Hello....

Dawnrosie1956

Hi Folks,
new Smugmug user here, Im just looking around to get a feel of things before I commit myself to signing up.
Im presuming as im a trial user that other than the top 3 subjects in the list below im blocked from reading the other forums? If so I do understand but thats a bit of a shame as Id like to find out a lot more before i set up a subscription

• Event Marketing
• Coupons
• Packages
• Selling on SmugMug
• Custom Pro Pricing
• CNAME - Using Your Own Domain
• Printing
• Digital Downloads
• Watermarking
• Image Protection
• Proof Delayed Shipping
• Backprinting
• Sales reporting, payment
• and more!

denisegoldberg

You don't need to be a smug customer to read any of the forums here. The smug help pages ate available to you as well.

--- Denise

Dawnrosie1956

ok Denise, thanks. Been finding my feet and reading a few of the threads as well as setting up my website. Just uploading a second batch of pics now so thought Id pop back here.

denisegoldberg

Dawnrosie1956 wrote: »

ok Denise, thanks. Been finding my feet and reading a few of the threads as well as setting up my website. Just uploading a second batch of pics now so thought Id pop back here.

That's great! Don't hesitate to ask questions.

--- Denise

Dawnrosie1956

OK cheers, whats the quickest way to upload here? At the mo I'm just using the standard "Browse to select Files"?

denisegoldberg

Dawnrosie1956 wrote: »

OK cheers, whats the quickest way to upload here? At the mo I'm just using the standard "Browse to select Files"?

Hopefully someone else will jump in with that answer because I don't use the uploaders provided by SmugMug. If you want to experiment click "Try a different uploader" from the uploader you are currently using.

I use Star*Explorer instead (and that is not a free uploader). You can find it at http://www.starexplorer.com/, and there is a free 30-day trial available if you decide to try it.

--- Denise

Dawnrosie1956

hhhmmm looks ok, Ill see if there are any more answers but its a possibility, certainly will help me get all my pics on here quickly, thanks

troopers

Dawnrosie1956 wrote: »

OK cheers, whats the quickest way to upload here? At the mo I'm just using the standard "Browse to select Files"?

I use MacDaddy.

Dawnrosie1956

Im a pc user, tks for your imput tho

mbonocore

Dawnrosie1956 wrote: »

Im a pc user, tks for your imput tho

If you use Lightroom, nothing is faster than just uploading your photos directly from your catalog. You can find more information on the Lightroom plugin at http://help.smugmug.com/customer/portal/articles/93281-how-do-i-upload-from-lightroom-

I hope this helps!

Michael

Dawnrosie1956

cheers Michael, yep im a dedicated LR user. Well impressed with the help I'm getting from you SM guys.

OK next question lol, can I send a link to folk so they can download any image for free?

mbonocore

Dawnrosie1956 wrote: »

cheers Michael, yep im a dedicated LR user. Well impressed with the help I'm getting from you SM guys.

OK next question lol, can I send a link to folk so they can download any image for free?

Great! You will LOVE that Lightroom plug in. You can manage all your photos, categories, galleries, etc right through Lightroom. You can even edit a photo in Lightroom and the photo will replace the old version once you hit Publish.

You can use a coupon to eliminate the price for the customer on a digital download. Check out these pages for more information.

http://help.smugmug.com/customer/portal/articles/93347-managing-coupons

http://help.smugmug.com/customer/portal/articles/93345

http://help.smugmug.com/customer/portal/articles/93346-how-do-i-sell-digital-downloads?utm_campaign=Blog%20post%20link&utm_medium=blog&utm_source=featurelaunch&utm_content=downloadprice1

You can also allow people to Right Click and Save the photo, or send them a link to download the entire gallery http://help.smugmug.com/customer/portal/articles/93331

Hope this helps!

Michael

Dawnrosie1956

ok, not sure I want to go down the coupon route just yet, happy to explore the features that keep me at the $20 per month for now. Can I let folk right click on that plan?

mbonocore

Dawnrosie1956 wrote: »

ok, not sure I want to go down the coupon route just yet, happy to explore the features that keep me at the $20 per month for now. Can I let folk right click on that plan?

Yes you can. Check out this help page

http://help.smugmug.com/customer/portal/articles/93274

Michael

Dawnrosie1956

ok tks very much for your help, im on my3rd glass of Shiraz at the mo so will check all this out tomoz, tks for the quick confo tho

Dawnrosie1956

ps, im still on the 14 day free trial, getting all my Qs out of the way before I part with me bucks lol

mbonocore

Dawnrosie1956 wrote: »

ps, im still on the 14 day free trial, getting all my Qs out of the way before I part with me bucks lol

Of course....take advantage of that free trial! Please let us know if you have any further questions.

Michael