I want to build something like the service of [login to view URL] and I am trying to find out about how much this would cost. I will take about a week to two weeks to gather enough bids to really get an average. If there is a bid well within my budget, then I would certainly like to move forward with this project.
Please take some time to signup and understand what [login to view URL] offers. I really like the fact that I can add some simple javascript to any site and I can instantly start selling photo prints.
I would like to do something very similar but with a different printing partner. I am considering partnering with [login to view URL] or [login to view URL] I am open to suggestions on other photo printers who can also provide the necessary API to connect the requests for photo prints. At this time you may assume the right API will be available to you.
For the ecommerce and shopping cart I only need to offer PayPal or Google Checkout. You may want to become familiar with the new PayPal payments API which allows payments to be divided to various vendors. For instance, when a buyer makes a payment, the photo printer will receive his price and I will receive my commission.
Thank you for taking the time to understand my project. Please ask lots of questions about any issues or uncertainties you foresee.
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* * *This broadcast message was sent to all bidders on Tuesday Sep 1, 2009 1:08:04 PM:
Dear Bidder, I appreciate you taking the time to understand my problem. To help you decide for sure about working on this project, here is some more info. I am looking into partnering with [login to view URL] or [login to view URL] to do my printing and shipping. They have an API and I am in conversation with them. FYI, I do not need to copy the [login to view URL] website. Just their fancy shopping cart and sending the order details through an API to my printing partner. I also need to use PayPal to distribute the payment three ways. One portion goes to my printing partner. The other goes to the designer's account and a third portion goes to me. I know PayPal has a new API for this. I guess what I want to copy from FotoMoto is the easy integration into my website where I would only need to add some simple code to my website template (php files). The code would get all the details for the photo(s) chosen. Upon checkout all the other details are sent to my printing partner. I hope this helps you in your analysis of my problem.
* * *This broadcast message was sent to all bidders on Tuesday Sep 1, 2009 1:11:42 PM:
Just a small correction. To keep my PayPal transaction fees down, I think you would only need to divide the customer's payment two ways instead of three ways. One portion goes to printing partner, the second portion goes to me. At the end of the month, I can send all my designer's their portion. What do you think?