Lifetime membership?

silica · December 6, 2005

Any chance Smugmug might offer a lifetime membership, like Phanfare (http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/12/06/phanfare/index.php?lsrc=mwrss)?

Andy · December 6, 2005

silica wrote:

Any chance Smugmug might offer a lifetime membership, like Phanfare (http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/12/06/phanfare/index.php?lsrc=mwrss)?

Hi Silica,

Thanks for asking. We don't have any current plans to offer such subscription offerings.

JohnR · December 6, 2005

That's an advantage that has got my brother to sign up for them. Wonder how the smugmug/phanfare compare?

Andy · December 6, 2005

You can see phanfare's site for what they offer, but here's one view:

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DavidTO · December 6, 2005

JohnR wrote:

That's an advantage that has got my brother to sign up for them. Wonder how the smugmug/phanfare compare?

I looked at phanfare. It is a different animal. Does not compare to smugmug at all, IMO. May work for some, but it is VERY different. Not apples to apples, and something I am NOT interested in.

onethumb · December 6, 2005

Andy wrote:

Hi Silica,

Thanks for asking. We don't have any current plans to offer such subscription offerings.

Actually, I hate to correct you, but we've had plans for this for awhile.

It'll likely be 10X the cost of a yearly rate. So, given the new rates, a lifetime Standard will likely be $400, Power = $600, and Pro = $1500.

No promises on when it'll happen or whether those will be the final prices, but we've had enough people ask that I think we'll do it at some point.

Don

Andy · December 6, 2005

onethumb wrote:

Actually, I hate to correct you, but we've had plans for this for awhile.

It'll likely be 10X the cost of a yearly rate. So, given the new rates, a lifetime Standard will likely be $400, Power = $600, and Pro = $1500.

No promises on when it'll happen or whether those will be the final prices, but we've had enough people ask that I think we'll do it at some point.

Don

I don't mind being corrected at all - especially with cool news like this!

silica · December 7, 2005

onethumb wrote:

No promises on when it'll happen or whether those will be the final prices, but we've had enough people ask that I think we'll do it at some point.

Don

Thanks, I would definitely consider that option. First, I would have to decide if my estimated lifespan is greater than my age + 10

Mac Write · December 7, 2005

What happens if Smugmug goes under within 10 years? I would consider that maybe if I had the cash (then what would I use future referral credit for?). Actually I would wait until I had 150 referrals. Smugmug needs to have banners and stuff we can put on our site (ads) so we can refer people. I want to seriously promote smugmug (will do a review of Smugmug uploader 2.0 for Mac).

binghott · December 7, 2005

Mac Write wrote:

What happens if Smugmug goes under within 10 years? I would consider that maybe if I had the cash (then what would I use future referral credit for?). Actually I would wait until I had 150 referrals. Smugmug needs to have banners and stuff we can put on our site (ads) so we can refer people. I want to seriously promote smugmug (will do a review of Smugmug uploader 2.0 for Mac).

i believe if you become an affiliate here you can find smugmug banners to use. i thought i had seen smugmug banners somewhere else, but i might be mistaken.

Andy · December 7, 2005

binghott wrote:

i believe if you become an affiliate here you can find smugmug banners to use. i thought i had seen smugmug banners somewhere else, but i might be mistaken.

Once you become an affiliate, there are a few other banners and such that are sent to you. Interestingly, text links, hyperlinked, seem to work really, really well.

Mike Lane · December 8, 2005

Andy wrote:

Once you become an affiliate, there are a few other banners and such that are sent to you. Interestingly, text links, hyperlinked, seem to work really, really well.

Uh, is that new or am I just blind (again)?

Andy · December 8, 2005

Mike Lane wrote:

Uh, is that new or am I just blind (again)?

The affiliates program, or the part about text links?

wholenewlight · December 8, 2005

binghott wrote:

i believe if you become an affiliate here you can find smugmug banners to use. i thought i had seen smugmug banners somewhere else, but i might be mistaken.

Wow, I didn't even know about this (affiliate program). I learn something new all the time

Mike Lane · December 8, 2005

Andy wrote:

The affiliates program, or the part about text links?

The affiliates program (to which I have signed up

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JamesJWeg · December 8, 2005

onethumb wrote:

Actually, I hate to correct you, but we've had plans for this for awhile.

It'll likely be 10X the cost of a yearly rate. So, given the new rates, a lifetime Standard will likely be $400, Power = $600, and Pro = $1500.

No promises on when it'll happen or whether those will be the final prices, but we've had enough people ask that I think we'll do it at some point.

Don

I would be very careful about this, while appealing to some it could hurt smugmug in the future, it is all too easy to spend out lump sums and then get broken by the monthly bills. 10X is the least I would do it for, and even then I think you might loose a lot.

James.

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