We regret to inform everyone that we were forced to shut down Eppic Surf for an unknown amount of time. Because of the sites populariy, we were forced to switch to a dedicated which raised our operating costs 10x! We hope to restructure and return!!
Information
- Founded:
- June 1, 2007
Basic Info
- Founded:
- June 1, 2007
Detailed Info
- Company Overview:
- Dear Friends,
In the past three years it has been our pleasure to welcome you to our community of Surfers and Photographers. It has been our pleasure to see your crafts develop and it has been our pleasure to see you earn revenue. Recently Eppic Surf became so popular where a huge amount of content was uploaded to the site daily that we were forced to move the site to a dedicated server. This move raised our monthly hosting fees by ten times! Before the move, Eppic Surf was cruising and... (read more) - Mission:
- Eppic Surf succeeds when its members succeed! Eppic Surf makes it possible for photographers to have an instant online storefront. Every image they upload to their profile SESSIONS is available for sale as a print or digital download. Eppic Surf keeps a total of 18% of profits made by the member photographers on the site (15% plus 3% transaction fee.) For example, when a customer orders an 8x10 photo, Eppic Surf charges the photographer $3 for the actual print. the photographer is free to set his or her own price, but that size generally costs $25. This means that the markup is $22. Eppic Surf keeps 15% - about $3.50, plus the 3% transaction fee - while the rest goes to the photographer, about $17.50. Eppic Surf takes the order, makes the print and makes the deliver to the customer anywhere in the world, regardless of where the photographer or buyer lives, leaving the photographers to do what they do best - create images.
Eppic Surf is also in the process of establishing a stock photo agency where photo buyers will have access to the tens of thousands of images uploaded to the site every month. We are also establishing relationships with third-party sellers of content, all in the hopes of creating as much revenue as possible for our member photographers.
We are also currently exploring the use of traditional and non-traditional advertising on the site including (participatory video ads) promotions, sponsorships, contextual-based advertising and traditional banner advertising. - Products:
- Personal surf photography, Online profile, photographer storefront, prints, print products (such as coffee mugs and t-shirts) digital downloads, editorial licenses.
- Facebook Page:
- http://www.facebook.com/EppicSurf