HELLO! I’m back with some more site tinkering.
For a while now, I’ve been experimenting with different online stores. Places where I can sell my photos if anyone wants to buy them. I ended up going with the website that was cheap and had a lot of good options. Now that I’ve started using Wix, I noticed they have their own store options as well. So I debated on which on to use. I decided to go with the store that I originally had. I’ve had this store page since 2017 and never really promoted it. I only had one photo on there and that was to test the different options for the products. Well, I decided it’s time to expand on that.
So, I uploaded a few new photos for you to buy. Classic ones that I’ve uploaded in the past. The next thing to do was to get that store page onto this site. Luckily, the site I use for the store has a simple customizable widget that you can embed onto your site, if you pay $30 A YEAR.... not a month... A... YEAR. So you bet I bought that. Then all I had to do was copy and paste the code into the new store page on this site and BOOM! We have a store. You can buy the photos directly from here without having to go anywhere. It’s wonderful. I need to do more mobile tests to see how things work on mobile. Right now, it’s a bit wonky. The best way to buy something on mobile would be to go to the separate store page that‘s off the website.
I haven’t tested things out though. I haven‘t bought my own stuff. So I don’t know the quality of the prints or the products. I was thinking about buying just some simple 8x10’s or something. IDEA!!! I can actually create my own discount codes. I could create a 100% off code, and use that on myself. I DON‘T KNOW IF THAT’S POSSIBLE.
I’m sure there’s a limit to the % that I can do. But I think I’ll do everything the normal way. That way I can see what it looks like when someone buys something and how to get the money. A trial run. How long does it take to ship, so on. So yes. I’m going to buy a product... from myself. But it has to be done so I know how things are.
I just did it. I just bought a print and a phone case... from myself. Now I know how things work. You get a bunch of confirmation emails, a custom sign in to track your order. The works. Now I can put that on the store page so people know what to expect when they buy something. It‘s best to know how things work so you can answer questions and all that. I’m thinking about making a special how-to page showing how things work, what to expect when you buy, the mobile issues, everything. So my work isn’t done. This is a good start though.
I’ll see you in the next update!
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