Is there a self fulfillment option?

Rando

There's a few things I'd like to sell that smugmug/ezprints just doesn't offer (like folded cards, 5x5 trifold cards, gallery wraps). Is there a way to add products for self fulfillment?

Andy

Rando wrote:

There's a few things I'd like to sell that smugmug/ezprints just doesn't offer (like folded cards, 5x5 trifold cards, gallery wraps). Is there a way to add products for self fulfillment?

Hi Rando, thanks for posting. No, I'm sorry, we don't have a self-fulfillment option. I wish I had a better answer for you.

Nimai

Andy wrote:

Hi Rando, thanks for posting. No, I'm sorry, we don't have a self-fulfillment option. I wish I had a better answer for you.

I had an idea along these lines. I have some 10x36 panoramas I'm selling "off-smug" using a caption to request that people email me if they're interested. Since I only sell in my neighborhood, I was thinking to make a 4x6 image and set the price at $40 (or whatever), then if someone ordered that, I'd see the order, and I'd get the panorama printed myself, and give it to them.
I just decided to stick to the "email me" method...

Andy

Nimai wrote:

I had an idea along these lines. I have some 10x36 panoramas I'm selling "off-smug" using a caption to request that people email me if they're interested. Since I only sell in my neighborhood, I was thinking to make a 4x6 image and set the price at $40 (or whatever), then if someone ordered that, I'd see the order, and I'd get the panorama printed myself, and give it to them.
I just decided to stick to the "email me" method...

Don't forget, it's easy to add google checkout or paypal:

http://www.moonriverphotography.com/gallery/830860

http://muenchphotography.smugmug.com/gallery/2370073

Nimai

Andy wrote:

Don't forget, it's easy to add google checkout or paypal:

http://www.moonriverphotography.com/gallery/830860

http://muenchphotography.smugmug.com/gallery/2370073

"Don't forget"? Haha- If I'd have only known! Once again, I've failed to keep up with the deluge of cool smgmug features.

urbanaries

Andy wrote:

Don't forget, it's easy to add google checkout or paypal:

http://www.moonriverphotography.com/gallery/830860

http://muenchphotography.smugmug.com/gallery/2370073

Andy --does smugmug/EZP offer ANY size of panorama? I thought at one time I saw a 10x20 but when I looked again recently, there isn't anything with a similar ratio. Correct me if I'm wrong.

If not, some sort of panorama option should be available from a 'full service' printer.

Art Scott

Full service doen't mean...........

urbanaries wrote:

If not, some sort of panorama option should be available from a 'full service' printer.

Remember FULL SERVICE doesn't mean UNLIMITED COMPLETE line of products .:D

Sorry just couldn't reisist...but I have known of quite a number of "FULL SERVICE" labs that don't offer sweatshirts, tee shirts, coffee mugs,.... etc as well as panorama's or the complete line of digital sized prints, they are sticking to the sizes that ahve been the standard for the last 50 yrs or longer....... for a lot of them it is not a matter of just changing that lens cassette or the paper cassette in that Noritsu Printer but it means a small investment of near $100K+ and for panos or speciality sizes of prints they must figure out how many they will do in any given month to make it profitable....of course they could keep the cost of the printer down a bit by purchasing an inkjetthat will easily produce them and cut the extra white edges off to make it the exact size...but again will it be profitable enough....Probably why we don't all own a 24" or 48" roll paper printer ourselves.

urbanaries

Art Scott wrote:

Remember FULL SERVICE doesn't mean UNLIMITED COMPLETE line of products .:D

Sorry just couldn't reisist...but I have known of quite a number of "FULL SERVICE" labs that don't offer sweatshirts, tee shirts, coffee mugs,.... etc as well as panorama's or the complete line of digital sized prints, they are sticking to the sizes that ahve been the standard for the last 50 yrs or longer....... for a lot of them it is not a matter of just changing that lens cassette or the paper cassette in that Noritsu Printer but it means a small investment of near $100K+ and for panos or speciality sizes of prints they must figure out how many they will do in any given month to make it profitable....of course they could keep the cost of the printer down a bit by purchasing an inkjetthat will easily produce them and cut the extra white edges off to make it the exact size...but again will it be profitable enough....Probably why we don't all own a 24" or 48" roll paper printer ourselves.

Fair enough, certainly I can appreciate the balance between choice and profitablilty. It does seem odd that EZ offers eight variances on very similar sizes, and given the close alternatives, a crop would suffice. (8 x 10.6? )

8x10
8x10.6
8.5x11
8x12
9x12
10x10
10x15
11x14

Yet not one remotely close option in a pano ratio, which I would imagine a lot of folks would use for landscapes, as well as montages. Just surprised me, that's all. I know someone prints them, just have to find another vendor, just like I have to find another vendor for photo books, canvas prints, custom cards...etc etc.

Rando

I've been very happy with www.whcc.com for the products smugmug doesn't have (like pano's, 5x5 tri-fold card, gallery wraps). I really wish smugmug would switch to whcc, at least for the pro accounts. To be able to add custom products to self fullfill would be great.

My friend really likes www.mpix.com

missamo80

Andy,

Do you have any walkthrough on how to add google/paypal to the pages? Or is it as simple as pasting some HTML into the description of an image?

Neil

Nimai

I haven't tried this myself, but I had found this thread in a search:
http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=52460&highlight=google+checkout

Andy

Nimai wrote:

I haven't tried this myself, but I had found this thread in a search:
http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=52460&highlight=google+checkout

missamo80

Andy wrote:

Yep, that did the trick. Very cool!

Neil

Photodawg1

I join the ranks of the self fulfillers. I also think it should be transparent to the customer. I know it's a business and you guys need to make your money too, but it would be an added service to your loyal paying customers. I will be adding paypay...soon and also looking at other places to see if this is an option. Would be nice to be able to sell my DVD/CD's and other odd things I sell, and Services in one place. Even if I didn't sell one thing through Smuggy it is still infinitely valuable as a exquisite gallery and ease of uploading and manipulating with minimal brainpower.

Andy

Photodawg1 wrote:

I join the ranks of the self fulfillers.

Great! And adding your own paypal or google checkout, is a cinch - at most a 5-minute proposition.

Holler if you need any help at all

Photodawg1

Andy wrote:

Great! And adding your own paypal or google checkout, is a cinch - at most a 5-minute proposition.

Holler if you need any help at all

Thanks Andy! I will be doing that soon.