Comments on: Interactive Web Tools for Artists & Creative Professionals - Part 1 http://www.magicwoodworks.com/2008/08/259/ A resource for artists to learn and share creative marketing tecniques and anecdotes. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:21:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Jason King http://www.magicwoodworks.com/2008/08/259/#comment-247 Jason King Sun, 31 Aug 2008 02:17:44 +0000 http://magicwoodworks.com/blog/?p=259#comment-247 Hello, that's good advice. I'm a big fan of WordPress, used it to power Stuart King's website at <a href="http://www.stuartking.co.uk" title="Stuart King, woodturner" rel="nofollow">www.stuartking.co.uk</a>. He's a woodturner/writer who republishes many of the articles he's written for Woodturning magazine on his website by using a blog. Why WordPress? It's simple for a non-techie to learn to use. It can publish both static pages and blog posts. It's easy to insert photos and video. It's also quick for a web designer to install and can be customised with a theme to give a website its own look and style. Not being a fan of Facebook (too confusing, too many daft messages), I wonder whether anyone has considered building a social networking site specifically for crafts? That could be done with an application like Ning. Hello, that’s good advice.

I’m a big fan of WordPress, used it to power Stuart King’s website at http://www.stuartking.co.uk.

He’s a woodturner/writer who republishes many of the articles he’s written for Woodturning magazine on his website by using a blog.

Why WordPress? It’s simple for a non-techie to learn to use. It can publish both static pages and blog posts. It’s easy to insert photos and video. It’s also quick for a web designer to install and can be customised with a theme to give a website its own look and style.

Not being a fan of Facebook (too confusing, too many daft messages), I wonder whether anyone has considered building a social networking site specifically for crafts? That could be done with an application like Ning.

]]> By: PF Anderson http://www.magicwoodworks.com/2008/08/259/#comment-245 PF Anderson Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:01:05 +0000 http://magicwoodworks.com/blog/?p=259#comment-245 This is SOOOO true! I did something similar recently for my daughter, who is an artist. Set her up with a combination of Facebook, Flickr, Tumblr and Disqus. :) She is a bit computer phobic, so had to keep it simple and spare, but still elegant enough to reflect her abilities and tastes. This is SOOOO true! I did something similar recently for my daughter, who is an artist. Set her up with a combination of Facebook, Flickr, Tumblr and Disqus. :) She is a bit computer phobic, so had to keep it simple and spare, but still elegant enough to reflect her abilities and tastes.

]]> By: Heather http://www.magicwoodworks.com/2008/08/259/#comment-244 Heather Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:56:37 +0000 http://magicwoodworks.com/blog/?p=259#comment-244 Thank you for the informative post! This helps as I'm figuring things out along the way, too! Thank you for the informative post! This helps as I’m figuring things out along the way, too!

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