Paula Sibrack on fri 7 aug 98
A member of my clay group has asked that I pose this question to Clayarters:
Have any of you enjoyed increased sales due to your Web Pages? Paula Sibrack
Marian (CT Clay Artists) in the woods of Sherman, CT
Dave Eitel on sat 8 aug 98
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>A member of my clay group has asked that I pose this question to Clayarters:
>Have any of you enjoyed increased sales due to your Web Pages? Paula Sibrack
>Marian (CT Clay Artists) in the woods of Sherman, CT
I recently installed a free counter on my webpage and for the first week of
having a count, seem to be averaging 5 hits a day (not counting my own.)
Does anyone want to compare numbers?
Paula--I'm not trying to sell work on my page.
Dave Eitel
Cedar Creek Pottery
Cedarburg, WI USA
http://www.cedarcreekpottery.com
Marie Gibbons on sun 9 aug 98
I can't say sales have increased, but opportunities YES
I have been using the computer to contact out of state galleries, and ask if
they would care to look at my work, as a preview tool to determine if they
would like slides to view. I have picked up 2 new galleries as a result!
Marie Gibbons
Marie E.v.B. Gibbons
Marie Gibbons on mon 10 aug 98
I opened my page on May 8, as of Aug 7 I have gotten 748 hits! I am not
selling work on my site either, but I am trying to get galleries to look as an
initial screening to see if they are interested in seeing slides.
Marie Gibbons
Marie
E.v.B. Gibbons
Tyler Hannigan on tue 11 aug 98
Paula Sibrack wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> A member of my clay group has asked that I pose this question to Clayarters:
> Have any of you enjoyed increased sales due to your Web Pages? Paula Sibrack
> Marian (CT Clay Artists) in the woods of Sherman, CT
Sales from a web site.
So far my experience has shown that direct sales from either my own web site or
the more than 100 craftsmen's sites I've been involved with is not what is
happening. But,
that really isn't surprising. For most retail buyers the act of buying an art
objects is often a personal, intimate and sensual experience. Holding a piece is
worth a thousand pictures. And the addition of a little magic or allure provided
by your self or a professional sales person is often what is needed to convert a
looker into a buyer. With this in mind design your web site to guide people to
your shows or to the galleries representing you. Use your site as an online
brochure to build your career. The more people who recognize your name and style
the better your chances of being successful. And by all means don't neglect the
traditional craft media. As television has not replaced movies, the internet is
not going to replace craft magazines. The internet is becoming an increasingly
important part of a marketing network. And it will become a tremendously
important educational tool. The great appeal of the internet is the low cost and
flexibility.
Compare the cost of an average quality brochure at plus or minus $1500 and
mailing cost to a fairly decent web site for $500 or less. And when you come up
with a great new idea you can easily modify a web site.
Enough for now I still have much to do on the 3rd Silverhawk Internet Exhibit.
The ceramic section is finished with 20 craftsmen sites now online.
http://www.silverhawk.com/ex98/exhib/cer-f/main.html
Tyler Hannigan
Silverhawk Craft Realm
http://www.silverhawk.com/ex98
D. McDysan on tue 11 aug 98
Marie,
Do you happen to know what sources you received your hits from? What
lists/directories are you on that puts your page in front of galleries
or are you sending a link to them directly?
Thanks in advance!
Debbie McDysan
dmcdysan@onramp.net
http://rampages.onramp.net/~dmcdysan
Hank Ray on wed 12 aug 98
I talked to Paul Soldner about the web once,and he seemed pissed that a web
site with his work on it hadn't sold a thing.... so he thinks the web is
worthless... internet servers make money by selling web pages to people to
advertise there stuff.. that is all well and good.... but the web is an
"information highway" not an advertisement highway....i think it is good to
have a web page....but you should have realistic hopes for it.....
hank over and out
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