As we’ve been enhancing the NEW Store Sites, we have put great effort into developing methods that would make sales easier and faster for you as a business owner. One area that we have significantly expanded compared to any other e-Commerce solution available in the photographic industry is the “Coupons and Discounts” section.  In this blog, I’m going to show you:

1. What we have offered in the past
2. The NEW features that are available for you as of today
3. Give you exclusive access into a webinar where we give an inside look along with tips on how to use them!

Knowing that there are unlimited types of discounts that a seller might want to offer, we did some research within our customer base as well as other online stores to find what the most needed discount types are. We are excited to announce that we have even more options for you to use now with the PhotoBiz Store than any other solution out there in the photographic industry!   Further, you can create an unlimited number of coupons in your Store, and customize them to your business’ needs.

Below we have listed the different types of discounts with their descriptions and an example of a coupon you can create with each, along with screen shots!

Register for our Webinar

December 9th (2:00 PM EST)

We are excited about the many options that we have available for clients in the new Store related to discounts and coupons. We just released more options as well so we are going to take this opportunity to give you an in-depth look and explain all of the options that are available for you to use. Come learn about these great Discount and Coupon options!

(Playback will be available on the community soon after the live webinar concludes)

Our Store Sites Launched in July with the following options for you:

The PhotoBiz Store launched with some great options regarding discounts and coupons for you to offer to your clients.  While they are pretty standard offerings by other available solutions, PhotoBiz is great at making them incredibly easy to use.  Our easy to use interface and passionate phone support team to help you are a couple of things that really separate PhotoBiz from the rest.

Percentage Discounts

% Off Total Order – With this coupon, you can also set a minimum and maximum order total to apply the discount to.
– Example: 15% off your order of $35 or more

% Off Single Item – With this coupon, you select a specific item from your Prints, Products, Packages or Services to apply the discount to.

- Example: 20% off the Deluxe Wedding Package

% Off Group of Items – With this coupon, you are able to select several items that are eligible for the discount, as well as set a minimum and maximum number to receive the discount.

- Example: 10% off all Leather Albums

Dollar Discounts

$ Off Total Order – This coupon allows you to set a minimum and maximum order total in addition to the specific dollar amount you’d like to discount the order total.

- Example: $50 off your order of $500 or more

$ Off Single Item – This coupon allows you to select a specific item from your Prints, Products, Packages and Services to receive the discount.

- Example: $10 off one 16×20 print

$ Off Group of Items – This coupon allows you to select several items that are eligible for the discount, as well as set a minimum and maximum number to receive the discount.

- Example: $5 off 8x10s, up to 5.

Today, we bring you “Buy One Get One” Discounts

“Buy One, Get One” (BOGO) Discounts have become very popular in virtually every industry, but PhotoBiz is the FIRST to bring this solution to the photographic industry for online orders!  Let me show you the three different ways that this can be applied in the PhotoBiz Store:

Buy One, Get One % Off – With this coupon, you are able to require the purchase of a specific item in order to receive a percentage discount on another specified item. You can choose whether or not the discounted item is the same as the required item.

- Example: Buy One 8×10, Get One 30% Off

Buy One, Get One $ Off - With this coupon, you are able to require the purchase of a specific item in order to receive a dollar discount on another specified item. You can choose whether or not the discounted item is the same as the required item.

- Example: Buy One Proof Book, Get One $20 Off

Buy One, Get One Free – With this coupon, you are able to require the purchase of a specific item in order to receive a second item free. You can choose whether or not the free item is the same as the required item.

- Example: Buy One 4×6, Get One Free

How It Works

Step 1: Choose the type of coupon you would like to create from the list of coupons.

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Once you choose the coupon you would like to create you will be taken to a second screen to enter a custom coupon code, a description (for your use), activation/expiration dates and set the maximum number of uses. Depending on the coupon, you will also enter the percentage off or dollar amount off.

Coupons that require specific items will have consecutive screens that will allow you to choose either groups of items in a category or specific item(s) required.

Below are a couple of different examples of coupons that can be created, showing the second and consecutive (if applicable) steps.

Example 1: 15% off your order of $35 or more

Step 2: Set the coupon information including the dollar amount for the discount.

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Example 2: Example: Buy One 4×6, Get One Free
Step 2: Set coupon information.

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Step 3: Choose the item that must be purchased.

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Step 4: Choose the item that will be free.

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Now comes the fun part – deciding what type of discounts you’d like to offer to your customers!  Leave us your comments below and be sure to share this great feature with your friends!

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