Sat Nov 07, 2009 4:40 pm
I've been with pbase for about 5 or 6 years and while I still like the simplicity and useabilty of the galleries, I'm now in the process of moving over to zenfolio now that they have a UK print fullfillment partner, plus you can use your own custom price lists to include any of the products their partners (photobox and someone else) plus your own products where you say print pictures yourself or use another printer. So far, I'm really liking what I see with zenfolio, particularly because I need to be able sell images now so the shopping cart and print fullfilment integration are extremely usefull. This is a more expensive option, particularly if you go for the premium account as I have, but you do get unlimited storage. I have tied my zenfolio galleries into my own web page quite nicely too and I've been able to very quickly and nicely create embedable slideshows that I've integrated into my website front end and use to showcase my best images to entice visitors/potential customers in. Viewing the images in your galleries is very nice too, better than pbase, although I have always though pbase did that very well too.
As someone else has mentioned, inovation is key here, pbase needs to move with the times and introduce new features, even if they don't intend to support selling of prints etc, they need to have an ongoing commitment to improving the image viewing experience and owner user experience. In the years I've been with pbase I've not seen a great deal of change, I have felt that pbase represented good value as a basic photo hosting service but there are better options for me out there now and I no longer point anyone or anything to the galleries I have here, which I will alllow to be deleted when my subscrition ends in the next year.
Feel free to use my referal code if you want to sign up with zenfolio SJQ-ZH8-2DJ and get $5 off
Regards
Mart