Photographer

Dondo vs a freelance copywriter or photographer

Good copy and photos start with the buyer. A freelancer works from the brief you give. Dondo learns who buys first, then covers every product.

Score my products free

Free score. Nothing in your store changes until you approve it.

When to use which

A freelance copywriter writes listings, and a freelance photographer shoots the physical product. Each works from your brief, on the products you book.

When a freelancer fits better

You need a real shoot of the physical product, or a person’s voice on a few key pages.

When Dondo fits better

Existing product photos need new shots across the catalog, and every listing needs copy for the same buyer.

Side by side

Dondo and A freelancer, on what matters to a store owner
Question	Dondo	A freelancer
Learns the buyer first	Yes. It learns who buys and what makes them hesitate before any work starts.	The brief for the buyer comes from you.
Works across the whole catalog	Yes. Across the products you enable in your plan or pass, not one at a time.	Product by product, as booked.
Photos and posts	Yes. New shots from a product photo, and posts for the same buyer.	Copy, photos and posts are separate jobs unless agreed.
Approval before publishing	Yes. Each change sits beside the original, and only what you approve goes live.	You approve the work you receive.
Publishes to the store	Publishes to Shopify, WooCommerce, Tiendanube, Square and PrestaShop, and updates existing listings on Mercado Libre and Amazon. BigCommerce: compatibility beta interest, no direct publishing. Other stores get a file.	You or the freelancer upload it, as agreed.
Brand voice and look	Every expert works from one brief: the buyer, and how the brand sounds and looks.	Follows the brand guide you share.

The Dondo team, in brief

Five experts, all working from the same buyer brief.

Questions

Can Dondo replace a product shoot?

No. The Photographer makes new shots from a product photo you already have. A real shoot of the physical product is a photographer’s job.

Can I use Dondo and a freelancer together?

Yes. A freelancer can shoot or write the key pages, and Dondo can cover the rest of the catalog for the same buyer.

What can I try for free?

The buyer brief is free. Each store gets one initial Analyst scan for up to 500 products from a connected store or 150 from a product file.

Start with the free score

Connect a store and see the weakest checks first.

Tiny catalog? The free score covers up to 500 connected products. See pricing