The Woot of Art?
I just checked out a new website for selling art that I saw mentioned in the comments section of Lisa Hunter’s blog. Something a bit different than the usual online art gallery that seem to be every where.
Lisa’s post was about studio crafts (something near and dear to me) and well worth a read on it’s own.
The creator of a new website for selling art left an interesting comment on this blog post and so of course I followed the link and found myself at artsocket.com.
Interesting idea of selling small limited edition works of art on the net. The site really reminds me of an art version of woot.com and I think has some interesting potential.
He just needs to list “fiber” in the list of types of art to be sold on the site and I’d be thrilled!
PS - If you don’t know about woot.com check out this wikipedia article - very clever (and successful) selling business model for the internet with an almost cult like following. I check the site daily because it’s funny, but so far they haven’t sold anything I want to buy. I’m not big on electronic gadgets and computer junk but you never know.
I wonder if the creator of artsocket is familiar with woot - sure feels like it to me.
Posted by Lisa in: Marketing
Arthur said,
February 28, 2007 @ 4:59 am
I own a competitive site in the daily deals space so I like checking out other similar sites and I have never seen artsocket.com Good find!
Tod said,
February 28, 2007 @ 9:42 am
Done!
artsocket.com/FAQ.html#what_kinds_of_objects_will_be_featured
You nailed it Lisa. It is actually more like wine.woot.com + J. Peterman + Parkett + . . . maybe Podbrix.com
As far as I can tell, you are the first to officially blog about the site - so consider yourself very web-savvy. Which you obviously are, with such a beatiful site and a background in CS.
I quite like your work as well.
Thanks for the post.
Lisa Call said,
February 28, 2007 @ 7:43 pm
I’m impressed - in less than 24 hours both of these guys found my post. I think this is an excellent way to run a business - to pay attention to what is said about you (and your competitors) in the blogosphere. I think artists could learn a lot by noticing this also.
Tod - yahoo! I’m thrilled to see Fiber on your list now. Very cool. And thank you for the comments about my work.