So as I announced last week I am working on building a site for my Etsy shop. After having read Jordan's post on websites, I decided that I had put it off too long. In honest I had. I have been working on building sites for others since high school, but I found it very intimidating to work on my own. My favorite college professor said once that the hardest person to design for is yourself. I agree. I always see the flaws and what else I could do to make it better. This means it is never done enough to put content on. But I finally did it. I created a site I am happy with. I am working right now on embedding my blog. I am not sure how I am going to do this yet.
So I want you to think about your business.
Do you have a site?
Have you considered having one made?
I took Jordan's advice to heart. You need to think about the end user. Take into consideration that this site is a promotional platform for your work. You want the user to come and stay for a while. So work backwards. As a shopper in your store what features would you want to see. If it is easier go to someones shop and do this exercise. I prefer a well laid out gallery with links to the product. I enjoy a blog to read that involves subject matters related to their art and their life.
(This is not officially a Business Sense, but I am tagging it that way so that it is easy to find.)
Website Building:
So in my real life I build websites and make things pretty. It is the easiest way I know to explain Graphic Design with Web Design skills. I am also currently working on a second Etsy store where I am going to start offering websites for a reasonable rate for other artist. But, for now I am building a site for Strung Out Creations.
I heard the quote once that "the cobbler's children never have shoes." It was a designer talking about how she does all of these amazing designs for everyone else, but her own site always seemed to become neglected or downright out of date. I have to admit I am guilty of this. It is really hard to find time for your own adventures when you are helping to guide everyone else. So I am starting with mine.
I am almost done with the site. I am mainly just working on the blog section. I don't want to loose my blogger, but I also want people to be able to read my work on my store. I have found a wonderful cheat that allows me to embed my Blogger into my site. But I am having to reformat some of the images I have used before.
Right now, I don't have a date for the site release. But, I promise to keep you informed.
I heard the quote once that "the cobbler's children never have shoes." It was a designer talking about how she does all of these amazing designs for everyone else, but her own site always seemed to become neglected or downright out of date. I have to admit I am guilty of this. It is really hard to find time for your own adventures when you are helping to guide everyone else. So I am starting with mine.
I am almost done with the site. I am mainly just working on the blog section. I don't want to loose my blogger, but I also want people to be able to read my work on my store. I have found a wonderful cheat that allows me to embed my Blogger into my site. But I am having to reformat some of the images I have used before.
Right now, I don't have a date for the site release. But, I promise to keep you informed.
