Summary Smugmug is the best online sharing photo tool I ever used.
Beside the fact that it stores your photos in full size and that it offers really unlimited storage, it can be upgraded with tons of community tools (upload from right click, ...).
It starts at 39.95$/year for non professional accounts, but even at 39.95 it is really unlimited storage.
Living 6000km from my family, smugmug is a must have to share moments in pictures, also as a part time professional photographer smugmug has been very useful sharing and promoting my work.
You can even use this coupon on the smugmug coupon field in the sign up form to get 5$ off the price : 7Ppmk1PbRiBVQ
Strengths - Full size pictures
- Really unlimited storage
- Great themes
- Easy to use
- Nice interface
- Community creating addons (upload from right click, screensavers...)
Weaknesses - It is not a photo backup tool as you cannot bulk restore photos from galleries, you have to order DVDs from smugmug.
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Smugmug has given me tools I need to provide professional imaging for all types of events and personal storage. They also have a coupon code (see top) that will allow for a discount at the time of purchase.
Strengths Great slideshow options
Photo Tags
Layout
Personalization
Video
Personal Vault
Weaknesses None so far
Similar Products Used Flikr
Shutterfly
Customer Service Run by a great group of guys who are very accessible.
Weaknesses It simply cannot stay online,was in a state of repair weekly for extended periods unable to give me (thats potential customers) service, that is where no amount of features or value can hold to.
Similar Products Used Had pbase and mostly use Zen.
Customer Service Great if that can make up for extended down time.
Summary Choosing a site to host your photos is not an easy task. I have gone through flickr, photobucket and also surfed over the other sites before finally decided to host my photos in Smugmug.
Take the time to consider all reviews before deciding. Browse the websites and sample pages. If in the end you decide to use Smugmug, you may use the coupon code H55tBtTtuqC5I to save $5 off registration.
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Strengths The most important factor that i considered was being able to password protect my selected galleries. I have a number of family photos that i would like to show only to my family and friends. By providing them with passwords, they are able to view my photos without registering. In contrast, Flickr required registration.
The cost is reasonable. It is definitely not the cheapest, however i feel that it is the best in terms of value for money.
The site is most suitable for those who have a mixture of public and private photos, and would like to control who can view selected photos
Weaknesses The community is not as active as Flickr. However you can still maintain a free account with flickr to take advantage of the community side of it. (Unless you wanted to share more than 200 photos)
Customer Service The customer service is reputedly to be among the best. However i haven't had the need to use it yet. The help section is very informative
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