'Arnold Friberg Fine Art Interview'

Name of your website?

Arnold Friberg Fine Art

Your name?

Russ Hansen

Your Location (city, etc)

Centralia, WA

Please give us a short summary of your website?

It features the beautiful artwork of master artist Arnold Friberg.

What inspired you to launch your own website?

I love several of his paintings, but especially, "The Prayer at Valley Forge."

When did you launch your first website, and what was it?

In 1997 - it had some posters I designed.

How did you decide on a name for your website?

Did a keyword search at Overture.

What makes it different from other, similar offerings?

I've taken extra care to make the information correct and visually appealing.

What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?)

Keep it for income.

How does your investment of time and money balance against your success?

It has been worth it.

If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site?

I don't think I would.

If your site got really big, really quickly, would you be able to keep up with the demand?

I think so.

What unexpected costs and headaches have you had to deal with?

None.

What has been your biggest challenge?

Getting ranked high in Google.

What method has been most successful for promoting your website?

Reciprocal linking and submission to directories.

How has running your website differed from your expectations?

Takes a long time to develop.

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?

I hope to run it a long time.

What is your website address?

Arnold Friberg Fine Art

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