markam24 wrote:Karl, has Fotomoto given you a timeline for self fulfillment? I ask because they've been talking about it for about a year and a half.
Yes and no. They still only mention it as "coming soon", but they do seem intent on building this into their ever-improving system. They just released Fotomoto 2.0, and I have to admit the interface and improving functionality looks great - They have been very busy lately ...
http://blog.fotomoto.com/
I think there is a general understanding from their side also, that no matter what, some users will only consider using Fotomoto if they provide a self-fulfillment option.
markam24 wrote:Photoshelter has a great e-commerce system with a vast print vendor network & a self fulfillment option. That could be run alongside imagevue as a separate system just for ecommece. Or.....
I am sure they are good for e-commerce. Unfortunately we can not integrate Imagevue with Photoshelter, as they are simply a separate hosted photo e-commerce solution. It can be run alongside Imagevue of course, but there is no synchronization or connection in any way unfortunately, and they have to be maintained separately.
markam24 wrote:Imagevue can be embedded within a custom page (as a site Portfolio) on Photoshelter. I've tried it. It works.
I'm sure it does, and I would like to see this. Of course it's still just two separate entities ...
Photoshelter is 360$ per year + 9% commission just as a reference example to compare to Fotomoto's relatively high 15%.
After we release Imagevue X2.7 with Fotomoto shortly, I would recommend everyone to at least take a look at the interface, and how it works with Imagevue. It is entirely free to sign up and use, and they don't take any commission until you actually make a sale. The connection between Fotomoto and Imagevue is very streamlined - You simply browse through your Imagevue gallery, and photos are added to your Fotomoto store. You can create "collections" where you set various prices and various product availability from your Fotomoto admin(or set uniquely for photos), and these settings will be mirrored in your Imagevue interface. Obviously Fotomoto is not for everyone, end of story. It is however a brilliant match for Imagevue.
Sorry for the delay in X2.7. It's coming soon ...