Selling Overview

Note: this a feature that is exclusively for our Pro and Advanced plan subscribers!
 

At Zenfolio, we’re happy to provide a robust and flexible e-commerce platform that allows for the  selling of prints and other products from your images. As a Pro or Advanced subscriber, you have the ability to sell products from our partner vendors, to create self-fulfilled products, digital products for download, and to package any of these together… all at your own prices.

Please note that Starter subscribers can sell their photos, but only using base lab prices (i.e. with no markup or profit built in).
 

If you’re more of a visual learner, check out this video to see a demonstration of the steps required to sell through your site.

Selling General Outline

Here’s a general overview of the steps you will need to take in order to start selling your photography through your website:

1. Create a Price List

2. Add Products to the Price List

3. Set the Prices for those products

4. Assign the Price List to your Galleries

After doing all of the above, make sure to fill out your Payout Profile info. This is where you set up how you would like to receive your profits.

Please note that for Digital Download products and Self Fulfilled products, you will need to create the products first, and then add them to the price list in the same way Vendor Products are added.

Pre-order packages are sold outside of price lists, and therefore do not require being added to a price list. 
 

Selling Overview

Your Selling Overview provides a quick review of your current sales information. Pending Orders shows how many orders from your website are in the process of being completed, as well as which orders may need attention before order processing is completed. 

A brief overview on Getting Started with Selling can also be found in this area. We highly suggest you read this overview if you are interested in selling your photos for a profit.

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Simply stated, if you're ready to take your passion to the next level, our flexible e-commerce platform enables you to easily and seamlessly sell and print your photos.
 

Getting Started Selling Products

If you are interested in selling self-fulfilled products, digital products, or creating packages for sale, initial steps for setup will be needed according to the desired outcome (listed below):

• Self-fulfilled Products will need to be defined; don’t forget to include how they will be shipped (if at all) and how you will accept payment.

• Digital Products will need to be defined and secured with specific license agreements for use.

• Packages will need to be defined with appropriate contents and selling price per package.

• Pre-order Packages allow you to sell products and services without any associated images, which allows clients to pre-order photos and prints before the photos have been taken - all of this requires initial set up. This feature can also be used to sell products and services that don't require the selection of any photos.

• Learn how to add a booking widget to your website and allow clients to book & pay by adding BookMe

Vendor fulfilled products are predefined and ready to be added to a Price List with just a few mouse clicks, making them the easiest selling solution for busy photographers. When you take advantage of our complete integration with these vendors, you are able to track an order from the time it was placed through printing, packaging, and shipping. We take pride in the fact that we use only the best print vendors in the industry with a proven record of quality and attention to detail. 

Once products have been added to a Price List, you’ll want to adjust the Selling Prices as you see fit. From there, it’s simply a matter of linking your Price List to one or multiple Galleries or Groups. Here’s an overview explaining in detail the process of creating, configuring, and implementing Price Lists for your products. After your Price Lists have been implemented, you’ll want to use Reports to keep track of sales, and to transfer payouts for sales completed.

Ready to make some money by selling prints and products fulfilled by Zenfolio partner labs? Head on over to our Price Lists article, and we’ll help you get started.

Selling Preferences include:

• Pending Orders – Orders which are in the process of completion and may need modifying or approving

• Price Lists – Lists of available prints and products (and their pricing), specified in relation to a set of photographs

• Vendor Products – A list of vendor partners with Zenfolio, their available products, and specifics on their services

• Self-fulfilled Products – Products created and fulfilled by you, which can be sold through your shopping cart

• Digital Products – Downloadable versions of your images, complete with specific licensing information

• Creating Packages – Products grouped under a set price

• Coupons – Discounts you may offer to your clients and customers

• Gift Certificates – Cash value certificate code for clients and customers

• Reports and Payments – Sales reports, account statements, and payouts for sales completed

• Clients Communications – settings for business email address and custom messages for the shopping cart

• Sales Tax – regional sales tax settings

• VAT – regional value added tax

• Selling Globally on Zenfolio

• Disable Print Ordering

Please be aware of the following fees and costs when selling products through Zenfolio:

There is a commerce fee of 7% per order (calculated on the order sub-total, excluding tax and shipping) and an additional payment processing fee* (calculated on the order total, including tax and shipping).

*The exact Payment Processing Fee differs based on form of payment and location of seller. There may also be a difference in the Payment Processing Fee if the client is deemed international. Click HERE for more information regarding the fees involved with selling.