They have an odd pricing structure, Juan. $30 for the first year, then
$84pa. Not a way to encourage people to stay, but I suppose they are
relying on inertia.
John
On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 06:31:27 +0100, Juan Buhler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Hi Shel,
Coincidentally, I spent some time today setting up a shopping cart and
payment method through Paypal for pictures in my photoblog:
http://photoblog.jbuhler.com (check the "buy" link below the
image--hopefully it is not too crass to have that there.)
My web host (webstrikesolutions.com) gives me 1GB of space and 20GB of
monthly transfer. I'm using I think 200MB or so of space.
For the shopping cart, I used a free one recommended by my provider:
http://www.mals-e.com/
It's easy to set up, if a little bit limited.
In any case, I think it is hard to sell photographs over the web. I've
had very few customers. What I did today is an experiment to see if
making it easy to select and pay has any effect on it at all.
Regarding domain names, I'd go with your name. I sometimes regret not
having gotten juanbuhler.com--I still could, but I'm kind of used to
jbuhler.com now.
Cheers,
j
On 10/5/05, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi gang ...
I know a few of you have web sites where you display your photos and
offer
them for sale. I'd like to get some advice from y'all.
First, about how much space are you using, or do you think you'd need,
to
continue posting pix and doing a little e-commerce?
I can set something up through my ISP, but was wondering about other
possibilities. Are there any places that may specifically lend
themselves
to this process? What sites/companies do you use, why did you choose
them,
and how are they working out for you? Is a .COM suffix a clearly better
choice than some other, like .NET or .ORG
How do you avoid the spam that often follows when a site is on line and
has
a public presence?
Choosing a name for the site is eluding me. My name is long and
cumbersome, and something shorter, easier to remember, and with a little
more punch may be a better choice. Any suggestions on naming
conventions -
not specifically a name - would be helpful.
Any other comments or suggestions are welcome.
Shel
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