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You can have a basic site up and running in 10 minutes or less. You can go back later to fine tune your website. Questions? Contact our Help Desk, by clicking on the Help Desk icon or by emailing ask@artspan.com.

Let's start by getting your artwork up. Min. dimensions (h or w) are 500 pixels. For zoom, min. dimensions (h or w) are 1200 pixels.

☛ STEP 1) Click on 'Upload Artwork'

☛ STEP 2) Upload multiple images, all at once. Either Drag & Drop the images from your computer, or, Browse your computer to find and upload the images of your artwork. (For more detailed assistance on uploading: How Do I Add Artwork via the "Drag and Drop" Method? and How Do I Add Artwork via the "Browse Computer" Method?)

☛ STEP 3) Once the image is uploaded you can enter information such as title and description, and add keywords and categories to make it more likely to be found by search engines. If you choose, you can wait to add this information at a later date.

It’s important to add as much information as possible when you edit each image. This helps potential buyers to identify your work, and the image is more likely to show up in searches of shops on our homepage, as well as to anyone googling your name or a certain medium or subject matter. You can mark it as new work so that your followers are notified and to ensure it is featured in our “new work” gallery.

Don't forget to save your changes.

All pages that are not gallery or image pages are grouped in the section called “Pages.” We will use your About page as an example here.

☛ STEP 1) Click on 'Pages' to edit your pages.

☛ STEP 2) Under the page name, 'About', click on the pencil icon to edit the page.

☛ STEP 3) A new browser window will open. This is where you edit your content. Place your cursor in the box near “Put Your Content Here” and input your new text. By using the tool icons you can change alignment and font color.

☛ STEP 4) Click buttons Save and Exit.

There are a variety of options offered that can make your website unique.

☛ STEP 1) Click on 'Design' to customize your look.

☛ STEP 2) Click on the tab for themes.

☛ These themes are based on real member websites. Choose a design with a color scheme that suits your work. Then add your own images and, if you want, a logo. You can customize all other elements at any time or change the entire site design with a click of the mouse. It's easy!

☛ STEP 3) Preview the theme, and then hit “Apply to Site.”

☛ STEP 4) Continue to explore each tab ('Layout options,' 'Gallery Display Options' and 'Customize') to further refine your website layout and look.

☛ STEP 5) Click the green button when finished.

It's time to see your progress and what you've created thus far.

In the upper right-hand corner of your Control Panel, there is a link for “View My Website”. Go ahead and click on that link to view your website live (at any time!).

Now that you've got some of the basics up and running already, follow these step-by-step tutorials to further enhance your website.

☛ Personalize Your Website Header - How to Edit Your Website Name

☛ Create Distinct Galleries For Your Work (for Pro members only) - Adding & Managing Galleries

☛ Optimize Your Artwork for Search Engines - You'll definitely want to go back in and edit your images, especially if you only quickly uploaded them without filling in other details. This is important to the search engines rankings. To see how, follow this tutorial: Optimize Your Artwork for for Search Engines

☛ Optimize Your Website for Search Engines - Make sure all the information for your website is filled out thoroughly and correctly. This is important to the search engines rankings. To see how, follow this tutorial: Managing Your General Settings

☛ Update your Design Layout & Look - Want to change the look of your current design to something new? That's easy to do! To see how, follow the step-by-step tutorials found under the 'Website Design' section.

☛ Add & Manage Additional Website Pages - Want to greet your visitors with a favorite image on a Home Page? That's easy to do! To see how, follow the step-by-step tutorials found under the 'Website Pages' section.

☛ Sell Your Artwork with “Add to Cart” buttons - To set up your site for E-Commerce, please follow our Shopping Cart Set Up Guide.

☛ Sell Prints of Your Artwork through Prints-on-Demand - To set up your site for Prints-on-Demand, please follow our Prints-on-Demand (PoD) Set Up Guide

☛ Market with Social Media Settings - To add Facebook and other social settings to your website, check out our Social Media Settings Set Up Guide

☛ Marketing and Business Advice - Also, check out our extensive Marketing & Business sections.

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