Encaustic Arts Magazine Winter 2014 | Page 67

View from a smartphone , left to right : FASO . com gallery page , FASO . com individual painting page , SquareSpace . com gallery page , SquareSpace . com individual painting page .
When it comes to photos of artwork on mobile devices and tablets , size matters ! Your objective for today ’ s market should be to always have your artwork photos fill as much of the viewer ’ s screen as possible to power up the “ WOW ” factor for your presentation .
CAN I GET IT FREE ?
At this point you may be asking yourself , “ Can ’ t I get a website for FREE ?” In general , a website with a small number of gallery pictures and a limited number of website pages may be set up for FREE on website hosting providers ( some are only free for a limited time ), however , your free website name will then include the branding of the host provider , such as ‘ tristinadietzelmes . squarespace . com ' and ‘ multimediamavenfaso . com ’ Premium services such as unlimited galleries and pictures , a shopping cart , and your unique website name branding may incur a monthly fee of anywhere from $ 8 / mo to $ 39 / mo or you may be able to obtain a discount when paying for a full year ’ s service at once .
BLOG AS A WEBSITE
A blog ( from web-log ) is a stream-of-consciousness online diary consisting of newest to oldest entries that allow text , photo , and video content . Although most website hosting companies offer a ‘ Blog ’ page format within their website creation templates , sometimes artists prefer the conversational or educational style of activity entry a blog provides and even use a blog as their website !