susan_winn Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 <p>I currently use Kodak.com to share my photos with my clients. I want to upgrade to a professional site. I have read some other posts that suggest Zenfolio, Smugmug, collages.net, etc. I am wondering what do you use? the pros and cons are? </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herma Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 <p>Susan, I just started with Zenfolio. They give you a 2 week trial of their full version. (There have 4 different levels from $25 to $250/y). I thought that building my custom pages was one of the funnest things I've done. Very intuitive. I could not get going on some of the other "build your own web pages". (Sorry Wix) I upgraded by the end of the trial and went with the $100 version. I have been very happy sofar. I am so turned off by the name Smugmug, that I don't want anything to do with it. I don't want to shamelessly promote my new site, but you can find it on my info page. Getting the portfolio folders filled with my work actually took very long.</p> <p>Anyway, that's my experience..</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picturesque Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 <p>Susan--try searching. All you need do is to type in "SmugMug Zenfolio" in the search bar. Here is one.</p> <p><a href="00WGpJ">http://www.photo.net/wedding-photography-forum/00WGpJ</a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherijohnson Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 <p>I have come to love my smugmug site, they are always improving it which is great. It is very functional, easy for people to use, unlimited storage. I would say visit the sites and read the features they offer to see if they have what you want at a price you are willing to pay. I will say I am glad I didn't go the route of paying close to $100 a month.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch_hammes Posted September 20, 2011 Share Posted September 20, 2011 <p>Hi Susan. I used smugmug for the first year and loved it because it was very easy to customize. However, I found out that Websense (an internet filter of sorts that lots of businesses use) classifies smugmug as "Personal Data Storage" and blocks smugmug sites. Therefore, I changed to photo reflect (<a href="http://www.photoreflect.com">www.photoreflect.com</a>). It's only $9/month. It's template based which limits some creativity, but it passes the websense blocks. I figure if I'm going to have a site, i'd like people to be able to see it (even if they are supposed to be working). I've been using them for the last 2 years and have been very happy.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savagesax Posted September 21, 2011 Share Posted September 21, 2011 printroom.com here. Been with them for a bit, 6 plus years. Not a single problem that I can think of. People can't copy the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susan_winn Posted September 22, 2011 Author Share Posted September 22, 2011 <p>Thank you! I will look into all of these. Seems like they are all good and i will just have to try them out to see what works best for me.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennifer_s3 Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 <p>I have been using instaproofs for years and they are fantastic!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herma Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 <p>Sheri, $100 a year, not a month.... thought i would clarify that.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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