Name of your website?Artobolus
Your name?
Nicoletta Colonna
Your Location (city, etc)
Torino
Please give us a short summary of your website?
Artobolus is a portal dedicated to arts open to artists from all over the world. In our online gallery artists can share their artworks, bigraphy and expositions.
What inspired you to launch your own website?
Passion for arts and culture.
When did you launch your first website, and what was it?
It was in 2003 and the site was http://www.mantanera.it
How did you decide on a name for your website?
our website name is a fusion of the 2 words art and discobolus, which is an important ancient masterpiece!
What makes your website different from other, similar offerings?
Artobolus is easy to use and brings out each artwork.
What is your eventual goal? (To sell it, keep it for income, secure a book or other mainstream media deal?)
Our goal is to become the best art resource of the web
How does your investment of time and money balance against your success?
It's hard to say now, it is a new web site.
If you had an unlimited development budget for development, how would you change your site?
the web hosting infrastructure to make it faster from everywhere
If your site got really big, really quickly, would you be able to keep up with the demand?
Sure
What unexpected costs and headaches have you had to deal with?
None
What has been your biggest challenge?
Gather the first artists!
What method has been most successful for promoting your website?
Direct mailing and twitter
How has running your website differed from your expectations?
It's growing a bit slower than expected
How long have you run the site already, and how long will you continue to keep it up if you don't enjoy big gains in traffic, income or popularity?
It's 8 months old and we will maintain it in any case
Is the quality of the uploaded contents as you expected?
It's actually higher than we expected at the beginning
What is your website address?
Artobolus
