You no longer need to get somebody else to build a website for you!
This section aims to introduce you to some of the basics of websites for artists. It will cover: Note not all the links are live as yet - but will be in the near future.
“Proper preparation prevents poor performance.”
​Artists are building their own good-looking and fully functioning websites using the webware available online.

In summary you can create a good looking website - if you can
  • use a word processor,
  • know what drag and drop means,
  • can resize your images and
  • you are willing to learn about some design basics and writing for the web
  • AND FOLLOW MY TIPS!
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CHECKLIST: Deciding on a website host
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Key considerations when deciding on a website host include:
  1. DEFINE your requirements - see right
  2. ANALYSE what's on offer - I recommend you take a look at Options for websites
  3. REVIEW other artists' websites
  4. ASK for recommendations from fellow artists ​
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Do you know what questions to ask when considering what to do about your artist's website - and whether or not it needs improving? Working your way through the 30 questions in this post will give you a "to do" list for improvements you need to work on.

​Try this CHECKLIST - 30 questions: a Website Checklist for Artists. It's not about hosts and website builders. Instead it focuses on:
  • how you communicate about yourself as an artist and your art 
  • whether you share the content of your website efficiently and effectively
  • whether you control the content of your website
PLUS Google's Mobile Friendly test
FEATURES - do you know what basic features you need? e.g.
  • Is your site going to be large? What sort of storage do you need?
  • Are you planning on lots of traffic? What sort of bandwidth do you need?
  • What are your basic requirements and what would it be nice to have?
  • Do you prefer to combine hosting and webware - limiting your main concerns to content and marketing (with others looking after technical updates and security issues)?
  • Do you intend to sell art from your website? Will you need an e-commerce option with good quality security giving you a secure website? Does your site need to be indexed in search engines?
  • Do you know which features are unlimited and what is restricted?
  • Do you have a monthly/annual budget for ALL your planned needs?

PERFORMANCE - Does performance need to be very reliable?
  • Does it need to be very fast? 
  • How good is your host at maintaining uptime?
  • Are you prepared to pay the extra for very reliable performance?

SUPPORT - How much support will you need to run your website?
  • How easy is it for you to build a website? (Bearing in mind professional help can see you spending a lot of money)
  • What do other consumers have to say about the accessibility and quality of available support?

WebBuilder Options

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Check what scope a website builder provides in terms of responsive templates which can cope will all different formats and sizes of screens
Website Builders are sites which enable you to build your own website.  It's now ESSENTIAL that webware and templates enable your website to be seen on a variety of screens - of different sizes and formats
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