An Experiment

[Linda]

In case any of you don't know, I do web design. I've talked to vendors at pow wows about getting their stuff online and worked with a few. There's a problem though, getting their stuff out there.

There are a lot of craft sites, but not all that many people searching them out. On the other hand, there's a huge demand for informational sites, with not that many sites to serve them.

I think the informational sites should start giving access to the craftspeople. So that's what I'm doing. It's like going to a pow wow to hear the music and see the dancing, but while you're there you stop and browse the vendors tents. We need to be bringing the public to these people.

I don't know if it will work, but that's what I'm trying. I've just finished a site for Johnny Loudthunder, a Lakota who does painted feathers and beadwork. I wish him well. If this can work, it will mean a lot if some of these folks can get to their market without having to be on the road so much.

[Linda]

BTW, my 14 year old, Travis, did the flash animation for the feather. What do you all think?

[CoheeLady]

Dear Linda,
Love the feather! Please let your son know he did a great job. Thanks.
Sincerely,
Coheelady http://winwinworld.net/SaponiForum/UBB/smile.gif

[Linda]

Unfortunately, it's pushing some of the functional links off the page, and I don't have very much control over formatting on here. I don't know where to put it at the moment, and so far, he hasn't heard from anybody hitting the old pay pal button, so maybe this approach won't work. Or maybe it will work on an informational site with more traffic.

[redfox]

what is the website address or what do you look for under subject? I'm not to computer knowledgable. Computer's weren't at my high school till the year after I gradutated been only 21 years ago.

[Linda]

www.freedomfeathers.com (http://www.freedomfeathers.com) is the site.

[redfox]

Thank you

[Skydancer]

Thank you Linda for the instructions on how
to get back here. I think this is the first time
I have posted here and hope I do this right.
Do you mind if I post this link to my genealogy
list as another resource? I am glad to know
the site addy again.
Thank you
Skydancer

[Linda]

I appreciate links to the site. A site "link popularity" determine how well it ranks in the search engines. If you will, use the main page, www.saponitown.com as the link.

PiLA huc.