Frustrated...
I?ve been grappling with selling my background/wallpapers, and how to go about doing it. Right now I have a small store setup with Coppermine.
My concerns are? 1) Do I put up the graphics at a 400xwhatever size for viewing only. People buy then I email the graphics to them. 2) Do I put up the graphics with the original sizes risking increasing bandwidth charges, and getting ripped off at the same time. (This will happen. I have no way to limit the download(s) to people that actually purchase.)
I don?t know, but I?m sticking with #1 right now.
What about other services? Well, I'm using one right now in addition to my Coppermine site. The problem with using D.P. (figure out the name for yourself) or any other service like this; is it?s not free. They get a percentage of what you sell. Sure it?s free for the first 60 days, but after that you get these shitty spam letters saying your pictures/graphics will be deleted if you don?t turn off the store front for those pictures/graphics, or buy a membership. Why should I have to buy a membership when you are already getting a percentage for anything I sell? This little scenario is what I am running into often.
I think I?ll stick with my Coppermine site for a while. I make all the money and do all the work. Sounds good to me.