[Jewelry making - Article 00351] - Re: [Orchid] Website development suggestion

[Victoria Lansford]

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    Code... ick. I've had to do it here and there, but being a visual
    person, I really prefer to see images rather than and other bits that
    only make sense to geeks. 

    The templates from most internet service providers are rather
    limited and rarely designed for artists or anyone selling off their
    site. If you haven't already committed to a host, you might check out
    what kind of templates some of the more pro hosting sites offer. I've
    been happy with iPowerweb, and while I don't use their templates,
    the demos I've seen look promising. 

    My site was originally designed by another artist, who liked
    designing sites but hated maintaining them, so she taught me what I
    needed to know to change out the work, and I've learned enough over
    the years to give it occasional makeovers. Another option is instead
    of forking over for Dreamweaver, cheap software called 'Contribute'
    is available, which allows a non designer to add or change content
    to an existing site if you go that route. 

    Rather than a shopping cart for my one-of-a-kind work, I opted to
    use links that send emails to me requesting info. That made it easier
    to manage having pieces at galleries drop shipped from there. For my
    video and my prints, I used the shopping cart plug in from my host,
    and was rather amazed that I could do it in the first try! 

    Best wishes,
    Victoria

    P.S. Whoever said s/he was also a Mac user, YES, all sites should
    work on Safari too!!! 

Victoria Lansford
http://www.victorialansford.com
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