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How to Sell Stock Photos with WordPress (In Four Steps)

Oct 20, 2022

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Looking to turn your passion to take pictures into a lucrative venture? Are you convinced you can't do it?

In this article, we'll go over the advantages of selling pictures online. We'll then guide you through how to do it by using just a handful of instruments. We'll get started!

The tools you'll need

Before starting your business you're probably wondering what tools digital you'll require to be fully equipped to start your own company using stock photos. And you might be surprised by the number of available:

  1.   WordPress
  2.   Photo Gallery

WordPress is the base of your website. After that, with the Photo Gallery plugin, you'll be able to create a display of your products:

The Advantages of Selling Stock Photos online

There are numerous advantagesto beginning a stock photography company using WordPress. These include:

  • Large international audience: Selling your photos online doesn't have any geographical limitations You can advertise your photos across the world.
  • Make money by yourself Profiting by your artwork can mean that you never need to work 9-5 again.
  • Creative freedom If you are a self-employed photographer there are no projects to do or criteria to meet. Additionally, since WordPress isn't hosted platform, you never have to be concerned about being de-platformed because you missed a rule in the small-print. You get the freedom to experiment.
  • Passive/recurring income Selling your photos as stock photos also opens up the possibility to make a truly passive income in the future.

It is possible to save the world from the "stock image aesthetic"

Everyone is aware of the cheesy look of stock images that give your content the appearance of an unauthentic, cheap feel. That's why many companies seek out original, better-quality pictures to stand out from the competitors.

That's why having an boutique stock photo service is a great way to earn extra money.

Plus, as a smaller firm, you're likely to have the flexibility for making your subscription costs less expensive and more competitive.

How to sell Stock Photos using WordPress (In Four Steps)

After you've learned about the advantages of selling your images as stock photos, let's look at how you can do it.

For starting out it's necessary to have an existing WordPress website, as well as an archive of your personal photos. Let's get started!

Step 1: Design an Membership Website

The initial step in establishing your company is to create the membership-based website. It is generally the most effective approach since subscription plans are the norm in the world of selling stock photographs.

If you've already established your WordPress site what you require now is a tool to make money from your website's content.

  • For one-off purchases and
  • Subscription plans and packages

You can also do it all at once.

Once you've installed and activated the plugin, go through this simple guide:

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This tutorial will give you a basic understanding of how a stock photo website functions. In addition, we'll go into greater details about the most crucial procedures down below.

Step 2: Make the Subscription Plan

When you've developed an online membership website and you've created a membership site, you need to develop the subscription program. This will provide a dedicated area on your site where users can purchase your artwork.

For the first time, go to the Subscriptions tab within your dashboard.

Simply click Add New. It will bring you to a screen where you can create an New Subscription:

It is possible to edit various aspects of your account, like the user's name, sub-totaland tax amounts.

You can also pick the payment status, select the payment gateway, and offer a trial run for users:

It is possible to give members access to a specific gallery with an amount of pictures. However, first we'll need to create these galleries!

Now it's time to add your photos to your website. To do this, first install and then activate the Photo Gallery plug-in.

Then, go to the Rules section on the WordPress dashboard:

Then, click Add New. This will take you to the section where you can add the new rule. Within the Content and Access section There's a dropdown menu. It's located under Protected Content:

If you select this menu, you'll get the following gallery rule options:

This will enable you to safeguard galleries, based on which choice you make.

For example, if you pick All Galleries, you'll secure all galleries that are added through this plugin. Photo Gallery plugin.

Now, navigate to the Photo Gallery on your dashboard:

Click here to Add new gallery on the upper right of the page. The first step is to add a title and a preview image:

Click Add Images to upload images from your computer. After you've uploaded your photo, you can edit the title, description, and alt description. Text:

You must hit Publish after you're finished.

Also, you have the option to add galleries to groups. To do so, navigate to Gallery Groups under Photo Gallery:

Then, click on to add a New Group. You can include a group title and preview image:

Next, choose the galleries that you wish to join your group in your Galleries and Gallery Groups section.

Once you're done, hit Publish.

Watch >> PROTECTING YOUR WEBSITE'S CONTENT: HOW Utilize Rules

Now, you can embed a gallery gallery group onto a page or blog. But, the gallery will not be secured. That means, everyone are able to access the pictures it holds.

Then, you can click on the three vertical dots to select where you would like to insert the protected content:

Search for the Photo Gallery block, then insert it in the following order:

It will display a webpage in which you are able to select the gallery to upload and also your preferred format:

Now you have access to a photo gallery which only members who are authorized are able to access:

If you want to see the features your users can use by clicking Preview to access the front end of your website:

If you're happy with the results If you're satisfied, you're able to post the site. Now, all that's left to do is advertise your brand new stock photography website!

Tips and Resources for Promoting Your Website

This blog is full of helpful resources that will help your journey in the development of your online enterprise. Below are a few suggestions ideas to start:

Conclusion

Photographers, one of the most effective methods of earning money is selling your work as stock images. It allows you to be doing what you enjoy while earning a regular income while doing it.

In case you're wondering this, let us show you how to market stock photos on WordPress in four simple steps:

  1. Make one (or multiple) subscription plans to your customers.
  2. Add your image gallery using the Photo Gallery extension plugin.
  3. Restrict accessibility to the gallery, so that only paid subscribers are able to access it.
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