As a matter of fact the site started a contest ............

to see who could come up with the best home page "facelift".
I think I pushed the owner over the edge this time with my
suggestion for a home page update  :-)

That's great Epantha! That means you got 5.00 for the image and and extra 20.00 for additional use..... 25.00 bucks for an 1125 x 675 business card size image :-)

I wish you continued success.

Yes, you receive payment via payal directly to your account..... it's smooth and easy and they are VERY consistent in paying. Also, they don't "hold back" paying you until you have X amount of sales. They pay you if you have have just one sale or however many sales you have that month.

I would suggest you click on the "info link" in my original post and ask Tim ANY questions you want..... he'll respond to you and help you.

Have a wonderful day wherever you are writing from!

Markjay

Hi, Clivia! I have been admiring your templates.... I have only about half the number of templates you have on the site so I have a ways to go yet. But I agree with you 100% that it really is fun creating the templates and I am amazed we can sell an image 1125 x 675 and the client doesn't even get the digital file after the sale!

In addition I agree with you 1000 % that the PBC site could use a more professional appearance on the home page... that's something that surprised me the first time I visited and still does!

Have a great day today..... today it is absolutely magnificent in my area of Florida!

Markjay

Of course they ask how you found out about their site......
the same way I ask clients how they found my site when they've visited and contacted me regarding something.  Any smart business person is going to ask how you found out about their business..... that's just good business sense.

Markjay

I'm pretty sure I remember that when you send the email to Tim to join he will ask you some questions and one of them is who referred you.

Sorry about that.... I corrected the link in the original post.

And I'm amused that someone can make something negative of a positive and yes, enthusiastic post.  Why was it enthusiastic? Because my own experience on the site as a photographer and artist has been a positive experience for me.


And my ONLY motivation for this post.......
is to help other photographers like myself to make some extra money for themselves and yes, increase their per download $$ and help the clients visiting the site find more templates that suite their needs.... which is good for everyone!

here's the information link once more so you don't have to seek out the original post:
http://www.printbusinesscards.com/Community.php?do=JoiningArtistsCommunity

Sorry if you see my positive experience / enthusiasm as something I should be hiding or not expressing.

I wish you all great success!
Markjay

TO Epantha:

I can tell you from my OWN experience.........
that I started with only about 50 templates created. As soon as I started to "get it" and understood and learn which templates were most in demand and, my sales started to build VERY consistently.

Don't stop now! You've started to build a template portfolio.......
do what I did: I just committed myself to making 5 or so a day and slowly built up my gallery. The more templates I made, the easier it became and the more FUN it is to do.  And I will tell you, it is fun!

So get your creative juices flowing, Epantha!

Here's what makes this site so awesome..........
the "landing pages' they create are eaten up and loved by Google big time!
Just an example: do a google search for painter business cards.....
you'll see printbusinesscards.com on the first page at the TOP of the page!
They are VERY Google friendly and in fact this is how most of the templates are probably found by the clients. Others may scout the site for additional designs.

Have a great day today!
Markjay

That's great that a lot of you are members there but, that I'm sure there are a lot of you who are not members also.....

It's still good for those interested to go to the information link I posted and inquire or look around and see how things work.

And quite a few things have changed on the site since that post you listed was started

For examples there now THOUSANDS of templates needed for categories that have been newly created and, there are ways photographers can use their printbusinesscards.com profile to promote themselves.

And you may also want to inquire about this:
http://ecdstore-360photostock.easycarddesigner.com/

which is your OWN webpage / business card template page where you get $$ for not only YOUR templates being used, but on ANY templates ordered!!

One thing those who are intrigued by this idea should know:
I am a photographer first and a graphic artist second. In fact when I started doing this I had never done any graphic art work and it inspired me to learn graphic design enough to now create VERY effective business cards... without even using my photos in some of them!

So while I appreciate your informing me some of you are members, you can see there's still valuable information to be had be others.

Have a great day today Clivia !
Markjay

My name is markjay and I'm new to your forum but have been involved in photography for many years. This is a great place and, I'm happy to have found another place to call home :-)

To help other photographers
To help other photographers who like myself, are looking for ways to get a better return per download on your stock images, I have a tip for you........

I have been a member of a website that allows you to sell your digital stock photos on business card templates and get between 5.00 and 25.00 PER use of your photo on a business card template. The cool thing is, the customer does not even GET the file.. they only get to use your photo as a background for a business card print order and the file itself is no larger than 1125 x 675. You can also just use a small portion of one of your photos to put on the business card and it can be just as effective. Remember, all you are doing is creating a background for the template (you can get the blank template from the site.

Basically, you just add your photo to a business card template and upload it as is to the site, where you simply add a text layout of your choosing just to show clients what the card looks like with text on it.

I've been a member for a while now and it's a great place to be with an active artist community as well.

BTW:  I do not work for this site, I'm just a photographer like you are, looking to stretch my download revenue.

CORRECTED LINK
Here's a link to get more information:
http://www.printbusinesscards.com/Community.php?do=JoiningArtistsCommunity

Have a great day today and I wish you all great success!!

Markjay