Why would anyone pay $29.95 for an online photo album? Well what if it gave you a smooth and beautiful interface, unlimited photo storage, and huge photo size limits, the ability to backup your online album, your users can download the original size photo which you uploaded and the ability to upload 100’s of photos at once. Upload from your cellphone, and never see any ads or spam pop-ups. Oh yes, post photos to blogs and forums, password protect the embarrassing ones, and monitor visitors to the site that has your own vanity name. That’s just for starters.
Smugmug gives you as much as you need. They offer three levels of membership starting at $29.95 with the Pro level at $99.95 which allows you to run your own online store. I will list the levels and the services below, but the one thing you cannot list is the speed, ease of use, and the ability to change the album to your specific look and feel. I love this online photo shop the best of any I’ve found. I know Flickr has been getting a lot of press, but give Smugmug a look-see and let me know what you think.
If you decide to purchase a plan from Smugmug, I can save you $5 on a membership by using this code “t7xidGXRdLOYw” in the referred by field in the signup form.
Standard Plan:
The site you won’t outgrow:
* Shoot a million photos — it’s unlimited!
* Upload 100s of photos with a click
* Organize at light speed
* Liberate yourself from spam and ads
* Make it easy on your friends with 1-click sharing
* View more pics with less clicks
* Buy top-quality prints and gifts
* Sleep well with backup CDs & DVDs
* Retrieve your original, high-res photos
* Post photos in blogs & forums
* Upload from camera phones
* Create your own vanity URL
* Track visits and watch your popularity grow
* Be notified of comments
* Crop the bad parts
* Enhance the good parts
* Password-protect the embarrassing
* Create private ShareGroups
* Create a bio
* Flaunt your friends and family
* Organize with keyword tags
* View by timeline
* Program it!
* Just $29.95/year
Power User Package:
* All standard features plus: Light up your albums with video clips * Wow them with your customization skills * Make custom subjects like Pugs * Pump up traffic to your site * $49.95/year
Pro User Package:
All standard and power features plus:
* Set prices for prints and make profit
* Protect your images from theft
* Create a guest password for others to upload
* Use your own hostname
* $99.95/year