Right now I am waiting for the support people at Square fix a picture bug, which would allow me to choose the main picture for each item. II also need to link Paypal so it will accept PayPal payments.
Here's why I did this:
- Maintaining my old website is difficult, time-consuming and not my skillset. This seems like it will be much easier, at least once I get the initial setup.
- I have all my purchasers paying through PayPal and some people don't want to use PayPal. When I get PayPal working with it, this is supposed to take major credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and PayPal.
- I wanted people to be able to write reviews. When I shop online, I read reviews, and I bet you do, too.
- I'd like to put up "click to buy" single patterns. Making a book takes me many months, and I've been wanting to experiment with doing a single pattern and then flitting off to my next knitting passion. I put up two digital patterns. Right now they're not automatic - I'll get an email that someone purchased something and I'll email them the pattern. Square is supposed to make this automatic later.
- I want it to be easier to contact me.
- This website came with an email list manager, and I left it on there. I don't know about a newsletter or email list. Let me know what YOU think about that!
- This website also has a "coming events" section that I appeals to me. For instance, later this year, I am teaching in Minnesota and Northern California. If those seminar organizers wanted me to promote those seminars, this would be a way to do it. I could put other people's seminars up, as well, if they sent me the information.
The new site is here currently: dianaknits.square.site Once it's all set, it'll be moved to my domain, www.dianaknits.com.
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