Welcome to the Art Storefronts Family!
The purpose of this article is to walk you through step by step in setting up your website. Please remember the goal is to get live as soon as possible, and you will be making small changes to your site as time goes on.
Now, let's get you live!
Steps |
Step Description |
Estimated Completion Time |
Enter in your business information and social media links for your site |
5 Minutes |
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Begin uploading images to your Art Storefronts site |
25-30 minutes (focus on your best sellers) |
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3.Upload Logo |
Upload logo image for the site |
5 minutes |
Arrange your Home Page to display a gallery of subject matter categories |
30 minutes-1 hour (varies based on the number of images and categories) |
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5. Enable Mediums |
Enable or disable the media types you want to offer on your site |
5 minutes |
Enable or disable the finishes you want to offer for your media types |
5 minutes |
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Enable or disable the frames you want offered on your site |
5 minutes |
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Set the markups on your media types to make sure you are making a profit on your site |
30 minutes |
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Review and set up Art Print details in the Warehouse |
15 minutes |
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This is the type of store you need to create to sell Originals or Limited Editions |
10 minutes |
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Learn how to upload your Originals, Limited Editions, Etc. |
1-2 hours (varies based on the number of products) |
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Learn how to connect your Originals, Limited Editions, Etc. to your open editions |
25-30 minutes |
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To take credit card payments you need a payment gateway on your site |
30 minutes |
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To make sure your payment gateway is properly set up, run a test transaction |
20 minutes (requires additional set up) |
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If your area requires you to charge taxes, enable your tax methods |
30 minutes |
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16. Create Shipping |
Create your shipping method for non-print products |
15-20 minutes |
Place your first wholesale order to see print quality |
30 minutes |
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18. Set up FAQ page |
Set up Frequently Asked Questions/Policies page |
20 minutes |
19. Set up MailChimp |
Sync MailChimp Marketing account to ASF site |
30 minutes |
Please fill out this form and we will connect your custom domain for you. |
Takes five mins to fill out the form (Propagation period can take up to 24 hours)
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21. Request a Technical Site Audit |
Ask the support team to review your site to make sure it is ready to begin marketing |
5 minutes (the Audit may take 2-3 business days for the team to complete) |
22. Join the Small Wins Facebook Group (if you haven’t already) |
The Facebook group does nothing but add value and help you navigate through marketing your site and running your business |
5 minutes |
Launching your new website is a fantastic occasion to supercharge your list with fresh leads, and maybe even earn a new customer or two. |
1-2 Hours |
- Enter Business Information
- Upload Your Logo
- Upload Images in an Art Print Store
- Enable and Disable Mediums in an Art Print Store
- Enable and Disable Style Finishes in an Art Print Store
- Enable and Disable Frames in an Art Print Store
- Set Mark-Ups in an Art Print Store
- Edit Warehouse Info
- Create a Standard Store for Originals, Limited Editions, Etc.
- Upload Originals, Limited Editions, Etc. to a Standard Store
- Connect Originals, Limited Editions, Etc. to Open Editions in an Art Print Store
- Homepage Set Up
- Enable a Payment Gateway
- Run a Test Transaction
- Enable a State Wide Tax Method
- Set up Shipping Methods for Non-Print products
- Set up FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page
- Set up MailChimp Account for ASF Site
- Set up Newsletter Sign-up / Lead Capture Tool
- Request a Technical Site Audit
- Enable a Custom Domain
- Join the Facebook Small Wins Group