Frequently Asked Questions:
+ Do I have to pay to Sign up?
+ What does Capchr charges when I make a sale?
+ Do I need to link my account with any third party paymnet processor?
+ How do I track my sales?
+ How do I withdraw funds from my Capchr account?
+ Why do I have to sign a W-9 Form if I live in the United States to receive the full dollar amount made from sales?
+ What is the prefered photo format and resolution?
Do I have to pay to Sign up?
No, signing up is absulotley free.
What does Capchr charges when I make a sale?
We only charge a 17.9% transaction fee per order.
Do I need to link my account with any third party paymnet processor?
You do not need to do anything to enable your account to offer items for sale.
How do I withdraw funds from my Capchr account?
Using your email address, Capchr will forward your funds from sales less any costs associated through a Payment Processor (PayPal.com) on the 15th of every month for sales occurring during the preceding calendar month. You will not need to perform any extra steps.
How do I track my sales?
You may track your sales by going to "My Revenue" page located in the "My Account" page. In this page you will be able to view your exisitng sales for the current month.
Why do I have to sign a W-9 Form if I live in the United States to receive the full dollar amount made from sales?
For U.S. residents only. We are required by the United States Internal Revenue Service to collect, Individuals and Businesses, taxpayer information that earn income from Capchr.com.This information need be on file, otherwise we are required by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to withhold a percentage of income due to you. All taxpayer information collected will soley used to fufill Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requirements.
Click here
and enter your name and email address to request a secure online form to digitally sign. Please use the email address on your Capchr account.
- You will receive an email from Right Signature, our contract management partner, with a link to your secure online form.
- You will be able to sell photos within one business day of submission the W-9.
By mail:
You may mail in your signed
W-9
form.
CAPCHR INC
P.O. BOX 6731
Alameda, CA 94501
We support PNG and JPG files. RAW files are not supported at the moment. We also recommend you upload a photo resulotion of 2000 X 2000 pix or greater to enable buyers to use them for large prints or posters.
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Help:
+ Creating an account
+ Blogs
+ Gigs
+ Photos
+ Selling my photos
+ Profiles
+ Search
Creating an Account
Create an account
To create an Capchr account, click
here.
- Choose “Yes” if you are creating a photographer profile.
- Once you enter your account information, you should receive an email message at the address you indicated, containing a verification link.
- To verify your Account, simply click the verification link in the email message you receive or copy the link and paste it into your web browser's address bar.
- You’ll be redirected to the to the Create Profile page.
Please note: For your own privacy do not to share the verification link we provide you.
Create Profile
Once you are redirected to the Create Profile page to enter more detailed information to help your clients get a better understanding about your business.
Sign In to your account
You may 'SignIn' to your Capchr account by smply clicking on the 'Sign In' link at the top right corner of the Capchr page.
Once you're on the sign in page you need to enter the following:
- User Name
- Password
- Click on "Sign in' button
Change your email address
You may only have one email address associated with your account
To change the email address, you should do the following:
- Go to "My Account' page
- Enter your new email address, your password
- Click the 'Submit' button
- You will see the following message: "A verification email in sent to abc@abc.com. To complete your email update, please check your mail and follow the instructions provided."
- Check the new email address you specified for a message from Capchr, and then click the verification link in the email message sent to you. If the link is not working properly, you can copy and paste it into the address bar of your web browser and hit the "Enter" on your keyboard.
Retrieve your password "Forgot my password"
The password can be easliy reset if you forgot your password:
-
Click
here
- On the next page, enter the email address you used to access Capchr
- Check your email account for an email sent to you from Capchr with the subject "Capchr.com - Password request"
- Click the password reset link we provide in the email message
- You will then be taken to the Capchr site. Simply enter your new password, and then retype the password
- Click the 'Submit' button to save your new password
Update your location
You may change the location associated with your account:
- Go to 'My Account' page.
- Click on "Edit My Account'
- Enter your new information
- Click the 'Submit' button
Blogs
Post a Blog
To post a new Blog do the following:
- Click the ‘Blogs’ tab
- Once you’re in the Blogs page click the ‘Post’ link on the right
- Enter all the required information
- Click the ‘Preview’ button to make sure the information entered are correct
- Once completed click the ‘submit button’
Edit your Blog
To edit your existing Event do the following:
- To edit your existing Event do the following:
- Click the ‘Blogs’ tab
- Once you’re in the Blogs page click the ‘My Blogs’ link on the right
- Update the required information
- Click the ‘Preview’ button to make sure the information updated are correct
- Once completed click the ‘submit button’
Gigs
Post a Gig
To post a new Gig do the following:
- Click on ‘Gigs’ tab
- Once you’re in the project page click the ‘Create Gig’ link on the top left corner
- Enter all the required information
- Click the ‘Preview’ button to make sure the information entered are correct
- Once completed click the ‘submit button’
Edit your Gig
To edit your existing Gig do the following:
- Click on ‘Gig’ tab
- Once you’re in the Gig page click the ‘My Gigs’ link on the top left corner
- Select a gig
- Update the required information
- Click the ‘Preview’ button to make sure the information updated are correct
- Once completed click the ‘submit button’
Bid on a Gig
To make a bid on a Gig you must be logged into your account, if you’re not logged in you’ll be redirected to the login page
- Once you’re logged in enter the bid amount. Make sure the bid amount cannot be greater than the posted maximum bid amount
Delete a a Gig
You can only delete a Gig if you don't have any bidders on your posted Gig but it can be put on hold
Photos
Upload your photos
To upload photos to your Gallery you must be logged into your account:
- Go to “Photos” or ‘My Profile’ page
- Once you’re in the ‘Photos’ or Profile page click the ‘Upload Photos’ link
- In the Upload photos page click on the “Upload Photos” button. Here you may upload as many photo as you want by pressing down the shift or Ctrl key on your keyboard and click on the photos you want to upload
- Once your photos are uploaded you will be redirected to the Edit photos page
- In the Edit photos page you must select a category for each photo. You may select multiple photos at once by pressing down the shift Key and selecting each photo . You can only select a maximum of three categories
- Once you’re finished just navigate away from the page. No manual saving required. All changes are automatically saved
Edit your photos
To edit your Gallery you must be logged into your account:
- Go to “Photos” or ‘My Profile’ page
- Once you’re in the ‘Photos’ or profile page click the ‘Edit Photos’ link
- In the Edit photos page just make any changes you want
- Once you’re finished just navigate away from the page. No manual saving required. All changes are automatically saved
Delete your photos
To delete your photo you must be logged into your account:
- Go to “Photos” or ‘My Profile’ page
- Once you’re in the ‘Photos’ or profile page click the ‘Edit Photos’ link
- In the Edit photos page click on the (X) button on the top left corner of the photo you to wanted to be deleted
- Once you’re finished just navigate away from the page. No manual saving required. All changes are automatically saved
Selling my photos
To setup your photos to be available for sale do the following:
- Login to your account
- Click on "Images" tab
- Click on "Sell Images" sub menu
- Enter your price
- Click "Done" button
Profile
How to create your profile
To edit your profile you must be logged into your account first.
- Click 'My Profile' link on the top of the page
- Once you're in 'My Profile' page click 'Edit Profile' link
- Update your information and click the 'Submit'
How to edit your profile
To edit your profile you must be logged into your account first.
- Click 'My Profile' link on the top of the page
- Once you're in 'My Profile' page click 'Edit Profile' link
- Update your information and click the 'Submit'
Search
How to find photos by Color Theme, Orientation and Category
- Click on 'Photos' tab
- Select a Color Theme then select an Oriantaion
- Click on a any of the Cateogries to the left of the page
How to perform advanced photographers search
- Click on 'Photographers' tab
- Click on 'Advance Search' link. You'll notice the search will slide down
- Entered all the infomration you need to perform the search about
- Click 'Search' button on the top of the search