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 > > > -- Juan Buhler http://www.jbuhler.com photoblog at http://photoblog.jbuhler.com
