HawaiiArt.com will now display best selling items first in the default sort. While this feature won’t help much with one-of-a-kind items (unless you want to keep some sold items listed first), it’s sure to keep reproductions that your visitors are buying right up front. One problem with this feature is that much older pieces can get stuck on the front page because they have had lots of sales. Artists might want to take that item off-line for a bit to keep things fresh, or leave it up if it is still working for your customers.
Artists will also notice when visiting the artwork editor that items not on display will show as “offline” making it much easier to tell what is showing and what is not. It will still say “sold” if the item is on display but not available to purchase.
Last but not least we have a good number of visitors (myself included) interested in traditional Hawaiian arts like lauhala weaving and makau so we made some catalog changes to better feature those items. Our goal has always been to support traditional local artists first (no like them disappear yeah?) and I look forward to creating more categories for lei’s and such as we move forward.
Aloha Glen,
Happy to see that you are making some changes and adding the other art type catagories like you mentioned. I hope to see a worthy catagory called feather lei. I think that would be good, and a good search word to add to the site. I hope all is well with you and will keep in touch.
Aloha,
Rick
Aloha Glen,
I can honestly say brah, that your Aloha to the Artist of this site, is always appreciated. I was sceptical about joining some Web Gallery at first, but you’ve dispelled all the myths & fears about working with someone else’s site.
I can honestly say that the experience for my mom and me has been quite pleasant. The connection we feel with our customer’s and the personal service we give them back only reflects the attitude and committment of its creator and your staff. We look forward to 2008 and hopefully a year of change on all areas of concern.
I look forward to working with you Bruddah in 2008, Keep it Real
Talk story soon. Hau’oli Makahiki Hou!
Mahalo and malama Pono.
Glenn and Dorie