ONLINE PROOFING
The value of an impressive website which clearly displays your work cannot be underestimated, and in the competitive world of the professional photographer, it is a major advantage to be able to show off your full service and best work as easily as possible.
According to the UK's e-commerce industry body, IMRG, the overall figure for 2007 for online sales was £46.6bn, up 54% on the £30.2bn spent online in 2006. Of course this wasn't just online images being ordered but the trend is, for the most part, reflected in our customers' own sites. In general, we have noticed a year on year increase in the number of orders and the value of the orders being placed for photographs and related products.
Everybodysmile exists for the sole purpose of helping photographers capitalise on this online marketplace. It may be that you already have a great website and just need a fully functioning proofing page to complete your online service. Or you may be in need of a complete website to display your galleries, prices etc as well as taking orders for your work.
If you want to see how we can work, there are some examples below, and the live links on our site will further demonstrate what we have already provided for other photographers; whether it is an integration with an existing site, or a complete template-based website which has been built to the photographer's specific requirements. You will see a wide range of styles with which we have worked, and also by how much the same template can vary when different colours or image layouts are chosen. You may also wish to view our Photographers listings if you are interested in further examples of our work.
Many photographers use their online proofing pages as an extension of their main galleries, to show prospective clients how they approach a commission in its entirety, whether it is a portrait sitting, full day at a wedding, or a commercial shoot.
You can also use your proofing pages to help boost your income as our photographers regularly receive orders from across the globe-from customers that would never previously have been able to see any proofs of a wedding for example. Your clients will be able to provide your details to their friends and family and not have to worry about collecting payments for orders or distributing photographs later. You can even take orders for gift vouchers to help secure future work. Those photographers who promote their work with their website in mind, and in some cases who actually take extra images which they feel will be seen and bought, frequently receive orders and now view their online proofing as a regular source of income, not just a supplement.
Once you have the online proofing facility in place, you can upload your work at your convenience or we will happily do this for you. You also get full access to our Photographer's Administration System which lets you update your uploads, check your orders, offer discounts and provides a range of information you can use for future sales or marketing purposes.
Many companies which offer this service are web design companies who build all sorts of websites for all sorts of customers, or they maybe photographic labs looking to add to their range of services. We don't fall into either category. We just build websites for professional photographers and have done so for more than 8 years. As a result, we know that this sort of service is more specialised than a standard shopping cart option and that it needs to reflect your particular style of photography and enhance your business, not just appear as an afterthought.
By choosing Everybodysmile not only can you be assured of using a highly successful and well-established proofing system but you will also receive personal attention in all of your dealings with us. We don't have salesmen that refer you to an anonymous call centre once you've joined up; you'll have contact with the same regular people so that you don't always have to explain things first or wait for days for any sort of response.
How do I start?
According to the UK's e-commerce industry body, IMRG, the overall figure for 2007 for online sales was £46.6bn, up 54% on the £30.2bn spent online in 2006. Of course this wasn't just online images being ordered but the trend is, for the most part, reflected in our customers' own sites. In general, we have noticed a year on year increase in the number of orders and the value of the orders being placed for photographs and related products.
Everybodysmile exists for the sole purpose of helping photographers capitalise on this online marketplace. It may be that you already have a great website and just need a fully functioning proofing page to complete your online service. Or you may be in need of a complete website to display your galleries, prices etc as well as taking orders for your work.
If you want to see how we can work, there are some examples below, and the live links on our site will further demonstrate what we have already provided for other photographers; whether it is an integration with an existing site, or a complete template-based website which has been built to the photographer's specific requirements. You will see a wide range of styles with which we have worked, and also by how much the same template can vary when different colours or image layouts are chosen. You may also wish to view our Photographers listings if you are interested in further examples of our work.
Many photographers use their online proofing pages as an extension of their main galleries, to show prospective clients how they approach a commission in its entirety, whether it is a portrait sitting, full day at a wedding, or a commercial shoot.You can also use your proofing pages to help boost your income as our photographers regularly receive orders from across the globe-from customers that would never previously have been able to see any proofs of a wedding for example. Your clients will be able to provide your details to their friends and family and not have to worry about collecting payments for orders or distributing photographs later. You can even take orders for gift vouchers to help secure future work. Those photographers who promote their work with their website in mind, and in some cases who actually take extra images which they feel will be seen and bought, frequently receive orders and now view their online proofing as a regular source of income, not just a supplement.Once you have the online proofing facility in place, you can upload your work at your convenience or we will happily do this for you. You also get full access to our Photographer's Administration System which lets you update your uploads, check your orders, offer discounts and provides a range of information you can use for future sales or marketing purposes.Many companies which offer this service are web design companies who build all sorts of websites for all sorts of customers, or they maybe photographic labs looking to add to their range of services. We don't fall into either category. We just build websites for professional photographers and have done so for more than 8 years. As a result, we know that this sort of service is more specialised than a standard shopping cart option and that it needs to reflect your particular style of photography and enhance your business, not just appear as an afterthought.
By choosing Everybodysmile not only can you be assured of using a highly successful and well-established proofing system but you will also receive personal attention in all of your dealings with us. We don't have salesmen that refer you to an anonymous call centre once you've joined up; you'll have contact with the same regular people so that you don't always have to explain things first or wait for days for any sort of response.How do I start?