Smugmug Users
Jul 14, 2018 13:00:49 #
Do any of you use Smugmug for selling your prints on canvas. I am going to start selling some of my prints at local shows but also wanted to be able to sell them through Smugmug. The prices I have seen are way too high for me to be able to price my prints and make any money on them.
Jul 14, 2018 14:35:33 #
My wife has had Smugmug for a number of years. Yes. They are pricey indeed. And not much money made.
However, it is a wonderful creative outlet to design products around your art. We have SmugMug products in our home and also use as special gifts. But, as for being a money maker? Not so.
As for local shows.
My wife has also had a booth in many fairs and shows for decades in the past, as well as being director of a very large art guild, and a gallery artist.
You'll find that lower price smaller prints, perhaps matted and in slip plastic, post card packs of 6 or such, and other low priced easy to carry items will move a lot faster than larger prints or framed prints that you have invested a lot of money in up front. Sometimes you will barely make your booth fee, other times do well.
The more you can do yourself to keep costs down, the better. Prints, mattes, packaging, etc.
Shows and fairs can be a lot of fun if you enjoy meeting people and other artists.
Good luck,
Aloha,
jim
However, it is a wonderful creative outlet to design products around your art. We have SmugMug products in our home and also use as special gifts. But, as for being a money maker? Not so.
As for local shows.
My wife has also had a booth in many fairs and shows for decades in the past, as well as being director of a very large art guild, and a gallery artist.
You'll find that lower price smaller prints, perhaps matted and in slip plastic, post card packs of 6 or such, and other low priced easy to carry items will move a lot faster than larger prints or framed prints that you have invested a lot of money in up front. Sometimes you will barely make your booth fee, other times do well.
The more you can do yourself to keep costs down, the better. Prints, mattes, packaging, etc.
Shows and fairs can be a lot of fun if you enjoy meeting people and other artists.
Good luck,
Aloha,
jim
Jul 15, 2018 05:51:22 #
My own experience is that if you want to sell digital downloads into the publishing world and the like, Smugmug is an excellent way to go. Selling your images printed onto merchandise is a different thing altogether, with the finished article way too expensive to sell IMHO. Prints are probably something of a half way house. If you've got a library of appealing pics then the market will probably support steady sales. I'm pretty niche so rely on publishers of specialist books more than anything else.
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