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Can't say increased sales (no way to really know that) but I can tell you that the Daily Photos community does have a pretty high viewership, since they are 1) good photos for the most part and 2) there's lots of activity (comments, thumbs). These show up in SmugMug's Daily popular photos on the browse page. Being involved in a community is a great way to ...
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At this time community participation is on a per gallery basis. The only way to share a single or small groups of photos would be to have them in a new gallery. You might consider using a Smart Gallery or Collected photo so that the photos are virtual copies instead of an uploaded second copy.
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It seems to me that you are talking about social aspects with users who already have a SmugMug account. There are a few things which you should be aware of.
First of all, there are ways to indicate that a particular user is a friend or family. I believe you can share photos easily with them, among other things.
Secondly, you could join a community. There ...
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There sure is. You can use our friends and family feature and our communities feature. You can also easily share on Facebook and Twitter, Tumblr, Posterous, Wordpress (more to come!).
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