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I'm actually working on this idea right now!

We want to take backing up, sharing, and monetizing and make them very simple and enjoyable to do. We've started rolling out slowly already, our goal is to be open to the public within a month or so.

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I hope your business model doesn't rely too heavily on the "monetizing" aspect. I know there are lots of photo hosting services with a "sell prints" option, but I get the impression not very many people actually use those in enough volume to cover the hosting costs. I'm imagining a non-pro track that's targeted at the enthusiast who just wants backup and sharing, but won't actually sell any prints. I'll be watching.

We don't make any money off of prints, only the photographers do. The business model is subscriptions.

This is good to hear. BTW, it might help if you had a little more info on your landing page about the service. For example, I can't tell if this is going to be aimed at true pros who are willing to shell out a decent amount of money, or if I'm going to be able to afford it for my own pro-sumer needs. Having to sign up for a mailing list and wait in order to potentially find out that I'm nowhere near the target audience is frustrating.

Heh, it is unfortunate that there's very little info there. We put it up a while ago and have been so focused on actually building the app that updating the website seemed unimportant. :)

Look at it this way. Improving your website (which is already nice btw) means more people signing up to be notified when you are ready to launch.

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