12 Tips for creating a website that sells artists

12 Tips for creating a website that sells artists Abstract Here? The details of what you need to know when designing a website to showcase your art, impress galleries and collectors win. Leaing to avoid the mistakes most emerging artists when creating their online portfolio. 1. Need a Web site artists Each artist can be categorized into two? Emerging? o? mid-career? certainly the advantage of having their own website to promote their work. At this stage of his career, it's important to be able to have a place where anyone in the world can easily access and view your work. 2nd Knowing who you are trying to impress you try to start a Soho gallery to sell your $ 20,000 paintings and prints to sell $ 5 for children in Korea? Soho gallery might not be impressed when they see your online store selling prints and art cards? but on the other hand, one could make a good life, if we really knew the market of art cards. 3rd Make your website compatible with all of your marketing strategy for a website, art is most effective when part of a larger overall marketing strategy for your art. This includes mailings, many people in the gallery visits and presentations, regular (physical) evidence of your work, and develop relations with the world. A web site can actually expected and greatly simplify compliment your marketing efforts. 4th There is a real art market on the Inteet, the Inteet has quickly become a defendant to present your art and arts professionals to collectors. You may still want to see your work in person before buying, but the fact remains: they first saw your site! Having an online art and the presence is very important at this time. 5th Have their own website and a portfolio of services web site portfolio of services (for example, or as a register on-line slide show. For a fee you can upload images of your work with a biography, l ' artist statement and resume. They have many visitors and is a convenient way to make your work accessible to potential customers. The disadvantage is that it does not show your work well, and there is little flexibility in the way in which art is exhibition. Your web site, on the other hand, requires more work for the promotion, but you? I will be able to present the work in the most beautiful. Remember the time? For state dimmer room in a shopping center and how this art was considered good enough on the main gallery wall suddenly became something that you have at home? That? S as a good artist? S website should present your work. We recommend these two options "are a perfect complement. 6th Hai a website that collectors and art professionals will enjoy Here are some things that the majority of dealers and galleries agree on the design of your website? Keep the site simple and elegant, with emphasis on the 'art itself, not the master of arts with a site that looks too busy? Avoid advertising such as banner adds or sidebar adds. If you must have them, put them in another? resource? section • Avoid complex effects like flash movies. The moment takes to play your exotic page, visitors will have changed in the month of May. Include your biography, artist statement, resume, contact information, photo (s) of your work, contact information and a price list. 7th showcase your beautiful work you have skills in visual design to create a beautiful website of the artist. Here are some points to start: • Most important: the use of high quality professional image photographed. excellence where excellence? Keep the website simple and elegant, with a particular emphasis on art. Create multiple galleries to complete the job? as a gallery to do fitness. Choose which compliment the colors ( have not) work. Think about the colors you would in the physical gallery to show your work? neutral colors such as cr? me, white, gray, safe and good choice. minimalista Think? no? busy? for layout . Keep your copy (text) short. Let the art speak for itself! 8th Bringing collectors and galleries for your website uses are not of this wonderful site of the meeting in hyperspace. Do not you work for, here are ways to bring quality visitors: Search Engines: If your site is optimized for search engines, you search your name or style of art should reflect your site in the first pages of results. Letter: A letter to the introduction of a gallery or dealer is a very effective way to bring a visitor to your website. Better yet, is to include a brochure or a postcard of your work to the letter. Pubblicità online and in magazines For example, if your art is minimalist and mode in style, add a banner on an interior design site on the same minimalist ethic could draw a lot of traffic to your site. 9th you should be able to sell your work on Inteet. But there are many ways to do so. Most important of all is that clear and updated information on your website. If a buyer likes your work enough to put in checks, which normally will be happy to receive calls to close the sale . E 'also useful to be able to sell directly from your website, especially if you sell cheaper copies. It' simple and effective means to do so. 10th Think before you design your own web site Did you actually add cost? Here are some questions be taken into account before beginning the design process: • Have a visual design skills / training? can wait several months for the site to be ready? can afford one or more months of precious time for the artist? Have all the computers and software are relatively new to building a website for high quality? Have you received training on the software design? Can you answer yes? above? If so, you might think of doing it yourself. If not, hire a designer! 11th Choose your website-designer thoughtfully Things Most important is to remember what you try to create a beautiful online gallery space to elegantly show your beautiful work? that is very different from building a site web high volume of sales of cartridge rolls of paper and ink! Search for the ability to design a space to present your work. One way is to find artist websites that you like and then contact the artist to get the name of its designer. 12th Know what you must pay Artist? S website development prices range from hundreds to tens of thousands of dollars. In general, most design firms are more general It will be much more costly. On the other hand, Joe down the street, can probably build a website for $ 200? but probably is not want to here! A Beautiful Artist Websites we have packages ranging from $ 700 to $ 2000 for the simple elegance with the sites of artists levels of functionality. We can also develop customized sites to your specifications with prices as needed.