Question: Who is “Beautiful Artist Websites”?
Answer: We are a two person design studio specializing in developing beautifully designed websites showcasing artist’s work. Please see the “About Us” section for more information.
Question: Where are you located?
Answer: We are located in Santa Monica, New York and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Please see the “About Us” section for more information.
Question: What happens after I place my order?
Answer: Once we have received your order:
A payment of 50% of your website total cost secures your order. When we receive your order and payment we will schedule you into our project list. Typically, it takes about 3-6 weeks to have your site ready from the time we receive all your images and text.
The first step we take is to email you a questionnaire that will help us to understand the style of site you are looking for. You then return the completed questionnaire to us, together with all your image and text files. The best methods are FTP file upload or CD by mail.
We cannot commence work on your website planning until we have received all your image and text files.
Special Note: It is very important that you send us high quality digital images of your work that have been produced using professional photographic techniques. Our aim is to showcase your work like a high-end art gallery and this is simply not possible if we don’t have high-quality images to work with. As the old saying goes: excellence in, excellence out!
Based on the aesthetic of your work and the content of your artist statement, we will propose a style and color scheme for you to consider. You then confirm or request changes to the design and then we commence work on your website development.
Also, at this time, we will register your unique domain name as requested by you. Alternatively, if you have an existing domain name that you would like to use which is currently hosted elsewhere, we will initiate the transfer from your current web-host to Beautiful Artist Websites.
We will complete the design of your site, and, upon receipt of any final payments due from you, we will upload it to your domain name. You can now start the work of getting the word out about your site to arts professionals and collectors!
Question: Do you guarantee satisfaction?
Answer: Like any good design studio, our development process is setup so that you will know what to expect before we deliver your website. After we have received your images and Artist Statement we will recommend a website style and associated color-scheme to compliment your work. You will be able to request changes before the final development of your website is stated.
We guarantee that you will be totally satisfied!
Please contact us at 718-360-5806 if you have any questions about the development process.
Question: What happens when I need to make changes to my website?
Answer: Now that your website is live, you will need to keep it regularly updated with new work and details of upcoming exhibitions and achievements. This is particularly important so that visitors return regularly.
The simplest, most cost-effective, and timely way to do update your site is to use our low-cost update program. We'll add or replace images on your website for $15 per image and text pages can be modified for $25 per page. We recommend that you update your site every quarter to keep it up-to-date with your current work and achievements. We can normally perform your updates within a few days.
We also offer an option to self-maintain your website. Please contact us if you would like to discuss this option.
