A Gift That Keeps Giving from Elsepage.com

0 CommentsWednesday • December 22, 2010 • by Imei

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An ad came across my laptop today, which looks like a good one. While you may be busy buying and making gifts for friends and family, there is something YOU should get for yourself (or hint for someone to get you) this year if you are an artist with work to share: a website.

You know who you are: a free-spirited person who loves creating, and you’ve been putting off starting a website because of time, money, or know-how. Make a New Year’s resolution to put the excuses behind you, and start thinking about a website that allows people to see your work, including video clips of your most recent accomplishments. If you don’t know why you should do this, read my blog post on the subject.

There are many free website platforms from which to choose, with templates that allow you to plug and chug, but here’s an affordable one one with a few more choices. Elsepage.com is in beta, allowing you an unbeatable price for starting your website.

Face it, some of you are gifted at design and wouldn’t dream of having someone design your website for you. And others of you just think you’re good at design, but if you listen to your friends and colleagues, they’ve been hinting at you to back away from the computer and leave it in the hands of a professional. Elsepage.com gives you a professional website, or a personal one if that’s what you’d like. Better yet, maybe you have someone in your band, dance troupe, or artist circle of friends who really needs something like this to organize photos, videos, upcoming events, and blogposts. You can purchase an Elsepage.com site and gift your friend for under $30.

Of course, here at Hips For Hire, I’ve been offering coaching and “light” webblog services to get you going as an artist. But I couldn’t resist pointing you to Elsepage.com for those of you who need a little more to get started, but don’t need premium services with coaching for your small art business.

Check out Elsepage.com, and let me know how your experience with their beta program treats you. And while you’re at it, subscribe to my blog here at the top of the page, and follow me on Twitter @HipsForHire, where we’re all about art and beauty (and food and wine, baby!).

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