sewsew Posted July 27, 2007 Report Share Posted July 27, 2007 Hi fellow longarmers, I have had my millie for two years and CQ for one year and it's time to start earning some money to pay for these expensive toys ! I would like to get a website and also put a brochure together also I've read some of you have put together some sort of form that you give to your customers to fill out when they drop off a quilt . I'm open to any suggestions . Thanks in advance ! AB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 You can look at my website and copy any of the ideas that are there. I did the whole thing myself, and right now a few things aren't working,so I need to fix it. There is an order form there so you can see what I require the customer to sign before I do their quilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 If you go to your local quilt shop, you can pick up forms from the other LAer's in your area. That should help with ideas too. At our shops there are 3 to 5 LAers with their information available. Cheryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 occasionally I go in and goggle longarm quilting, just to look at other quilter's web sites. I look at the design of the site, decide what I like and don't like, and I look at the designer, if they have one. If I like the site then I go to the designer's site to see what they have to offer and the price range. Their prices do vary. Superior Threads recommend a company for quilters, you could check them out. Their web site is listed in superior's newsletter. As for brochures, I already knew what I wanted in mine. I looked at some others and didn't like the format. I wanted mine to be an actual tri fold brochure. Most of the brochures I had seen were just in letter format and not easy to read. After looking at that type I would quit reading and lay the brochure aside. If I did that I figured customers would too. I have Pulisher so I created my brochures in that program. They look great....but I never give them out. I made them available at a craft show that I attended and everyone took one, but my LQS just wants business cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patch Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 Teresa, I was looking at your website (which is great!) and saw your miniature pineapple quilt you made into a tote bag. How did you get those perfect edges to be perfectly straight?? They're so perfectly straight! What's your secret? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 Patty, It was paper pieced. I could never get it that exact without the paper to stabilize it. MaryBeth, I know what you mean about brochures. I had a bunch printed out, but mostly I just give cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigletaz Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 I have a website address, but nothing there (yet). I got my domain name through godaddy.com. i think it cost me about $14 to register my name. Be sure to get a .com name and not a .net, etc. You must register your name and make sure it isn't taken by someone else already. Go Daddy can also help you build your website or you use their tools to do it yourself (there is a small fee). Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CherylUribe Posted July 28, 2007 Report Share Posted July 28, 2007 /http://www.danemco.net/ If you are interested in having your site done, try Websites for Quilters. I know of a few people that have used them and think they are great! Not sure if you wanted to hire anyone or not. You can look them up and see what you think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltingtina Posted August 1, 2007 Report Share Posted August 1, 2007 quilt&sew, I made my website a few months ago. It is still under construction, of course. The company I used is StartLogic.com. I chose them because I read an earlier post where some others were using them. I found the cost to be reasonable, and the tools were easy to use. I don't love their templates, but they are okay for now, until I can afford to hire someone who knows how to do web building for me. Another option is to use yahoo. Their web hosting for small business seems pretty good. I need to put some photos on my site, and show patterns that I have for CQ. You post just reminded me! Good luck with your site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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