As an artist or crafts person it's often difficult to get started online due to the time and costs involved in creating a website. INZU has a number of options that not only save you time and money but also make the process of managing your website much easier, with all the tools you need in one easy place.

Fire away

If you already have a blog, Facebook or Twitter account and simply need a way to sell products with these services, INZU offers a very straightforward "buy link" function that is available on all of our accounts. Simply copy and paste the buy now link that is generated after adding a product to INZU and paste this anywhere on the web or even in e-mails.

As with all INZU accounts no merchant bank account is required so you can get selling online today with customers being able to pay by credit card, debit card or PayPal.

Mini-site

If you don't have your own site and aren't a blogger, Tweeter or Facebooker don't worry. You can create your own page on INZU with your own unique address in minutes, with all the sections you need to keep customers up to date with you and your work.

As well a shop page you can also include; about, news, galleries, events, video and a biography.

This option will also mean your page is discoverable through our ever growing network of artists' pages and you can also invite people to join your own e-mail mailing list, giving you the opportunity to update people with your latest work or news.

The bigger picture

If you have your own site or are looking to create a more individual web experience for your customers then INZU really is the right tool for the job. Using the same admin suite that is used to update INZU mini-sites you can control and update every aspect of your own site using your INZU account. You site simply connects to INZU behind the scenes using a clever piece of technology called JSON.

Your site can be designed exactly how you want, with no branding or design restrictions from INZU. Your customers will only see INZU as your payment provider on checkout, where no registration with INZU is required.

As well as all the sections featured on mini-site pages you will also be able to add a home page, product catalogue, free downloads, contact information and articles/blog, with articles being used for just about any web page not already categorised. Sections can be named however you like on your site and you can mix and match different sections on a page. For instance your home page may have a news feed, latest product and an image gallery.

To create a site using this option you will probably require input from a web designer, but the good news is that we supply the code for a fully functioning site completely free, and all your designer needs to do is select the sections you want to include and change the layout and design to fit your style. If you have some basic web coding experience you may even feel brave enough to have a go yourself. It's a lot easier to set up than you may think!

Typically sites can be created in 1-2 weeks giving you a fully professional site at a fraction of the normal cost without compromising on the quality of the final result.

Here are a few arty sites already using the full INZU service:

www.beware-the-moon.com
www.jonhowlett.com
www.thecaneworkshop.co.uk

Extra features

• • Send HTML e-mails to your customers
• • Accept donations
• • Accept invoice payments
• • Sell any digital file as well as mail-orders

Help is on hand

We understand that artists and crafts people may not always be computer boffins so if you have any questions about the service in general or you have a specific query please contact support@inzu.net and someone will get back to you within 24hrs.