Ideas for selling photos on Etsy

[Taurus106]

I would like to create a page for selling some of my photos on Etsy. I know there is a lot of competition and I am doing it more as a hobby and hopefully an extra couple of bucks here and there. I would like to post my photos on Etsy and if they are purchased place the order through, smugmug or zenfolio (open to other suggestions) and mail them directly to the buyer. I feel like this is better than having an inventory at home with no buyers. Any suggestions? I have never placed an order through these sites so i am hoping the turnaround is less than a week. Any suggestions or advice will be appreciated.

 

[Photomonkey]

I would like to create a page for selling some of my photos on Etsy. I know there is a lot of competition and I am doing it more as a hobby and hopefully an extra couple of bucks here and there. I would like to post my photos on Etsy and if they are purchased place the order through, smugmug or zenfolio (open to other suggestions) and mail them directly to the buyer. I feel like this is better than having an inventory at home with no buyers. Any suggestions? I have never placed an order through these sites so i am hoping the turnaround is less than a week. Any suggestions or advice will be appreciated.

First, send a few images to be printed at a few labs. Bay Photo, Mpix, Meridian,WHCC, H&H, Buckeye etc. Smugmug and Zenfolio ARE NOT LABS. You will then see how their ordering processes work. You can see if they will offer drop shipping to your client in unlabeled packaging.

You can also see what the price will be and thus work out what you need to charge. As for pricing, don't be foolish. Make sure you are pricing for profit. Yes, its a hobby but make it pay its way otherwise you are taking money out of your pocket (in the form of time) and giving it away to strangers. It is a free country though....

Speed of turnaround is very quick depending on when you order and how far it needs to be shipped.

Think of what you want to offer. Framed prints? Canvas? Metal? Greeting cards? As you peruse the catalogs of these labs you will see many products you may never realized existed.

Good luck

 

[Taurus106]

Thank you, it would be a good idea to see the finished product first and also from a previous thread I had I think I will try some local print places to see the work that they do. Thanks again.

 

[RedFox88]

I suggest you take a good search through the type of photos bring offered on Etsy and which ones are actually selling. Many photos offered seem to have photoshop filters applied making them not look like a photo aND price sells there with photos rarely offered bigger than 8x10. Agsin, do your research on photos of Etsy.

 

[Taurus106]

I suggest you take a good search through the type of photos bring offered on Etsy and which ones are actually selling. Many photos offered seem to have photoshop filters applied making them not look like a photo aND price sells there with photos rarely offered bigger than 8x10. Agsin, do your research on photos of Etsy.

Thanks appreciated.

 

[quallsphoto]

I would like to create a page for selling some of my photos on Etsy. I know there is a lot of competition and I am doing it more as a hobby and hopefully an extra couple of bucks here and there. I would like to post my photos on Etsy and if they are purchased place the order through, smugmug or zenfolio (open to other suggestions) and mail them directly to the buyer. I feel like this is better than having an inventory at home with no buyers. Any suggestions? I have never placed an order through these sites so i am hoping the turnaround is less than a week. Any suggestions or advice will be appreciated.

First, send a few images to be printed at a few labs. Bay Photo, Mpix, Meridian,WHCC, H&H, Buckeye etc. Smugmug and Zenfolio ARE NOT LABS. You will then see how their ordering processes work. You can see if they will offer drop shipping to your client in unlabeled packaging.

You can also see what the price will be and thus work out what you need to charge. As for pricing, don't be foolish. Make sure you are pricing for profit. Yes, its a hobby but make it pay its way otherwise you are taking money out of your pocket (in the form of time) and giving it away to strangers. It is a free country though....

Speed of turnaround is very quick depending on when you order and how far it needs to be shipped.

Think of what you want to offer. Framed prints? Canvas? Metal? Greeting cards? As you peruse the catalogs of these labs you will see many products you may never realized existed.

Good luck

I have never used Etsy, but here is some information on Zenfolio: Although it is not a photo lab, Zenfolio uses MPix and MPix Pro to fulfill print orders in the USA and Canada. Your customers can order prints, frames, acrylics, books, etc. and have them shipped directly to their homes. And with a Premium or Business account, you can remove all Zenfolio branding and order elegant "boutique packaging" with some orders.

To generate a steady revenue stream, however, requires more than simply posting some images online and waiting for the checks to arrive. In some ways, Sales and Marketing are even more critical than creating the images themselves.

I hope this helps!

 

[Photomonkey]

I would like to create a page for selling some of my photos on Etsy. I know there is a lot of competition and I am doing it more as a hobby and hopefully an extra couple of bucks here and there. I would like to post my photos on Etsy and if they are purchased place the order through, smugmug or zenfolio (open to other suggestions) and mail them directly to the buyer. I feel like this is better than having an inventory at home with no buyers. Any suggestions? I have never placed an order through these sites so i am hoping the turnaround is less than a week. Any suggestions or advice will be appreciated.

First, send a few images to be printed at a few labs. Bay Photo, Mpix, Meridian,WHCC, H&H, Buckeye etc. Smugmug and Zenfolio ARE NOT LABS. You will then see how their ordering processes work. You can see if they will offer drop shipping to your client in unlabeled packaging.

You can also see what the price will be and thus work out what you need to charge. As for pricing, don't be foolish. Make sure you are pricing for profit. Yes, its a hobby but make it pay its way otherwise you are taking money out of your pocket (in the form of time) and giving it away to strangers. It is a free country though....

Speed of turnaround is very quick depending on when you order and how far it needs to be shipped.

Think of what you want to offer. Framed prints? Canvas? Metal? Greeting cards? As you peruse the catalogs of these labs you will see many products you may never realized existed.

Good luck

I have never used Etsy, but here is some information on Zenfolio: Although it is not a photo lab, Zenfolio uses MPix and MPix Pro to fulfill print orders in the USA and Canada. Your customers can order prints, frames, acrylics, books, etc. and have them shipped directly to their homes. And with a Premium or Business account, you can remove all Zenfolio branding and order elegant "boutique packaging" with some orders.

To generate a steady revenue stream, however, requires more than simply posting some images online and waiting for the checks to arrive. In some ways, Sales and Marketing are even more critical than creating the images themselves.

I hope this helps!