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SEVEN STEPS TO PUTTING YOUR COSTUME SHOP ONLINE 

A poster presentation to be delivered at the USITT conference in Denver, March 2000:  Quick methods for putting information about your costume shop/costume program on to the Internet. Shows where to get free web space, how to make images for putting on the Net, and how to build a Web page without knowing HTML. Also offers advice on content. Will include brief information on the topics below, with a handout listing URL's for further information. 

  1. Why you should put your costume shop on the Internet. 
    • Student Recruitment 
    • Public Information 
    • Increased Rentals 
    • Encouraging Donations 
  2. What you should put on your site. 
    • Staff & Students 
    • Services (rentals, loans, workshops, tours) 
    • Equipment 
    • Program Information 
    • Costumes 
    • General Information (hours of operation, policies, etc.) 
    • Culture (why you are different/better/interesting) 
  3. How to make pictures that will work on the net. 
    • Scanning done by Photo Processors 
    • Electronic Camera 
    • Scanning 
  4. Putting the site together 
    • WYSIWYG Web Editors 
    • Making Pages in Word 
    • Online Wizards 
  5. Where to get free web space. 
    • Your University 
    • Your ISP 
    • Free Online Providers 
  6. How to Put your site Online 
    • FTP 
    • Online Wizards 
  7. How to Get your New Site Listed 
    • Search Engines 
    • Costume Web Ring

    NEW STEP: How to support the costs of hosting your costume site through affiliate programs

    See Also Tara's Cheap Tricks for Web Page Design 
    (much more extensive than this presentation).

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This Page is part of The Costumer's Manifesto by Tara Maginnis, Ph.D.  Pictures included for viewing purposes only. This page last edited on  05/07/07

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