Despite the title, The Amateur Enthusiast system is ideal for any photographer wanting to share their work online. With web based content administration and web based gallery managenent owning your own website has never been easy. Use your time to be a photographer, not a webmaster!
Features - See an overview of the key features and functionality the Amateur Enthusiast system.
Quick Tour - See the Amateur Enthusiast.
FAQ - Read the Frequently asked questions for the Amateur Enthusiast.
Pricing - View pricing structure for the Amateur Enthusiast system.
Getting Started - How to get started and order your own Amateur Enthusiast system.
Features
The Amateur Enthusiast Template is customizable so that the look and feel of the website is your own personal choice. We can even integrate third party templates to use with this template.
Manage it from the Web Browser
- Update your website Home Page, About Page, News Page, Links page without needing to know HTML or using a PC based website authoring software.
- Manage your galleries online, including adding, updating and deleting galleries, photographs, photograph information and products and prices.
- Managing galleries including built in resizing, uploading and deletion.
- Automatic Photo Watermarking System for added copyright protection (customizable watermark of your choice).
Website Automation and Protection
- Automatic Photo Watermarking System for added copyright protection (customizable watermark of your choice).
- Automatic resize of photographs on upload.
- Automatic notifications when a visitor signs your guestbook.
Your Custom Website
- All content is your own which can be edited to your own personal wording, this is done through the web browser.
- The main logo can be customised by changing colour and adding your own picture.
- The template can be integrated into a third party template purchased from our website below.
Home Page
- A home page to introduce your website and what visitors are likely to expect.
- The home page contains the latest galleries added to your gallery section.
Galleries
- As many galleries as your plan allows.
- As manay photographs in your galleries as your plan allows.
Online Guestbook
- Guests can sign your guestbook when visiting your website.
- Notification is sent to you when the guestbook is signed.
- All entries require approval before being posted to avoid SPAM or unwanted posts.
News
- A news section for posting recent events / information. Like everything else, this is fully manageable from the web browser.
Links
- A links page to share what you think are worthy websites. Links pages can also be used for link exchange to help with your website ranking in search engines.
Online Contact Form
- Visitors to your website can use the online contact form to contact you.
Paypal Shopping Cart
- Manage you photos to sell on your website using the integrated Paypal shopping cart.
- Set your own currency for your online shop.
- Manage packages and products for your photographs
System Requirements
- Internet Explorer 5.5+ for web based administration.
- Internet Connection
- Creativity and a Camera
Quick Tour
The Web Administration (WebAdmin)
Define your Page Content
- Define your page content for Home Page, News Page, About Page, Links Page
- Submit your changes
- Updated Instantly
Manage your Galleries
- Create a gallery, define gallery thumbnail, title and description
- Create a photograph and add to a gallery, define photograph image, title and description. Photo is resized and automatically watermarked.
- Assign photograph to a package if it is to be sold. A package contains products with prices (see below).
Manage your Products and Prices
- Create a package. A package is a container of products.
- Create a product and assign it to a package. Set the product title, description and price.
- Products are automatically displayed when a visitor purchases a photograph.
Sell your Photographs
- Define your Paypal email address.
- Visitors purchase products using the integrated shopping cart on your website.
- Orders are emailed to you for processing by Paypal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Can I have as many galleries as I like using this system?
A. Yes, the only constraint is the amount of disk space that your plan is allocated. If you use this quota of disk space, then a higher plan would be needed.
Q. Are there any additional charges if I choose to sell my photographs using the intergrated Paypal shopping cart?
A. No, there are no additional charges.
Q. Can I take the Amateur Enthusiast to another hosting provider?
A. No. The Amateur Enthusiast system is leased on a monthly basis and the code is not transferrable to another web hosting provider.
Q. Do I get email facilities with the Amateur Enthusiast system?
A. Yes, your plan provides email, web mail, SPAM filtering and also Virus protection.
Q. Can I upload multiple images at one time?
A. No, you can only upload one image at a time, this is because for each image you will be defining a title and description for the photograph, which mass upload functionality does not provide without the use of client side software (software running on your PC).
Q. What do I need to get started?
A. First we recommend a test drive. Please request a test drive of the system.
When you are ready to order, simply choose a Windows hosting plan and during checkout select Addon: Amateur Enthusiast System
You will be contacted after your order is approved to arrange customization needs.
Pricing
Compatible with any Windows hosting plan.
| Setup | $50 |
| Price / 1 Month | $5 |
| Price / 3 Month Pre Payment | $15 |
| Price / 6 Month Pre Payment | $25 |
| Price / 12 Month Pre Payment | $50 |
Note: Prices are in addition to the hosting plan cost.
Getting Started
First we recommend a test drive. Please request a test drive of the system.
When you are ready to order, simply choose a Windows hosting plan and during checkout select Addon: Amateur Enthusiast System
You will be contacted after your order is approved to arrange customization needs.