11 February 2009

Greetings DC area Adobe Group members!

I need your help and ideas for a photo web-site test I launched six months ago and am now evaluating the results and planning a significant re-design ...

Please go to www.photoessaynetwork.com and consider these questions:

1) Is the concept of a PEN offering clear (i.e., a site for the amateur photo hobbyist to submit photos and editorial commentary on a single subject for publication and profit sharing)?

2) Is the first PEN offering ("A Trip Down Silo Road") sufficiently clear and the "mechanics" of registering and down-loading easy enough for the casual web-surfer to follow? (Note: if you wish to test it at no charge .. use the "Check/Money Order" payment option and enter "silofree" in the discount coupon line.)

3) What is your reaction to the PEN concept?

4) What Adobe capabilities might improve the PEN image display store to better attract customers?

5) Is the word "essay" a bit daunting for a potential contributor? ... would a better name be the "Photo Ideas Network" or "Photo Information Network" ... i.e., the "PIN"

Thanks very much indeed!

Doug Stowell

Ashburn, VA (DC area)

USA