Hi. I have been trying to find information on setting up a new framing business online. I have many years experience as a 'high street' picture framer but sold my gallery and framing business a few years back. I would now like to start up again but as an online business only.
I am currently looking at both Dropshipping and Print on Demand business models but neither are, so far, proving ideal.
My ambition would be to have an online service along the lines of the e-frame.co.uk and many other 'fast-frame' businesses but, and this is crucial, offer as high a level of customer service as I did when I had a 'physical' high street shop. I don't want to be international or even national. I just want to offer a quality framing service but one where the customer has the option of engaging online rather than in person.
My question is; are there software packages out there that would integrate with my own website to provide a potential customer with a choice of mouldings mount board, level of finish, customisation options etc and a 'real time' view of their frame as it is constructed and a finished cost?
Or, do I have to go down the route of hiring a coder to write the software for me? this would be very expensive I suspect.
Any help or advice you could give would be very much appreciated.
Software query
-
- Posts: 1902
- Joined: Sat 26 Sep, 2015 8:48 am
- Location: West Wales
- Organisation: George The Framer LLP
- Interests: Gardening, design, electronic music, good food and beverages.
- Contact:
Re: Software query
This link is from Framers Only on facebook.
https://merchants.frameshops.com/prices ... BbyvpblFWo
https://merchants.frameshops.com/prices ... BbyvpblFWo
Justin George GCF(APF)
Insta: georgetheframer
Insta: georgetheframer
-
- Posts: 81
- Joined: Tue 30 Sep, 2014 9:01 pm
- Location: Eastleigh
- Organisation: We Frame It
- Interests: Professional picture framer. Triathlete
www.weframeit.biz
- GeoSpectrum
- Posts: 2152
- Joined: Fri 01 Oct, 2010 11:49 am
- Location: Lincolnshire
- Organisation: Ashcraft Framing
- Interests: Family, x-country skiing, wine, art, Jazz
- Location: Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
- Contact:
Re: Software query
Or try Zoom consultations?
Alan Huntley
Ashcraft Framing
Bespoke Easels and Self-assembly tray frames
http://www.ashcraftframing.co.uk
Ashcraft Framing
Bespoke Easels and Self-assembly tray frames
http://www.ashcraftframing.co.uk
-
- Posts: 3
- Joined: Tue 20 Apr, 2021 10:23 pm
- Location: New York City
- Organisation: FrameShops.com
- Interests: EPL and action movies
Re: Software query
Thanks for the shout out Justin.
Artbox, I am the owner of a small frame shop in NYC and the owner of the frameshops.com software platform. We just launch it on Christmas Eve 2020
I am working on something similar though may not be the exact same you are lookin for. Would you like to tell me how you would imagine this software you have in mind to work? Since the pandemic and the eventual closing of my NYC shop (whish is still closed since March 2020), I have been trying to think up ways and ideas to do the kind of things you are looking to online.
This is my first post here in this forum.
Artbox, I am the owner of a small frame shop in NYC and the owner of the frameshops.com software platform. We just launch it on Christmas Eve 2020
I am working on something similar though may not be the exact same you are lookin for. Would you like to tell me how you would imagine this software you have in mind to work? Since the pandemic and the eventual closing of my NYC shop (whish is still closed since March 2020), I have been trying to think up ways and ideas to do the kind of things you are looking to online.
This is my first post here in this forum.
Mo Elyas
https://framers.com/
https://merchants.frameshops.com/
https://framersonly.com/
New York City, U.S.A.
https://framers.com/
https://merchants.frameshops.com/
https://framersonly.com/
New York City, U.S.A.
-
- Posts: 1902
- Joined: Sat 26 Sep, 2015 8:48 am
- Location: West Wales
- Organisation: George The Framer LLP
- Interests: Gardening, design, electronic music, good food and beverages.
- Contact:
Re: Software query
Hey Mo, Welcome to the Framers Forum!
I didn't realise that you we're Frame Shops.com.
You'll find this forum a little more relaxed than FO
I didn't realise that you we're Frame Shops.com.
You'll find this forum a little more relaxed than FO
Justin George GCF(APF)
Insta: georgetheframer
Insta: georgetheframer
-
- Posts: 3
- Joined: Tue 20 Apr, 2021 10:23 pm
- Location: New York City
- Organisation: FrameShops.com
- Interests: EPL and action movies
Re: Software query
I was told to sign up here.
Haha! I like relaxed.
Haha! I like relaxed.
Mo Elyas
https://framers.com/
https://merchants.frameshops.com/
https://framersonly.com/
New York City, U.S.A.
https://framers.com/
https://merchants.frameshops.com/
https://framersonly.com/
New York City, U.S.A.
- Gesso&Bole
- Posts: 954
- Joined: Wed 24 Mar, 2010 3:35 pm
- Location: Nottingham
- Organisation: Jeremy Anderson Picture Frame Maker
- Interests: Framing pictures, testing out the latest gismos, and sharing picture framing knowledge
- Contact:
Re: Software query
Welcome Mo
Jeremy (Jim) Anderson
Picture Framer and Framing Industry Educator
https://www.jeremyanderson.co.uk/
https://www.instagram.com/ja_picture_framer/
Picture Framer and Framing Industry Educator
https://www.jeremyanderson.co.uk/
https://www.instagram.com/ja_picture_framer/
-
- Posts: 3
- Joined: Tue 20 Apr, 2021 10:23 pm
- Location: New York City
- Organisation: FrameShops.com
- Interests: EPL and action movies
Re: Software query
Thank you. You are very kind.
Mo Elyas
https://framers.com/
https://merchants.frameshops.com/
https://framersonly.com/
New York City, U.S.A.
https://framers.com/
https://merchants.frameshops.com/
https://framersonly.com/
New York City, U.S.A.