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By Interviewer at 05/31/07 10:39
Name of your website?Crafter's World Online Your name? Benetta Strydom Your Location (city, etc) Pretoria When did you start your website and why? In April 2007 ~ I have always wanted a place where I could showcase my crafts and share craft ideas with others. I enjoy doing creative things and I hope my website will inspire others to discover their own creativity. Please give us a short summary of your website, business model, etc All the carft articles are free, so the only income from this site will be from affiliate programs. What has been the most difficult part of creating and running your website? I have zero knowledge of HTML, website building, etc. I am using a template system and borrowed a HTML book, but still, it took me two hours to figure out how to upload the first photo. What has been the easist part of operating your website? Having fun! I am enjoying what I am doing, and I guess that says it all! What was your biggest mistake? Adding a Sudoku puzzle to my home page, which directed people out of my site. Who maintains your website and why? Me, myself and I ~ can't afford pro services, as all the articles are for free. Tell us how your business has benefitted from your website? Too soon to answer this one yet ~ barely started. What are your views on ecommerce and the future of the internet? I reckon it is the way forward ~ without a website nowadays most businesses don't have much chance of growing. What are your views on Search Engine Optimization (SEO)? This is one area where I still lack the knowledge ~ heard of the term, but don't know how to apply it yet. Guess there are still a lot I need to elarn. What are your views on Search Engines? Have they helped or hindered your website? It has helped me to start getting some traffic. What method has been most successful for promoting your website? Paid clicks option. What method has been least successful for promoting your website? Gosh, also no answer for this one yet, still a newbie and still finding my feet. What would you like to see change with respect to the internet? Definitely better security! What is your website address? [404 Check: was link to http:/ / craftersworldonline. com/ , anchor: Crafter's World Online] Tags: craft articles • web interview •
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By Interviewer at 05/31/07 06:04
 Name of your website?The artist Karin Mayer Your name? Karin Mayer Your Location (city, etc) Tervuren, Belgium When did you start your website and why? I started my web site to exhibit my aquarelle watercolor paintings. After many years of painting and designing jewelry I wanted to show my work to a wider audience. I have exhibited throughout Europe and in the U.S.A. but felt that it was time to take advantage of modern technology and to use the internet to show my work. Please give us a short summary of your website, business model, etc This is my official web site which I had specially designed to show my aquarelle watercolor paintings and jewelry designs. After having experience of the traditional method of showing art through art galleries and exhibitions I felt that it was time to exhibit to a wider, more international audience. As an artist I am proud of my work and hope that other people who view my paintings will get as much enjoyment out of them as I have had in creating them. What has been the most difficult part of creating and running your website? Thankfully I have some friends who are more experienced with internet technologies than I am so it was relatively easy for my to simply describe the site I wanted and allow my friends to do all the hard work. I wanted a site that was not too commercial but which showed off my paintings and designs to their best advantage. The site had to be stylish in its design but not over complicated. I wanted a site that people could view quickly and simply without being harassed by pop-up windows and excessive advertising. What has been the easist part of operating your website? That is quite simple.....find some friends who are experienced with web sites and allow them to do all the hard work for you. I have been lucky in that the guys who created the web site were very sympathetic to my needs, in addition to being technically brilliant. They understood completely the kind of site I was looking for, and I think, did a great job. What was your biggest mistake? I don't think I have made a mistake with the web site. It is simple and stylish. I do need to add some more of my paintings, perhaps another gallery. At the moment I am preparing another portfolio of my art work to add to the site. I will then have the paintings digitized and a new gallery added. Who maintains your website and why? I have 2 friends of mine, Mike and Kris, who are brilliant in designing and maintaining web sites. I would recommend them to anyone. Both are particularly sensitive to my ideas and try to make my web site as good as possible. I know that I, as an artist, don't have the technical knowledge to be able to do what they do. So I am very grateful to them. Tell us how your business has benefitted from your website? I have been able to show my paintings to an international audience. As such I have been approached by galleries around the world interested in mounting an exhibition. I was most surprised recently when a famous art gallery in New York contacted me regarding an exhibition. They felt that my work would be appreciated by the art-lovers of New York. I hope to take up their offer next year (2008). What are your views on ecommerce and the future of the internet? If managed properly then I feel it is a great advantage to people all over the world. It gives them access to information that perhaps they would not have otherwise found. What are your views on Search Engine Optimization (SEO)? It is a great help to anyone like myself who is trying to promote their web site. There are many web sites on the internet and I like the idea that I can advertise my site under a particular category and that it gives people who are interested in art the chance to view my work. What are your views on Search Engines? Have they helped or hindered your website? At the moment my web site is still relatively new and I am not technically minded. I hope search engines are going to help my web site reach as many people as possible. What method has been most successful for promoting your website? It is still early days. I know my friends who designed the site also carried out a targeted Email campaign to other art dealers and galleries around the world and we have had some very positive responses. What method has been least successful for promoting your website? I think it is important that when you have a new web site that you want to promote that you do not simply sit back and wait for people to find it. I know my friends have been working hard telling as many people as possible about it. What would you like to see change with respect to the internet? I think that some control is necessary, particularly when it comes to things like child pornography. I am not against adult sites as such, it is just that some can be excessive. I am also worried about children using chat rooms without supervision. That can lead to problems if the parents are not careful. Is there a place for selling art via the internet? Yes I think so. Traditionally art has been sold through galleries and auctioneers. That can be limiting for any artist. The internet opens up the whole world, so why shouldn't I sell my art to people in the U.S.A., The Far East, Africa, if they enjoy my work. What is your website address? The artist Karin Mayer Tags: watercolors • web interview •
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By Interviewer at 05/30/07 20:32
 Name of your website?Meridian Artists Co-O Your name? Meridian Artists' Co-Op Your Location (city, etc) Front Street, Meridian, MS When did you start your website and why? We started our website about one week ago. We are a non profit organization started to help support the local artists and the Arts community in the East Central Mississippi and West Central Alabama area. We support the artists by giving exhibitions of their artwork and selling their artwork in our gallery, we support the community by have art education classes, workshops, and demonstrations. Please give us a short summary of your website, business model, etc Our website tells the history and reason for our organization, introduces our member artists and their work, announces regional events in the local art community and tells about showings, classes and workshops going on. What has been the most difficult part of creating and running your website? Had to use a website builder because I am not a website designer and there are some things that you just cannot do without knowing HTML, etc. What has been the easist part of operating your website? The enthusiasm and momentum that has been generated by the organization of our Co-Op. What was your biggest mistake? Too new, don't know yet. Who maintains your website and why? Our Co-Op Secretary, she was the only one brave enough to try it. Tell us how your business has benefitted from your website? It is helping to get the word out to the public and also the Blog is a great communication tool for getting information out to members and public alike. What are your views on ecommerce and the future of the internet? It will grow larger as people will use it more and more. What are your views on Search Engine Optimization (SEO)? Don't understand it and we can't afford to pay for help right now at our start up. What are your views on Search Engines? Have they helped or hindered your website? Unless you are very Internet/Web savy or have the money to pay for it, it hurts because you are pushed to the bottom of the pile. What method has been most successful for promoting your website? word of mouth and link exchanges What method has been least successful for promoting your website? Search engines What would you like to see change with respect to the internet? too much trash and garbage cluttering up the Internet What is your website address? Meridian Artists Co-O Tags: art gallery • web interview •
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By Interviewer at 05/26/07 16:58
Name of your website?Chaoticly Creative Your name? The ZKitten Your Location (city, etc) Eastern Tn When did you start your website and why? I've had many many incarnations of my site, (ZKitten, ZKittenCreations, ZStuff) and after many host changes, and name changes, I settled on how I craft, Chaoticly Creative. I like having my own slice of space to to show off what I make, as well as offer DIY kits I've put together for those who may either be crafty-challenged, or just don't want to invest ALOT of money for small projects! Please give us a short summary of your website, business model, etc ZKitten *the.curiously.chaoticly. creative.crafting.machine*'s Chaoticly Creative (.com) *alternative.accessories* *unique.jewelry* *custom.creations* *DIY.kits* *crafting.supplies.* *hard.to.find.findings* *basic.tutorials* What has been the most difficult part of creating and running your website? Figuring out what to say, wording things to make more sense than chaos. Finding a good shopping cart, I love my Zen Cart! Finding the right blog (I went through 3 different kinds) I've settled on Word Press, I love them too! Also, deciding on a design. I've gone from very basic, to complicated, and back again! I've finally decided on a template I found online at -http://arcsin.se- and I love it! It will do very nicely, at least until I hone my skillz, so I can make the site I really want (I've got sketches!) What has been the easist part of operating your website? After figuring out what to say, and what it was going to look like, the rest of it was a piece of cake! What was your biggest mistake? I'm not sure, I don't see mistakes, I see the path to getting it right. Who maintains your website and why? I do myself. I've been working with computers almost all my life, and I love them! I also don't want to have to spend the extra money to pay someone to do something that I love learning! I knew HTML and JAVA, but I've also learned CSS and PHP by teaching myself through various website tutorials. I like knowing that everything on there is something I've worked on. It's a sense of accomplishment. Tell us how your business has benefitted from your website? I do about 90% of my business online, and I've generated even more through my site, by being able to make my Handmade Creations, and supplies available through my site! It's also been easier to take custom orders, as customers can see all the options to choose from! What are your views on ecommerce and the future of the internet? I think that open source is going to be the future of ecommerce and the internet itself! Being able to run a store on your own site, without having to pay so much more extra money will also help the DIY & crafting communities! I also think that ecommerce is the future! Some point (not too far, but not too soon) the internet will be the major way most people will do all their shopping (I know I do almost all mine online!) What are your views on Search Engines? Have they helped or hindered your website? I'm not sure yet, I still haven't submited my site to any as of now (I plan on it very soon) But I have had some buisness from people finding my site through places like Google. What method has been most successful for promoting your website? Word of Mouth and eBay. I stick a few business cards in with every package I mail out (even to friends and family). I also give business cards to friends, and let them offer their friends (or people they meet) a discount on their first order! (which my friends get gift certificates for). In fact anyone who registers on my site can get free stuff, by referring people to buy things from my store (I give them a special code to give out to whom ever they want!) What method has been least successful for promoting your website? Most of the way's I've tried so far have been working, even if it is only a couple people coming in from one method, I consider it a success! What would you like to see change with respect to the internet? Less virtual vandals, and more OS software! What is your website address? Chaoticly Creative Tags: craft supplies • web interview •
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By Interviewer at 05/25/07 09:19
 Name of your website?Magnolia Trading Company, LLC Your name? Qi Liu Your Location (city, etc) Torrington When did you start your website and why? Magnolia Trading Company, LLC was created last year, 2006. I wanted to introduce the most unique products in China to the rest of the world. We started with Chinese hacky sacks, Peking Opera masks, and Hunanese embroidered items. The Chinese hacky sacks are now selling well. Please give us a short summary of your website, business model, etc Magnolia Trading Company, LLC was created with the intent of introducing the most rare and beautiful products of China to the rest of the world. Our hand-embroidered items come all the way from Hunan Province, whose history of embroidery could be traced back to West Han Dynasty (206 B.C.- 220 A.D); our Peking Opera Masks are hand painted in Sichuan Province by an innovative company which prides itself in making an ancient art form available to people of the modern age; our Chinese hacky sack is a two-thousand-year-old sport, which could bring much fun and health to our customers. We know that in an age where generic products flood the market, our unique Chinese products may struggle to rise above the din. However, as the saying in Mulan goes, “The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all,” we know our products will win our customers’ hearts and minds since beauties of true substance will not go unrecognized. What has been the most difficult part of creating and running your website? It was difficult to get started. But now it's easy and fun. What has been the easist part of operating your website? Answering customers' inquiries. What was your biggest mistake? Selecting the right shipping company. I used UPS at first, but their rates are outrageous. Who maintains your website and why? Yahoo. They are professional. Tell us how your business has benefitted from your website? I have more and more customers buying products from my website. What are your views on ecommerce and the future of the internet? I am very optimistic about ecommerce and the future of the internet. I run my business from home, there is no overhead cost. It's easy and convient to do business online. What are your views on Search Engine Optimization (SEO)? It costs money to gain exposure for your website, to advertise with all those companies promising SEO. What are your views on Search Engines? Have they helped or hindered your website? Search Engines are nice. People find my website through them. What method has been most successful for promoting your website? Find the products which are in demand. What method has been least successful for promoting your website? Advertised with Google and did "Pay per click" for a while. It was costly and ridiculous. What would you like to see change with respect to the internet? More free promotion of small businesses. You can enter a question of your choice and the answer here: We have lots of unique products featured on our website. How do I gain more exposure for my web? I tried many means, advertised with many companies, but it seems the only way is to find the products which are in demand. What is your website address? Magnolia Trading Company, LLC Tags: embroidery • web interview •
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