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<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Artist Websites Tour - FineArtAmerica.com</title> <meta name='description' content='Take a tour of the features available with your artist websites.'> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/css/stylesheet.css?v=3fc6df0552"> <script language = "javascript" src="/js/globalScripts.js?v=3fc6df0552"> </script> <style> .green { background-image: url('../BackgroundGreenBarVertical.jpg'); background-position: top left; background-repeat: repeat-y; } .bullet { float: left; width: 100%; } .bullet img { float: left; width: 11px; height: 11px; padding-top: 1px; } .bullet p { float: left; width: 90%; font: 10pt arial; padding-left: 1px; } .bulletdiv { float: left; width: 8px; height: 8px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid #666666; box-shadow: 1px 1px 4px #BBBBBB; margin-top: 3px; margin-right: 8px; } </style> </head> <body> <div class='outerdiv'> <div id='headercontainer' style='float: left; width: 100%;'> <div id='headerdiv' style='float: left; width: 100%; height: 100px; overflow: hidden;'> <div style='float: left; width: 350px; height: 95px; border: none;'> <a href='http://artistwebsites.com'><img src='/assets/images/LogoArtistWebsites2010.jpg' style='float: left; padding-left: 15px; padding-top: 15px; width: 325px; height: 72px; border: none;' alt='Artist Websites - Websites for Artists' title='Artist Websites - Websites for Artists'></a> <script src='http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js' type='text/javascript'></script><script type='text/javascript'>_uacct = 'UA-2746940-4'; urchinTracker();</script></div> <div style='float: left; width: 315px; padding-left: 40px; padding-top: 5px;'> <a href='http://artistwebsites.com/openaccountartistwebsites.html?newregistration=true'><img src='/assets/images/ButtonArtistWebsitesHeaderFreeTrial.jpg' style='float: left; width: 315px; height: 90px; border: none;'></a> </div> <div style='float: right; width: 185px; padding-top: 15px;'> <a href='http://artistwebsites.com/tourartistwebsites/your-own-website.html'><img src='/assets/images/LogoTour.jpg' style='float: left; 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} </style> <div style="float: left; width: 100%; border-top: 1px solid #AAAAAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAAAAA;"> <div style='float: left; width: 660px;'> <ul id='headerNavigationMenuArtistWebsitesMainPage'> <li> <a href="http://artistwebsites.com/index.html" style="width: 80px; background-image: none;" onmouseover="mclose()">Home</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://artistwebsites.com/artistwebsitesfeatures.html" style="width: 80px;" onmouseover="mclose()">Features</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://artistwebsites.com/tourartistwebsites/your-own-website.html" style="width: 100px;" onmouseover="mclose()">Take a Tour</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://artistwebsites.com/tourartistwebsites/how-much.html" style="width: 100px;" onmouseover="mclose()">Pricing</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://artistwebsites.com/artistwebsitestestimonials.html" style="width: 100px;" onmouseover="mclose()">Testimonials</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://artistwebsites.com/artistwebsitessamples.html" style="width: 100px;" onmouseover="mclose()">Samples</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://artistwebsites.com/openaccountartistwebsites.html?newregistration=true" style="width: 100px; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 1pt;" onmouseover="mclose()">Join Now</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id='maindiv' style='float: left; width: 890px; padding: 25px; padding-left: 40px;'> <style> .highlighted a {font: 9pt arial; font-weight: bold; color: #335599; text-decoration: none;} .normal a {font: 9pt arial; color: #335599;} </style> <div style='float: left; width: 200px; padding-top: 11px; padding-right: 60px;'> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; margin-bottom: 5px; font: 12pt arial; border-bottom: 2px solid #999999;'><a href='your-own-website.html' style='font: 12pt arial; font-weight: bold; color: #335599; text-decoration: none;'>Overview</a></p> <div class='normal' style='float: left; width: 100%;'> <div class='bulletdiv' style='background-color: #FFFFFF;'> </div><p style='float: left; width: 180px; font: 10pt arial;'><a href='your-own-website.html' style=''>Your Own Website</a></p> </div> <div class='normal' style='float: left; width: 100%;'> <div class='bulletdiv' style='background-color: #FFFFFF;'> </div><p style='float: left; width: 180px; font: 10pt arial;'><a href='two-websites-in-one.html' style=''>Two Websites in One</a></p> </div> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 25px; padding-bottom: 2px; margin-bottom: 5px; font: 12pt arial; border-bottom: 2px solid #999999;'><a href='sell-prints-online.html' style='font: 12pt arial; font-weight: bold; color: #335599; text-decoration: none;'>Front End Features</a></p> <div class='normal' style='float: left; width: 100%;'> <div class='bulletdiv' style='background-color: #FFFFFF;'> </div><p style='float: left; width: 180px; font: 10pt arial;'><a href='sell-prints-online.html' style=''>Selling Prints - Instantly</a></p> </div> <div class='normal' style='float: left; width: 100%;'> <div class='bulletdiv' style='background-color: #FFFFFF;'> </div><p style='float: left; width: 180px; font: 10pt arial;'><a href='beautiful-artwork-pages.html' style=''>Beautiful Artwork Pages</a></p> </div> <div class='normal' style='float: left; width: 100%;'> <div class='bulletdiv' style='background-color: #FFFFFF;'> </div><p style='float: left; width: 180px; font: 10pt arial;'><a href='spectacular-image-rendering.html' style=''>Spectacular Image Rendering</a></p> </div> <div class='normal' style='float: left; width: 100%;'> <div class='bulletdiv' style='background-color: #FFFFFF;'> </div><p style='float: left; width: 180px; font: 10pt arial;'><a href='your-own-search-engine.html' style=''>Your Own Search Engine</a></p> </div> <div class='normal' style='float: left; width: 100%;'> <div class='bulletdiv' style='background-color: #FFFFFF;'> </div><p style='float: left; width: 180px; font: 10pt arial;'><a href='artwork-menus.html' style=''>Artwork Ordering Catalogs</a></p> </div> <div class='normal' style='float: left; width: 100%;'> <div class='bulletdiv' style='background-color: #FFFFFF;'> </div><p style='float: left; width: 180px; font: 10pt arial;'><a href='full-resolution-previews.html' style=''>Full Resolution Previews</a></p> </div> <div class='normal' style='float: left; width: 100%;'> <div class='bulletdiv' style='background-color: #FFFFFF;'> </div><p style='float: left; width: 180px; font: 10pt arial;'><a href='watermarking.html' style=''>Watermarking</a></p> </div> <div class='normal' style='float: left; width: 100%;'> <div class='bulletdiv' style='background-color: #FFFFFF;'> </div><p style='float: left; width: 180px; font: 10pt arial;'><a href='events-calendar.html' style=''>Events Calendar</a></p> </div> <div class='normal' style='float: left; width: 100%;'> <div class='bulletdiv' style='background-color: #FFFFFF;'> </div><p style='float: left; width: 180px; font: 10pt arial;'><a href='press-releases.html' style=''>Press Releases</a></p> </div> <div class='normal' style='float: left; width: 100%;'> <div class='bulletdiv' style='background-color: #FFFFFF;'> </div><p style='float: left; width: 180px; font: 10pt arial;'><a href='blogs.html' style=''>Blogs</a></p> </div> <div class='normal' style='float: left; width: 100%;'> <div class='bulletdiv' style='background-color: #FFFFFF;'> </div><p style='float: left; width: 180px; font: 10pt arial;'><a href='e-mail-marketing.html' style=''>E-Mail Marketing</a></p> </div> <div class='normal' style='float: left; width: 100%;'> <div class='bulletdiv' style='background-color: #FFFFFF;'> </div><p style='float: left; width: 180px; font: 10pt arial;'><a href='facebook-application.html' style=''>FaceBook Application</a></p> </div> <div class='normal' style='float: left; width: 100%;'> <div class='bulletdiv' style='background-color: #FFFFFF;'> </div><p style='float: left; width: 180px; font: 10pt arial;'><a href='facebook-shopping-cart.html' style=''>FaceBook Shopping Cart</a></p> </div> <div class='normal' style='float: left; width: 100%;'> <div class='bulletdiv' style='background-color: #FFFFFF;'> </div><p style='float: left; width: 180px; font: 10pt arial;'><a href='abc-licensing.html' style=''>TV Licensing / ABC Studios</a></p> </div> <div class='highlighted' style='float: left; width: 100%;'> <div class='bulletdiv' style='background-color: #445577;'> </div><p style='float: left; width: 180px; font: 10pt arial;'><a href='fine-art-america.html' style=''>FineArtAmerica.com</a></p> </div> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 25px; padding-bottom: 2px; margin-bottom: 5px; font: 12pt arial; border-bottom: 2px solid #999999;'><a href='artist-control-panel.html' style='font: 12pt arial; font-weight: bold; color: #335599; text-decoration: none;'>Back End Features</a></p> <div class='normal' style='float: left; width: 100%;'> <div class='bulletdiv' style='background-color: #FFFFFF;'> </div><p style='float: left; width: 180px; font: 10pt arial;'><a href='artist-control-panel.html' style=''>Artist Control Panel</a></p> </div> <div class='normal' style='float: left; width: 100%;'> <div class='bulletdiv' style='background-color: #FFFFFF;'> </div><p style='float: left; width: 180px; font: 10pt arial;'><a href='full-customization.html' style=''>Full Customization</a></p> </div> <div class='normal' style='float: left; width: 100%;'> <div class='bulletdiv' style='background-color: #FFFFFF;'> </div><p style='float: left; width: 180px; font: 10pt arial;'><a href='visitor-tracking.html' style=''>Visitor Tracking</a></p> </div> <div class='normal' style='float: left; width: 100%;'> <div class='bulletdiv' style='background-color: #FFFFFF;'> </div><p style='float: left; width: 180px; font: 10pt arial;'><a href='comment-tracking.html' style=''>Comment Tracking</a></p> </div> <div class='normal' style='float: left; width: 100%;'> <div class='bulletdiv' style='background-color: #FFFFFF;'> </div><p style='float: left; width: 180px; font: 10pt arial;'><a href='sales-manager.html' style=''>Sales Manager</a></p> </div> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 25px; padding-bottom: 2px; margin-bottom: 5px; font: 12pt arial; border-bottom: 2px solid #999999;'><a href='getting-started.html' style='font: 12pt arial; font-weight: bold; color: #335599; text-decoration: none;'>Getting Started</a></p> <div class='normal' style='float: left; width: 100%;'> <div class='bulletdiv' style='background-color: #FFFFFF;'> </div><p style='float: left; width: 180px; font: 10pt arial;'><a href='getting-started.html' style=''>Getting Started</a></p> </div> <div class='normal' style='float: left; width: 100%;'> <div class='bulletdiv' style='background-color: #FFFFFF;'> </div><p style='float: left; width: 180px; font: 10pt arial;'><a href='how-much.html' style=''>How Much Does It Cost?</a></p> </div> </div> <div style='float: left; width: 630px;'> <div style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-bottom: 5px; border-bottom: 2px solid #999999;'> <h1 style='float: left; font: 20pt arial; font-weight: bold;'>FineArtAmerica.com</h1> <a href='artist-control-panel.html'><img src='ArrowTourRight.jpg' style='float: right; border: none;'></a><a href='artist-control-panel.html' style='float: right; padding-right: 10px; font: 12pt arial; font-weight: bold; color: #000080; padding-top: 4px;'>NEXT</a><a href='abc-licensing.html' style='float: right; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 20px; font: 12pt arial; font-weight: bold; color: #000080; padding-top: 4px;'>BACK</a><a href='abc-licensing.html'><img src='ArrowTourLeft.jpg' style='float: right; border: none;'></a> </div> <div style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 25px;'> <div style='float: left; width: 100%;'> <div style='float: left; width: 180px;'> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; font: 10pt arial;'>OK. Why is a website from Artist Websites so much better than the alternatives (e.g. <a href='http://smugmug.com' rel='nofollow' style='font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;'>SmugMug</a>, <a href='http://zenfolio.com' rel='nofollow' style='font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;'>ZenFolio</a>, <a href='http://artspan.com' rel='nofollow' style='font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;'>ArtSpan</a>, <a href='http://fineartstudioonline.com' rel='nofollow' style='font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;'>FineArtStudioOnline</a>)?</p> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 15px; font: 10pt arial;'>There are, literally, hundreds of reasons why (see the rest of the tour)... but here is the biggest one...</p> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 15px; font: 10pt arial;'>When you sign up for your Artist Website, you're actually getting two websites in one.</p> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 15px; font: 10pt arial;'>You get your own website:</p> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 5px; font: 10pt arial; font-weight: bold;'>yourname.artistwebsites.com</p> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 15px; font: 10pt arial;'>and you get a website on <a href='http://fineartamerica.com' target='_blank' style='font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;'>FineArtAmerica.com</a>, as well:</p> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 5px; font: 10pt arial; font-weight: bold;'>yourname.fineartamerica.com</p> </div> <div style='float: right; width: 410px;'> <img src='/assets/images/LogoFineArtAmerica.jpg' style='float: right; width: 410px; height: 330px;'> </div> </div> <div style='float: left; width: 100%;'> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 15px; font: 10pt arial;'>Why is this important?</p> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 15px; font: 10pt arial;'>Let's say you open an account with <a href='http://smugmug.com' rel='nofollow' target='_blank' style='font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;'>SmugMug</a> or <a href='http://artspan.com' rel='nofollow' target='_blank' style='font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;'>ArtSpan</a> or any of the <a href='http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=artist+websites' target='_blank' style='font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;'>hundreds of businesses</a> that offer to help you build a website.</p> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 15px; font: 10pt arial;'>When you're done building your website with one of these companies, there's one <b>enormous problem</b>. How do you get people to see what you've done?</p> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 15px; font: 10pt arial;'>Each time you upload a new image, how will anyone know?</p> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 15px; font: 10pt arial;'>When you offer a special discount... or issue a new press release... or advertise an upcoming event... who is going to read about it?</p> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 15px; font: 10pt arial;'>With other website companies, you're completely on your own. The only people who will see your website are the 10 - 15 visitors who happen to stop by each day or find you somehow via a Google search.</p> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 15px; font: 12pt arial; font-weight: bold;'>ArtistWebsites.com is <b>completely different</b>... and it's thanks to our partnership with <a href='http://fineartamerica.com' target='_blank' style='font: 12pt arial; font-weight: bold; color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;'>FineArtAmerica.com</a>.</p> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 15px; font: 10pt arial;'>You get two websites... you're own website (e.g. yourname.artistwebsites.com) and you're FAA website (e.g. yourname.fineartamerica.com). The two sites are perfectly synchronized. When you upload something to your website (e.g. new image, new press release, etc.)... it also appears on FineArtAmerica.com. When you upload something to FineArtAmerica.com... it appears on your website. They're perfectly synchronized.</p> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 15px; font: 10pt arial;'>Why is this important?</p> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 15px; font: 10pt arial;'>FineArtAmerica.com is the <a href='http://fineartamerica.com/art-website-reviews.html' target='_blank' style='font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;'>world's fastest growing art website</a>. FAA gets <a href='http://fineartamerica.com/art-website-reviews.html' target='_blank' style='font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;'>millions and millions of visitors each month</a> who stop by to find beautiful works of art from professional and up-and-coming artists. There are also <a href='http://fineartamerica.com/artistdirectory' target='_blank' style='font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;'>tens of thousands of artists</a> who log on each day to participate in the vibrant <a href='http://fineartamerica.com/discussions.html' target='_blank' style='font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;'>FAA online community</a>.</p> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 15px; font: 10pt arial;'>When you upload content to your Artist Website... you're also uploading it to FineArtAmerica.com! Now... instead of putting your artwork in front of 10 - 15 visitors per day... you're putting it in front of <b>hundreds of thousands of visitors per day</b>!</p> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 15px; font: 10pt arial;'>Your images will be shown to millions of people per month... your <a href='press-releases.html' style='font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;'>press releases</a> and <a href='events-calendar.html' style='font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;'>upcoming events</a> will be broadcast to the tens of thousands of art collectors who subscribe to the FAA weekly newsletter... you'll receive comments and feedback on your images from tens of thousands of artists who participate in the FAA online community... the list goes on and on...</p> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 15px; font: 10pt arial;'>No other website creation tool can do this (e.g. <a href='http://smugmug.com' rel='nofollow' target='_blank' style='font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;'>SmugMug</a>, <a href='http://fineartstudioonline.com' rel='nofollow' target='_blank' style='font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;'>FineArtStudioOnline</a>, <a href='http://zenfolio.com' rel='nofollow' target='_blank' style='font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;'>ZenFolio</a>) because no other website creation tool has a partnership with the world's fastest growing art site: <a href='http://fineartamerica.com' target='_blank' style='font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;'>FineArtAmerica.com</a>.</p> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 15px; font: 10pt arial;'>The power of this partnership is enormous.</p> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 15px; font: 10pt arial;'>Let's say you're a landscape painter and that you want to sell prints of your artwork online. What do people do when they want to buy a landscape print online? 99.9% of them are going to go to Google and do a search. Try a google search for <a href='http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=landscape+canvas+prints' target='_blank' style='font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;'>landscape canvas prints</a>. Who's the first link in the search results? <a href='http://fineartamerica.com/art/all/landscape/canvas+prints' target='_blank' style='font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;'>FineArtAmerica.com</a>.</p> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 15px; font: 10pt arial;'>That's where you need to be... <b>period</b>... and that's exactly where you'll be with your new Artist Website. When you upload a landscape image to your Artist Website... it will instantly appear for sale on your website... it will instantly appear for sale on FineArtAmerica.com... and it will instantly appear at the top of Google's search results.</p> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 15px; font: 10pt arial;'>It doesn't get any better! <b>No other artist website can do that.</b></p> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 15px; font: 10pt arial;'>And we're just getting started...</p> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 15px; font: 10pt arial;'>As a member of FineArtAmerica.com, you get to participate in <a href='http://fineartamerica.com/groups.html' target='_blank' style='font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;'>groups</a>, <a href='http://fineartamerica.com/contests.html' target='_blank' style='font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;'>art contests</a>, <a href='http://fineartamerica.com/discussions.html' target='_blank' style='font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;'>member discussions</a>, <a href='http://fineartamerica.com/weeklypromotion.html' target='_blank' style='font: 10pt arial; text-decoration: underline;'>weekly promotions</a>... and much, much more.</p> <p style='float: left; width: 100%; padding-top: 15px; font: 10pt arial;'>Simply put... the partnership between ArtistWebsites.com and FineArtAmerica.com gives you a 1 - 2 punch that is absolutely unbeatable... all for only $30 / year.</p> </div> </div> <div style='float: left; width: 100%; margin-top: 40px; border-top: 2px solid #999999; padding-top: 10px;'> <a href='artist-control-panel.html'><img src='ArrowTourRight.jpg' style='float: right; border: none;'></a><a href='artist-control-panel.html' style='float: right; padding-right: 10px; font: 12pt arial; font-weight: bold; color: #000080; padding-top: 4px;'>NEXT</a><a href='abc-licensing.html' style='float: right; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 20px; font: 12pt arial; font-weight: bold; color: #000080; padding-top: 4px;'>BACK</a><a href='abc-licensing.html'><img src='ArrowTourLeft.jpg' style='float: right; border: none;'></a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>