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4 Elements of a Great Art Website

  • FIRE

    Your creative spark is alive in your
    art and your website.

    First, gather that fire - through your art images and artist’s statement, and
    direct it to create a unique site
    you are proud to share with collectors, friends, family and students.

  • AIR

    Air is the mind - use its power to think through your website’s purpose.

    Second, what is the true purpose of your site? To sell art online? To present your work to new collectors and encourage them to contact you?

    Thinking through your goals for your site will make the whole process much easier, and keeping you from wasting time on things you don’t need.

  • WATER

    Systems are how everything flows, from the emotions in your art, to energy and money.

    Third, set up your systems are working correctly so visitors to your site know where to go - and to make your life easier when you send a newsletter, sell a piece of art, or create an event.

  • EARTH

    Earth is the result of your site’s goal.

    When your site is live (even though it is floating through Internet Space), you should be able to use it to grow your art business, sell your products, showcase new works, and most importantly - maintain it yourself in real time, rather than have to call someone every time you need something.

Artists need Artists

I am an artist, too.
If you need a website, having another artist there

to guide you through the process is the key.

Let’s Begin!

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it; Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, (and you gotta love any guy called Wolfgang)

 

Here’s my simple process:

(Eugene Delecroix needed a website, so I created one for him.)

Eugene Delecroix’s Notebook - he’s planning his website.

 I will:

  • Send you a PDF with clear guidelines on how to prepare your content and images

  • Select the best template for you based on your preferences and needs

  • Build your site and organize your content to best feature your business and services

  • Train you on how to maintain your site through my Build Your Art Website online course, available to you when you purchase my design services.

You will:

  • Fill out a detailed questionnaire regarding your personal styling preferences, functional needs.

  • Upload everything I need - images, and text - in one Dropbox, in the correct format (I’ll show you how) on time so I can start on schedule

  • Review your site in a timely manner and give feedback according to our schedule so we can go live on schedule

What You’ll Get:

  • Up to 7 pages built for you:
    Home, About, Portfolio/Gallery, Blog, Store, Contact, Events

  • Your first newsletter built - and training on how its done

  • Easy training video course (Build Your Art Website)
    so you can maintain your site going forward

  • Quick 2-week turn-around

  • Launch Plan & Support

  • 20% off your first year of Squarespace


    Plus, ALL THE BORING STUFF:

  • Mobile responsiveness

  • SEO for each page

  • Domain connection or transfer

  • Social media connection

  • Website analytics built-in

Together we will Celebrate!

I’ll help you plan a launch event
(art giveaway, Facebook Live, Instagram Story)

to get your site out there!

Check out my portfolio of websites:

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Let’s talk website.

Email me with your thoughts about your website, latest challenges, and I’ll set up a time for us to talk. Squarespace is my chosen platform because it is so EASY, versatile. You CAN do this (and it is far less expensive than the traditional website design/build process.

Curious? Let’s talk!

What Happens Next

  • Save Your Spot.

    My schedule fills up fast, so after our Discovery Call, if we both decide it is a great fit, I’ll send you a proposal with an invoice for a 50% deposit.

    When you return the signed contract and pay the deposit, we’ll get to work!

  • Gather Your Content.

    I’ll send you a questionnaire about your style preferences and a Dropbox link where you can upload your images and text.

    When I receive all of this information, I will start building your site.

    In the meantime, you’ll have access to my course, Build Your Art Website, where you’ll learn how the basics of maintaining your site.

  • Design / Build / Launch!

    I’ll be moving levers and turning dials behind the curtain, but by the end of the first week, I’ll have a draft site ready for you to look over for any revisions. You’ll have 3 days to email your changes, then we’ll finalize the site.

    I’ll help you develop a launch plan so you can feel excited going forward and know what to do next - besides crack a bottle of bubbly, of course!

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