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10,000 photo sold

bhambham Registered Users Posts: 1,303 Major grins
edited October 30, 2007 in Mind Your Own Business
Just sold my 10,000th photo thru Smugmug on one site. Thank you Smugmug.:clap

Even with all those orders I have had only 1 customer with a problem (and I think they were just being cheap and wanted free photos).
"A photo is like a hamburger. You can get one from McDonalds for $1, one from Chili's for $5, or one from Ruth's Chris for $15. You usually get what you pay for, but don't expect a Ruth's Chris burger at a McDonalds price, if you want that, go cook it yourself." - me

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    OsirisPhotoOsirisPhoto Registered Users Posts: 367 Major grins
    edited October 23, 2007
    10,000? I'd be happy to sell one :D

    Congrats!

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    DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited October 23, 2007
    14326054-L.jpg

    Let's see it! (if you can!)

    Oh, and congratulations! That's an accomplishment! clap.gif
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    DJ-S1DJ-S1 Registered Users Posts: 2,303 Major grins
    edited October 23, 2007
    Wow! bowdown.gifAwesome, wtg!
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    evorywareevoryware Registered Users Posts: 1,330 Major grins
    edited October 23, 2007
    yeah post the 10,000 you sold. rolleyes1.gif
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    bhambham Registered Users Posts: 1,303 Major grins
    edited October 24, 2007
    Pretty decent for less than 2 years.
    "A photo is like a hamburger. You can get one from McDonalds for $1, one from Chili's for $5, or one from Ruth's Chris for $15. You usually get what you pay for, but don't expect a Ruth's Chris burger at a McDonalds price, if you want that, go cook it yourself." - me
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    DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited October 24, 2007
    I meant the 10k image. I believed you, didn't need to see your CP! rolleyes1.gif
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    dangindangin Registered Users Posts: 458 Major grins
    edited October 24, 2007
    i think i'm about 9k behind you! eek7.gif
    congrats!wings.gif
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    Scott BuelScott Buel Registered Users Posts: 134 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2007
    bham wrote:
    Just sold my 10,000th photo thru Smugmug on one site. Thank you Smugmug.clap.gif

    Even with all those orders I have had only 1 customer with a problem (and I think they were just being cheap and wanted free photos).

    Congratulations! May we check out your site? What's your URL?

    Scott
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    sirsloopsirsloop Registered Users Posts: 866 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2007
    I'm curious... what kind of images are you selling that volume of?
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    scottVscottV Registered Users Posts: 354 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2007
    only 10,000 more to go for me thumb.gif
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    bhambham Registered Users Posts: 1,303 Major grins
    edited October 25, 2007
    sirsloop wrote:
    I'm curious... what kind of images are you selling that volume of?

    Events, primarily college, high school, some private. My wedding site doesn't come close to this volume. Well its at over 3,000 but its been since the first of 2004, the site that did 10,000 is only since Jan 06.
    "A photo is like a hamburger. You can get one from McDonalds for $1, one from Chili's for $5, or one from Ruth's Chris for $15. You usually get what you pay for, but don't expect a Ruth's Chris burger at a McDonalds price, if you want that, go cook it yourself." - me
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    dogwooddogwood Registered Users Posts: 2,572 Major grins
    edited October 26, 2007
    bham wrote:
    Events, primarily college, high school, some private. My wedding site doesn't come close to this volume. Well its at over 3,000 but its been since the first of 2004, the site that did 10,000 is only since Jan 06.

    I'm assuming you're turning a profit and not selling at cost? mwink.gif
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    kmlkml Registered Users Posts: 51 Big grins
    edited October 26, 2007
    Good for you!! Congrats!
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    MichaelKirkMichaelKirk Registered Users Posts: 427 Major grins
    edited October 26, 2007
    Can we see your site?
    Weird that your avoided this question numerious times...and you don't list it on your profile????ne_nau.gif

    Michael



    bham wrote:
    Events, primarily college, high school, some private. My wedding site doesn't come close to this volume. Well its at over 3,000 but its been since the first of 2004, the site that did 10,000 is only since Jan 06.
    www.mlkimages.com
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    bhambham Registered Users Posts: 1,303 Major grins
    edited October 27, 2007
    dogwood wrote:
    I'm assuming you're turning a profit and not selling at cost? mwink.gif

    Yes, I am selling and making a profit. From my understanding if you sold at cost you wouldn't get the sales reports from the images sold.
    "A photo is like a hamburger. You can get one from McDonalds for $1, one from Chili's for $5, or one from Ruth's Chris for $15. You usually get what you pay for, but don't expect a Ruth's Chris burger at a McDonalds price, if you want that, go cook it yourself." - me
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    bhambham Registered Users Posts: 1,303 Major grins
    edited October 27, 2007
    MichaelKirk wrote:
    Weird that your avoided this question numerious times...and you don't list it on your profile????ne_nau.gif

    Michael

    Sorry didn't mean to avoid the question. I didn't see it previously.

    www.snapsterfoto.com the site that had the 10,000

    www.mcleod-photo.com my other site
    "A photo is like a hamburger. You can get one from McDonalds for $1, one from Chili's for $5, or one from Ruth's Chris for $15. You usually get what you pay for, but don't expect a Ruth's Chris burger at a McDonalds price, if you want that, go cook it yourself." - me
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    AiredrifterAiredrifter Registered Users Posts: 253 Major grins
    edited October 27, 2007
    bham wrote:
    Sorry didn't mean to avoid the question. I didn't see it previously.

    www.snapsterfoto.com the site that had the 10,000

    www.mcleod-photo.com my other site

    Hello from a Bham boy. Back in the day, we use to have Zap! in Tuscaloosa! :) Contact sheets would get passed around...

    Good stuff. :)
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    thenimirrathenimirra Registered Users Posts: 697 Major grins
    edited October 27, 2007
    great job! share your secrets please? I have been making CDs available for people to purchase, but I wondered if that prevented people from buying them from the website. What do you usually do after you hold an event?
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    FatNakedGuyFatNakedGuy Registered Users Posts: 116 Major grins
    edited October 27, 2007
    I like your watermark. Share how you created it? Give ya an iced cold Pepsi!
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    bhambham Registered Users Posts: 1,303 Major grins
    edited October 28, 2007
    FatNakedGuy wrote:
    I like your watermark. Share how you created it? Give ya an iced cold Pepsi!

    http://www.dgrin.com/showpost.php?p=560664&postcount=26

    So when do I get my Pepsi? Can you make it a Dr. Pepper.
    "A photo is like a hamburger. You can get one from McDonalds for $1, one from Chili's for $5, or one from Ruth's Chris for $15. You usually get what you pay for, but don't expect a Ruth's Chris burger at a McDonalds price, if you want that, go cook it yourself." - me
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    Paul BPaul B Registered Users Posts: 2 Beginner grinner
    edited October 29, 2007
    Did you shoot all the pictures you have in your galleries?
    I am interested in finding out if you purchased and are reselling some of your photos, or if you shoot them all yourself.

    Thanks...
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    bhambham Registered Users Posts: 1,303 Major grins
    edited October 30, 2007
    Paul B wrote:
    I am interested in finding out if you purchased and are reselling some of your photos, or if you shoot them all yourself.

    Thanks...

    Didn't purchase any photos. Not sure why someone would sell you photos that you would then turn around and sell.
    "A photo is like a hamburger. You can get one from McDonalds for $1, one from Chili's for $5, or one from Ruth's Chris for $15. You usually get what you pay for, but don't expect a Ruth's Chris burger at a McDonalds price, if you want that, go cook it yourself." - me
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