Name of your website?Artinitials
Your name?
mart
Your Location (city, etc)
Bern
When did you start your website and why?
I wanted to start a Web 2.0 Art Project
Please give us a short summary of your website, business model, etc
I am the initial Mart (34) combines all possible pairs of letters from the Latin alphabet. Mart paints the resulting 676 possible compositions from AA to ZZ onto 30 by 30-centimeter canvases. These one-of-a-kinds are available exclusively from the internet. The owners of the pictures then comprise a community and can publish a photo of themselves with their picture on the site at "artinitials.com".
Letter duos against a white background Each letter-pair exists only once – its portrait is a one-ofa-kind. Mart paints a letter pair from AA to ZZ on 676 30-by-30-centimeter, white-primed canvases – all in the same font and size. Internet users can order their selected letter pair in the colors, navy blue, midnight black, or Kashmir beige at www.artinitials.com.
Popular letters, higher price The prices for the pictures are not fixed; they develop dynamically. The more pictures sold and the more popular the letters, the higher the price. If a picture is sold, all other available pictures increase in price by USD 1, and pictures with the same first or second letter increase by USD 5 each. The currently least expensive letter pair costs USD 41. Current pricing can be viewed at www.artinitials.com.
The 676 Community When all pictures are sold, the website is to continue as a community: the buyers of the pictures around the globe can then compare notes with other "initials" owners and tell why they chose their specific letter pair. It is not mandatory to select one's own initials. A quick check with a search engine delivers a vast array of meaning for each letter pair these days. The one-of-a-kind therefore becomes an even more personal commodity. For this reason, the photos of the owners and their pictures at www.artinitals.com also become a kaleidoscope of variety.
What has been the most difficult part of creating and running your website?
To get traffic
Who maintains your website and why?
Me
What are your views on Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
It's very important
What are your views on Search Engines? Have they helped or hindered your website?
They help me a lot
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
Ad on Boing Boing
What is your website address?
Artinitials
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