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? eg
  • What sort of storage and bandwidth do you need?
  • What are your basic requirements and what would 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? Does your site need to be indexed in search engines?
  • Do you know which features are unlimited and what is restricted?

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?
  • What do other consumers have to say about the accessibility and quality of available support?