Photrade is pretty new online photo application. Well, their very first launch happened in late 2006. The first version of the Photrade Alpha site was launched in November 2007. Then in January 2008, the company received the funding and started on the building the first beta version of the site, and by the end of this year, they are planning to go public.
What Photrade Offers – Photrade lets you create a profile, browse pictures, create and manage galleries, sell stock images and earn revenue from photo clicks. Uploading pictures is done using their uploader as of now, but they are planning on integrating with Flickr so that you can transfer them directly. They have different photo galleries where you can move the pictures by dragging and dropping between them. You can also tag your pictures. Your photos can be easily shared, protected and licensed. They can be watermarked and copyrighted from security point of view. You can sell the copyrights of the pictures. Their tracking system is pretty neat. You get the basic stats to keep tab on general activities for each photo like how many times your pictures were viewed, and how many sold and the earnings etc.
I had submitted a few pictures. Here is what this looks like in Photrade:
Sell photos on photrade | By sandnsun
Making Money – Photrade offers to make cash if you are uploading your pictures. You can set a price for each picture that you upload. You can setup the prices with different sizes and formats for all your pictures.
In the recently reported experiences, members have been having great success with their events photography. It is extremely convenient for people to upload the pictures from certain events, set the price, and receive the orders directly from the site. Compare this with sending out a message to each of their friends, receiving a price quote, getting the stuff printed and delivered and then handling the cash and check payments etc. Photrade seems to be making the whole experience a pleasant one.
Photrade is a new addition to already existing and well established photosharing giants like iStockphoto and stock.xchng. Let’s see where they stand in the coming months.
Have you tried photrade? How was your experience?
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I just signed up!
That’s great Rob. Let me know your experience with them.
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