Congrats on your launch! The site looks great—and it strikes a chord with me, because I'm working on an art marketplace as well (albeit for prints, not originals). Given we have adjacent, not competitive platforms, let me know if you'd ever like to do some co-marketing! Our product is www.vsual.co
A few things I noticed when looking at your site:
- I like the detail views you have on your pieces, but a the higher resolution, you may want to consider a watermark—and it's possible it will help with artist trust, as well.
- The "Apply as an Artist" link is kind of buried. It took me a while to find it. Might be worth moving that up, if getting more artists on board is a primary goal?
- As a buyer, I'm still interested in the total price, and it's a little hard to comparison shop when both the base price and period for works are different
- I actually really like the "message artist" functionality. That's a great touch! I'm sure artists appreciate it too
Checked out the site - looks awesome! Is there any way to filter? It's cool at first glance looking through the whole selection on the site but could see it getting tedious the 2nd time+.
Thanks Changdizzle! There are a few ways to filter—you can filter by medium by clicking the "Photography" "3D" or "Illustration" boxes, or you can filter by artist by going to the Shops page in the top nav. Or, you can search prints for tags. Did you have something else in mind?
I'm thinking more orientation / ratio - for example, right now the wall behind my couch in the living room is bare and I would love a landscape print for it. On VSUAL I have to manually scroll through to see the ones that have that orientation. This is something that Art in Res has on their search function.
A few things I noticed when looking at your site: - I like the detail views you have on your pieces, but a the higher resolution, you may want to consider a watermark—and it's possible it will help with artist trust, as well. - The "Apply as an Artist" link is kind of buried. It took me a while to find it. Might be worth moving that up, if getting more artists on board is a primary goal? - As a buyer, I'm still interested in the total price, and it's a little hard to comparison shop when both the base price and period for works are different - I actually really like the "message artist" functionality. That's a great touch! I'm sure artists appreciate it too