If you’re ready to build your own website to promote or sell your art…you might have discovered that there are a lot of ways to do it. When it comes to building a website for your artwork, you’ll want to choose a website building method that’s low cost, easy to build and maintain, and flexible. One way that fits all of that is WordPress. If you have you’re own blog, you’ve probably heard of WordPress. But this popular blogging software is good for more than just websites. On this show, I’ll go over why WordPress is a great choice for building your art website.
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If you’re thinking about building your own website to showcase and sell your art, you might have found that there are a number of options available to you. And as often with the case of having a lot of options, the more you have, the more confused you get, and most newbies don’t really know what the best choice is. Here are of the things that you need to consider when you are thinking about building your own website and some of the most common ways to go about it. Before you begin building your website, consider these issues: Etsy, Artfire, Foliotwist, 1000Marktplaces, Big Cartel…these are just a few of the places online that artists and crafters can go to open a website, an online store, or online portfolio. While have a number of choices is great, it also can make it a big hard to choose the right one for you? In this episode, I’ll talk about how to find and choose the right online service to help you build your website or sell your artwork. 1. Decide what kind of features you need- (ecommerce capablity, blogging, marketing, search engine optimization etc) If you’ve had a website for a couple of years, you might be thinking about starting a fresh new year with a fresh new website. But redesigning a website can be just a big a deal as creating one from scratch. Here are some tips on how to spruce up your art website for the coming year without losing a lot of money or your sanity. 1. Decide if you really need to redesign your website- Sometimes you can get by with a quick spruce up instead of a whole redesign. Sometimes you can’t. Here are some great reasons to redesign your website If you have a website for your artwork, having a reliable host company to host it is an absolute must if you want your website to stay up and available to customers 24 hours a day. So what do you do if your current website host is less than reliable? And how do you find a host that will ensure that your website will stay up and operational? On this show, I’ll discuss what to do if you’re having problems with your web hosting company and what do look for when you’re shopping around for a new one. |
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