Yes, I know I can disable printing, disbale downloading, etc. Don't want to normally, I do this for fun, anyone can print/have a shot they want, and I feel complimented, and am delighted if smugmug makes a few cents. This is the first time it ever came up in years.
PS. If the answer is "you cannot tell with a power account" could I have told if it had been a pro account?
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You can tell with a pro account - see http://www.smugmug.com/help/reporting.
If you don't want to allow sales from any gallery, simply set Printable to no in the printing section of the galleries settings.
See http://www.smugmug.com/help/picture-storage.
--- Denise
Musings & ramblings at https://denisegoldberg.blogspot.com
Thanks.
As to allowing sales, I realize that. It just never occurred to me I should. Then I would also have to prohibit downloads and/or put watermarks. It's just not what I do. I deleted those two event galleries and will try to stay out of that guy's way. The particular event (rodeo) I had been to 3 in 6 years, he does 1-2 per week. Won't be hard to avoid. Usually if a pro sees me at an event (with another big camera) they ignore me, or are friendly and chatty, asks about a piece of gear, etc. Never before had one even hinted that someone taking pictures for fun was a threat to them. Should be like a sunday driver being a threat to a Nascar racer.
I have a pro account and have not set any prices for profit and I still get notified of sales.
--- Denise
Musings & ramblings at https://denisegoldberg.blogspot.com