Online Portfolio Website Features
Every BigBlackBag Online Portfolio
Website is packed with brilliant features designed around the
needs of creative professionals.
No programming skills required.
Your
Own FREE* Domain Name or use your existing one
www.MyCoolDomain.com – and it's included in your
annual fee! We take care of the registration or show you what
to do
if you already own your own domain.
*Domain
fee is $12 for monthly subscribers.
Domains that we purchase for you include .com, .net and .info TLDs
only. If you want to use any other TLD, you will have to purchase
it separately.
Credit is not given for a domain that you currently own and its
management remains in your care.
Three
Email Addresses
You may choose 3 email addresses,
such as info@mycooldomain.com and we'll save you the
hassle by
automatically forwarding them to your current ISP email
account(s). POP email
with webmail is also available at no additional
cost. Additional addresses are available upon request for free.
Unlimited
Self-Named Folios and Galleries
We offer two levels of organization
for your images and media. You can create and name unlimited
Folios and then name & place unlimited Galleries
within your Folios. Your viewers will love this category,
sub-category approach as it is the perfect way to organize
your work for quick and easy navigation.
Unlimited
Media - All Media Types
 Your
BigBlackBag portfolio is truly BIG. Unlike, some services
that limit you to
a certain
number of
pages or images, you are restricted only by the amount
of disk space in your account, so you can showcase
as many jpg's,
gif's,
png's, mp3's, PDF, Quicktime or Flash files as you
like. 100MBs of space is included in your account and
should
allow you
to show
over a 200 images. You may purchase inexpensive,
additional space as you need it. Every BigBlackBag
includes unlimited
bandwidth
so you never
have to worry about additional fees for heavy usage.
Smart
Portfolio Features: Quick Gallery Viewer, Thumbnail
Slider and Slide Show
Our sophisticated portfolio features
work in tandem to make viewing your work slick, simple and
effective.
- The Quick
Gallery Viewer is an automatically generated drop
down menu which allows users to enter a gallery with
just a
single
click
- The Thumbnail
Slider allows viewers to browse your thumbnails and
your work without having to
click back and forth between pages
- The Gallery Slide Show
allows viewers to sit back and watch an automated slide show
of all your work within a gallery
Our system automatically sizes your
images as well providing for the best possible viewing
experience.
You may choose between two gallery thumbnail
layouts so you can present your work in a fashion that
makes sense to you.
Click
to view the gallery layout diagrams.
4 Viewing Sizes For Images
 BigBlackBag
is the only service to offer 4 viewing sizes for your images.
The fourth viewing size is an optional, unlimited
size for High Definition detail. That means we'll show your
work as big as you give it to us. So now Graphic Designers and
Copywriters
can make sure that their work is read easily!
Media Protection: Download Lock
& 2 Types of Watermarks
We know that your work is precious
to you so we provide you the ability to automatically
watermark your work with either your name or with a semi-transparent
copyright symbol, or both! For further protection,
you
can also prevent users from downloading*
your media
with
our
Download Lock feature which limits a user's ability
to save an image to disk.
*No download prevention is
entirely infallible. A malicious user may steal your work
by reading source code
or taking screen captures.
Full
Keyword Search
Your viewers can search your entire
library by keywords or phrases and narrow down
their results by simply typing in AND, OR & NOT between
keywords. This feature is excellent especially
if you plan on selling stock, prints or products online.
You may hide this feature. Electronic
Media Kits
This feature makes it easy for prospective clients to remember
your work and how to reach you. While browsing through
your portfolio, your viewers are only
a click away
from
emailing
themselves
or a peer a single image or your entire
portfolio*. You may suppress any image
from being emailed.
*This
feature applies to image files only.
Commercial
Proofing Feature - $39 extra/year
This tool is perfect for commercial artists,
designers and photographers who need to present proofs to their
clients. This feature keeps the proofing management process
simple by allowing you to easily upload images, movies, MP3s
and PDF files into a password
protected area on your website. Your clients can then browse
through this area and even make comments on each file.
They may also
update each file's status
from
awaiting approval, approved, approved
with changes and rejected by
simply selecting from a drop down menu. You may use this feature
to deliver high res files as well. This feature is automatically
available to all trial members so you may test it out for free.
NEW! Event
Proofing Feature - $249 extra/year
Designed for event photographers, this
feature allows your clients to easily proof and purchase their
wedding, portrait or other event photos directly through your
website. Built with incredibly powerful features, this tool
is comparable to many popular online proofing tools. However,
unlike these services we have no monthly fees, no commissions,
no upload fees, no storage fees and no limits on the number
of images or events you may create. This feature is automatically
available to all trial members so you may test it out for free.
Click
here to
learn more and view screen shots. Click
here to try the demo - password
is demo.
Sell
Your Artwork, Photos or Electronic Files Online
With just a few simple clicks, your website easily integrates
with your PayPal© account
so you can sell your artwork, photography prints or electronic files online (your
customers do not need a PayPal account to complete a transaction via Paypal).
When selling electronic files such as stock photos or illustrations, password
protected downloads are automatically created for your customer so you don't
even have to lift a finger to deliver the goods! You can sell up to 4 types or
sizes of electronic file per item so your customers get what they expect from
any stock agency. We even offer two drop down menus so you can up-sell your customers
on things like frames, shipping options or different resolution downloads, the
choices are yours. Every BigBlackBag online portfolio website allows you to turn
20 of your gallery images into items for sale (there is no limit on the number
of sales yoiu may make with the 20 items). You may sell unlimited gallery items
for just $79 per year.
Flash Animation Builder
Create your own animated flash
home page by simply uploading up to 6 of your own images. Choose
between transition effects and timing. It only takes
about a minute to create a lasting impression!
Music
Soundtrack
Add
your own soundtrack or choose from our royalty free library
of tunes. Your viewers are able to
turn off the sound with
one simple click.
Guestbook Feature
What good's a web site if you can't see
who's looking at it?
All our web sites include a Guestbook feature that allows your viewers
to drop you a line and leave their info so you may contact them.
Mailing List Manager
& Mass Email Feature
And once you've collected a database of
names, our mass email feature makes it easy for you to contact
them. Choose from 2 stylish email layouts, add your
own headline image and content and press send – it's that
easy to contact hundreds of people at once.
User's
who wish to opt-out from receiving any
further communication simply click a link in the email and
their name is automatically removed from your database, so
you don't
need to worry about bothering them again.
Downloads Feature
Allow viewers to download files like resumes,
price lists and tear sheets. Support for Word, pdf
and zip files. You can add passwords to your download page
as well so you can control who downloads what.
Links Feature
Got some recommendations? List your favorite
links to other web sites. All links pop open a new browser window
so users can return to your site easily.
Events Feature
Perfect for event photographers who shoot
weddings or corporate events. With just a few simple
clicks, you can list your events with a photo and provide your
users with a link to an online print-proofing service such as
Pictage.com
or PrintRoom.com.
6 Self-Named Pages
You can also create and name up to 6 of
your own pages and add information like pricing, copyrights or
purchasing
information – the choice is yours.
FREE Search Engine Submission and
Search Engine Optimization Tools
Our service automatically chooses your
keywords and meta tags based on the info you enter. You are
free to tweak them at anytime if you prefer. Furthermore,
our service allows you to input important information such
as image alt tags, keywords, titles and descriptions that
are crucial in aiding the search engines in indexing your
visual portfolio website. Our site map feature also
makes for easier indexing of your website. As an added bonus,
we'll
submit your site to over 1000 search engines* for FREE
(a $45 value).
*Search engine rankings cannot be guaranteed.
Web Traffic
Statistics
We supply you with a basic traffic counter in your administration
section, so only
you will know how many people are visiting your
site. Should you prefer a more detailed statistics package,
we can provide you with a graphical statistics package on request
for free.
Easy-To-Use
Administration with Unlimited Free Updates
This password protected section allows you
to control all aspects of your online portfolio website including
site design and maintenance, uploading media, reviewing statistics & remaining
disk space as well as purchasing additional features or renewing
your account. You do not need to
have any programming
skills
or use any third-party software. Easy-to-follow
instructions
are provided where required but most changes take just a few
simple clicks. There are no limits, so make
as many changes as you like as often as you like!
 View
the demo of our administration section in action.
Error Reporting
Though unlikely, errors do occasionally occur on any website and
we're prepared. Your users see a friendly error
page, not some confusing server message. Furthermore, all errors
are instantly emailed to us so we can resolve them ASAP.
Reliable and Effective 24/7
Right Hook Media, the parent company of BigBlackBag.com, has
been building, hosting and marketing websites for almost a
decade so we know a thing-or-two about giving you and your
web viewers a very satisfying experience. Your online portfolio
website is hosted
on rock solid ASP servers working in concert with MS SQL database
servers that are among the fastest in the industry from a state-of-the-art
data center that is connected to the internet by OC-3 lines
- in short stable and fast!
We are available to
you by toll free telephone or by email and all requests
are answered usually within the hour. Our
support is highly rated by our customers. Please review
our customer testimonials so
you may take their word for it, not ours!
Sign-up or try us for 7 days free of charge.
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