(08-08-2021, 12:14 PM)mr_skittle Wrote: I've recently made the commitment to start my own business as a woodworker. While I know there is an endless wealth of information on this forum about going independent, I'll solicit that in a different thread. For now, I'm working on a website and need some inspiration and ideas. I'm doing it myself with Squarespace and have a decent start so far. I mostly have it filled with placeholder images at the moment but I do have a professional photographer lined up to take pictures of some pieces as well as around the shop. 

I'm asking folks to share their own websites, or websites of other furniture makers that you really like. And websites you think are terrible for that matter. Sometimes knowing what not to do is equally as important as knowing what to do. Any tips or ideas are greatly appreciated. The one caveat is that I've already paid for a year on Squarespace so I"m locked into that format. Thanks so much for sharing!

(08-08-2021, 07:18 PM)mr_skittle Wrote: Thanks for the input so far. I checked out https://www.truenorthwoodworks.com/. I'm not looking for much more in the way of content than you have. It's really just a homepage, about me, and a portfolio. I'm working on mine to be a lot more sleek and modern though. I totally hear your suggestions about social media. I'm plenty familiar with FB but Instagram will be interesting. There will be a learning curve but I recognize the necessity of it.

I am hoping to sell a couple of things off the website but I'm not sure yet how that will go. Eventually, I would like to build custom furniture and cabinets but for now, I figure I'll have to sell some smaller stuff that I can batch out. The main products I hope to sell are beer carriers that hold either growlers or crowlers, as we have something like a dozen local breweries and cideries these days. This is a really great product to sell straight to the breweries but I'm worried that they'll take off and I won't be able to catch up.