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what is a reasonable time for a show's web site to be up before the

updated wed 8 nov 06

 

claybair on tue 7 nov 06

show?

So we have a studio tour that is has been established for 22 years.
The last few years I have had several issues with the web site.
The biggest being that the site doesn't get completed and
updated artist info. until about 2 weeks before the show.... and then some
links don't work etc.
Upon questioning, the person doing the site says that customers
don't go to the site for the map until the week before the show. I don't
have an issue with
that statement but do with the site not being updated regarding overall look
and
artists new work.
This has been a bone of contention for me for 4 years. An offer by 2 of us
to do the web site for free
was ignored and instead they paid this joker $3000 a year for 2 years...
granted he did the flyer also but that was
just cut and paste & I do know what it take to do graphics especially with
these new fangled computers!
I know what it was to really cut and paste.... nothing like the smell of
rubber cement in the morning!
So my question is what is a reasonable time to expect a web site for a show
to be complete
prior to a show. All the other show web sites I have perused are up months
and months before the show.
BTW new artists pay an extra $25 for the site where previous artists pay if
they switch out 3 or more images.
Smells fishy to me!
Gayle Bair
Bainbridge Island, WA
Tucson, AZ
http://claybair.com
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