Microstock Photography Forum - General > Selling Stock Direct
A new way of self-hosted sites - demo launching today!
angelawaye:
Wow, it looks AMAZING. Very clean and easy to use.
I would love to try it but my problem is finding the customers to buy my work directly. Are you advertising anywhere?
alan b traehern:
--- Quote from: angelawaye on January 16, 2019, 17:35 ---Wow, it looks AMAZING. Very clean and easy to use.
I would love to try it but my problem is finding the customers to buy my work directly. Are you advertising anywhere?
--- End quote ---
I find this hard to start at $29 a month without the income to pay for that. Somebody with more and different might get enough to break even after a year. I would like to know about advertising ideas.
stockman11:
Looks great. But when you work with a lot of files, especially videos, ftp upload is a must.
jacoblund:
Thanks for your feedback and questions.
Jo Ann Snover and alan b traehern
Regarding PRICING: Shopify plans starts at $29. The Pixify app will also have a recurring charge to cover costs of running servers, hosting, etc. We haven't started looking at what the price for the app will be, as we need more time testing what server configurations we need when we start to have multiple users on the app. I'm aware that many people compare this to Symbiostock - in that case it's probably going to be more expensive. But it's also going to be more plug and play. And once you are started - you are on a very powerful ecommerce platform with tons of apps that can help you improve your store.
For me personally this was a no-brainer. A recurring cost of $29 (+whatever the app costs will be) for having our own platform where we can showcase all our work is AMAZING. To me it's just one of those costs of running a photography business, and compared to what we spend on shoots and cameras, computers, etc. I believe this provides quite a lot of value.
We are looking into FTP-upload as well.
cathyslife:
The platform can be the most excellent out there, but in order to self-host, people need to understand that a huge marketing/advertising effort is required to bring customers to the site. Just because you build it, and the photographer builds it, doesn’t mean they will come. I don’t think photographers are looking to “showcase” their work...I am pretty sure most want sales. I tried three different platforms while I was knee deep into microstock. I spent so much time working on the site and finding ways to sell the images, there was no time to actually do what I enjoyed...taking photographs. Sure, there will be some who can afford to hire someone to do the website crap while they shoot, but not sure that represents the majority. But all the best to those who try.
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