[Jewelry making - Article 00156] - Re: [Orchid] Website development suggestion

[Kingfisher]

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    May I suggest that you start simply and work piece by piece. It is
    not overwhelming and when you get into it, you will find it is fairly
    simple. When you see a site that has hundreds of pages, it has been
    developed over a period of time. It is easy to let the site take over
    your creative time and get in the way of your jewelry making. 

    The look of the site is largely a matter your own vision of the
    image you want to portray, your jewelry and your customer base. The
    key is to make the site showcase your jewelry, not overpower it. 

    Either Dreamweaver or FrontPage (if you are using a PC) will work
    well for the HTML editor. That is the easier part. As time passes,
    you will probably add features and technical knowledg as you need it.
    Though about 35% of the visitors still have a slow internet
    connection and you really can't afford to lose those potential
    customers by having a razzle dazzle site that doesen't load well.
    Site maintainence and updates are a challenge and critical to
    success. You will rarely see a purchase on the first visit, so you
    need repeat visitors and they will need some reason to return. 

    There are many options for hosting. I have used the same one since
    1996 and really like them, but I am sure that others will have
    recommendations. 

    You only have one chance to make that first impression, so there is
    no giant rush to get the site up and when it does go up, even if it
    is 3 pages, those pages need to be ready for "prime time". 

Louise
http://www.jewelryspectrum.com
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