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

Oct 20, 2022

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Do you want to transform your passion in photography into a profitable venture? You think you can't do it?

In this blog we'll discuss the benefits of selling your photos on the internet. Then, we'll guide you through how you can do this with a couple of simple tools. Let's dive in!

Equipment You'll Need

Before you start it, you may be thinking what digital tools you'll need to be completely equipped for your brand new stock photo business. You might be shocked at how many there are:

  1.   WordPress
  2.   Photo Gallery

WordPress and will serve as the base of your website. In addition, by using the Photo Gallery plugin, you'll be able to build an image gallery of your items:

The advantages of selling stock Images Online

There are many benefitsto the beginning of a stock image business with WordPress. This includes:

  • Large world-wide audience selling your images online doesn't have any geographical limitations You can advertise your images across the globe.
  • Earn money for yourself: Making a profit from your art could mean you'll never have to work 9-5 ever again.
  • Creative freedom If you are self-employed photographers there are no assignments to complete or criteria to meet. Also, because WordPress is not a hosted platform, you never have to be concerned about being de-platformed due to a mistake in the small-print. You get an opportunity to explore.
  • Recurring income or passive selling your work in the form of stock photos gives you the chance of earning a an income that is passive later on.

The world can be saved from the "stock photo style"

It's all too common to see that cheesy style that gives your material the appearance of an inauthentic low-end look. That's why many companies are looking for original, better-quality pictures to stand out from the competition.

And that's also why creating a boutique stock photo service could be extremely lucrative.

Plus, as a smaller business, you should have more leg room to make your subscription prices lower and cost-effective.

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

Now that you know some advantages to selling your pictures in stock Let's take a look at ways you can do it.

To get started, you'll need an existing WordPress siteand an archive of your personal photos. Let's get started!

Step 1: Build an online membership site

The initial step in establishing your own business is to construct a membership website. This is typically the best method because membership plans have become the norm when it comes to selling stock photographs.

If you've already established your WordPress website what you require now is a way to monetize your web content.

  • In one-off purchases
  • With subscription and package plans

It's possible to do this all at once.

After having completed the installation and activation of our plugin, you can go through this simple tutorial:

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This guide will provide you with a a basic understanding of how your stock image website functions. In addition, we'll go into greater detail for the most important procedures below.

Step 2: Design an Subscription Plan

After you've built a membership site then it's time to create an account for subscriptions. The plan will offer a specific page on your site that customers can pay for your artwork.

To start, navigate to > Subscriptions on your dashboard.

Click Create New. This will take you to a screen on which you can add an New Subscription:

You are able to modify various elements of your account, including the user's total, or tax amount.

Additionally, you can decide on the type of status, pick the payment processor, 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 those galleries!

It's now time to upload images to your website. In order to do that, first install and activate your Photo Gallery plug-in.

Next, navigate to > Rules in your WordPress dashboard.

Then, click Add New. You will be taken to the page that allows you to create a new policy. Within the Content and Access section There's a dropdown menu. It's located under the heading "Protected Content":

If you click on the menu above, you'll get the gallery rules options:

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

If, for instance, you select All Galleries, you'll secure all galleries that are that are added using this plugin. Photo Gallery plugin.

Next, open Photo Gallery within your dashboard:

On this page, you can click "Add new gallery" to the right of the page. The first step is to add a title and preview picture:

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

Be sure to click publish once you're done.

You also have the option to add a gallery group. To do so, navigate to Gallery Groups under Photo Gallery:

Then, click on the Add New Group. You can include a group title as well as a preview image.

After that, pick the galleries that you wish to include in your group from your galleries and gallery groups section.

Once you're done, hit Publish.

Be on guard for your Website's Content: How to Use Rules

Now, you can embed a gallery or gallery group onto a page or blog post. However, it will not be protected. Meaning, all users are able to access the images contained in it.

Then, you can click on three vertical dots and decide where to place the content protected:

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

The page will be opened that lets you select which gallery you want to include, as well as the format you prefer:

You now have a photo gallery which only members who are authorized have access to:

For a glimpse of what your members can access click Preview to access the main features of your site:

If you're pleased with your results If you're satisfied, you're able to make the website public. Now, all that's left to do is promote your new stock photo website!

Tips and Resources for Promoting Your Site

This blog is full of excellent resources to help your journey as you grow your business online. Here are some to get your started:

Conclusion

If you're a photographer, one of the most effective ways to make money is selling your work in stock photos. It allows you to pursue your passions while earning a regular income while doing it.

For a recap this, let us show you how to make money selling stock images using WordPress in four simple steps:

  1. Make one (or several) subscription plans to your clients.
  2. Add your image gallery using the photo Gallery extension plugin.
  3. Restrict access to your gallery to ensure only subscribers who pay access it.
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Have you got any questions concerning how to market the photos you own online? Ask us in the comments section below!