Websites for artists
Show a body of work and get commission requests you can quote
Collectors and commission clients want to see your work in series, know what is still available and understand how a commission works. Your website shows your work with size, medium and availability, and the commission request asks for the size, the subject, the timing and the budget.
$0 upfront build. Hosting and care from $50 a month.
The example
What it looks like for a artist
A buyer looks through your series, sees pet portraits are open for commission, describes the size, the subject and the deadline, and you get a request you can quote.
What the site does
Three jobs it handles for you
Show your work in series
Each series gets its own page with size, medium and whether a piece is still available, so a collector sees the work the way you meant it.
Explain how commissions work
Your process, how long it takes, how deposits work and a starting price, so the right people ask and everyone else understands.
Get requests you can quote
The commission request asks for the size, the subject, the timing and the budget, so you can answer with a price instead of five questions.
Your tools
What stays and what gets easier
Keep using
- Your Instagram, where people follow your process
- Wherever you sell prints today, if you do
- Your shows and galleries
The website adds
- Your work by series, with size, medium and availability
- A page on how commissions work
- A commission request that asks for the size, subject, timing and budget
Where to start
A first version that does the job
An artist’s site shows the work properly and makes commissioning simple.
The pages
- Home, with recent work
- Series, each with size, medium and availability
- Commissions: how they work and starting prices
- About, with your statement and your shows
- The commission request
Quoted on its own, if you want it
- Photographing more than 20 pieces, or a mural in place
- A collector waitlist or a members area
Commission requests by email
$60a month
For artists who quote every commission themselves
- Essentials: hosting, security, updates and search optimization, with 3 hours of changes a quarter
- An instant email to you for every commission request
Sell prints and originals
$115a month
For artists ready to sell from their own site
- Advantage: 9 hours of changes a quarter, made within 7 days, and 2 blog posts a month
- An online store for prints and available originals, with an email for every order
- Up to 20 pieces photographed one time, free, when you bring them to our office
$0 upfront build. Hosting and care from $50 a month. The build fee is waived because we earn through the monthly hosting and care. You see a demo of your website before you decide anything. Your exact plan is confirmed with you before you decide.
Proof
See real work, then yours
The example above is a concept demo with sample content, not a client. Every site we build is designed and coded for that business. You can look through websites we have built, and before you decide anything you review a demo made for yours.
How it works
From application to launch
Apply
Two minutes. Tell us about the business and what the website should do. Applying costs nothing and signs you up for nothing.
Confirm the plan
Cole confirms your goals, the monthly plan and its exact price, and who signs off on the site.
Review a demo
You see a focused demo of your website, built around your business, before you decide.
Accept and set up
If you go ahead, you accept the terms and save a payment method. Nothing is charged at that point.
Approve the launch
You approve the finished site and it goes live. Billing starts when your site goes live, or on day 60 if we are still waiting on something from you.
Questions
What artists ask us
Can I sell prints on the site?
Yes, with an online store, which is a feature added to Advantage or Priority. With a store, we photograph up to 20 of your pieces one time, free, when you bring them in.
Can I mark work as sold?
Yes. Sold work can stay in its series with a sold mark, or come down, whichever you prefer, as part of your plan’s update hours.
Should I show commission prices?
A starting price for common sizes saves a round of messages. You decide what goes on the page.
Will it get me more commissions?
We do not promise commissions, leads or rankings. Search optimization is included, so your work and the kinds of commissions you take have pages built to be found.
What does it cost?
The build is $0 upfront. Hosting and care is monthly: Essentials $50, Advantage $85 and Priority $125 a month. They differ by how many changes we make for you each quarter, how fast we make them, and how many blog posts you get. Features like booking or an online store add to the plan's price. Your exact monthly price is confirmed before you decide, and it is never based on how complex your site is.
When does billing start?
Hosting billing starts the day your website goes live. If we are still waiting on something from you 60 days after you sign, such as your domain access, your content or your approval, billing starts then instead. If we are the ones holding things up, it waits until the site is live.
Can I cancel?
Within 3 days of signing, either of us can end it and you owe nothing. After that and before launch, there is a cancellation fee of two months of your hosting price, less anything already paid. Once the site is live, you can leave any time with 60 days notice from your client portal.
Who owns the website?
Your brand, your domain and the content you give us are always yours. The website and its code belong to Sweet Dreams while we host it, and you can buy them at any time. The buyout price goes down the longer you host with us.
Who makes changes after launch?
We do. Your plan includes update hours every quarter, 3, 9 or 16 depending on the plan, and you send changes from your client portal. Work beyond your hours is quoted first, and you approve it before it starts.
Are photos or video included?
We build with the photos and video you already have. With an online store, we photograph up to 20 of your products one time, free, when you bring them to our office. Any other professional shoot, we quote it separately.
Apply
Tell us about your business
Three short steps. Cole reads every application, then confirms what the site should do, the monthly plan and its exact price before any demo or agreement.
$0 upfront build. Paid monthly hosting and care starts at $50; your exact plan is confirmed before you decide.