Lester Haworth on wed 2 nov 05
I agree Mel.
I spent a little over $200.00 to have my web site designed from my ideas.
Krista (My Web Master) did an excellent job. I also went thru godaddy for my
domain,
and the prime host for my physical site. I spent about $270.00 for
everything.
I sell nothing on my site. Just information about my Kiln repair business.
I have made over $500.00 profit that I can attribute to this site, so it has
more than paid for itself.
I think if someone is serious about putting up a web site to promote or sell
their ware,
then they should do it. I highly recommend it.
Les H.
www.mobilekilnrepair.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG]On Behalf Of mel jacobson
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 6:22 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: buying web design
without question if you can do your own, and you like it and it
works...go ahead. make sure you understand ftp. sorta like
going to grad school...why are you going what is the cost?
if you hire it done...make sure you communicate with
the designer. are they suppose to know about you, or
anything about clay? not usually.
it is up to the potter to let the web designer know
exactly what you want...how you want it..what pix to use...
the more you let a kid with ideas of spinning pots, flames coming
from your pots...all sorts of tricks or gimmicks the more you
will have folks saying...`what the hell is your site about?`
in most cases, a toned down, full of information site works.
speed of getting there, clear pix and good information about
who and what you are...and how to get a hold of you.
i have been to several sites this week, professional sites...
trying to locate their address, phone number etc....so i could
go to an exhibition at their place. nothing.
i called...used the @#&$#$ on them. `oh, really, we did not include
instructions to our place...hmmm...i will check on it?` many art sites
are the same. all promo stuff...chest beating...no information.
i was told a few weeks back from someone...`mel, don't include
your home phone number on your website...dangerous.`
wait.
how do people call me with pottery orders...search the white pages in
toledo?
geeeez. the paranoid crew is alive and well.
if you have a site...make sure that people can get you on the phone,
mail and email...right now.
nothing irritates me more than pink textured backgrounds with
yellow type that one can almost read. what does that say? what
does that say? what is wrong with black and white.?
remember, you have to work really hard to get a customer base
that will know your site, work it and buy from it. just like selling
from home...you have to work your 50 mile circle.
how do you get your website to be first in google? it takes many
years.
a great many, very naive folks out there that think if they buy a thousand
dollar website they will have customers flocking to them over night.
it may take you 10 years to get your money back in sales. in some cases
it would be more profitable to take an ad out in your local community paper.
we used godaddy, bought up all the ridatick combinations, and purchased
a template for twenty bucks to make that site. i do not have over 200 bucks
into that site. it could easily cost someone two thousand bucks for the
same stuff. gotta be careful.
but, remember, there are many high quality web designers out there that
are more than worth their money. find them, use them and let them
know what you want. but, before you do that...make sure you know
why you are doing it...and what you think your return will be...same old
story...gotta have a site, gotta have site.....but, why? make sure you
understand your bottom line. you may be confused.
mel
from mel/minnetonka.mn.usa
website: http://www.pclink.com/melpots
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