Comments on: Smugmug vs. Flickr

By: Stefan

Stefan — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:16:15 +0000

Excellent post - I really found a lot of use from it as I am looking at both Flickr and Smugmug. I like the dynamic and customizable behaviour of Smugmug and will register with them. I would like the idea to sell photos with a pro account but I don’t know if you could expect any sales really… there are so many free pictures available out there. Does anyone have success stories with smugmug and picture prints/sales?

Stefan
http://www.imphenzia.com

By: Scott K

Scott K — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 05:33:44 +0000

Hey Maxwell,

I’m not really sure about Flickr and the issue with linking back to their site. I do know that Smugmug does not require a link back to its site. I haven’t had to edit PHP by hand in Wordpress for a long time and Permanlinks allow for nice looking URLs. And, upgrading is super simple with the Automatic Upgrade plugin.

By: Maxwell

Maxwell — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:39:25 +0000

Aah, thanks for the quick reply Scott! I see where you’re coming from.
What I’m thinking of doing is having a blog with static pages too.
So I’d have these links: HOME, ABOUT, SHOP, GALLERY, CONTACT and some other static links. I’m also concerned about nice looking URLs…no id=123 entries.

When the user clicks SHOP, it’ll go to my CubeCart install. When they click GALLERY, I’d like it to go to SmugMug (or Flickr) so that I don’t have to reinvent the wheel so to speak. What’s this issue with Flickr that I have to provide a link back to their site? Is that a link on each page or for each photo they’re hosting?

I guess I’ll have to dip my feet in WP 2.6. I just don’t want to have to mess around too much with PHP pages whenever I’m trying to do anything that’s not too complicated - even though I’m a coder. I want my client to be able to handle her content without too much fuss. Perhaps things have changed in 2.6 because I’ve heard horror stories about earlier versions.

Thanks again for the quick reply!

- MaxTheITpro

By: Scott K

Scott K — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:03:13 +0000

Greetings from Wisconsin, USA. I would recommend Smugmug at the Professional level (http://www.smugmug.com/help/pro-faq). It costs money but allows you to use your own domain name as well as completely remove all Smugmug branding, if so desired. Also, you can customize the layout so that it fits into the style of the blog. Furthermore, it lets you set prices for all the photos. Smugmug handles the printing and credit card processing and you get to keep any profit above the standard cost of printing. Both Smugmug and Flickr would be great for linking to blog posts, but only Smugmug allows you to sell photos and photo accessories. It would be straightforward to display photos on the blog and then link to Smugmug to handle processing.

After re-reading your comment, I just realized that I’m looking at this from the perspective of selling the photos rather than selling the products that are showcased in the photos. In that case, I would still go with Smugmug but would probably use just the Power user account which is pretty much the same as the Pro user account except you can’t sell the photos through Smugmug. It still allows a custom domain name and the ability to customize the look of the site to match the blog.

There are a number of new features in Wordpress 2.6. Here’s a video that talks about some of these: http://wordpress.org/development/2008/07/wordpress-26-tyner/ Wordpress has a huge development network and a ton of terrific plugins, including integration with Smugmug and Flickr are available.

Best of luck with the websites!

By: Maxwell

Maxwell — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 03:25:50 +0000

Dude, greetings from East Africa.
If I’m setting up eCommerce websites with an accompanying weblog, which is better for my clients…SmugMug or Flickr?? My client hired 3 models for a photo shoot about 2 months ago to showcase her fabulous Afro-Italian inspired beaded jewelery and other amazing art decor. I’m trying to figure out WHERE I should keep the photos: On the web hosting account I got for her? On a site like Flickr or SmugMug?
I want the weblog to be the focal point of the site and I need to be able to EASILY reference these pics in my blog posts. I really don’t like websites any more…I believe blogs are the way to go. And it’d be easier for my client to add kool posts, etc. without being at the mercy of a web developer.

Oh, great article BTW and I love your blog layout!! I might have to ditch Blogger soon. Any new improvements in WordPress after the 2.5 release?? I was leaning more towards ExpressionEngine.

Peacies.

- Max (IT Consultant, aka MaxTheITpro)
blogs: http://MaxTheITpro.BlogSpot.com & http://GoAfricaGo.BlogSpot.com

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By: JerBear

JerBear — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:32:05 +0000

hi. thanks for the article — i liked it. well i just signed up for smugmug and used your coupon code. oh yeah, happy thx giving too. i should prob go to sleep now and start uploading my photos later.

By: Santosh

Santosh — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:24:35 +0000

Thanks for the article

By: tuxboy

tuxboy — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:23:59 +0000

The tagging in http://atpic.com is even better than those used at flickr and smugmug: it is both a bookmarking and a folksonomy tool. The popularity of a page is also function of how many people bookmarked (tagged) you documents.