Resources for Craft Websites

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Do you have a website for your art or your craft?

Well there are a ton of resources and websites out on the Internet that can help you out with your website. Everything from web design ideas and blogging resources to places where you can meet fellow artists, this lens is a big list of resources for your craft website.

Blogging Services & Software
Ecommerce Tools
Image Editing
Mailing List Services
Design Inspiration and HTML Reference
Informational Websites
Video Tutorials
Websites Where You Can Sell Your Stuff
Websites Where You Can Show Your Stuff
Competitions, Calls for Entries, and Show Listings
Communities for Artists
Promotional Opportunities
Web Building Software
Internet Marketing for Artists

Blogging Services & Software

If you're looking to get your blog on, here is a less of both free and paid services to help you get started.

Blogger: Free blogging service
Wordpress.com: Free blogging by Wordpress
Typepad: Paid blogging services
Squarespace: Paid blogging service
Wordpress.org: Not to be mistaken with Wordpress.com, Wordpress.org is free blogging software to install on your website.
Moveable Type: Free blogging software for your website
Feedburner: Tools, stats, and more for your blog.
FeedBlitz: Provides RSS and blog email subscription services.

Ecommerce Tools

Ready to sell something? Here are some links that can help you get up and started with building your own e-store.

Kickstart Cart: A hosted shopping cart service. You can turn your existing website, blog, or Squidoo lens into your own online store in a matter of minutes. No geek needed!
Zen Cart: Free ecommerce software. Create your own online store by downloading and installing Zen Cart onto your web hosting service.
osCommerce: Free ecommerce software. Create your own online store by downloading and installing osCommerce onto your web hosting service.
Mal's E-commerce: Ecommerce service, both free and paid versions.
PayPal: Online payment services and online shopping cart

Image Editing

These websites will do if you don't have access to your Photshop or other image editing software

Snipshot: Online graphic editing, both free and paid versions.
Picnik: Free online image editing. You can even edit your photos directly from Flickr, Facebook, and other websites.
Picture 2 Life: Free online photo editing with ability to create photo collages, and photo sharing.
Splashup: Free online photo editing. Has many of the same features as Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.
Photoshop Express: Adobe's free photo editing and sharing website.
pic resize: Free online picture cropping and resizing and more
flauntR: Photo editing and special effects

Mailing List Services

A mailing list for your website is one of THE most important things that you will need. Check out these services that can help you out.

AWeber: A mailing list and autoresponder follow up service.
Constant Contact: A paid mailing list management service for websites.
iContact: an email marketing service that makes it really easy to create, send, and track email newsletters, surveys, and autoresponders.
mailer mailer: Offers email newsletter, newsletter templates, html templates, and templates. Plus marketing and mailing list management.
Mail Chimp: HTML email marketing service

Design Inspiration and HTML Reference

Building your own pages? Here are some places where you can get some design inspiration and HTML help!

Smashing Magazine: A great blog with just about every web design resource you could need.
Web Design From Scratch: A great HTML and web design reference website.
Design Meltdown: A collection of design ideas from actual websites.
The Daily Slurp: Search for website design ideas by color and color combinations.
HTML Playground: A great HTML reference library tool.
COLOURlovers: Get color inspiration through a large collection of color palettes and patterns along with color news and trends.
Kuler: Kuler from Adobe Labs. Quickly create harmonious color themes online. Explore, create and share color themes.
The Open Source Web Design Toolbox: A directory of 100 free or low cost open source web design software, templates, tools, and layouts
9 Principles for Good Web Design: An article outlining 9 principles for good web design
Free Web Resources Depot: Free resources for your website

Informational Websites

The Crafted Webmaster: a internet marketing resource for artists and crafters
How to Hire a Web Designer: If you're thinking about hiring a web designer to create your site, check this site out for some important information
How Artists Can Market Themselves on the Internet: A Squidoo lens about Internet marketing for artists and crafters
Arts and Crafts Law: A great blog for artists, crafters, hobbyists and the like from an attorney who works extensively in the arts, crafts, and creative industries.
An Artist's Guide to Twitter: A Squidoo lens about the social networking site, Twitter, and how artists can use it to promote themselves

Video Tutorials

Here are some video tutorials on some Internet stuff you should know, including how to get a domain name, how to edit pictures online and other cools stuff!

A Tour of Twitter

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How to Register a Domain Name

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Websites Where You Can Sell Your Stuff

Sometimes you just want a place to sell your stuff online without having to build an online store yourself. Here is a list of some online stores that will sell your work for you. Feel free to add your favorite site too!

Resources for Craft Websites

Do you have a website for your art or your craft?

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Blogging Services & Software

Ecommerce Tools

Image Editing

Mailing List Services

Design Inspiration and HTML Reference

Informational Websites

Video Tutorials

Websites Where You Can Sell Your Stuff

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Websites Where You Can Show Your Stuff

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Competitions, Calls for Entries, and Show Listings

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Communities for Artists

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Promotional Opportunities

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Web Building Software

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