(Quick break for one of my favorite movie quotes: I know you can be overwhelmed, and you can be underwhelmed, but can you ever just be whelmed?) I feel like my head is stuck in a murky website stew. Between my etsy shop, facebook page, blog, and now my artfire shop, I just don't know where to begin. Then there's the issue of how to answer the question: "What's your website?"
I had been thinking about getting my own website for a long time. But I was worried about maintenance for that, as well as wondering how in the world you actually make one. I'm pretty tech savvy but I've never done any sort of website creation. After months of debating should I or shouldn't I, I finally decided to take the plunge. I am now the proud owner of SarahBober.com. (Look at me! I'm a website!)
I can tell you right now, I most likely would not have done it without SoopSee. What's SoopSee, you ask? It's a (FREE!) program that creates a website by combining information from your other sites. After creating an account I typed in my etsy site and blog address, and in just seconds SoopSee had created a website that pulled everything together. I had the free version for awhile, but I recently upgraded to the paid version so I could include items from both of my etsy shops.I have to say I'm pretty happy. There are a few things I wish SoopSee would offer, such as more themes and a format for advertising art shows rather than just stores where your work can be purchased, but for a basic website it's not too bad. SoopSee automatically updates all of my accounts, so anytime I post a new blog entry or list a new item for sale it appears on my website. Best of all I don't have to give people looooong website addresses to direct them to my stuff.
And to be honest, it's pretty cool to be your own website. =)