Micro Products
Microstock photographers can build a portfolio online of image files for sale, or they can use their own low cost legal images for product manufacture. Use up your rainy day energy looking at promotional merchandise that can be customized with your image file products and sold online. Products can be priced according to scarcity.
Canisters with image decals and custom t-shirts make great gifts. Stop shopping for second rate uninspired gifts if your photographs can make amazing framed gifts in and of themselves. By being able to provide these gifts to others you can start a home business or develop a product line via Ebay or an online shopping cart.
Lots of various items come in “plain wrap” form now. Even premade Chinese food boxes or antiqued decoupage cookie tins can have laminated or other finish custom images applied. Any type of item or home decoration, even lampshade cutouts or decoupaged lamp based of ceramic glazed prints of your pictures can make amazing gifts. Especially since you can find colors to match any hostess’ decor.
Ever looked in the office of someone really distinctive and seen what photographs they have on the wall? Photographs make distinctive but non-controversial office decorations. Many big corporations actually have number serigraphs and pencil drawings on the walls that belong to their art collections. Products made uniquely in this manner are valued by the recipient. They could be worth something commercially in a few decades.
A basic Google search online can yield thousands of articles on how to make products from images. Since the photographer owns the images they own the product. Any product they can make can be repeated and exclusive to the photographer. The benefits of a startup product based business is that early orders can be customized and lots of beneficial communication can take place. Feedback on images and requests for photography can fine tune a business.
One of the most astonishing problems with custom orders and beginning online product based businesses is that inventors forget to take pictures of the product before shipping! Using pictures online as a reference for custom orders or repeat orders is invaluable as a context for order discussion. Even a quarter of the image above could make an attractive laminate for a pair of bookends.
Tote bags with fabric made from image printing and more can be made available by Christmas. Unique commemorative collages of colleges or favorite vacation spots could amaze a lucky recipient. Bookmarks of favorite places or coffee mugs with special meaning can be this year’s hit Christmas gift. Best of all, your holiday shopping will be done early!
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August 10th, 2009
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