Treasures & Finds: The 411
I didn't come across a single thing I wanted to mark this Tuesday; sorry. Nothing really leapt out at me except for Dream Life Studios, and I'm saving them for when Lori-Lyn opens her own site. She will be a Friday Find this week, though, so all is not lost. I was going to list her this weekend, but life really threw a wrench into the works, so it will just have to wait.
If you maintain your own independent website and would like to be considered for write up in the Tuesday Treasures or a mention in the Friday Finds, please drop me a mail and let me know; I'd love to see your stuff. :) I am always happy to pass cool discoveries along to others...though sometimes it takes me a while to get to it! :)
Should you choose to "submit" your site for a Tuesday Treasure, keep in mind the following:
You must be an independent artisan/artist/crafter. My goal is to showcase small business people; the big guys do not need the help.
You must make the product you sell yourself. (ie. no mass-produced stuff you buy from a sweatshop 3rd world country, mark-up, and resell)
Your site should be clean and easy to navigate, with good pictures which adequately and fairly represent your product. That means having your information up front so that people do not have to hunt for it, your navigation well-organized so that it's easy to shop, and crisp, well-lit, in focus images of your product, whatever it might be. You do not have to have a website that looks like it was designed by a professional. I am a big fan of pretty websites; however, I realize everyone is not a web developer, and just because you can collage a beautiful work of art or are a genius when it comes to wirewrap and PMC does not mean you know the slightest thing about HTML or CSS!
As for the Friday Finds, those consist of stuff I come across that I just happen to like, for whatever reason, whether it be the entire site, the concept, or a particular item on the site.
I also have a Dragonfly Friends page for those independent artisans whose products and sites I really like, some of whom I also know as people. Most of them have been good enough to link back to me, which is always appreciated. I'm a big believer in synergy and supporting your fellow artists/human beings. The parameters for that page are pretty much that you be an independent artisan with your own website to sell your goods, preferably in a nice, quiet, pleasing and professional manner. :)
That's about it. I got nothin' else today.
ttyl,
Jenie
If you maintain your own independent website and would like to be considered for write up in the Tuesday Treasures or a mention in the Friday Finds, please drop me a mail and let me know; I'd love to see your stuff. :) I am always happy to pass cool discoveries along to others...though sometimes it takes me a while to get to it! :)
Should you choose to "submit" your site for a Tuesday Treasure, keep in mind the following:
You must be an independent artisan/artist/crafter. My goal is to showcase small business people; the big guys do not need the help.
You must make the product you sell yourself. (ie. no mass-produced stuff you buy from a sweatshop 3rd world country, mark-up, and resell)
Your site should be clean and easy to navigate, with good pictures which adequately and fairly represent your product. That means having your information up front so that people do not have to hunt for it, your navigation well-organized so that it's easy to shop, and crisp, well-lit, in focus images of your product, whatever it might be. You do not have to have a website that looks like it was designed by a professional. I am a big fan of pretty websites; however, I realize everyone is not a web developer, and just because you can collage a beautiful work of art or are a genius when it comes to wirewrap and PMC does not mean you know the slightest thing about HTML or CSS!
As for the Friday Finds, those consist of stuff I come across that I just happen to like, for whatever reason, whether it be the entire site, the concept, or a particular item on the site.
I also have a Dragonfly Friends page for those independent artisans whose products and sites I really like, some of whom I also know as people. Most of them have been good enough to link back to me, which is always appreciated. I'm a big believer in synergy and supporting your fellow artists/human beings. The parameters for that page are pretty much that you be an independent artisan with your own website to sell your goods, preferably in a nice, quiet, pleasing and professional manner. :)
That's about it. I got nothin' else today.
ttyl,
Jenie
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