Professional Photography Website Necessities - 3 Things to Look For in a Photo Hosting Company
Your professional photography website host needs to have the following 3 options in order to be worth anything to you and your photography business.
It's all about getting the most for your dollar and I will show you where you can do that.
1.
Security Measures That Protect Your Photos: This is an absolute necessity for anyone in the business of selling their photos.
You can't sell something that people can steal...
You need "right click protection" as well as a way to limit the final size of the photo that a consumer can view.
Never allow customers access to your original, un-watermarked photo.
Right click protection stops viewers from right clicking on your photo and saving it for themselves.
Watermarking is even better because if they do end up taking a screen shot of your photo, they have a constant reminder of you and your watermark that they won't be able to get rid of.
All of these measures will discourage thieves and encourage buyers.
Note: you should also be able to maintain your copyright.
Some terms of services take this away from you so be careful with who you upload your photos to.
2.
Unlimited Photo Storage: When choosing a photo hosting site this would be my second most important requirement.
Being a digital photographer means taking lots of photos, (just because we can) that also means that you're going to get a lot of great photos that you'll want to display and sell.
Unlimited storage is a must.
What good is a host who limits the amount of photos that you can display? 3.
The Ability To Sell Your Work: The end goal of any photographer would ideally be to sell their art and make a little profit as they go.
A good professional photography website host will always offer this option.
You should be able to set the markup, you should be able to get credit for the photo, not the host, and you should be able to get paid for all of your hard work.
Selling your photos is the ultimate reward in the photography business.
Now, get busy!
It's all about getting the most for your dollar and I will show you where you can do that.
1.
Security Measures That Protect Your Photos: This is an absolute necessity for anyone in the business of selling their photos.
You can't sell something that people can steal...
You need "right click protection" as well as a way to limit the final size of the photo that a consumer can view.
Never allow customers access to your original, un-watermarked photo.
Right click protection stops viewers from right clicking on your photo and saving it for themselves.
Watermarking is even better because if they do end up taking a screen shot of your photo, they have a constant reminder of you and your watermark that they won't be able to get rid of.
All of these measures will discourage thieves and encourage buyers.
Note: you should also be able to maintain your copyright.
Some terms of services take this away from you so be careful with who you upload your photos to.
2.
Unlimited Photo Storage: When choosing a photo hosting site this would be my second most important requirement.
Being a digital photographer means taking lots of photos, (just because we can) that also means that you're going to get a lot of great photos that you'll want to display and sell.
Unlimited storage is a must.
What good is a host who limits the amount of photos that you can display? 3.
The Ability To Sell Your Work: The end goal of any photographer would ideally be to sell their art and make a little profit as they go.
A good professional photography website host will always offer this option.
You should be able to set the markup, you should be able to get credit for the photo, not the host, and you should be able to get paid for all of your hard work.
Selling your photos is the ultimate reward in the photography business.
Now, get busy!
