After having both portfolio sites running simultaneously for a few months, SmugMug won the search engine battle by a mile.
The more comments I read from people like yourself the more times I seem to change my mind Really good article though! It looks pretty enough, and I really use it for my archive. One of the advantages of Zenfolio is that the platform guides users through the website setup process according to the type of photography they do, says marketing educator and consultant Nate Shivar. Either way, you also can use the links below to check out the two-week free trials.
Video files limited to 3GB/20min. So, if there is something you don’t like about Zenfolio’s look, you just have to accept it. No limit on the number of video clips you can upload. Both also emphasize mobile responsiveness, so photographers are confident that their photos look stunning no matter what devices viewers use (aside from high-res monitors, as explained below). Personally, I refuse to sync from lightroom, because when I move things to external drives, or change catalogs, it can change what is synced on the next sync, unless I’m 100% awake, aware, and on top of my game. I don’t understand why you acknowledge that Zenfolio has video since at least Fall last year but the body of your report still says it doesn’t have video. This may be beneficial for photographers who already have a large number of photos on Flickr. Photoshelter – Mon-Fri 9am-7pm EST email and phone support. For me, the inherent purpose of a photography website is to display high-quality photos, no matter the viewing platform. Learn to live & work smarter, not harder! Yes, great SEO features show you exactly where and what to do to rank well in search engines.
Easily publish your photos on 280+ social networking and bookmarking sites of your choice. PhotoShelter allows the use of custom domain names which can be used with self-hosted domains or subdomains (portfolio.yourdomain.com instead of yourdomain.photoshelter.com for example). greater flexibility and control of page layout, order prints through mpix (this seemed to be a favorite).
It’s a favorite among many professional photographers, so it’s a major plus that they’re the printer of choice for Zenfolio.
RSS feeds and embedded slideshows, as well as an embeddable search box for external sites that is really cool.
Blog implementation plays a significant role if you want to use Zenfolio as your all-in-one website/gallery. Which of the three top professional photo sharing sites is best for you? SmugMug Acquires Flickr in Unexpected Move, How to Use Instagram for Your Photography Business, Food Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots Review. It seems to me that they are aimed at very different clients. Yes, but you must supply a PNG watermark before uploading photos to a gallery. ... Smugmug has become worst in last few years.
This fee includes credit card payment fees, customer service, and the costs of administering the program. Yes, including custom
In general, SmugMug, as well as Zenfolio offer all the necessary features and enable photographers to develop a website from scratch. Thanks for your comment, John. Right click protect your photos to prevent visitors from saving a copy.
But I think I could use Smug-Mug or PhotoShelter as a portfolio site, I know that I have yet to make the most of either. Glad to hear you found this useful. All this as a Power user for $60 per year. You’ve made the choice one step easier for me, thanks again. A header and a footer logo are added to your website by default. I wish they would update a few things, but I’m happier with Photoshelter than I was with SmugMug for sure because of that!
Another big issue is inability to easily move or edit multiple galleries — it’s possible, but takes hours and feels very 1990ish.
This was a great help. Automatically accesses Geotag info, or manually geotag I have been with Smugmug well over a year now. This actually surprised me as I have never had anyone report a problem opening SmugMug. PortfolioBox.net. Essentially, you are stuck with a pre-defined look.
Which brings me to…. And I too couldn’t figure out why the Google SEO seemed hopeless.