woo hoo! Got my first photos sold here

kathiemt

At last, after a few months, I've finally sold some pics via my smugmug site. I'd taken photos at a mountain bike race on the weekend and someone has bought download images of themselves riding in the race. I have sold photos at other places before now, but this is the first sale and I hope the first of many. :clap

Angelo

Congratulations Kathie

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zoomer

Good for you, exciting to sell photos .

angevin1

Way to go!

Wiren

Your first hurdle is clear

it's been tough to sell. I mainly sell a few kids sports shots that i take at my own kids games and every once in a while a landscape but never big sales.... I just scored my first large sale at the local hospital in the area I live in, but I had been talking with them for a couple of years and when they were active in deciding, it took 2 months to walk the sale through to completion... it's hard work, but it can be done.

Hopefully this is the first of many for you, congrats.

Lee

kathiemt

Thanks Lee. I've had a local exhibition and sold photos there and sold some at a market last month. I was supposed to be at the market right now (it's Saturday morning here) but the weather isn't very nice outside and I didn't want to water damage my stock so have stayed home. I'm working at developing a name in my area for nature photography, which is what I've sold mostly. But the odd sports event here and there has brought me the occasional sale and I was pleased that the system here works perfectly for that.

Wiren

kathiemt wrote: »

Thanks Lee. I've had a local exhibition and sold photos there and sold some at a market last month. I was supposed to be at the market right now (it's Saturday morning here) but the weather isn't very nice outside and I didn't want to water damage my stock so have stayed home. I'm working at developing a name in my area for nature photography, which is what I've sold mostly. But the odd sports event here and there has brought me the occasional sale and I was pleased that the system here works perfectly for that.

And the fact that it's hands free is so very nice... some folks have complained about the 15% hit, but I feel it's well worth it for all that SM & Co. provide.

kathiemt

Wiren wrote: »

And the fact that it's hands free is so very nice... some folks have complained about the 15% hit, but I feel it's well worth it for all that SM & Co. provide.

It's called 'running a business' and there are expected costs to running a business. I think the service is great and I came here because it saved me reinventing the wheel trying to do the same thing for my own site.

Kikoprice

Congrats Kathie!