Arts N Crafts Blog June Archive

Name of your website?

MyCTMH website for Michelle Nist

Your name?

Michelle Nist

Your Location (city, etc)

Hartland, MI

When did you start your website and why?

I started my website over two years ago to reach customers that aren't local, or prefer to shop without leaving home. Scrapbooking is growing and I wanted to reach as many people as possible!

Please give us a short summary of your website, business model, etc

This website showcases the products I sell, from the company I work for. As an independent business owner, Close To My Heart makes it easy for me to maintain and keep my website current. I can offer different stamping techniques and ideas to my customers as well.

What has been the most difficult part of creating and running your website?

Coming up with creative ideas for the art boards and bulletin boards. Involving my customers and team within the site - I'd like to see more participation from others!

What has been the easist part of operating your website?

Maintaining the current offers and promotions - the company makes it easy to use!

Who maintains your website and why?

My company maintains the basic structure, but it is important for me to visit it often and update the photos, and posts, keeping it current for my audience. I want good return visits so I can TEACH rather than just sell.

Tell us how your business has benefitted from your website?

The customers can view the product before attending scrapbooking events, they can shop at home, and take advantage of website specials.

What are your views on ecommerce and the future of the internet?

I believe we will continue to see a rise in ecommerce! I think the internet is amazing and is just opening doors to making it a smaller world!

What is your website address?

MyCTMH website for Michelle Nist

Digiscrap Boutique Interview

Name of your website?

Digiscrap Boutique

Your name?

Veronica Spriggs

Your Location (city, etc)

Wilmington

When did you start your website and why?

Michelle Yiap and I started began planning to open a digital scrapbooking site of our own after a previous site I was selling at considered closing it's doors. Not knowing where to turn I thought it would be best to venture out on my own rather than look for a new home to sell my scrapkits.

Please give us a short summary of your website, business model, etc

Digiscrap Boutique is a Full Service Digital Scrapbooking Site. This means that we offer a fully stocked Boutique, featuring high quality designs from over 15 Designers. We also offer a gallery, chatroom and forum so that you always have resources for scrapbooking ideas. Help getting started or just a place to relax and enjoy your hobby.

What has been the most difficult part of creating and running your website?

Finding a good a home! A site as large as ours has to be hosted on a server that can handle the workload. We have just recently moved to a dedicated server and everything seems to be running smoothly. It's certainly a learning experience but everyday brings us closer to where we want to be!

What has been the easist part of operating your website?

lol hmmm. I have to think about that one! I'm going to have to say just logging in and browsing and gallery. Technically not required to run the site but boy it sure makes it all worthwhile. I could gaze at all the beauty in the gallery for hours.

What was your biggest mistake?

Choosing my very first server without enough experience to know the questions to ask. I would suggest to anyone starting a website do some thoruough research (if you can find it). Ask people in your field to recommend a good host. Don't let price be your determining factor. Find out if they can handle all the functions you will need.

Who maintains your website and why?

Myself and my partner. Primarily because we are both so picky. We like things done a particular way and in a timely fashion. Sometimes you can't always have both when you rely on others.

Tell us how your business has benefitted from your website?

I will have to say now that i have my own website I am in more control of my product. When I can have sales, how quickly my new product is submitted and how it is promoted. Having my own website does actually help to increase my productivity as well. I feel like i need to keep my designers motivated. I think if they see me being active and productive they will want to do the same.

What are your views on ecommerce and the future of the internet?

I have found myself purchasing more from the internet simply because it is rare to find a traditional store that can beat the prices i find on the net. Ecommerce has been growing and will certainly continue to grow. You need only log into Ebay to see that. I have noticed now a trend of "ebay like" sites popping up all around us. That has to be for a reason.

What are your views on Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?

It's imperative. If you aren't visible you will suffer. I am constantly struggling to reach the top ranks of my keywords. It's such a time consuming chore to build your ranks.

What are your views on Search Engines? Have they helped or hindered your website?

I don't see how anyone can say a search engine has hindered their website. On any given day over 50% of my traffic is search engine driven. So yes, it certainly is a BIG help.

What method has been most successful for promoting your website?

I try to advertise on related websites, forums, and email groups. I also try to achieve high ranks on my keywords. I find that the email groups, and forums do well but usually drive traffic the day i post. The search engines bring traffic every day so that would have to be the most successful.

What method has been least successful for promoting your website?

hmmm, I would have to say joining a link trade site once. I never got requests for sites related to mine so it was pretty much a waste of time.

What would you like to see change with respect to the internet?

Less spam. Less Pop Ups.

How did you become interested in Digital Scrapbooking?

I have been creating computer generated graphics for almost 8 years. I have followed the trends in creating PSP Tags. That eventually led to me digital scrapbooking. The trend started to add scrapbooking elements to your tags. This led me on searches for digital scrapbooking supplies to create tags with. I then decided i should be able to create my own scrapbooking items. and that was all it took. I began by creating practice kits which i offered for free. Friends encouraged me to begin selling my designs. Though it much convincing i finally got there. I believe i was rejected from 2 digital scrap sites before being accepted to one. And less than 6 months later I had my own site.

What is your website address?

Digiscrap Boutique

SketchMyPhoto Interview

Name of your website? SketchMyPhoto Your name? Nick Your Location (city, etc) Sitiawan When did you start your website and why? 2007 JAN Please give us a short summary of your website, business model, etc Free photo to sketch conversion What has been the most difficult part of creating and running your website? Conversion core What has been the easist part of operating your website? web design What was your biggest mistake? Marketting strategy Who maintains your website and why? Friend. We are in a team Tell us how your business has benefitted from your website? Not taking any benefit right now. might be in the future. What are your views on ecommerce and the future of the internet? Bright What are your views on Search Engine Optimization (SEO)? no comment about this What are your views on Search Engines? Have they helped or hindered your website? Best for searching. bad for marketing What method has been most successful for promoting your website? Blog, Forum What method has been least successful for promoting your website? web Link What would you like to see change with respect to the internet? no comment You can enter a question of your choice and the answer here: no question What is your website address? SketchMyPhoto Tags: photo to sketch • web interview • 0 Comments. - Permalink

Teapots to Talk About Interview By Interviewer at 06/25/07 15:09 Name of your website? Teapots to Talk About Your name? Cheryl Smith Your Location (city, etc) Etchingham, East Sussex When did you start your website and why? The Teapots to Talk About website was launched in September 2006 when I started my company hand painting teapots. I wanted a business that I could operate from home, that would allow me to be creative and one day the idea of painting teapots just popped into my head as the solution. Please give us a short summary of your website, business model, etc The Teapots to Talk About website allows customers to choose wording, decoration and a colour scheme in order to have a teapot personalised to their design, creating a unique and special gift. The website also has a gallery of all the teapots that have been sold, a small number of hand painted teapots for sale together with suggestions for quotes and wording that can be used. Teapots can be ordered and paid for through the website and delivered within 3 weeks. What has been the most difficult part of creating and running your website? Creating my own website has been a steep learning curve for me. I began knowing nothing with a single holding page and have gradually developed the site as I have worked out how to do more with it. Trying to get the site picked up by search engines and achieving page ranking seems to be the biggest challenge to overcome. What has been the easist part of operating your website? Using a host that provided a web building package has meant that I have been able to create a reasonable looking site with next to no knowledge. What was your biggest mistake? My biggest mistake was asking someone for help as a favour who promised the world and delivered nothing. If you want a job doing... do it yourself or pay someone!! Who maintains your website and why? I maintain my own website and update it most weeks as I complete new work. I cannot afford to pay someone else to do it and it also means that I maintain control and understand how it works. Tell us how your business has benefitted from your website? I always intended my business to operate as a web based business and now that I am getting picked up by search engines that dream stands a chance of becoming reality. I now get a steady trickle of orders through the site which I hope will grow as I optimise it further. What are your views on ecommerce and the future of the internet? I think the internet has already had a huge impact on the way we live our lives and will continue to do so. What are your views on Search Engine Optimization (SEO)? It's a lot of hard work for a single mum running her own business and unless you know what you are doing good advice and support is essential. It does make you evaluate your site carefully in terms of what search engines want but without it it would be impossible to run a web based business. What are your views on Search Engines? Have they helped or hindered your website? Now that I have optimised my site, search engines are bringing people to it. With so much on the internet there has to be some way of sorting through it all and search engines seem to do a pretty good job on the whole. You have to understand what they look for in order to make them work for you. What method has been most successful for promoting your website? Optimising the site so it is picked up by search engines. What method has been least successful for promoting your website? Free publicity as I'm not very good and going out and seeking it!! What would you like to see change with respect to the internet? Less advertising - which I appreciate is what makes it pay for most people! An equal playing field for big and small companies alike. Who has helped you most in the development of your website? I have had brilliant free advice from a number of organisations but ebiz in Hastings, U.K. has helped me get my site to where it is. Without their help and support I would still have little idea of what I needed to do to get it picked up by the search engines. What is your website address? Teapots to Talk About Tags: hand painted teapots • hand painted • teapots • web interview • 0 Comments. - Permalink Himalayan Handicrafts Interview By Interviewer at 06/24/07 07:25 Name of your website? Himalayan Handicrafts Your name? govinda Your Location (city, etc) Kathmandu When did you start your website and why? I started my site from 2006 . We usually sell our products offline through our wholesale store here in nepal. As per customer requirement we also started this site to take quick orders from customers. Please give us a short summary of your website, business model, etc Himalayan Handicrafts is a Manufacturer, Wholesaler & Exporter of Himalayan Handicrafts products from Nepal. Here we provide information and shopping opportunities for Nepal made handicrafts products such as hemp products, Recycled silk Products, Natural Silk Products, silver jewellery, beaded jewelry, Nepali hemp bags, Nepali hemp hats, hemp jewellery, wild fibers, passport bags, handmade felt bags, shoes, summer clothes, winter clothes, glass products and more. What has been the most difficult part of creating and running your website? I have got the most difficult part yet. What has been the easist part of operating your website? Taking order from website. It's very easy to get the order from the site and talk with the customers What was your biggest mistake? I lately started this site. Who maintains your website and why? I myself maintain this site. Since this is mine site, I must know what is going on my site. Tell us how your business has benefitted from your website? I have got a great sucess from this site since i get at least one order from this site. And that is enough for me. I hope this will increase. What are your views on ecommerce and the future of the internet? E-commerce is the best management tool on the internet. The e-commerce will lead the internet in the future rapidly. A lot of people now a days are interested in e-commerce sites, since its easy to manange . What are your views on Search Engine Optimization (SEO)? The biggest factor (SEO) which can lead you to the super star or to the zero level where no visitors or any people will know about you. If this is not done. What are your views on Search Engines? Have they helped or hindered your website? Search engines are the gods for the sites. As obviously they have helped a lot to increase the presence on the internet. What method has been least successful for promoting your website? SEO(Search Engine Optimization) What would you like to see change with respect to the internet? The technology , right now i don;t have got any idea to write here. In future i will write What is your website address? Himalayan Handicrafts Tags: himalayan handicrafts • nepal • web interview • 0 Comments. - Permalink My Scrapbook Zone Interview By Interviewer at 06/23/07 12:18 Name of your website? My Scrapbook Zone Your name? Steve Combs Your Location (city, etc) American Fork, UT When did you start your website and why? We opened our brick & mortar store in October 2006. Our website came up about a month later in it's original form...which was a disaster. We then paid a professional to re-do it. Please give us a short summary of your website, business model, etc We offer custom designed scrapbook kits, layouts, a crop-room that accommodates up to 30 scrapbooking enthusiasts and all kinds of papers, embellishments and associated items. What has been the most difficult part of creating and running your website? SEO and traffic. What has been the easist part of operating your website? Design...once we hired the right vendor. What was your biggest mistake? Our original website designer Who maintains your website and why? Black Crow designs. Because they are specialists in the craft side design world. Tell us how your business has benefitted from your website? We are able to take our custom designs to a much broader audience than the community we live in. What are your views on ecommerce and the future of the internet? We believe it will continue to grow and change the way the world does business What are your views on Search Engine Optimization (SEO)? Honestly it's a pain but we understand the importance What are your views on Search Engines? Have they helped or hindered your website? Ultimately they will help. It has been difficult to receive the placement we hope for. What method has been most successful for promoting your website? So far word of mouth via walk-in traffic, conventions. What method has been least successful for promoting your website? SEO What would you like to see change with respect to the internet? I'm not sure I'm qualified to answer this question to be honest. More regulation of inappropriate material...How's that? Why should someone bother visiting your website? Because preserving memories and family history in a creative way is what we are about. We have some incredible pages that will display your favorite photos in a memorable way. What is your website address? My Scrapbook Zone Tags: scrapbooking • scrapbook kits • crop room • web interview • 0 Comments. - Permalink Algerian Handicraft Interview By Interviewer at 06/19/07 12:08 Name of your website? Algerian Handicraft Your name? Azzouni Your Location (city, etc) Oran 2006 to export the algerian handicrafts products Please give us a short summary of your website, business model, etc algerian handicrafts it limited liability company of export, of the algerian arts products: Carpet, Jewelry, Leather, Wicker, Stones, Embroidery, Tables, Metals, Pottery, Wood. What has been the most difficult part of creating and running your website? links What has been the easist part of operating your website? nothing What was your biggest mistake? my website Who maintains your website and why? cause i have build it in 3 years What is your website address? Algerian Handicraft Tags: algerian arts • web interview • 0 Comments. - Permalink Brevard County Florida Watercolor Artist Interview By Interviewer at 06/18/07 23:10 Name of your website? Brevard County Florida Watercolor Artist Your name? Derek McCrea Your Location (city, etc) Satellite Beach When did you start your website and why? I started it in 2001 to showcase my art on the web. Please give us a short summary of your website, business model, etc Seascape, landscape and flower original watercolor paintings by Florida artist What has been the most difficult part of creating and running your website? Finding time to keep it up. What has been the easist part of operating your website? Keeping the art up to date on it What was your biggest mistake? Learning the hard way Who maintains your website and why? Me. It costs me nothing and I enjoy it. Tell us how your business has benefitted from your website? It provides extra exposure to worldwide customers What are your views on ecommerce and the future of the internet? It is the future as people shop more online. What are your views on Search Engine Optimization (SEO)? It is vital to being found on the net What are your views on Search Engines? Have they helped or hindered your website? They have helped What method has been most successful for promoting your website? html coding What method has been least successful for promoting your website? ignoring it and not keeping it current What would you like to see change with respect to the internet? less business online What is your website address? Brevard County Florida Watercolor Artist Tags: watercolor paintings • web interview • landscape • flowers • 0 Comments. - Permalink Art Of Mack Interview By Interviewer at 06/18/07 22:26 Name of your website? artofmack Your name? ryan Your Location (city, etc) santa monica When did you start your website and why? 2 2 02 After an encounter on the city sidewalk trying to sell my artwork - I dreamed of the idea- for a website - that gave back - to the community - in a way that was unique - and completely beyond the realm of dreams - 5 years later - We still hold true to these concepts - Please give us a short summary of your website, business model, etc Art and glow posters- retail - Concept - bridge - applet - central portal -space - beta 9 year 2033 What has been the most difficult part of creating and running your website? Fusing the lucid - with the 'hard wrapped' language of inferior 'computers' 666 JUNK What has been the easist part of operating your website? flying through space at mach 22 What was your biggest mistake? Trusting People Who maintains your website and why? Higher Powers Tell us how your business has benefitted from your website? Business has been non - existent- the individual is no match for the 'corporate' socialistic demigod. What are your views on ecommerce and the future of the internet? I think that it is the individuals only hope for free expression in an increasingly communist society! What are your views on Search Engine Optimization (SEO)? no comment. What are your views on Search Engines? Have they helped or hindered your website? no comment What method has been most successful for promoting your website? word of mouth What method has been least successful for promoting your website? paid search What would you like to see change with respect to the internet? just that it gets better- and not worse! You can enter a question of your choice and the answer here: WHat is what? no comment What is your website address? artofmack Tags: art • web interview • 0 Comments. - Permalink Strawberry Fields Scrapbook Sop Interview By Interviewer at 06/17/07 10:32 Name of your website? Strawberry Fields Scrapbook Sop Your name? Pam Your Location (city, etc) Cape Coral April 2007 My new storefront opened in April 2007 and I began my website at that time also. Please give us a short summary of your website, business model, etc My website lists a calendar of events, classes, and crops being held in the store. There is also a bulletin for fellow enthusiests to post and share ideas about scrapbooking. Soon there will be a gallery where they can look for inspiration and share their own projects with others. The site will keep them informed on what is happening in the store and what products are arriving. What has been the most difficult part of creating and running your website? Finding the time to do it and learning how to make it inviting for people to visit What was your biggest mistake? Not knowing enough about html Who maintains your website and why? A friend, because it is affordable for me right now. What are your views on ecommerce and the future of the internet? I would love to have online selling as part of my business but have to way to meet the demands for shipping and maintaining inventory right now. What are your views on Search Engines? Have they helped or hindered your website? I don't know much about it buy my site does not come up on many search engines What is your website address? Strawberry Fields Scrapbook Sop Tags: scrapbooking • scrapbook supplies • classes • web interview • 0 Comments. - Permalink • Page 1 • Page 2 • Page 3 • web interview Archives: • January, 2009 • December, 2008 • June, 2008 • May, 2008 • April, 2008 • March, 2008 • February, 2008 • January, 2008 • December, 2007 • November, 2007 • October, 2007 • September, 2007 • August, 2007 • July, 2007 • June, 2007 • May, 2007 • 0 web_interview * com * top * 10 * 100 * 3256 * Blog * Have you added a link to us from your website? (3256): <a href="http://blog.yourartsncrafts.com">Arts N Crafts Blog</a> web interview Arts N Crafts Blog; June, 2007 Archive, Page 2 Web site copyright (c) 2007-2009 GLR Sales LLC. (rozwqrzurzyu) Privacy Policy index-June-2007-2 web interview Arts N Crafts Blog June Archive