Name of your website?Art Of The Foothills3Dpaintings wall murals by Don Cochran.
Your name?
Don Cochran
Your Location (city, etc)
Fairmount
Please give us a short summary of your website?
My web site is pictures of my paintings, and a story about me as I grew up in Georgia and how I become an artist. A way to share and sell my work to the public
What inspired you to launch your own website?
It seemed like a good way to show my work to everybody. And have my own little Gallery if you will.
When did you launch your first website, and what was it?
About six years ago it was just pictures of my paintings and a way to purchase them. At the beginning my daughter help me get started. I knew nothing about the Internet. But there was so much more I wanted to do with my site. It wasn't easy at first but I started working with Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia flash, and illustrator, till I taught myself how to create my own web site. it may be a little corny but it's me. I wrote my own little book about two years a go starting as a boy in my journey through life in Georgia and how I became an artist
How did you decide on a name for your website?
I am steel working on that
What makes your website different from other, similar offerings?
I don't think there's anyone just like me
What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?)
To keep it and share it with other people
How does your investment of time and money balance against your success?
I don't know that yet my wife says I am just plating
If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site?
Probably not anything.
If your site got really big, really quickly, would you be able to keep up with the demand?
I would love to have that problem
What unexpected costs and headaches have you had to deal with?
Not anything expected
What has been your biggest challenge?
Learning to spell but using Dragon Naturally Speaking is really help me
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
Word-of-mouth, the search engines have help some
How has running your website differed from your expectations?
Not having that problem I would love
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?
like I said earlier six or so years and I expect to be here until I'm you know.
Do you love what you are doing
Yes I do very very much.
What is your website address?
Art Of The Foothills3Dpaintings wall murals by Don Cochran.
