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ArtisansMarket.com Networks Customers, Suppliers and Artists

ArtisansMarket.com, created by a group of artists and small business owners, strives to help artists to sustain healthy businesses through e-commerce. 

The Phoenix, Arizona-based company networks  clients, artists, and suppliers for  any type of business or organization that deals with education, preservation, historical affairs, or the general goal of the company.

”We want to bring back the tradition of hand made craft and fine art.,” said President Virginia Curry.  “Truly there is a slow but constant wave of change in the world today; we believe people are tired of the two-job commute to the city and all the kids in day care; families want change.” 

Like most small businesses, this one is affected by the slowing economy. However, it still seeing sales, says  Curry.

“Glass has become very popular. The biggest glass item we sell is glass beaded jewelry,” she adds. “We have had artists that sell sushi trays, vases, hot plates, serving trays, statuary.”

With the variety of a selection, this company depends on the success of Search Engine Optimization, which at times can be rather difficult and expensive. The company also provides a way for an unknown artist to receive exposure and begin selling his or her work for a reasonable fee.

The website provides the user several benefits. There are no contracts. On a monthly basis, the user can purchase a discounted extended plan and decide half way through this site is not for him or her, and then give 30-day notice, and he or she will be prorated and refunded. Each gallery is also offered with unlimited amount of space and allows one to add an unlimited number of items to his or her gallery for no additional cost. Each site has a personalized service with a live 800 customer service number. The fees are not per item nor are they hidden.

Also although a website can be relatively inexpensive to build, the cost to maintain it and draw traffic are high. For each sale, ArtisansMarket.com receives 10% of the proceeds.  These along with your membership fees pay for the following services: 800 customer service number; personalized customer support customers and users; hosting and the maintenance of the website with a guarantee of no more then 4 hours down time a month; merchant service fees for each sale and a shopping cart solution that does multiple transactions, automatically notifies of sales and the customer of delivery and provides a way to calculate shipping based on item, packaging, and size; search engine optimization;  monthly e-newsletters; and a blog.

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