Startup promotion for artists, artisans and crafters
So many times now I've come across people who are ready to take those first steps into converting their hobby or passion for creating unique, one-off objects into a small business. The advice from 'experts' in the field is generally: register and buy a domain, buy an e-commerce facility, populate your site with all your products and so on. But what if you just want to 'test the waters', try out a few objects and interact with your potential customers? Perhaps you're not ready for the full 'bells and whistles e-commerce' site just yet. To this end, I've built - and am I'm trialing - a site at ikonit.co.uk/one-offs where anyone wishing to promote their unique, one-off objects can upload images and descriptions and easily promote the listing to the various social media platforms without having to re-upload each time. It's free to use, supported by Google Ads and any profits from the ads after running costs will go to charity. If it prov...