You can start your website yourself during a free trial, or send us your material and have us build the first version for you.
The free trial
Your trial website is ready as soon as you sign up. The trial lasts 10 days and needs no credit card. You have full access to every tool while it runs, and the images and pages you add move to your purchased website when you buy it.
Around day 9 we email you to say the trial will expire shortly. If you need more time, email us and we can extend it. If a trial has already expired, email us and we can reactivate it. Contact us at any point with questions.
What to prepare
Have these ready, whether you build your website or we build it for you:
- Your domain name. Generally, the name you are best known for. A new one can take up to 48 hours to show your website, though usually less than a day. See Your Domain Name.
- A bio, with a photo of yourself or a key work. See Writing Your Bio.
- Your home page, the first page visitors see: one or more favourite, new or award-winning works, and perhaps your artist statement.
- Images of your work, at the highest resolution you have, the right way up and cropped. See What Image File Types and Resolution Should I Upload?
- The words for each work, such as its title, size, medium and a short description. See Describing Your Work.
- Links to related websites, such as associations and other artists. See Add a Link to Your Links Page.
- How people can reach you. Your Contact page has a form, and can also show an email address and a phone number. We recommend a number other than your home phone. See Edit Your Contact Page.
Buying your website
When you are happy, select the red banner at the top of your trial website to pay. Our pricing page lists the plans.
Quick Start
If you are too busy, or would like a boost, Quick Start means we build your first website from what you send us. It costs extra; our pricing page has the details. Here is how it goes:
- You send us your content. That is what What to prepare lists above, and any text for other pages. Send images by email, in small batches if they are large.
- We build your trial website. We send you updates as each part is done.
- You give feedback. We include one round of major revisions, after a time we arrange with you for your feedback.
- You can edit meanwhile. You may change the website yourself while we build it, and we encourage it. The tutorials show how, starting with A Tour of Your Website's Admin.
- You pay when you are happy. Select the red banner at the top of your trial website.
We stay to support you afterwards, by chat or email.