Name of your website?Artistic Brushworks
Your name?
Carol Makris
Your Location (city, etc)
Vero Beach
Please give us a short summary of your website?
Artistic Brushworks is an award winning custom painting, art and design business specializing in Murals, Trompe L'oeil, Faux Finishing, Stenciling, and Custom Artwork for Interior Designs and Home Decorating
What inspired you to launch your own website?
I wanted to present my artwork to the public and inspire other artists.
When did you launch your first website, and what was it?
This is my first website and was luanched in 2004.
How did you decide on a name for your website?
Since it is an artistic site, I wanted to have the "art" in the name.
What makes your website different from other, similar offerings?
This website provides many ideas to other artists that arwe looking to get into the decorative painting business.
What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?)
The goal is to promote my business by having more people visiting the website and get isoired and eventually use our services in their next project.
How does your investment of time and money balance against your success?
It is a very delicate balance, but it is achievable.
If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site?
We would like to make the site more interactive, but the main purpose is to increase the public's awareness of our business and our services.
If your site got really big, really quickly, would you be able to keep up with the demand?
The dependes on the nature of the demand and the rate of the increase.
What unexpected costs and headaches have you had to deal with?
The cost is not an issue, it is the the time to dedicate in keeping the website current.
What has been your biggest challenge?
Time.
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
Listing the website with the search engines and other relevant websites
How has running your website differed from your expectations?
It takes more time to keep it current and relevant than was oroginaly envisioned.
How long have you run the site already, and how long will you continue to keep it up if you don't enjoy big gains in traffic, income or popularity?
It has been few years and we will continue running it.
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What is your website address?
Artistic Brushworks
