Tracking Ellen Mueller - DESIGN

What I can help you with:

I can help you sign up with 1and1.com (they are a reasonably priced hosting service that I've used for a while now) and then design an easy-to-use/update website. If you have a different preferred hosting service, I can also work with them.

After reading this outline of steps, please email me with any questions.

Once I have designed the site, it is your responsibility to update it. My fee covers a one-time design, and uploading the site to your domain. Costs for services beyond the initial design will be handled on a case by case basis.

I'll need to know if you have Dreamweaver or any other such editing software available to you (here is a great link to a review of 25 different editing softwares). If not, that's ok, (you'll still be able to easily update your pages on your own) but if yes, I can design with that software in mind. I can also train you on updating the pages for an hourly fee.

Here are some things you can do to expedite the process:

1) Make a site map listing what pages you'd like and what is on each of them. Essentially, the sitemap is the base for all design work.
Here are some examples: http://www.tonjatorgerson.com/sitemap.htm OR http://ellenmueller.com/site%20map.htm
Sitemaps often include these pages: Home, Gallery, Resume, Links, Contact
Sitemaps can also include these and other pages: In the Studio, Bio, News, Artist Statement, etc...

2) Find 3-5 websites that you like, and write down why/what you like about them (this step is really helpful for informing the design process).

3) Decide if there is any thing that you would really like to see on the site (for example: if you paint birds, and you really want this one bird image [or a version of the image] to be central to the design, let me know).

4) Compile all the images you want to showcase on the site (highest resolution images you have available) and burn them onto a CD. If you want the images to be grouped in any special way, you'll want to save them in titled folders on the CD (for example: Portraits, Prints, Bird Series III, etc). Be sure to include captions for the images (for example: "Portrait 1. Oil on Canvas, 5'x5', 2008.").

5) If you'll be posting any video, make sure to have posted the videos to YouTube, and send me the links.

6) Other things you can include on the CD (just to speed the process) would be a resume as you'd like it to appear on the site (if you want one posted on your site), links (for your links page if you're going to have one), the contact info you want listed on the site (usually just an email address), and an artist statement (if you want one posted on your site).

Once you have compiled all this info, email me to inquire about pricing and where to send your CD of images and supplementary materials.