Today Smugmug elves were working hard to bring us a long awaited feature.........
UK Printing by Loxley Colour and all the usual smugmug trimmings to boot.
Loxley colour has been in business for over 50 years now and is largely regarded as one of the best print houses in the world not just the UK.
Today all the UK and European residents can get all the benefits that, up until now, have been reserved for Pro Account Holders in the United States.
So how do things compare?
Well pricing costs to you, the photographer are reasonable and we now have the option to price as a percentage over the base cost (This option means if they change their prices, yours will automatically adjust to the same percentage of profit for you), you can set the final price to your customer and it will show your profit margin in your price list automatically.
This will make Pros in the UK and Europe setting prices and making sales effortless.
You can even set a minimum price of order that will allow the customer to choose "Boutique Packaging" on certain galleries which supplies their chosen prints and products boxed in a pretty package with all the expected care and attention from a smugmug service.
Currently the "packages" option that the US Printhouses that are teamed up with smugmug can offer is still disabled, but we expect these to be added later on down the line.
The setup is a snap, and the ability is included to create a separate pricing for different gallery types or individual prints that are special like a "Signature Series Print" for example can be priced differently to the rest of the gallery.
UK residents have been screaming out for this feature and its finally here.
I for one am not disappointed with the offering, a great choice of print house as well as great tolls to optimise my sales and make my business run smoothly.
VAT for all the UK people reading this is added at the checkout cart, so be aware that the prices you set DO NOT INCLUDE VAT until they are added to the cart by the customer.
What If I Have a VAT Exemption Number? (we hear you cry)
Simple just open up your CONTROL PANEL and Click the "SETTINGS" tab, then Click to edit your "Billing Info". The Last field at the bottom is where you enter your number.
They also do not include postage as these will vary depending on destination.
All in all a fantastic addition to the smugmug setup and now, all you guys like me in the UK have no reason not to join in the smugmug family and don't forget to visit www.myprofoto.com to get your site tricked out with a gorgeous looking template.
Thanks Smugmug for listening to your fans and getting us some printing love with your awesome service to boot.
