Colored Pencil Podcast

Topic:  Starting Your Website part 1   This week John and Lisa talk about starting your own website.   Here are some of the topics and questions we discuss:   Why you still need a website, instead of just a social media page. You maintain control of your online presence.You can create and maintain your own gallery online.You can create a slogan or by-line to provide more information about you and your work.Is it worth doing a website?  Yes, if you know why you are doing.You have to market the platform and your brand  (build it and they MIGHT come, if you work at it)What should your first steps be: Choose a host, and urlSome free site options: WeeblyWixFine Art America (in 2015 they came up with a virtual shopping cart)DeviantArtSome paid site options: Squarespace - Not only a content management system (CMS), but your host server and you can customize the code as well.  *This is the platform that John is currently using for sharpenedartist.comFaso.com (Fine Art Studio Online) WordPress - A content management