How to link your Great Artisans “Booth” to your online store.

After you setup your account, a unique web site or ’booth’ is automatically created, i.e.: http://greatartisans.com/booths/ your-name. This is where you will add your artistic creations to sell. While we offer the ability to setup and sell direct through Great Artisans via Paypal, what if you already have an ebay or online store? Do I really need both? The answer is simple – easily link your store items to your Great Artisans site. You will benefit by not only saving time, but by creating links helps promote and build search traffic to your online store!

Just follow these simple steps:

Highlight item and select Add item under My Stuff

Fill out the Title field, Price (Sort Price), and Description – can be brief , as you are linking to the store item including any description, weight, etc. But be sure to mention, “click link below for purchase” to better alert customers.

Browse and select jpeg image of item – you can use the same one from your online store/ shopping cart.

Open the actual item up in your web browser from your ebay store and copy and paste the URL into the Link field in your greatartisans page. Be sure to hit the SUBMIT button and test the link. If you have auction items in ebay, you may have to update the link (just repeat this step) after each auction.

Before you upload your images to GreatArtisans, go to Markr. You can watermark 5 images for free or buy professional watermarking software. You can customize your watermark, download and save the watermarked images to your computer. Upload these images to your booth instead of the original images.

Creating or editing your artisan's personal statement.

1. Click Booth in the menu on the right under "My Stuff". Click Edit Booth. Your booth page will appear. Click edit tab at the top under the breadcrumbs.
2. If you wish to add a small 100 x 100 pixel personal image,browse to your image and click "upload"
3. Fill in or change Artisan's Statement as required and click the Submit button to save your changes.

Passwords can be retrieved by:

1. Type in your username and click on the Request new password link
2. Your password will be emailed to the email address associated with your account.

If you want to cancel your membership, either log onto your Paypal account and follow the cancellation directions there or Contact Administrator and she will take care of it for you.

Creating or editing your artisan's personal statement.

1. Click Booth in the menu on the right under "My Stuff". Click Add for a new booth or Edit Booth to change your booth information. Your booth page will appear.
2. Add a small 100 x 100 pixel personal image, if you wish, by browsing to your image and clicking "upload"
3. Fill in or change Artisan's Statement as required and click the Submit button to save your changes.

1. Create or access your Paypal account and click on Merchant Services.
2. Click on "Buy Now" under buttons.
3. Fill out the item information and price.
4. Select the button you want displayed, select NO encryption and select shipping charges and sales tax information. Paypal has detailed instructions on how to work with the this setup if you have any questions.
5. Hit Create Button Now
6. Select All HTML code for websites and copy the information to a text file until needed.
7. Enter the html code in the paypal area in your image.
8. Just below the paypal area, click Input Format and select "Full HTML" from drop down.
9. Click Submit

Click Item in the "My Stuff" box on the right. Click Add Item.

1. Add image title - the name of your item
2. Select the category or categories where the work belongs. Hold down Ctrl button in Windows or Shift on a Mac to select multiple categories
3. Select your booth name from the drop down list. (If you DO NOT see a name in the drop down box, you haven't created a page to display your pictures. Click Booth in the "My Stuff" box, then "Add Booth" and add a booth title (your name or your business name) and an artisan's personal statement. Hit Submit. Click Item to start adding your images.)
4. Next, browse to the image you want to upload to your website in your computer. Select.
5. Add a description of this work.
6. If you are selling your work, enter the price on the next line.
7. If you want to sell you work using a paypal "Buy Now" button and need instructions on how to enter paypal information,see Paypal FAQ
8. To add a link to your website or a product page on your shopping cart, enter the link information. If you do not have a website, ignore this field.
9. HIT SUBMIT. If you do not, your image will not be saved.