HOW and WHY to sell POSTCARDS of your photographs from your website

A short overview of my little experiment selling postcards from my website - something I'd urge any photographer to do as it's proving to be good fun.
- Buy a batch of postcards here: www.andyday.com/a-pack-of-six...
- Buy an individual postcard here: www.andyday.com/postcards
- Follow me on Insta: / kiellgram
- Hear my rant on Twitter: / kiell

[@conahscreations]

Thanks for the video, been doing photography as a hobby for 10+ years and never bothered to do anything with it in a professional sense. Met a photographer in my local park recently who mentioned all the ways they sell their photos and it really inspired me to chase it up. Postcards look like an excellent entry point. One thing I would suggest to people who don't want to setup a store front is contact your local independent shops if you have any near you. There's community shops in my area that already sell postcards produced by local photographers and I know of one shop that doesn't sell any - hopefully that'll be my entry point.

[@UmeshPerera]

Thank you so much for this beautiful and honest video Andy. I got into landscape photography recently and always had this idea to make picture post cards but never really went ahead. Now after watching your video it gave me a good positive push to go ahead with my plan that I had. Thank you Andy. I have liked and subscribed to your channel, umesh ;)

[@AndyDay]

Thanks Unmesh! What an awesome comment to receive! Happy printing. 😊

[@desertdyno]

Not only did you provide some great insight, you made me chuckle too. Well done! 👍

[@GJSsongsmith]

Nice one Andy … just got my new business cards from Moo , superb quality . I’ll definitely look into the postcard option . Many thanks Gary

[@jbmann.8588]

GREAT VIDEO! GREAT QUALITY! GREAT INFORMATION! THANK YOU ANDY!!!

[@AndyDay]

You're very welcome! Have fun making some postcards. 😊

[@frankh2288]

Good morning I just discovered your KZbin channel And you've inspired an ideal I have some 35 mm slides that have been in storage for some time that might just fit the bill for your ideal with moo I think this will make for a good experiment thank you again for the great content it's always nice to discover new stuff

[@AndyDay]

You're welcome! Good luck with the postcards. 😊

[@m.martino7198]

thanks for the tips andy!

[@whawhajasmine]

I appreciate your insight on this so much. It will help me begin my business greatly! Hope you grow as a KZbinr soon enough.

[@mizzify]

Thanks Andy! Great idea about the postcards too. I love my photography but being a full time nurse and flicking my spare time between jewellery/lapidary and card making means my "spare" time is often sparse. This is a great way to combine my loves which I'd never have thought of so thankyou!

[@AndyDay]

What an awesome comment to receive. Enjoy creating. 😊

[@memphisrain2292]

Love your time!!❤

[@ldbass62]

Thanks for the great video! Very informative!

[@SusheelChandradhas]

Nice idea, Andy... And this is the best outro ever!

[@AndyDay]

I watched Manny Ortiz fight with the overwhelming and very entertaining awkwardness of his outros and figures I'd do the same. Why struggle endlessly for finesse when you can just embrace being useless? 😁

[@christopherdixon7816]

Ahaha yeah it was great! I love watching the natural flow of things 👌🏽

[@AndyDay]

@@christopherdixon7816 Lol. Excellent. 😁

[@christopherdixon7816]

Ahh this is a really cool idea! And loved your video 🙌🏽

[@AndyDay]

Thanks Chris! Let me know if and when you print some postcards! 😁

[@christopherdixon7816]

@@AndyDay I certainly will!

[@greygoose3936]

Awesome video. The website that I usually use to order my prints only allows packs of 26 postcards with a single image, so I'll definitely check this one out.

[@AndyDay]

Glad it was useful!

[@StevenTheGreat_]

Nextdayflyers will give u 100 postcards for 27$

[@maryphipps-seward5995]

Great idea! Thanks!

[@janett2612]

Hey man thanks I think your video is very genuine to someone like me who is trying to start a new thing.

[@AndyDay]

Hey Janett. Thanks for the comment. Hope you printed some postcards. 😊

[@theartistjodievans]

This is a great video. I appreciate learning about a new way to get in front of more humans. 👍🏼

[@AndyDay]

Thanks Jodi, glad you enjoyed it. 😊

[@nancylillo9099]

Great information, thank you

[@Lazarusart]

Excellent Advice. Thanks it takes time to build up sales of postcards, I know, I founded The Card Factor 🙂

[@anthonymiller5681]

Excellent idea

[@gingetaylor4489]

This is how I'm starting out selling my prints. Thanks for the information on printing. I have visted my local printers, they would print batches of 50 and they told me that the inks they use fade in sunlight. Not a great start. Good luck.

[@AndyDay]

Yep, it's definitely a budget option and not ideal for long-term display. :)

[@charlesallsebrook4370]

Hi, that's started me off now, I really enjoyed your video many thanks, keep going all the very best.

[@AndyDay]

You're very welcome. 😊

[@VictoriaBlayney]

Thank you x this is lovely to listen to x

[@AndyDay]

😊🙏🏻

[@VictoriaBlayney]

Great video x keep them coming x love to hear creative peoples thoughts. Maybe I’ll buy a decent camera one day! Your tree images are great.

[@MariaRossi-gi2rc]

Thanks for sharing

[@thordisjensen6968]

Great video! Do not have a website myself but started to print my postcards after friends asked for my pics 😊 Do you have a link for Brandon who you refer to in the beginning as well? Much success to you!!

[@AndyDay]

Thanks Thordis! Yep, you can find Brendon by doing a quick search on KZbin for Brendan Van Son, or heading to www.brendansadventures.com/ 😊

[@amlau2]

hi! thanks so much for your video - what finish did you use? super/standard? soft touch, matte?

[@AndyDay]

Matte! Always matte. 😊

[@pinkguadalupe]

Appreciate you !

[@AndyDay]

😊🙏🏻

[@MonicaFlorida]

Thanks.

[@oussamafa489]

What paper use for the post card

[@lisaolson5718]

How do you advertise/ marketing them?

[@funnyguise]

Thanks for your see you next time!

[@GilliganSteamaz]

What is the brand model and price of your mic ..great information thx in advance

[@AndyDay]

Hey Gilligan. It was super cheap! It's a Neewer NW-800. It came with the arm and the power supply. Great results for the money. 😊

[@paultaylorphotography9499]

Hey Andy finally starting to look into selling some of my work, it's a slow process I don't have a website, yet squarespace to the rescue soon. I put some of my stuff on my YT channel, and I have a local gift store keen to market some of my work, at hi early stage I'm thinking post cards. Would be interested in the price you sell yours for. Nice work BTW. Liked and subbed your channel. Regards Paul

[@AndyDay]

Thanks Paul! I sell a pack of six postcards for €19 and then shipping is €6, tho I need to increase this to €7. The margins aren't amazing but I enjoy it and I've made a small profit so far - though nowhere near enough to justify the time and effort..! 😁

[@paultaylorphotography9499]

@@AndyDay hey mate thanks for quick reply. That sounds ok I've been looking at a local print co, they do a 100 pack for 12NZD so about 5 quid, I'll do a euro conversion see what costs are. Might be a bit of fun and pay for some van juice. Cheers.

[@AndyDay]

@@paultaylorphotography9499 You're welcome! You caught me just as I'm trying to edit my next video. ☺️ Good luck with it and let me know how you get on!

[@paultaylorphotography9499]

@@AndyDay beat ya mate I got mine edited couple hours ago goes live tmorra was easy just a slide show from today’s rugby📷 I’ll check your other vids mate but sleep time now. Will let ya know how the postcard road to fame n fortune goes 🙄

[@brendaschrider2321]

Could you give me information on how to set up a shop please?

[@AndyDay]

I use Squarespace but there are cheaper, more functional options out there. Check out pixieset.com

[@tomashudolin7197]

This is superb idea, but I don't believe that someone will buy a postcard for 6euro in our country... :(

[@smitbow1]

I hope this comment helps with the algorithm.

[@AndyDay]

Thanks, appreciate it!

[@angeljanewiser394]

Get to the point please

[@AndyDay]

Hi AngelJane. Please do not watch any more of my videos. Thanks! 😊