Unlocking the Secrets: How I Sell My Photography Prints

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In this episode, I show you how I set up my online photography store and how I sell my photography prints on Squarespace. This is an updated version of an episode I did a few years back as I've made some tweaks along the way.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
2:10 Selecting Collection
4:20 Naming/Description
5:24 Sizes
5:55 Paper
6:32 Print Types
7:24 Edition Type
8:24 Shipping
9:28 Fulfilment/Hosting
11:34 Pricing
12:16 Marketing
15:28 Hustle
16:08 Conclusion

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@davidthompson3039 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@AskMOTT 4 ай бұрын

You rock David, thanks brother!

@worldadventuretravel 3 ай бұрын

Your channel is SO helpful. It's hard to find photographers talking about how to sell their work instead of how to get hired to shoot someone else's thing. I really appreciate the comprehensiveness and specificity of your content. Thank you!!

@AskMOTT 3 ай бұрын

Thank you and it’s my pleasure it’s what my channel is all about:).

@johndwilliams 5 ай бұрын

Good advice. I've recently retired so don't need to make a ton of money on selling prints. For me, it's more about having a reason to take photographs. It becomes pointless if no-one ever sees them and I do get a buzz when I have sold in the past. The one thing you didn't mention is that you have to be brutally honest about how good your pics are before you try to sell. There's so much out there from people who got their first camera this year.

@AskMOTT 5 ай бұрын

Thanks John, I don’t feel the work has to be exceptional to sell, at least not on a small scale . I feel people like to be form someone they know , someone who can share their story and the story in the images.

@alex_kovac 21 күн бұрын

It's crazy that this video came up on my feed because I just saw the rhino photo on Instagram today! Awesome photo 🙌

@AskMOTT 21 күн бұрын

Thanks Alex :)

@carolwatts944 Ай бұрын

Excellent info, Justin. And I really appreciate the delivery of your teaching. Well done. Liked & subscribed.

@AskMOTT Ай бұрын

Thank you Carol :).

@jdsd771007 5 ай бұрын

Nice and concise! I’ve been dragging my feet but you just got me motivated again. Thanks Justin. Been following for a while, and really enjoy your videos, and your photography!

@AskMOTT 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Jarret, let me know how it goes for you .

@kainecormier9475 5 ай бұрын

Great information and inspiration to pick up a camera again! The saturation is what drove me out of photography. my weakness was the learning curve of post production. All anyone needs now is 2000$ and post production computer skills. This has diminished and devalued all of our photography skills. We need to be really good at networking and marketing ourselves to sell our skill set and art as opposed to the mass Lr filters. For the new photographers; don't sell your files! sell prints!

@paulbegg.photography 5 ай бұрын

Good update, Justin. One of the issues I have found is that there are so many marketing channels available and getting your work seen to sell is the key issue. On a website, having good SEO is *essential* for this, and this is something that I continue to invest in. Without good SEO, you're howling in the wind. However, to compete on any sense of a level playing field, this work almost becomes a full-time job, and so many of the 'pro sites' undoubtedly have professional web designers doing this work necessary for them. All of this becomes part of the hustle. I sell a few prints, and I'm fortunate that I don't have to rely on photography to pay the bills, however, I do need a place to exhibit my work beyond the odd stuff I put on Instagram or with local cafes. For me, it's all about the love, man!

@AskMOTT 5 ай бұрын

Well said Paul, I don’t know how helpful SEO is for selling prints but it is important for getting noticed through searches . I feel for prints it’s a personal thing for many people, they want to buy work they know from someone they know , at least that’s my two cents.

@paulbegg.photography 5 ай бұрын

Yes, agree. I tend to give to much of my stuff away to people I know! 😂

@AskMOTT 5 ай бұрын

I do the same@@paulbegg.photography

@dougsturgess2651 25 күн бұрын

Great advice!

@AskMOTT 5 ай бұрын

What's holding you back from selling your photography prints?

@dougbraz5843 2 ай бұрын

Great info - many thanks. Just what the doctor ordered!

@hankfoto 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. I have the problem of just wanting to sell my photos with out the Customs and just sell here and canada. Vietnam is a beautiful country the only problem is when I was there, was 1969 and 1970. nough said. I really want to say thank you for letting me and others know of easier ways to sell and with out the massive places to promote. I plan on re-watching your this video to get a couple of places to start promoting my work. wishing the best!

@_parkphoto 5 ай бұрын

Dang, every time you make a video explaining or teaching something it makes so much sense and is super helpful! Thanks again Justin

@AskMOTT 5 ай бұрын

Hope I’m improving here and hope to take it up a notch this year w my channel and online classes as well.

@adamalthus 5 ай бұрын

Great advice. Thank you!

@AskMOTT 5 ай бұрын

My pleasure, thanks for watching Adam.

@efraguerrero 5 ай бұрын

Your home is amazing!

@AskMOTT 5 ай бұрын

Thank you , just finished a very long renovation.

@tomaswmitchellphotography 5 ай бұрын

Great video and I agree with most of what you are saying. I just browsed your website and could not find how to order any prints. I see this as a problem with many photographers. I sell lots of prints, it is my main source of income. The first step is have your website built around selling prints. The second step is learn about SEO and utilize it. The third step is sell large prints. I rarely sell anything less than 24x36 inches. Most of my sales are 30x45 inches and larger.

@AskMOTT 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback Tomas. I’m definitely not willing to dedicate a full website to prints but I can see the benefits for some. The link you mentioned was messed up for a day while I was tweaking my websites and store but on my main portfolio page it’s now clearly labeled Prints. Large is nice , my sales are pretty all over the place for sizing .

@CDWalshMedia 4 ай бұрын

Hi Justin, your videos have been helpful for me as I fine tune my website. I've been trying to get along with the Printique plugin, but I'm having an issue where the product displays a terribly low resolution photo even though I've uploaded a high quality tif. I looked at your website and you don't seem to have the same issue - I was wondering if you found a workaround within Printique or if you ended up manually creating the products?

@AskMOTT 4 ай бұрын

My pleasure, glad you found the episode helpful. I never had the low resolution issue but I did decide to manual create the products because I just found it easier for a few reasons.

@MYoutube8 27 күн бұрын

The big question though: how many do you sell a month? This gives us more perspective if it's all worth it...

@lindacoussement507 3 ай бұрын

I'm about to dip into selling my prints online and I'm in Squarespace too. As I'm also selling different products (digital downloads, courses, etc), I'm curious about one thing on your website and I couldn't find it anywhere else: do you have 1 shop with different categories? Or do you have separate shops for all your item types? Thanks, love your content!!

@AskMOTT 3 ай бұрын

Hello Linda, thanks for your question. I keep all my workshops , presets, classes , and prints in its own website that is dedicated to my educational brand . www.askmottbyjustinmott.com

@zoltankaparthy9095 5 ай бұрын

All good advice. To quote a friend, "Don't let your asses bray." Thanks. Perhaps I'll sift through the trash and see what I can find. ;o)

@AskMOTT 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Zoltan, super easy to set up.

@zoltankaparthy9095 4 ай бұрын

FWIW, I am gleaning a collection of pics of an area here to put in a 20 - 30 image collection and then send to Printique to print and bind. Thanks for the nudge, err, push. ;o) @@AskMOTT

@eilishwarnes 3 ай бұрын

Great advice! Does anyone have any good UK drop shipping companies? I'm on squarespace too

@AskMOTT 3 ай бұрын

I was using Whitewall and I like them as well.

@johndwilliams 5 ай бұрын

A thought. Most Pro photographers like yourself say that they sell few prints. But your website is geared towards selling products to other amateur photographers and I think most of them believe that they would prefer to take their own versions. Maybe if you separated your print sales to a website that only sells your (excellent) prints, you would would be more successful?

@AskMOTT 5 ай бұрын

My link for my prints is on my main portfolio and the just links to this store actually so that I save costs on only having to pay for one e commerce site . In the past I only had my portfolio site and sold prints through that , no difference for me .