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Picsello

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What is Picsello?

Photography business management software is for photographers, and helps them manage, market, and manage their business at every stage. It includes a client booking system, where the user can create and view sessions and events right from a calendar, as…

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What is Picsello?

Photography business management software is for photographers, and helps them manage, market, and manage their business at every stage. It includes a client booking system, where the user can create and view sessions and events right from a calendar, as well as promote upcoming events right from a…

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Product Details

What is Picsello?

Photography business management software is for photographers, and helps them manage, market, and manage their business at every stage. It includes a client booking system, where the user can create and view sessions and events right from a calendar, as well as promote upcoming events right from a public profile. Integrated email supports communicating with clients, and its streamlined process guides clients through the entire booking process so they can view availability and proposals, sign contracts, and submit payments for each booking.

And Picsello’s Studio Manager was designed to help convert more leads and book more clients, featuring prewritten emails, booking, invoicing, contracts, and an inbox so that the in-built CRM provides an all-access client communication hub.

Picsello Technical Details

Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
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May 03, 2023

I wish I'd had Picsello when I first started my business in 2004!

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Laine Anderson
Photographer
Laine Anderson Photography (Photography, 1-10 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I started using Picsello a few months ago and quickly fell in love! I started my business in 2004 and if this had been available to me then, my business would have been a lot more successful a lot quicker. The photo galleries come with access to an amazing printer so your clients can order directly from there and the profit goes straight to you. The best feature I think is the Smart Profit Calculator! You enter in all the info about your business: how many hours you want to work, how much you'd like to make that year, etc... All of your photography expenses are already included and you can customize your details so you'll see exactly what to do to earn at maximum potential. I think the only thing it won't do is take the photos for you.
Pros and Cons
  • Smart Profit Calculator helps you make money from your business!
  • Photo Galleries are already linked to a world class printer so your clients can start ordering right away.
  • Control over pricing allows you to set the profit you earn from print and product sales.
  • An embed lead form is available so you can get new clients directly from your website started as a lead in Picsello.
  • People like flexibility and being able to work with previously established vendors that are different from the print vendor currently available in Picsello. I know additional partnerships are forthcoming and once they do I think this product will only increase in popularity.
  • One feature that would be helpful is to be able to block off time in the calendar so potential clients can view your availability.
  • I'd like to be able to enter multiple contacts under a single client. If you have a large group and you have their email addresses you could send the gallery to more than one person but from the same job.
Likelihood to Recommend
Picsello helps you stay on task. I have struggled with being too nice to clients in regards to when they pay for my services but Picsello fixed that. A payment schedule is included in the proposal process so when you send the email to your client, they'll get their contract, questionnaire, pricing details and a request for payment to secure booking. That's one less item on my to-do list and I can move forward with my workflow.
Picsello Feature Ratings
Sales Force Automation (9)
31.11111111111111%
3.1
Customer data management / contact management
80%
8.0
Workflow management
100%
10.0
Territory management
N/A
N/A
Opportunity management
N/A
N/A
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)
N/A
N/A
Contract management
N/A
N/A
Quote & order management
100%
10.0
Interaction tracking
N/A
N/A
Channel / partner relationship management
N/A
N/A
Customer Service & Support (3)
33.333333333333336%
3.3
Case management
N/A
N/A
Call center management
N/A
N/A
Help desk management
100%
10.0
Marketing Automation (2)
100%
10.0
Lead management
100%
10.0
Email marketing
100%
10.0
CRM Project Management (3)
33.333333333333336%
3.3
Task management
N/A
N/A
Billing and invoicing management
100%
10.0
Reporting
N/A
N/A
CRM Reporting & Analytics (3)
N/A
N/A
Forecasting
N/A
N/A
Pipeline visualization
N/A
N/A
Customizable reports
N/A
N/A
Customization (4)
N/A
N/A
Custom fields
N/A
N/A
Custom objects
N/A
N/A
Scripting environment
N/A
N/A
API for custom integration
N/A
N/A
Security (2)
N/A
N/A
Role-based user permissions
N/A
N/A
Single sign-on capability
N/A
N/A
Social CRM (2)
N/A
N/A
Social data
N/A
N/A
Social engagement
N/A
N/A
Integrations with 3rd-party Software (2)
50%
5.0
Marketing automation
N/A
N/A
Compensation management
100%
10.0
Platform (1)
100%
10.0
Mobile access
100%
10.0
Return on Investment
  • By incorporating everything I need in a single email to my client, it saves me time. The contract, questionnaire, pricing details and payment are all sent over in one email and the automation takes over from there as the client signs everything and returns it with payment. So much time saved!
  • Having all my clients saved in this platform is a space saver for my Contacts app and so easy for me to contact them on the go since Picsello is mobile-ready. I can use it's full features anywhere!
  • The questionnaires are a godsend! I use to have word documents saved all over my laptop from clients but having everything in the Picsello app is way move convenient!
  • The photo galleries are given a password and it's automatically entered into the email you send your clients when you share the gallery. I used to have to come up with a password and keep track of it in case a client lost it. Such a pain! This is so much easier and I literally don't even think about this anymore since Picsello does it for me!
Alternatives Considered
Against Pixieset: I like Picsello better for a client experience and managing pricing and galleries. Pixieset is too complicated and cumbersome. Setting up the store is required before you can sell products on Pixieset and that's one large step more than Picsello. Against Honeybook: This is a product that's too generic and doesn't have even half the features of Picsello. It might work for freelance type work but a photographer needs way more than what is offered. It's just not made for photographers so it fails to hit the mark. Shootproof is another I tried but it's just not robust enough. There aren't enough features to help you successfully run your business, but if you'd like to add music to a photo montage, they've got you covered. That's fun to have but it's more important to earn a livable income and Picsello has them all beat with the Smart Profit Calculator!
Other Software Used
Adobe PhotoShop, Apple iCloud Calendar (iCal), Stripe
Usability
10
Picsello is a 10 because it has everything I need to successfully run my photography business. I can communicate with my client, get them booked and paid all in one location. I don't need a separate gallery manager, I don't need to remember gallery passwords, I don't have to worry if I remembered to send a contract to a client, I don't have to worry if I don't hear back from a client about their gallery because Picsello will tell me when they logged in to view it. And best of all, I know what I need to charge in order to earn the goal I set for myself and at the end of the day, it's all about earning money doing something you love!
Support Rating
10
The people at Picsello are genuinely interested in seeing you succeed! Are you having trouble deciding what to charge? They have a Mastermind Facebook group, and they have business coaching available. Are you frazzled and just need a little extra help, Customer Success is there to listen and dive into the app with you. Are you new and just need some guidance? Customer Success is there to walk you through the process or send links to demo videos or to sign you up for a one-on-one meeting. These people have been truly nice to me as I've gotten help and learned the product. Customer Service is a big deal to me and this company is going to have my business for a long time.
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