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Old 05-20-2008   #1 (permalink)
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Default What are the more popular print sizes and paper types you sell?

I'm setting up my store and don't want to have every single size they make prints in as options. Main reason is because I figure the more choices they have to make, the less likely I'll make the sale. Is this a good theory?

I have three different markets: Portraiture and Events (everything but wedding), Art Prints (landscapces, scenic, etc), and Commercial.

Commercial will be 99% digital download so these are out of the conversation.

I'm not sure if the first two categories have the same print market so I separated them. I'd guess that most portrait and event photos would fall in the 4x6, 5x6, 8x10 and wallets range. But I'm sure some would want larger prints to go over their mantle or whatnot, so I do want to keep some options there.

Art prints, I'd guess, would be more of the larger sizes, but would also have small options as well.

Also, I have 4 options for paper, well, 5 if you count canvas (I'm using Exposure Manager by the way): Matte, Luster, Glossy and Metalic. Metalic prints are listed separately in the price sheet. I honestly couldn't tell the difference in their Matte and Luster finishes. I thought Matte would have been almost like printing on drawing paper, but it's not. So I was considering only having Glossy and Luster as options. Is this a good idea or do you find a lot of folks would also want Matte? I'm just trying to keep things simpler.

Thanks for any advice.

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