website overview
What is Artisans in the Hills?
What is a gallery on the Artisans in the Hills website?
What is the Customised Gallery?
What is the Gallery Directory?
How do I register for a gallery?
Can I see what my web gallery looks like before I pay the fee?
What are the colourful icons at the side of an item or gallery?
What is an advertisement box / banner?
How do I put an item in the Top 30 items?
How do I set up a gallery on Artisans in the Hills?
Is there an instruction manual on how to set up a gallery? Answer Yes - more
Can children or young people have a gallery?
Can I have more than one gallery?
Can my gallery be listed in more than one category?
What quality of photographs do I need?
What do I get for my fee/money?
What are the benefits in having a gallery on Artisans in the Hills?
What is the Transaction Policy?
Will I be notified when my account is due for renewal? Answer Yes - more
Can I close my gallery at any time? Answer Yes - more
Can a group of Artisans have a gallery? Answer Yes - more
Can I have help to write my Gallery Policies?
What do you mean by Intellectual Property?
What is Artisans in the Hills's website's Gallery Membership Policy?
Where can I find the Terms and Conditions of usage for Artisans in the Hills?
Can I read the Privacy Policy?
Look to the very top right handside of any webpage and you will see 'Forgotten password'. Click the link and follow the instructions on the sreen. A new one will be sent to you in your email.
What is Artisans in the Hills?
Artisans in the Hills is an online gallery for buying and selling contemporary arts and crafts, skilfully hand crafted, or restored items, and links to suppliers of materials. It also includes a gallery directory of rural tea rooms and farm shops, and details of art and craft events, open studios, and workshops. Each artisan, or group of artisans, have their own gallery on the Artisans in the Hills website which they can update themselves (with support and training if required) at any time.
What is a gallery on Artisans in the Hills website?
Depending on your budget and needs we have four gallery options.
1. The Customised Gallery consists of 4 pages; an information and profile page up to 150 words, a photo gallery of up to 30 images of your work, events and workshops, and a contact/payment page. You are also given an individual URL address i.e. www.artisansinthehills/username.co.uk as well as business cards with the Artisans in the Hills logo and your URL address.
2. The Gallery Directory which includes a link to your own external website, an image, contact details, plus 50 words describing your work.
3. An advertisement box is a box or banner with your advertisement which appears on the top of the page relevant to your business which visitors can see and click to be directed to your external website.
4. The Top 30 items are similar to an advertisement box, but are reserved solely for the Artisans who have a gallery on Artisans in the Hills. They are designed to promote a particular piece of work or event and appear on the 'home page' and link to the Artisan's gallery.
- Pieces of work designed and made by your own craftsmanship.
- Items that have been restored such as pictures, sculptures, furniture, lighting etc.
- Artisanian food and drink.
- Commercial art and craft supplies e.g. tools, clay, wood, glass, stone, ribbon, card, beads, fabric etc
- Details of workshops being held that relate directly to your work.
- Your studio open days with times, map and address.
- Your tea rooms or farm shop in a rural area.
- Artists, Craftspeople
- Fashion/Textile Designers
- Suppliers of art and craft materials
- Rural tea rooms and Farm shops
- General Public
- Art Groups & Galleries
- Fine Art Publishers
- Art Collectors
- Arts Magazines
- Arts Schools
- Publishers
- Interior designers
What is the Customised Gallery?
We use a 'content management system' which means you can have access any time to the administration area of your gallery to upload new photographs, edit text, adjust pricing and update any new events and promotions. You choose a username and password which allows you to login into your administration area. An online manual will be supplied to help you. You can also call or email us for help, training or advice.
If you have a Customised Gallery you will automatically be listed in the Gallery Directory and your work displayed in the showcase.
Page 1 - Your home page 'The Artisan' (1 image and a maximum of 150 words).
We encourage all artisans displaying their work to provide information about their skills, work and experience as buyers will be interested in the originality of the work and the manner in which it is produced. If you use eco-friendly work processes, so please tell buyers because many of them will be particularly interested in supporting the eco-friendly ethos. Remember that a picture paints a thousand words so use an image if you can.
Page 2 - Photograph gallery
This is where you display images of your work. Images should be professional looking, and photographed individually or against an appropriate environment. Up to 30 images can be displayed.
Remember customers should know exactly what they are buying.
- All items must have a title, description, photograph, price and any instruction information.
- The postage and packing costs must be clearly shown at reasonable rates for the item.
- Baskets and other containers that are handmade are welcome, but not if filled with non handmade items, these cannot be displayed.
- Work and items shown in the gallery must be available for purchase unless specifically and clearly notated.
Page 3 - Workshops and events
Please let customers know if you have a studio and accept visitors, if you run your own workshops, or your work is displayed in exhibitions, fairs, or other local venues. Always make a note of how your visitors discovered you, even if they did not buy an item so you know whether or not Artisans in the Hills has helped your business. We want to find the most cost effective way to help you market your work.
Page 4 - Your contact details and payment page
This page gives the buyer your details i.e. your company name, postal address, contact number, links to another website, and a Google map. Finally, we encourage artisans to set up a PayPal business account for their galleries . Please take time out to understand and set up your PayPal account. www.paypal.co.uk which is a simple process.
Artisans in the Hills will give the buyer the opportunity to send these details to a friend, and other interested parties or social networks.
What is the Gallery Directory?
This will appear on the site like the listing below with 50 words, under the appropriate category e.g. Pottery & Ceramics, Wood, Textiles. One or more categories can be chosen.
If a customer clicks onto your website address they will be taken to your Web page(s) outside of Artisans in the Hills.
How do I register for a gallery?
Your gallery name becomes your web address (URL) therefore it must be written correctly to be recognised by the search engines. The text must be all lowercase, no capitals or symbols. There must be no spaces between words, but you can split a word by using hyphens e.g rainbowglass or rainbow-glass
Can I see what my web gallery looks like before I pay the fee?
Yes, once you have completed and submitted the registration form for either the customised gallery or directory, and received the welcome email and login information, you can go ahead and create your web gallery. To view your content, save first our content by clicking on to the submit or save icon, then go to the tap at the top the page 'View webpage' and click. A window will open, showing the public view of the site, find your category and view the layout of your entry. If you are satisfied, submit your payment by paypal or cheque once we receive your payment we will activate your gallery. Congratulations, welcome to our community of Artisans. A pictorial instruction manual is available under 'help' in your admin area.
What are the colourful icons at the side of an item or gallery?
These are the icons associated with different social or business networking groups i. e Facebook, Delicious, Reddit, Digg This, and Stumble upon. If you are a member of one of these groups and you wish to promote a gallery or an item to your friends or a group in that network, you simply click onto the icon, login and send a link to your contacts. This is a free and effective way to distribute your work or promote your gallery to a wider audience.
You can see an email icon, this enables you to send this page or item to another person.
What is an advertisement box /banner?
These are rolling advertisements appearing on the website at the top of the screen. The standard image is 60 X 60 pixels. It is usual for this advertisement to be 'clickable' sending browsers to the advertiser's gallery or external website. Advertisers purchasing this type of advertising want to promote an event, a particular item or piece of work from their gallery, a publication, their shop, or promote their supply of artisan's materials. We display advertisement banners for one month at a time at a cost.
These are similar to a banner but are reserved solely for people who have a gallery on Artisans in the Hills. The standard image is 60 X 60 pixels. The images are displayed on the 'home' page on 'Top 30' page. They give the artisan the opportunity to promote an event like workshops, an open studio, a particular item or piece of work from their gallery. It is usual for the advertisement to be 'clickable' sending browsers to the artisans' gallery or external website.
How do I put an item in the Top 30 items?
Intructions to come
How do I set up a gallery on Artisans in the Hills?
First you need to register. Go to 'sell your work' page, choose one of the three options to sell or advertise your work i.e. customised gallery, gallery directory or banner/box. Click the option box you want, complete and submit the registration form. You will receive a welcome email with a link to a login page. Choose a gallery name, this is normally your business name. Please choose this name carefully as it will become your URL address www.artisansinthehills/......co.uk and cannot be changed. Once this is submitted, a confirmation email will be sent to your email with an ACTIVATION LINK, this will take you to the login page for your Admin area, now you can start constructing your gallery or advertisement. Once payment has been received we will activate your gallery for your the public to view. Congratulations!
Is there an instruction manual on how to set up a gallery?
Yes, once you have registered for a gallery and login into your admin area, you will find pictorial instruction manual under the 'Help' menu.
Can children or young people have a gallery?
Yes, if you have skilfully creative work, Artisans under 18 years of age can sell their work, but they must have written permission of a parent or responsible adult who will be the account holder.
Can I have more than one gallery?
Yes, but each gallery must have a separate account and you must show on your profile all the galleries you have. If you have a customised gallery you will automatically be listed in the Gallery directory and your work in the showcase.
You can have a logo, manage the images and text on your gallery, but the template for each gallery remains the same. You will have a direct link to your gallery http://artisansinthehills/username.co.uk this enables you to promote your own gallery and direct customers to your work. Every item in your gallery will automatically be listed in the showcase and the categories you listed it in.
Can my gallery be listed in more than one category?
Yes, when completing your profile we ask you to state your primary category and a secondary category, for example, a metal sculpture with glass insets can be listed in metal and glass categories, and a piece of glass jewellery can be listed in the jewellery and glass categories.
What quality of photographs can I display?
The photographs must be taken with a digital camera. Images should be professional looking, and photographed individually against a white or an appropriate environment. They can be transferred across from 'My pictures' using the browser search button.
What do I get for my fee/money?
Please see the below the benefits of having a gallery with Artisans in the Hills.
What are the benefits in having a gallery on Artisans in the Hills?
- Your own gallery and URL on the web (a www.domainaddress.co.uk). We help you set up a gallery or improve your gallery on Artisans in the Hills, with text, images and payment facilities along with your own web address. This means that people can access your gallery without going through Artisans in the Hills home page www.artisansinthehills/username.co.uk. You will can also supply business cards displaying your business name and the Artisans in the Hills' logo to distribute to your customers when you open your gallery (not available on the promtion offer).
- Web marketing and higher Google rating (site optimisation), press and promotion. All artisans in Artisans in the hills events and web gallery are actively promoted by press releases and PR campaigns, often leading to press coverage and product placement opportunities. Therefore benefit from our expertise and let us do your web marketing for you, which takes time, expense and 'know how', giving you more time to concentrate on your work! Once a month we will feature an artisan with their work, up and coming events and workshops for no extra cost.
- Web statistics are viewed and analysed weekly to assist on Artisans in the Hills' search engine ratings. The results are available to artisans and will be published in the e-newsletter.
- It directs many more potential buyers to your work, therefore growing your business. Visitors to the site will be searching for original art, handcrafted items or ideas either for themselves or as gifts. They will be discerning customers who appreciate the aesthetic value that an original piece art or hand crafted work offers, and feel good about encouraging traditional skills and craftsmanship. We also set up a reciprocal link to any external website you may have. Also, exlpore the the colourful icons at the side of an item or gallery. These are the icons associated with different social or business networking groups i. e Facebook, Delicious, Reddit, Digg This, and Stumble upon. If you are a member of one of these groups and you wish to promote a gallery or an item to your friends or a group, you simply click onto the icon, login and send a link to your contacts. This is a free and effective way to distribute your work or promote your gallery to a wider audience. You can see an email icon, this enables you to send this page or item to another person.
- It's cost effective. In times of economic hardship it is difficult to find outlets and recognition for your work and workshops. Traditional offline venues and publications attract high fees and mark-ups. Letting us promote your work on a collective site makes sense.
- We offer you on-going support. We provide an pictorial instruction manual and on-going support to help you manage the content of your gallery. This means you can edit the price of items, text, change images and alter details of any workshops etc. If you are unfamiliar with web content management, we will assist you.
- It offers the opportunity for business-to-business support. Working in rural places can be lonely so having the opportunity to expand networks, share expertise and experiences with fellow artisans, advice on developing inspiration, work and business opportunities is invaluable.
- Provides an online community called 'Chat in the Hills' (a blog). Networking in the business and social media is essential for a successful business. Share information with other artisans, and find out what buyers want and popular exhibitions and events.
- Artisans in the Hills e-newsletters and brochure (in development).All members receive a quarterly e-newsletters containing features, training events, funding opportunities and reviews about Artisans in the Hills initiatives. Visitors /potential buyers can sign up for the e-newsletter tailored to their needs and request a brochure by using our online registration form.
Will I be notified when my account is due for renewal?
Yes, we will notify you by email 4 weeks, and one week before your renewal date is due. You can close your gallery at anytime. Your details we be kept on our database in case you rejoin us at a more convenient time. There is no obligation to remain on the site, and you can remove a gallery at anytime, but the fee is not refundable if a gallery is closed within its payment year.
Can I close my gallery at any time?
Yes, there is no obligation to remain on the site, and you can remove a gallery at anytime, but the fee is not refundable if a gallery is closed within its payment year.
Can a group of Artisans have a gallery?
Your customised gallery can be a group gallery which can be set up under the following circumstances:-
Artisans with similar or complimentary skills may display items in a gallery under one partner account.
Such groups, who must know each other, can use a single Artisans in the Hills partner account to post their own individual work in one shared gallery, for example:
- Two or more potters share a gallery and display their own items.
- Two friends, a textile artist and a spinner, share a gallery as they are complimentary in nature.
- An art group e.g. The Dales Art Group may have several artists displaying work.
A group may not be an entity that represents multiple artists (e.g. an art gallery on the High Street, or shop, or an art agency/dealer). However, such businesses can take a listing in The Gallery Directory or purchase a banner advertisement.
The account profile must fully disclose accurate information about each person, their role in the gallery and the relationships between the members of the group.
A customised gallery account attracts a first year membership subscription of £120, but each year after a retaining fee of £49 per year.
An Artisan with a customised gallery will automatically be listed in the Gallery Directory and showcase. There is no obligation to remain on the site, and you can remove a gallery at anytime, but the fee is not refundable if a gallery is closed within its payment year.
Please note there will be no further charges on items listed, nor commission taken on items sold via the Artisans in the Hills
The Gallery Directory attracts an annual recurring fee of £60.
A banner or box advertisement attracts a fee between £15-£100 per month.
Top 30 promotions attract a fee of £2 per week and reserved for gallery and directory owners only. More infomation to come
All fees are subject to change, with prior notice.
However, for the first 50 Artisans registering for a gallery on the site, we are offering an attractive start-up promotion of only £49 for the first year memebership and £49 retainer fee for following years.
The customised gallery. The only cost to an artisan in their annual recurring fee of £100 paid at the beginning of the year in which you opened your gallery, there are no other cost!. An Artisan with a customised gallery will automatically be listed in the Gallery Directory as well. There is no obligation to remain on the site, and you can remove a gallery at anytime, but the fee is not refundable if a gallery is closed within its payment year.
The Gallery Directory attracts an annual recurring fee of £60.
A banner or box advertisement attracts a fee between £15-£100 per month.
Top 30 promotions attract a fee of £2 per week and reserved for gallery and directory owners only. More infomation to come
All new accounts are charged at the start of their membership, once you have registered and your login name (gallery name) and password have been sent to you, you are able to begin to set up your gallery immediately using the instruction manual (under the Help link)in your admin area. Once you have completed the content of your gallery, and pressed the submit button, your gallery is then ready for activation. Once your Artisans in the Hills have received your payment we will activate your gallery for your customers to view and buy your work online.
PayPal is an online payment processing company widely used on the Internet to facilitate sales transactions. It allows buyers to securely use a credit card or their bank account to submit payment for Artisans in the Hills services. Artisans in the Hills is not affiliated with or subsidised by PayPal; they are an independent service. Please visit www.paypal.co.uk for information on their services.
We like to keep all our customers informed of new promotions, featured artisans, contemporary arts and crafts shows, date reminders, funding and business growth opportunities, and workshops. We also need your feedback on how the gallery for works you. We want new initiatives and ideas so we can enhance your the buying and selling opportunities and experiences. We do not intent to inundate you with loads of emails but to keep you informed a few times in the year.
Your gallery policies page provides information buyers need to know in order to make an informed purchase from your gallery. On Artisans in the Hills, each transaction happens directly between the buyer and the Artisans / sellers. Artisans in the hills has Website Gallery membership policy which state what you can and cannot display or sell and behaviour, our own Privacy policy, and Terms and Conditions of usage. However, it is up to each Artisan / seller to determine certain sales terms for their own gallery. We recommend that artisans /sellers write their own gallery policies that outline their payment methods and terms and expected delivery time, postage and packing, cancellation polices, non arrival, and details on return returning or exchanging items. These policies are to ensure that transactions between the Artisan /seller and buyer goes smoothly.
We recommend that you have a PDF page that buyers can print off or close down after reading.
Can I have help to write my Gallery Policies?
Yes, but still at the development stage.
What do you mean by Intellectual Property?
The names, images and logos identifying Aith, www.artisansninthehills.co.uk, or third parties and their products and services are subject to copyright, design rights and trade marks, including part of domain names or email addresses of Aith and/or third parties. Nothing contained in these terms shall be construed as conferring by implication, or otherwise any license or right to use any trademark, patent, design right or copyright of Aith, www.artisansninthehills.co.uk, or any other third party.
What is Artisans in the Hills website's Gallery Membership Policy?
Requirement for offering goods and produce for sell on Artisans in the Hills (Aith).
1. You agree to apply to local laws regarding online conduct and acceptable content. You are responsible for all taxes and delivery charges.
2. Artisans in the Hills (Aith) has the right to refuse services to clients or temporary suspended membership to the gallery or close inactive accounts. AitH reserve the right to refuse services to anyone, for any reason, at any time.
3. Artisans under 18 years of age must have written permission of a parent or responsible adult who will be the account holder.
4. You may not use inappropriate language or images.
5. Keep your contact details, address, and account information updated and accurate.
6. Your account must have a valid email address. Artisans in the Hills will use the email address on file to contact you when necessary.
7. Please abide by copyright laws.
8. Items exhibited including food and drink on the website must be of a relevant healthy and safety standard or the seller must hold a relevant and up-to-date food hygiene certificates; this is the responsibility of the selling artisan.
9. We ask all artisans to promote any eco-friendly processes whenever they are used.
10. We recommend that artisans write their own gallery policies that outline their expectation in payment methods and time, postage and packing, cancellation of an order, non arrival, and returning or exchanged items.
11. You cannot resell someone else's work, only your own.
12. Abide by 'What can be displayed' criteria.
13. Be sure your content, images and description, price of all items are accurate and not misleading or false in any way.
14. You may not transfer ownership or sell your Artisans in the Hills account to another party.
15. As an online website, Artisans in the Hills cannot mediate disputes between members or other parties. We encourage all members to resolve their own disputes.
16. You may not use the public areas of your web gallery to demonstrate or discuss disputes with others
17. You must pay your Artisans in the Hills annual fee on time to avoid suspension of your gallery.
18. There is no obligation to remain on AitH site, and you can remove a gallery at anytime, but the fee is not refundable if a gallery is closed within its payment year.
19. Abide by Artisans in the Hills' Privacy Policy.
This website and its content is copyright of "Artisans in the Hills" - © "Artisans in the Hills" 2009. All rights reserved.
Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than the following:
- you may print or download to a local hard disk extracts for your personal and non-commercial use only
- you may copy the content to individual third parties for their personal use, but only if you acknowledge the website as the source of the material
You may not, except with our express written permission, distribute or commercially exploit the content. Nor may you transmit it or store it in any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system.
Where can I find the Terms and Conditions of usage for Artisans in the Hills?
Terms and Conditions of usage for this website an be found at the bottom of each page in the pages footer. Click here to read the Terms and Conditions.
What is the Transaction Policy?
This is a statement that informs the selling artisans and buyer the relationship between themselves and Artisans in the Hills. Artisans in the Hills is not a retailer; we serve only as an online website to connect new buyers to artisans displaying their work for sale. This means that when a customer decides to buy an item displayed on Artisans in the Hills from an artisan's gallery, they are entering into a direct business relationship with the artisan as an individual seller. Therefore payments must be sent directly to the seller and not to Artisans in the Hills.
