Turning your website from just a portfolio into a business outlet.

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  flasheventphotography · Member · Jul 5, 2011 at 4:58 pm

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  Ok so I have been hanging around here for a while now, now finally I have got around to creating my own website via word press. A challenge itself.

  I dont however know how to turn the website side of things into a commercial front. Any Idea Tips on how to do this and what avenues work best. I.E try and sell prints off the site or try and get commissions through the site.

  If anyone can help that would me amazing and maybe I could help you with something in return.

  The site in question is

  http://www.nicktaylorphotography.com

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Jul 5, 2011 at 5:14 pm

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  Excuse me but what do you mean by “commercial”? no blogger initiated advertising, retailing or reselling the work created or services provided by anyone other than yourself is allowed on free hosted wordpress.COM blogs. E-commerce transactions via shopping carts and the like cannot be conducted on free blogs from and being free hosted by wordpress.COM

  The advertising exceptions noted in support documentation are for high traffic blogs that qualify for and are accepted into the Ad Control program, and for extremely high traffic blogs that qualify and are accepted into the paid VIP hosting program.
  http://vip.wordpress.com/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/advertising/
  The exceptions noted in support documentation with regard to affiliate links are found here: http://en.wordpress.com/types-of-blogs/

  On WordPress.com blogs provided we can use only the Contact Form here >
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact-form/
  and the unencrypted paypal donation button > http://en.support.wordpress.com/paypal/

  Consequently those who want advertising and/or affiliate links and/or ecommerce capabilities choose to hire a web host and set up a free software install for self hosting from WordPress.org. Refer to > http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

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  raincoaster · Member · Jul 6, 2011 at 2:13 am

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  This is the kind of question that consultants like me get good money to answer. What’s your budget on that?