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Smugmug

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By Linda Roeder, About.com

The Bottom Line

Upload and store your photos. Share them openly or password protect them and only share them with friends and family. Link to your photos so they show up in Web pages, online auctions and more. Create a personal bio page so people with know who you are and what your photos are about.
Pros
  • printing of photos possible
  • free to use
  • external linking
Cons
  • not a web site builder

Description

  • Upload and share photos and video clips
  • Password protect your photos or leave them open for all to see
  • Upload all your photos in minutes
  • Unlimited photo storage
  • Personal bio page for your photos
  • Add captions, footers, custom colors, backgrounds, scripts, and style sheets to your photos
  • Link to your photos from other sites to have them show up on the pages
  • Keep track of how many people visit your photos
  • Photos can be viewed as a slideshow
  • Friends and family can even download photos from your site and print them on their printers

Guide Review - Smugmug

Not only can you upload photos to this photo hosting service but you can also upload video clips. Your photo storage capacity is unlimited so upload your photos and video clips and share them with your friends and family. Only want to share them with certain people? Password protect them.

A personal bio is offered with each account so you can tell people who you are or keep family updated with the latest happenings at your home. Add captions and footers to your photos to let people know what's happening in each photo.

Editing photos is also easy. Use custom colors, backgrounds, scripts and style sheets to your photos. Link to your photos from other Web sites too. Add photos to your personal Web site, eBay or anywhere else.

Keep track of who's visiting your photo hosting site. Let friends and family download your photos and even print them on their own printers. Or have them view your photo album as a slideshow.

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