art work of m. mellon Interview Name of your website?art work of m. mellon Your name? m. mellon Your Location (city, etc) las vegas Please give us a short summary of your website? online portfoio, blog and information on emerging artist, mark m. mellon. also an online store to purchase original watercolor paintings and fine art prints.~~ What inspired you to launch your own website? to promote and sell my art work When did you launch your first website, and what was it? first launched in april of 2008. same as current site, but have worked out the bugs. How did you decide on a name for your website? pretty straight forward What makes your website different from other, similar offerings? m art work is original and not similar to what is out there. What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?) to land gallery shows and colloectors through my site. How does your investment of time and money balance against your success? any time invested in your dream is worth the eventual outcome. If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site? marketing. If your site got really big, really quickly, would you be able to keep up with the demand? yes. What unexpected costs and headaches have you had to deal with? marketing. What has been your biggest challenge? coming up with seed money. What method has been most successful for promoting your website? free advertising on craigslist and other free tools provided by various art sites. How has running your website differed from your expectations? kind of go with the flow 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? year and a half so far. will continue to run and maintain my siteuntil i ahve reached where i need to be what am i supposed to ask my self? yes i believe so. What is your website address? art work of m. mellon | 
