Below are a few recommended resources that we’ve used and have recommended to others. We thought it would make sense to gather these key resources in one place for you to consider:
- ART BOOKS WE RECOMMEND
- NEED AN INSTANT WEBSITE/ BLOG?
- NEED WEB HOSTING?
- WANT TO SELL YOUR DESIGNS?
- WANT TO PUBLISH COMICS, GRAPHIC NOVELS, ETC?
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” I NEED A WEBSITE/ONLINE PORTFOLIO.”
We Recommend WORDPRESS to create a free online web presence:
This is the software that we use to run this site. It is the quickest and easiest way to launch a web site, especially one that works hand-in-hand with search engines. And it’s free!
It’s easy, no tech expertise needed, will allow you to communicate with visitors and connect with your Facebook and Twitter pages as well. It will also allow you to grow to another level after that, once you’re ready.
Go here and sign up for the self-hosted version. It will then show you themes that work best as gallery sites.
Or click the logo below for the version to use with your own hosting service:
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“I NEED RELIABLE WEB HOSTING.”
We Use and Recommend POWWEB.com to host your customized website or blog. Here’s the key reasons why:
- Dependable hosting with good support
- One-click WordPress installation (our suggested platform for managing your site and content)
- Plenty of storage and bandwidth
- Competitive pricing
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“I NEED TO CREATE AND SELL MY DESIGNS.”
We Recommend ZAZZLE.com to create posters, mugs, t-shirts…you name it!:
We’ve used this service to put our designs on almost anything! It’s free and easy to create an online store on Zazzle to sell t-shirts online or sell posters online featuring your art, images, and designs. Use Zazzle’s powerful tools that make it possible to sell your art on t-shirts, stamps, posters, mugs, business cards, shoes, skateboards, calendars, tote bags, hats, posters, and more. There’s absolutely no cost…it’s all profit for you.
Click the logo below to give it a test drive:
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“I WANT TO PUBLISH MY COMIC/ GRAPHIC NOVEL/ BOOK.”
We Recommend LULU.com as a great print on demand (POD) option:
We recommend it because it is easy to use, professional look and feel, very affordable (you don’t pay for anything you don’t sell), and it’s a great way to fine tune exactly what your audience is willing (or not) to buy from you in print.
Click the logo below to take a look:
I am so NON-techie. Whats the difference between a website/blog and web hosting? I want to create a website where I can eventually sell original art. I need all the help I can get!!!
Hi Robert! Here’s the difference:
Your website/blog is the actual site itself.
Web “Hosting” is what you pay for in order to keep the site up and running every month.
It’s like you phone and your phone bill. The actual phone you use as a tool (like the website) and the company you pay monthly to keep the phone turned on (that’s like web hosting).
Robert, feel free to email me and I’ll be glad to give you a little more insight to point you in the right direction (as well as save you money!): tony@artlessonsfromgod.com
Tony-
Hi Gimel-
Yes, I have personally used each of these tools including LuLu.com.
I was pleased with their service and end result. I used them for the sketchbook-devotional project I published and have been selling over a couple of years:
http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/by-design–a-visual-journal-sketchbook-devotional/603465
Also, fellow ALFG subscriber Frencci Rivera used LuLu.com to publish his novel “Among Men and Serpents”:
http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/among-men-and-serpents-paperback-ed/4585215
I’ve seen the finished product of his and it looks great.
Wow!
Have you used or know someone that has used LULU to publish something?
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