[Jewelry making - Article 00205] - Re: [Orchid] Designer websites effectivness

[Kimberly Starbard]

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Hi

>     but the images took a long time to appear which I have been told is
>     detrimental to having people hang around and look. 

    I had someone working on a website for me previously. According to
    him, the images need to be loaded onto the website at no more than
    72DPI. Any higher than that takes an inordinate amount of time for
    the images to load. Also, the computer's monitor is only capable of
    displaying images at 72DPI, so a higher resolution will not make a
    difference anyway. 

>     Would like a shopping cart myself but can't afford it at present
>     unless I go for Paypal which I still need to research. 

    I have never sold my jewelry using Paypal, but I have sold other
    things. It requires that you have a Paypal account and the buyer have
    a Paypal account as well. It was very easy to use once I set up my
    Paypal account. It seemed like it was rare that someone not be able
    to use it and I had no concerns about security of payment. It might
    scare customers. I'm not sure if some would be intimidated by the
    fact that they have to register with Paypal in order to use it. You
    do have to give bank account and credit card numbers. That might
    scare people away. Also, I'm wondering if customers would ultimately
    just want a straight "click and pay" deal. Would they want to take
    the extra time to go thru Paypal at all? 

    Good Luck and I also am waiting to see what others with more
    experience have to say. 

Kim Starbard
http://www.kimstarbarddesigns.com
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