tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75482029214188347242024-03-05T19:12:03.792-05:00Handmade Art & Unique Gifts! Be a Hero - Give an "Original" Gift!Shopping for Handmade Art & Unique Gifts has never been so easy! Handcrafted Jewelry, Pottery, Raku, Greeting cards, Sculpture, Photography Bath & Body Products & So much More!Gozabo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595489738658716681noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548202921418834724.post-13631355414723936642009-02-19T17:58:00.005-05:002009-02-19T18:06:36.967-05:00Why Selling Art on a Website Like GoZabo.com Is Beneficial!Selling online can be a very lucrative and satisfying way to sell your art. It allows you to reach both national and international markets without spending alot of your hard earned capitol. Online sales of all types of goods are increasing at an exponential rate as more and more people discover the convenience of online shopping. Now is a great time to consider selling your art online!<br /><br />The conventional way of marketing art is to put up a website with a shopping cart and wait for the buyers to visit your site and buy. There's only one problem. Not enough people find your site!! With the increasing competition in the art world, it's not surprising that it can be difficult to attract traffic to an independent website.<br /><br />Some artists have chosen to market their creations on Ebay. This can be a potentially lucrative market, although it's difficult to get your asking price in an environment where many people are searching for bargains. With the recent fee increases initiated by Ebay, it's becoming more and more difficult to make a decent profit selling art via online auctions.<br /><br />Fortunately, there's an affordable alternative. You can sell your <a href="http://www.gozabo.com/products/jewelry"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">jewelry</span></a> through an online gallery. The advantages to selling through a gallery are:<br /><br />1. The <a href="http://www.gozabo.com/">online gallery</a> will promote the site by getting high placement with the search engines and by direct advertising. This takes some of the burden in trying to introduce your art.<br /><br />2. Buyers who come to an online gallery are generally motivated buyers. They are looking for a special gift or a unique piece of art for themselves. They don't have to be sold on what you have to offer since they're already in a buying mood.<br /><br />3. Exhibiting in an online gallery gives you credibility as an artist. When buyers see you have a presence in an online art gallery, they think of you as being a true artist rather than just another online retailer. After all, people are accustomed to buying art in the physical world from an art gallery which makes them more comfortable dealing in a gallery setting.<br /><br />Excerpt taken from article Written by K. Leong M.D.Gozabo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595489738658716681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548202921418834724.post-66494275511856579612009-02-11T09:46:00.002-05:002009-02-11T09:52:26.016-05:00Handmade In America<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.handmadeinamerica.org/images/home02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 158px;" src="http://www.handmadeinamerica.org/images/home02.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>GOZABO ARTISTS:<br />We found a great site that we think will be of great interest to all of you! Check it out!<br /><br />Based in the Blue Ridge Mountains, <a href="http://www.handmadeinamerica.org/">HandMade in America</a> was founded in 1993 with a belief that economic revitalization wasn't necessarily tied to luring "modern" industry to the region but in making known the hidden heritage and craftspeople that are so vitally a part of Western North Carolina. Today, HandMade is a nationally recognized, multidimensional institution that has sparked initiatives and creative collaborations in education, small town revitalization and community development, economic development, environmentally sustainable strategies and enhanced opportunities for makers of the handmade object, heritage tourism, and incorporating crafts into building design and furnishing. <p>We don't teach crafts-making, or make or sell objects, but we do serve as a support system for craftspeople and the craft industry.</p><p><br /></p><p>Check out their website at http://www.handmadeinamerica.org/<br /></p>Gozabo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595489738658716681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548202921418834724.post-79687111507089860062007-10-31T12:18:00.000-04:002008-12-09T00:04:35.794-05:00Can't find THESE at the Mall! Give Something TRULY special!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidA-iAjCMbgGIiIcYMOHFGrAJiU4VlcxRWGAs-EYKOGU_PrXERX-o8c5jJN9-ICk-fEIeR2UbWXi0t9LTBMeO5e721SGZgxAS5ImKJcln5jtxD6bJMHRie3Q7F0EGWrRtC01EtRc0b2Lo/s1600-h/copper+star+ornament.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127553081549627234" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidA-iAjCMbgGIiIcYMOHFGrAJiU4VlcxRWGAs-EYKOGU_PrXERX-o8c5jJN9-ICk-fEIeR2UbWXi0t9LTBMeO5e721SGZgxAS5ImKJcln5jtxD6bJMHRie3Q7F0EGWrRtC01EtRc0b2Lo/s320/copper+star+ornament.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbxI4be8CNi6irrXlwTEk9YfEicaO8JFXnNImcmrRb2H7Z-u3CjVYv1L8suAYbUMjIkZze-IL0yme3EVqVT1kmEC9_MRZ35QGKx2dnj7gwClZUoCpE0HxcPtuzOTvBmgueHCmEBkrOPA/s1600-h/fine+silver+pendant.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127537873070431954" style="WIDTH: 247px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 236px" height="236" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbxI4be8CNi6irrXlwTEk9YfEicaO8JFXnNImcmrRb2H7Z-u3CjVYv1L8suAYbUMjIkZze-IL0yme3EVqVT1kmEC9_MRZ35QGKx2dnj7gwClZUoCpE0HxcPtuzOTvBmgueHCmEBkrOPA/s320/fine+silver+pendant.jpg" width="417" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvbxI4be8CNi6irrXlwTEk9YfEicaO8JFXnNImcmrRb2H7Z-u3CjVYv1L8suAYbUMjIkZze-IL0yme3EVqVT1kmEC9_MRZ35QGKx2dnj7gwClZUoCpE0HxcPtuzOTvBmgueHCmEBkrOPA/s1600-h/fine+silver+pendant.jpg"></a><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff6600;">Great Gift Giving Starts Here!</span> </span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">There is SO Much To See at GoZabo.com! </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="color:#000099;">Over 4,000 Products!!!!</span> </span><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWk4O6IcDSn6b3vom4HUCPdqRIunyXsymynHnxcKFhaSPKL3VPunhtESmQE1CEs8D8N24Lb7t3cytE8sS_A2q6_VoNOE_ZxPYlB2RzPSoI-0MISLiIIqNGPVuSrRQ8LPbHono447hCUPE/s1600-h/new+mommy+to+be.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127538062048992994" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWk4O6IcDSn6b3vom4HUCPdqRIunyXsymynHnxcKFhaSPKL3VPunhtESmQE1CEs8D8N24Lb7t3cytE8sS_A2q6_VoNOE_ZxPYlB2RzPSoI-0MISLiIIqNGPVuSrRQ8LPbHono447hCUPE/s320/new+mommy+to+be.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#ff6600;">Belly In Time Casting Kit" for New Mommies to Be</span><br /></span>Click <a href="http://www,gozabo.com/product/uniquely-different/belly-in-time-casting-kit">Here </a>to View!<br /></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hNdhZCXLfi6fuNjGKDF9poEWojFByYNstUs4-Zgri1LQXGfc4MalKFCW1GwTBB_tXxrb-CelVPcetWXQf-DAD6kpuZZvIK_Z9AXRjTXZLGvFazK8xB1sR7CKne9BnwplxaiqIOD4Mlw/s1600-h/Harmony+fine+silver+with+brass+inset.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127538332631932658" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hNdhZCXLfi6fuNjGKDF9poEWojFByYNstUs4-Zgri1LQXGfc4MalKFCW1GwTBB_tXxrb-CelVPcetWXQf-DAD6kpuZZvIK_Z9AXRjTXZLGvFazK8xB1sR7CKne9BnwplxaiqIOD4Mlw/s320/Harmony+fine+silver+with+brass+inset.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;">Handmade Fine Silver Pendant with Brass Inset "Harmony"</span><br />Click <a href="http://www.gozabo.com/product/jewelry/silver/handmade-fine-silver-pendant-with-brass-inset-harmony">Here</a> to View! </div><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMDb6kZyIWpZeMambVwCAtQ6HCfv4m0jJeHcGdYde4j8IH7UnyTFWOhPNZHBRuwZLCSGlaqUBtZ9VSExXckKjEXiIYhucP1qVQwfmzs32TyMMz64tyFKxjDaBDw57gYazIHzOzW1ZKDw/s1600-h/Initial+double+sided+beveled+pendant.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127539707021467394" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMDb6kZyIWpZeMambVwCAtQ6HCfv4m0jJeHcGdYde4j8IH7UnyTFWOhPNZHBRuwZLCSGlaqUBtZ9VSExXckKjEXiIYhucP1qVQwfmzs32TyMMz64tyFKxjDaBDw57gYazIHzOzW1ZKDw/s320/Initial+double+sided+beveled+pendant.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;">"Initial J Double Sided Soldered Beveled Pendant Necklace"</span><br /><br /><br /><p align="center">(you can request any Initial you want from the artist!)<br />Click <a href="http://www.gozabo.com/product/jewelry/initial-j-double-sided-soldered-beveled-pendant-necklace">Here</a> to View! </p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">GoZabo.com is:<br />The Place to Shop for All Things "Handcrafted" Created by Artisans from around the Country!<br />"You don't have to take a road trip to find a "Unique" gift!"</span> </p><p align="center">Artisans: <a href="http://www.gozabo.com/about/artistsignup">Join</a> GoZabo.com & have your own "On-line Gallery" for just $6.95/Month!<br />Set up your gallery in Minutes and join a fantastic community of artists!<br />Visit <a href="http://www.gozabo.com/">GoZabo.com </a>Today </p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;"><strong>GoZabo Welcomes New Oklahoma Artist<br /></strong></span>~Estela Romanos~<br />Check out Estela's <a href="http://www.gozabo.com/artist/stelabird">Gallery</a> "Stelabird" Today!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhks1RwcAx6g9JwLuFCerk0fGPhlpvueIFKGb8YM2R12Zlxu6uIg1q4gLJX0ZqLYDmOOhY-q8iYcCyOp23WD6xCm6_GyoSjW6wHjWx75kJf7Bz9ysujLS4_xS22CQs2DKt6vT5FUkrknf8/s1600-h/stelabird.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127548696388017954" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhks1RwcAx6g9JwLuFCerk0fGPhlpvueIFKGb8YM2R12Zlxu6uIg1q4gLJX0ZqLYDmOOhY-q8iYcCyOp23WD6xCm6_GyoSjW6wHjWx75kJf7Bz9ysujLS4_xS22CQs2DKt6vT5FUkrknf8/s320/stelabird.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;"><strong>GoZabo Welcomes New Oklahoma Artist</strong> </span></div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;"><div align="center"><br /></div></span><div align="center">~Carter Sampson~<br /></div><div align="center"><br />Creator of fun, unique, refreshingly different Handmade Stationery!<br />Check out Carter's "<a href="http://www.gozabo.com/artist/the-hyper-bunny">The Hyper Bunny</a>"</div><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxoFj0_chR032P1ENKAfWOmspHxajMvzCgI5RDiNio33pnCEoiRGUIm1mkERX55xXlnHrCRzkVrnIdd6e9J9HL-fPShw-8IQM5W_hc0v-RQ4FZpVU1b_o13i2put3ZEXAeU9YNgIytfNE/s1600-h/The+Hyper+Bunny.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127548408625209106" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxoFj0_chR032P1ENKAfWOmspHxajMvzCgI5RDiNio33pnCEoiRGUIm1mkERX55xXlnHrCRzkVrnIdd6e9J9HL-fPShw-8IQM5W_hc0v-RQ4FZpVU1b_o13i2put3ZEXAeU9YNgIytfNE/s320/The+Hyper+Bunny.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><br /><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#000099;">Our Featured Products! </span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="color:#000099;"><br /></span><span style="color:#ff6600;">"Petoskey Stone Michigan Pendant"</span></span></strong></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCGj7mfC86L-eS8gs2E39gu8tU6eIoMoSpM-KUFKlvn1gymkRHtfTM2s7U8m9vPtZgQvv9SqNhyphenhyphenGrjy9T4PGjhjccUZH8atEEutnKDHHe614E1as1PyTagJW8oV63lw0x40pdbLdrLZE/s1600-h/Petosky+stone+michigan+pendant.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127549052870303538" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCGj7mfC86L-eS8gs2E39gu8tU6eIoMoSpM-KUFKlvn1gymkRHtfTM2s7U8m9vPtZgQvv9SqNhyphenhyphenGrjy9T4PGjhjccUZH8atEEutnKDHHe614E1as1PyTagJW8oV63lw0x40pdbLdrLZE/s320/Petosky+stone+michigan+pendant.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Nice Petoskey Stone Michigan Pendant. Measures approx. 1-1/8" x 7/8". Polished and shaped front and back. Has a sterling silver bail. It has been drilled and pegged with a sterling silver peg also. All artist's jewelry are made with top quality Petoskey stones. </div><br /><br /><div align="center">ONLY $20.00 Click <a href="http://www.gozabo.com/product/jewelry/genuine-stones/petoskey-stone-michigan-pendant">Here</a> to View!</div><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;"><strong>"Copper Heart Ornament-Perfect for the Tree"</strong></span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7GDpfk-aXV3sM2PNpUw9qF_WWOgm0sAcPixN6tzTQWIjKW72wyZ14l6ryvT39aYFlHa0PHK2MB7uJhtoXCWGKnoV03Eqacee1eaX-kWzQcafm8c35XrChaXQduLNBxBi0hgnI6nPBRY/s1600-h/copper+heart+ornament.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127549228963962690" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7GDpfk-aXV3sM2PNpUw9qF_WWOgm0sAcPixN6tzTQWIjKW72wyZ14l6ryvT39aYFlHa0PHK2MB7uJhtoXCWGKnoV03Eqacee1eaX-kWzQcafm8c35XrChaXQduLNBxBi0hgnI6nPBRY/s320/copper+heart+ornament.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />These ornaments are handmade. First they are cut from a sheet of copper and then a brass swirl is soldered on. The Artist works with her torch to get that beautiful copper color. They have an acrylic finish and will not tarnish. Hearts come in 2 sizes - approx 1 3/4" and 2 1/8" high.When you order you will get both. These are not your mother's ornaments! Use to hang on cabinets, from doorknobs, on wrapped gifts and in fundraiser gift-bags. Great for that extra touch on a wine bottle! </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br />ONLY $5.00 Click <a href="http://www.gozabo.com/product/home-elegance/accents/copper-heart-ornament">Here</a> to View!<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;">"Pumpkin Patch" Great Fall Tote!</span></strong></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80LuFGoOwxAz7z0FcK2UmiXQCR9YKig1UZZZ3MG9kauY7eGa-l8t6FQTF6e_3jypPLv2eQI2Llr6Q7Ig88613A90FRUqZCLf9M5dHz_rac0qLcrgr53U5fl8BybeB3pNC-Rw_grN4DUI/s1600-h/pumpkinpatch.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127549353518014290" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80LuFGoOwxAz7z0FcK2UmiXQCR9YKig1UZZZ3MG9kauY7eGa-l8t6FQTF6e_3jypPLv2eQI2Llr6Q7Ig88613A90FRUqZCLf9M5dHz_rac0qLcrgr53U5fl8BybeB3pNC-Rw_grN4DUI/s320/pumpkinpatch.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />With a bright orange background and nubby brown dots, Pumpkin Patch is sure to dress up any cool-weather wardrobe. She is 10" long, 7" tall, and 3" wide and comes lined with an internal pocket. Everything is kept secure with a magnetic closure and one 24" strap that runs through fabric loops...all designed so when she's picked up, the handle closes the bag to keep everything tucked inside. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br />ONLY $49.00 Click <a href="http://www.gozabo.com/product/totes-more/purses/pumpkin-patch">Here</a> to View!<br />GoZabo's Inspirational Quote of the Week: Happy are those who dream DREAMS and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.<br />Leon J. Suenes<br />Find All Your Christmas Gifts at <a href="http://www.gozabo.com/">Gozabo.com </a><br /></div><div align="center"></div>Gozabo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595489738658716681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548202921418834724.post-3015456168513490652007-09-27T16:03:00.000-04:002007-10-01T22:14:16.120-04:00Desires of the Heart!<center>Jewelry may not lead you on lifes' journey,<br />but it sure makes you <i>Look</i> great as you head down its path!"</center><br /><center>-Anonymous</center><br /><center><FONT size="20" color="FF8C00"><a href="http://www.gozabo.com/">GoZabo.com</a> Presents:<br />Julie Claire DeVoe -<br />Jeweler & Creator of Chimera Designs</FONT></center><br /><br /><center><img alt="" src="http://aycu08.webshots.com/image/29207/2005438742400815432_rs.jpg"></center><br /><br /><center>Julie handcrafts fine jewelry in karat gold and sterling silver using unique and varied gemstones.<br />Most, if not all, of Julie's work on Gozabo are one-of-a-kind pieces that will not be duplicated. Although it is often hard to capture every aspect of a piece of jewelry in just one small photo, Julie will be happy to e-mail more pictures and more specific descriptions of any items you are interested in.<br />For all of you Michiganders out there, you can always stop by Julie's store located in historic downtown Lowell, Michigan where she has her own design studio.<br />If you would like to contact Julie about a special project or design you have in mind email her <a href="mailto:cliffy777@comcast.net">here</a>.</center><br /><br /><center><img alt="" src="http://aycu17.webshots.com/image/27776/2001451224203632235_rs.jpg" /><img alt="" src="http://aycu22.webshots.com/image/28381/2001449316488429994_rs.jpg" /><img alt="" src="http://aycu25.webshots.com/image/29264/2001473669904597870_rs.jpg" /><img alt="" src="http://aycu28.webshots.com/image/30147/2001453529718050709_rs.jpg" /></center><br /><br /><big><center><a href="http://www.gozabo.com/">GoZabo</a> wanted to know more!</center></big><br /><br /><center><strong><b>How long have you been making Jewelry?</strong></b><br /><em>"6 Years as an adult. My jewelry making began when I was 13 and sold earrings at a mall in Grand Rapids, Michigan on consignment."</em><br /><br /><b><strong>Briefly describe your technique & process of how you make your jewelry.</strong></b><br /><em><em>"I do a lot of hand fabrication which involves bending and shaping the gold or silver as opposed to the casting method."</em></em><em> </em><em><br /><br /><b><strong>What are some of the differences in working with gold vs. silver? </strong></b><br /><em>"Gold solders like butter compared to silver which is much more difficult. Hard to get a mirror finish on silver."</em><br /><br /><b><strong>How do you choose the stones you use in your pieces?</strong></b><br />"I look for "movement" in the gem, like an interesting pattern or facet configuration."<br /><br /><b><strong>How long does it usually take to create a unique piece of jewelry?</strong></b><br /><em>" Anywhere from 3-18 hours."</em><br /><br /><b><strong>What makes being a jeweler so enjoyable for you?</strong></b><br /><em>"Solitary mind travel and building something that surprises me!" </em><br /><br /><b><strong>Can people bring their own jewels and diamonds in to you and have you use them in a design they would like to create with you?</strong></b><br /><em>"Always!"</em><br /><br /><b><strong>Where did you learn your trade?</strong></b><br /><em>"Self taught with help from Kendall School of Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan & Blaine Lewis, Master Jeweler, at the 'New Approach School for Jewelers'."</em><br /><br /><b><strong>Tell us something funny about yourself:</strong></b><br /><em>"I carry on very vocal conversations with myself while I work!"</em><br /><br /><b><strong>What has been the most challenging for you as a jeweler? </strong></b><br /><em>"Knowing when a piece has been "worked" enough- knowing when to stop."</em><br /><br /><b><strong>What is your favorite Inspirational saying or quote?</strong></b><br /><em>"What IF the "Hokey Pokey" IS what it is all about?"</em><br /><br /><b><strong>Any Festivals you will be showing in the near future? </strong></b><br /><em>"Sleigh bells & Holly at the Lowell Arts Council in Lowell, Michigan from November 15th through Christmas."</em><em><br /><br /><b><strong>List Accomplishments, awards, recognitions:</strong></b><br /><em>"Sole parent of 3 children who are now happy and successful adults." </em>(GoZabo says "MAJOR KUDOS"!)<br /><br /><b><strong>What do you think makes an artist successful? </strong></b><br /><em>"Creating a piece that speaks to me as well as to the person it was designed for!"</em><em><br /><br /><b><strong>Where does the inspiration of your pieces come from?</strong></b><br /><em>"First from detailed conversations with the person I am designing for when it is a commissioned piece. My other ideas happen when driving fast in my 300hp Mustang GT!"</em><br /><br /><b><strong>One goal that you would still like to achieve and haven't yet?</strong></b><br /><em>"I am pretty content for now, but I would like to get to spend some time in Big Sur with my husband Cliff."</em><br /><br /></em></em></em></center></span><span style="font-size:18;"><span style="color:#011250;"><center>To view Julie's GoZabo.com Gallery click <a href="http://gozabo.com/artist/julieclairedevoe">HERE</a></center></span></span><center>We would like to thank our loyal visitors of GoZabo.com and as always we wish you much success and have a wonderful and safe weekend!</center><center>Cheers,<br /><br />The GoZabo Gang</center><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:16;"></span><strong></strong>Gozabo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595489738658716681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548202921418834724.post-50013953627923208472007-09-20T16:39:00.000-04:002008-12-09T00:04:36.247-05:00Mug Shots<FONT face="Trebuchet MS"><center><big><FONT size="32"><b><FONT color="#FF8C00">Not all "Mugs" are created "Equal"!</center></big></b></FONT color="#00C8FF"></FONT><br /><FONT size="3"><center><A href="http://www.gozabo.com">GoZabo.com</A> Takes a look at Paul Needham, Creator & Artist of "Paint Creek Pottery".</center></FONT><br /><br /><br /><center><IMG src="http://aycu06.webshots.com/image/26405/2002426998444169952_rs.jpg"><br /><br /><FONT color="#FF8C00"><FONT size="4"><b>Who Is Paul?</FONT></FONT color="#00C8FF"></b><br /><br /><FONT size="3">Paul Needham is a retired ceramics teacher of 32 years from the Lake Orion School District in Michigan. <br />Currently, when not busy making pottery, Paul spends his time relaxing at his Northern Michigan home. <br />His hobbies include; spending time with his family, traveling during the winter months, working in his yard, <br />cruising Six Mile Lake on his boat, and of course, making pottery.</FONT></center><br /><br /><center><b><FONT color="#FF8C00"><FONT size="32"> GoZabo wanted to know More!</FONT></FONT color="#00C8FF"></b><br /><br /><FONT size="4"><FONT color="#FF8C00">How long have you been making Pottery?</FONT></FONT color="#00C8FF"> <br />"A long time...Seems Like Forever..Since 1972, 35 years!"<br /><br /><FONT color="#FF8C00"><FONT size="4">Describe your technique and what causes the color variations in your products:</FONT></FONT color="#00C8FF"> <br />"Mugs are wheel thrown, high fired stoneware, reduction fired in a gas kiln which creates the variations in color of the glazes."<br /><br /><FONT color="#FF8C00"><FONT size="4">How long does it take to make a mug? </FONT color="#00C8FF"></FONT><br />"Many steps are involved in making a mug..wheel time is about 30-40 minutes, but then several additional <br />steps must be taken for dry-time, bisque firing time, glaze time and glaze firing time!"<br /><br /><FONT color="#FF8C00"><FONT size="4">What makes being a potter so enjoyable for you?</FONT></FONT color="#00C8FF"><br />"It's easy.. and the end product is rewarding."<br /><br /><FONT size="4"><FONT color="#FF8C00">Where did you learn your trade? </FONT color="#00C8FF"></FONT><br />"Central Michigan University where I earned a MFA (Master's of Fine Arts)."<br /><br /><FONT color="#FF8C00"><FONT size="4">What has been the most challenging for you as a potter? </FONT></FONT color="#00C8FF"><br />"Moving the 30 cubic foot kiln five times from one home to the other!"<br /><br /><FONT color="#FF8C00"><FONT size="4">What do you think makes an artist successful? </FONT></FONT color="#00C8FF"><br />"Bringing the media to the public."<br /><br /><FONT color="#FF8C00"><FONT size="4">Explain the difference between Pottery & Ceramics: </FONT></FONT color="#00C8FF"><br />"The same in my mind, pottery IS ceramics."<br /><br /><FONT color="#FF8C00"><FONT size="4">Are your mugs dishwasher, microwave AND oven safe?</FONT></FONT color="#00C8FF"><br /> "Yes!"<br /><br /><FONT color="#FF8C00"><FONT size="4">What is your favorite Inspirational saying?</FONT></FONT color="#00C8FF"><br /> "Will it matter tomorrow?"</center><br /><br /><center><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwCyMo9A6NpogOgHgEc_64S3hT_GFeUj0Gs-ZPoaVwW3BnqO0tx93KokHC9j4fE9VY7jm3QgHY2UoifkOEDNL-hVH6WRbWeZMPxRxVQZriu0-mM68c4mBhjlbelGy2X3RZLk1bNWkpdX4/s1600-h/paint+creek+pottery+2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwCyMo9A6NpogOgHgEc_64S3hT_GFeUj0Gs-ZPoaVwW3BnqO0tx93KokHC9j4fE9VY7jm3QgHY2UoifkOEDNL-hVH6WRbWeZMPxRxVQZriu0-mM68c4mBhjlbelGy2X3RZLk1bNWkpdX4/s320/paint+creek+pottery+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112390425122089906" /></a></center><br /><br /><center><a href="http://gozabo.com/artist/paintcreekpottery">Visit Paul's Gallery on GoZabo.com!</a></center><br /><br /><center><A href="http://www.gozabo.com">GoZabo.com </A> is a place to shop for Handcrafted, Unique & Original Gifts without having to take a road trip (and with gas prices now a days, that's a Huge Perk)!<br /><br />Thank you for being a loyal GoZabo visitor. We will continue to provide you with weekly updates of New Products, Artists, Special Promotions & Contests!<br /><br />As always we wish you much success in all you do!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />The GoZabo Gang<br />Click <A href="mailto:contactus@gozabo.com">HERE</A> to contact us!</center></FONT face="Trebuchet MS">Gozabo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595489738658716681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548202921418834724.post-15133472282150905222007-09-10T10:05:00.000-04:002008-12-09T00:04:38.645-05:00Handcrafted Gifts for Horse Lovers!<center><h2>Gozabo.com's Product Picks of the Week!</h2><br /><br /><h1>Handcrafted Unique & Original Art for Horse Lovers!</h1><br />Want to find that perfect Gift that makes You Look like a Hero?<br />Want something Handmade & Unique?<br />Don't want to look like you ran to your local mall & hastily "Grabbed" something ( mass produced from Taiwan or China) off the shelf to give as a gift?<br />Don't want to spend a ton of time shopping but LOOK like you did?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.gozabo.com/">GoZabo.com</a> is all about handcrafted, handmade, unique one-of-a-kind gifts of Fine Arts & Crafts! 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The earrings feature 8mm square pillow cut amethyst and the pendant has a 4mm round amethyst set in a bezel. All mounted in 14kt white gold.<br /><br />Only $600.00<br /><a href="http://gozabo.com/product/jewelry/for-women/charoite-and-amethyst-earrings-and-pendant-set-in-14kt-white-gold">Buy It Now!</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSVEqDcGzBKZcaGuq5SBD_Gff1AIZllAnepFsKzBBWHpUIOY8mIrSmnLFKhc6nXbx_E6x76a7famcFjFVxXPV7kzPySd2Nvy8iBJTni3NaZ3Gvg1Ea9mB4n2geBI0X5n1U3D-xXrsNxU/s1600-h/IMG_0004_1%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108960767397947394" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSVEqDcGzBKZcaGuq5SBD_Gff1AIZllAnepFsKzBBWHpUIOY8mIrSmnLFKhc6nXbx_E6x76a7famcFjFVxXPV7kzPySd2Nvy8iBJTni3NaZ3Gvg1Ea9mB4n2geBI0X5n1U3D-xXrsNxU/s320/IMG_0004_1%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://gozabo.com/product/jewelry/turquoise-keshi-pearl-fantasy-necklace"><h2><b><u><strong>Handmade Jewelry Turquoise Keshi Pearl Fantasy Necklace Charm</h2></b></u></strong></a><br />Artist used the beautiful genuine turquoise as the starting point for this necklace/pendant. After framing it with beads she strung Keshi Pearls to make a 20" necklace. The clasp is sterling silver. Center stone is aprox. 1" x 3/4". This is one of her original creations - The soft white of the pearls enhances the beauty of the deep blue turquoise. New, comes gift boxed.<br />Only $79.99<br /><a href="http://gozabo.com/product/jewelry/turquoise-keshi-pearl-fantasy-necklace">Buy It Now!</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjMM_tHdglsKHwMve4X438TCHLLYTbXJ2smrfh5Coh6FceI5AZr6fkeKQaC6E_R1dHHzVQcx2L_d79mhUVVcfnjXeEbaz3gobjNRsR8nIJBOBI8CleFn5KfE_EcoXomtx4Tq3ghrmQmqo/s1600-h/Turquoise%2520charm%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108986485662115874" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjMM_tHdglsKHwMve4X438TCHLLYTbXJ2smrfh5Coh6FceI5AZr6fkeKQaC6E_R1dHHzVQcx2L_d79mhUVVcfnjXeEbaz3gobjNRsR8nIJBOBI8CleFn5KfE_EcoXomtx4Tq3ghrmQmqo/s320/Turquoise%2520charm%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://gozabo.com/product/jewelry/other-jewelry/turquoise-and-crystal-semi-precious-gemstone-dangly-charm"><h2><b><u><strong>Handmade jewelry Turquoise and Crystal Semi-Precious Gemstone Dangly Charm</h2></b></u></strong></a><br />Great for Horse's Mane or On a Zipper!<br />Only $12.50!<br /><a href="http://gozabo.com/product/jewelry/other-jewelry/turquoise-and-crystal-semi-precious-gemstone-dangly-charm">Buy It Now!</a></center>Gozabo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595489738658716681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548202921418834724.post-60135200175386672892007-09-06T14:58:00.000-04:002008-12-09T00:04:39.856-05:00Handcrafted Unique Gifts for Under $50.00!<h1><center><a href="http://www.gozabo.com">GoZabo.com's</a> product Picks of the Week For Under $50.00!</h1><br /><br /><h2>For the Entertainers or Wine Lovers in Your Life!</h2><br /><b><big>Appetizer Tray & Cocobolo Wood Wine Stopper</b></big><br /><b>For the Cook or Wine Lover in your life! 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Thank you.Gozabo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595489738658716681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548202921418834724.post-63505665251913450962007-08-27T08:59:00.000-04:002008-12-09T00:04:40.041-05:00GoZabo.com Unique Products for Online Shoppers<h3><center><a href="http://www.gozabo.com/">GoZabo.com </a>Product Pick of the Week!</center></h3><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://gozabo.com/files/productimages/DSCF4363.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://gozabo.com/files/productimages/DSCF4363.JPG" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.gozabo.com/"></a><center><a href="http://www.gozabo.com/">GoZabo.com </a>Product Pick of the Week!<br />"Coffee" by Carol Marshall<br />Visit Carol's <a href="http://gozabo.com/artist/carol-marshall">Online Gallery</a></center><br /><br />Carol Marshall has many unique pieces of jewelry inspired by nature! Her pieces are truly handcrafted one of a kind treasures found on <a href="http://www.gozabo.com">GoZabo.com</a><br /><br /><h2 style="text-align: center;">Around the office-we have been having fun with riddles.</h2><div style="text-align: center;"> We thought we would add a riddle to our weekly newsletters!<br />Hope you enjoy them!<br /><br />What is so fragile that even when you say its name it will break?<br />(Answer at bottom of newsletter)<br /><br /><h2>You can now order GoZabo.com t-shirts!</h2> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhU3qcnHGXtaztZuqwY6P8Vv5zQlp2HHA77SQxKpH7kIjTmM750f4_RxCnFubZu0od_7eu1sRMnrrQ_-oF5oYkcKHv4v6GbEsMcp6aXcuJJg6WYDKv5KB99lsiXWhyTy8hHUuvikCv6o/s1600-h/gozabo+tee.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrhU3qcnHGXtaztZuqwY6P8Vv5zQlp2HHA77SQxKpH7kIjTmM750f4_RxCnFubZu0od_7eu1sRMnrrQ_-oF5oYkcKHv4v6GbEsMcp6aXcuJJg6WYDKv5KB99lsiXWhyTy8hHUuvikCv6o/s320/gozabo+tee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103388944979551746" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wear a GoZabo.com t-shirt at art fairs or any event! You won't believe how many people say "What's GoZabo.com?" Great way to promote your online gallery! T-shirts are <big><strong>only $19.99</big></strong> (This INCLUDES Shipping). Just send us your size and address <a href="http://www.gozabo.com/contact">here</a> and we will invoice you through paypal where you can pay by check-Visa or Mastercard! All shirts are screen printed JERZEES and 100% Cotton!<br /><br /><h2>Online Shopping Trends- Who are your customers and what do they want?</h2><br />35% of consumers surveyed said added costs, such as shipping and handling, or lengthy delivery times resulted in their abandoning an online purchase. Shipping charges for online orders continue to be a thorn in the side of consumers, 20% of whom cited shipping costs as their biggest frustration related to online shopping.<br /><br />With this in mind, please be very clear as to what your shipping costs and delivery times will be for your customers. If you have shipping included in the price of your item - ADD THAT TO THE DESCRIPTION information so your customers know that shipping is included. If you do not include shipping costs in the price of your items, relay what your shipping costs will be in the description of your products. Be Clear and make it easy for your buyers to know what they can expect!<br /><br /><h2>How can you add more exposure to your gallery on GoZabo.com? </h2>Go to <a href="http://del.icio.us/">del.icio.us</a> and bookmark your <a href="http://www.gozabo.com">GoZabo.com</a> gallery page! It's easy and a great way to promote your online gallery!<br /><br /><h2>Going on Vacation?</h2><br />Let the staff here at Gozabo.com know the time you will be away and we can hibernate your site for you until you get back! This way you don't have to worry about not being able to fulfill an order while you are gone! Just shoot us an <a href="http://www.gozabo.com/contact">email</a> <h2>ALL CAPS:</h2><br />PLEASE DO NOT USE ALL CAPS FOR YOUR PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS OR YOUR PROFILE ON YOUR GALLERY PAGE! THIS IS CONSIDERED BEING YELLED AT ON THE WEB! It is much easier to read and viewer friendly if you do not us ALL CAPS!<br /><br /><h3>Dimensions of your products in your descriptions!</h3><br /><br />Please make sure you add the dimensions of your products in your descriptions as pictures can sometimes be deceiving! Remember the more info you give the buyers, the more likely they are to purchase!<br /><br />We hope the newsletter finds you all well and enjoying the last days of summer! As always we wish you much success and appreciate your business! Please feel free to contact us at any time with any questions you have in regards to GoZabo.com!<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Cheers,<br />Julia Thomas<br />President/Founder<br />& The GoZabo Gang<br />Answer to riddle: Silence<br /></div></div>Gozabo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595489738658716681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548202921418834724.post-91970501288316079002007-08-19T20:25:00.000-04:002007-08-19T21:45:08.252-04:00GoZabo.com - Shopping for One-of-a-kind!<a href="http://gozabo.com/files/productimages/IMG_0055_0.JPG"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://gozabo.com/files/productimages/IMG_0055_0.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><big><b><center>GoZabo.com's Product Pick of the week!</center></big></b><br /><center><center><b>Horse Hair Platter</center></b>Visit Diana Wittliff's <a href="http://gozabo.com/artist/diana">Gallery</a> to see other works created by Diana!</center><br /><br />This Week I have decided to start out by giving you all a riddle! The answer to the riddle will be at the bottom of the newsletter but see if you can figure it out before you scroll down!<br /><br /><center>What is greater than God?<br />The Poor have it<br />The wealthy need it<br />It is more evil than the devil<br />If you eat it you would die!</center><br /><br /><center><b><big>This week I want to go over a few nuts and bolts about GoZabo!</b></big></center>The site is really starting to get the feeder traffic that we have been waiting for which is generated by 1000's of search engines. We are seeing an increase in traffic to the site every day and are excited about the progress!<br /><br /><center><big><b>In October there is a "handmade" show in Tulsa, Oklahoma that we are sponsoring!</big></b></center>Check out their <a href="http://www.indieemporium.com/sponsors.htm">website. </a>Let them know that GoZaboists are interested in supporting their show by viewing their site!<br /><br /><center><big><b>Another exciting development-</big></b></center>Kathy Hutson, a writer for the Daily Tribune in Royal Oak, Michigan, is doing a featured article on GoZabo.com. As soon as I have a copy I will send it to all of you!<br /><br /><li><b>Please make sure that once an item is sold on GoZabo.com </b>that you go into your account and under "Manage my products" delete them. This ensures that buyers do not get frustrated when they want to purchase a product and find that they can't!</li><br /><br /><li><b>TIP:</b> When you add your biography or description of a product, GoZabo.com provides the ability to spell check your descriptions. Please spell check all of your gallery wording as there is nothing worst than seeing "misspelled" words (One of our major pet peeves here in the office)!</li><br /><br /><li><b>Our events calendar</b> is being updated with new events continuously! If you know of an event please add it to our calendar under your artists navigation bar where it says "Add GoZabo Event".</li>Once you add an event, Gozabo staff reviews it and then we "Publish" it to the calendar. Until we "Publish" it you will not see it listed. This ensures GoZabo.com the ability to screen all events before they are added to the calendar to make sure they are relevant to the site!<br /><br /><li><b>As a new artist-</b> if you do <i><b>NOT</i></b> add your biography to your gallery, you will not see your gallery show up under your state or city listings! Please make sure that you complete this!</li><br /><br /><li><b>We have added another person to our team -</b> Patrick Stasko from Ohio. Patrick has been working at optimizing our site and making sure our keywords and search engine placement are "on the right Track". Thanks for everything Patrick! You're doing a great job!</li><br /><br />I hope this newsletter finds you all well and if any of you are like me- time is a major commodity right now! There seems to be more to do than what can possibly get done but we are pleased with the sites growth and the caliber of artists that are joining us!<br /><br />As always, we wish you much success in all you do and remember CHRISTMAS is only 4 months away! Be thinking about how you can advertise to your existing clients and direct them to your online gallery to increase your sales!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Julia Thomas<br />President/Founder<br />& The GoZabo Gang<br />Answer to Riddle: "Nothing"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center></center><center></center>Gozabo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595489738658716681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548202921418834724.post-67503777812906073032007-08-04T09:32:00.000-04:002007-08-04T13:46:01.658-04:00Buy Handmade - GoZabo.com<center><big>Cheers to all our GoZaboists!</big></center><br /><center>GoZabo's Product Pick of the Week!<br /><br />Apricot Drusy Pendant<br /><img src="http://gozabo.com/files/imagecache/Main_Product_Image/files/productimages/Apricot%20drusy%20pendant%201%20small.jpg"><br /></center><br /><br /><center> Visit Artist Julie Claire DeVoe's online <a href="http://gozabo.com/artist/julieclairedevoe">Gallery!</a></center><br /><br /><big><center><strong>August - The last days of summer are upon us!</strong></center></big><br />As I sat outside on my Aunt's porch a couple of days ago, I realized summer was on its way out. Her once vibrant and full pots of geraniums, pansies, tomato plants and daisies that lined her walkways and hung from her porch railings were looking "tired"~I know my Aunt diligently and daily waters her plants so they weren't looking sparse because of neglect! Their "naturalogical" time clock was telling them the end of summer was upon us~. As my thoughts turned to the future I couldn't believe that in just 3 short weeks my "baby" would be starting her Senior Year in High School and my oldest would be starting her 3rd year in college! Wow, how time flies!<br />So to all of you that may be reflecting and wondering where <i>your</i> summer has gone - try to schedule a break in all of your hectic lives and take a little extra time to enjoy what we have left of our long summer days as fall is knocking ever so gently on our back door!<br /><br /><center><big><strong>Congratulations</strong></big></center><br />to Helen Van Essendelft for winning our profile picture contest that ended on August 2nd! Check out Helen's creative <a href="http://gozabo.com/artist/eye-on-nature">profile picture</a> submission! Helen has won a free GoZabo t-shirt and mug! Congratulations Helen!<br /><br /><center><big><strong>For a limited time only</strong></big></center><br /><a href="http://www.gozabo.com/"> GoZabo</a> has implemented the new <a href="http://www.gozabo.com/about/artistsignup"><b><strong></strong></b><b><strong>"GoZabo Guarantee"</strong></b></a> to all of our new artists! When an artist signs up for a 6 month or 1 year subscription on <a href="http://www.gozabo.com/">GoZabo.com</a> if they don't sell any of their works, we will extend the time of their originally purchased subscription FOR FREE!!! As a new site we wanted to give artists a "your satisfaction guaranteed" reason to Join GoZabo and show how confidant we are that GoZabo <b>IS</b> the site for artists to sell their works!<br /><br /><center><strong><big>Last but not least -</big></strong></center><br />My husband and I had an opportunity to meet one of the artists on GoZabo.com at a reception given in his honor in Grand Haven, Michigan. Rick Wienecke and his wife Daphna live in Israel about 1 hour north of Jerusalem. We had a wonderful visit with Rick and Daphna and the joy of not only seeing Rick's sculptures and pictures but also hearing about Rick's God inspired life during his presentation! Although Rick is a sculptor of bronze, stone and other media - his American liaisons sell Photos of his works on Gozabo. View Rick's personal site <a href="http://www.castingseeds.com/">here</a> where I would encourage you all to view his project the "Fountain of Tears" bringing the Holocaust and Christ's crucifiction together through art. His project which is erected in his backyard is becoming a well known tourist attraction in Israel!<br /><br />Until Next week May all of you stay safe and have Much success in all you do!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />The Gozabo Gang!!Gozabo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595489738658716681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548202921418834724.post-34211711077228052872007-07-25T15:20:00.000-04:002007-07-25T16:57:20.031-04:00Buy Handmade- The Latest Craze! GoZabo.comGozabo's Product Pick of the week!<br /><br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 189px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 144px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="102" alt="" src="http://gozabo.com/files/imagecache/Main_Product_Image/files/productimages/2007marilyn.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center">Marilyn Monroe Mosaic</p><p align="center">Artist: <a href="http://gozabo.com/artist/allthatglitters">Linda Ross<br /></a></p><div align="center"><br /><br /></div><strong>Buying Handmade is the latest craze in the shopping world!</strong><br /><br />So many people are tired of seeing the same ole' merchandise at their local gift stores, shopping malls and Beyond (Bed and Bath that is). When was the last time you went to a baby shower? Almost all gifts are purchased from toys- r -us, babies- r- us or target! If you don't check the registry for the next baby shower, wedding or birthday party you go to, you will probably end up buying a duplicate gift and we all know how embarrassing that can be! At every department store and Hallmark you visit, you are never at a loss for finding manufactured, mass produced products made from overseas. They line the shelves and everything blends into one another looking the same! This is just one of the many reasons more and more people are turning to online shopping.coms like <a href="http://www.gozabo.com/">GoZabo.com </a>for those one of a kind , unique, "can't find anywhere else" type of gifts! So here is a <b>big</b> warm round of applause to Handmade, American made, unique, quality arts and crafts that make gift giving once again a <i>special </i>moment!<br /><br /><big>A few statistics for all of you to enjoy.</big></big> During our first month of GoZabo.com being launched on the World Wide Web we have had over 3,000 unique visits and over 30,000 page visits! Everyday we continue to see the word spread about GoZabo.com and expect nothing less! When people are visiting the site they are taking their time and really checking it out! If I had a brick and mortar business these results would have been unheard of!<br /><br /><br /><big>We continue to ask everyone to add us to your blogs,</big> send an email to your friends and family, chat with co-workers around the water cooler and rent a hot air balloon with GOZABO.COM printed on the side of it to float above the next art fair you attend! (Just wanting to see if you were still paying attention!)<br /><br /><big>One important piece of information for all of you.....</big>The titles that you give your products on GoZabo.com actually have their own url address with "your title" in it. For example Jerry Johnson (photographer on the site) Has a picture he has labeled "Moo". His url for that actual photograph is <a href="http://gozabo.com/product/art-gallery/animals/moo">GoZabo.com/product/art-gallery/animals/moo</a>. If someone is actually searching for a product and type in the word "MOO" that will give Jerry's picture a better chance of being found even if the person hasn't heard about GoZabo yet! So pay real close attention to the names that you are giving your products and ask yourself what someone might search for that would lead them to your works!<br /><br />I can't believe up till now that no one has taken us up on the challenge of making their profile pics more "Creative"! I am hoping that I get some of you to join the contest and show us what you can do! Maybe it's the summertime that finds everyone a little strapped for time!<br /><br />My next newsletter I will be sharing with you some of the experiences we have had within the past week meeting some pretty incredible artists!<br /><br />Until then, Stay safe and as always we love to hear your feedback and wish you much success!Gozabo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595489738658716681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548202921418834724.post-14862815185884502392007-07-19T08:40:00.000-04:002008-12-09T00:04:40.202-05:00Gozabonotes July 19th, 2007<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaY-vmlCbw4lLPu0Ohgdn95BMNkXEKd6Hm1-mqy69jCmkaxvZHIx77qkA7haTjWQOmeqFguFGNs_6cX4VxrtSNBn54YJa4fdq7TfIX6m9DcPACTtptsg4Oq71SXCcdUjSvGmQCM6YRWE/s1600-h/vessel.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5088900075199065090" style="WIDTH: 130px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 102px" height="102" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsaY-vmlCbw4lLPu0Ohgdn95BMNkXEKd6Hm1-mqy69jCmkaxvZHIx77qkA7haTjWQOmeqFguFGNs_6cX4VxrtSNBn54YJa4fdq7TfIX6m9DcPACTtptsg4Oq71SXCcdUjSvGmQCM6YRWE/s320/vessel.jpg" width="100" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Sell Art!</span> </span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">GoZabo's Favorite Product of the week!</span><br />Check it out <a href="http://gozabo.com/product/home-elegance/baskets-boxes/felted-shigra-vessel">Felted Shigra Vessel </a><br /><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Hello to All!</span><br /></span><br />Hope the summer has been treating you well! We sure have had some beautiful weather (in Michigan anyway) which has been great for all of you that are travelling and exhibiting at Art Fairs! </div><p align="center"></p><div align="center"></div><div align="center">Last Sunday, I attended one of the largest and most organized art fairs I have recently been to. "Krasl Art Fair" in St. Joseph, Michigan. It was a juried fair and had some of the most diverse talent I have seen in quite a while! St. Joseph is a community that is obviously committed to the arts! Bronze sculptures dotted the landscape along their roads and the shores of Lake Michigan. The event was well organized and very entertaining. There was food, music under the pavilion, street musicians and the booths of the exhibitors were set up on the "Bluff" overlooking the Lake. A breathtaking view and they couldn't of asked for better weather! A light breeze, mix of thin clouds and sunshine and in the mid 70's! We truly enjoyed seeing some unique works and had the chance to talk with a lot of great people! <p></p></div><div align="center"><br /><p>This week I am encouraging you all to really pay attention to the pictures that you have submitted for your profiles! As an artist - does your profile picture show creativity? Is it distorted? What message does your picture send to your potential buyers? Does it make people <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#3333ff;"><em><strong>want</strong></em> </span></span>to visit your gallery? </p></div><div align="center"><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;">GoZabo's Gallery Photo Contest! <p></span></strong></p></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;"></span></strong>GoZabo will be choosing the artist who posts the most creative profile picture on their gallery within the next two weeks. The artist that has the most creative submission will receive a free GoZabo.com T-Shirt and mug! So get those creative juices flowing and show the world who you are! <p>When you submit a new gallery photo, shoot us an email and give us a heads up at <a href="mailto:contactus@gozabo.com">contactus@gozabo.com</a>. If you want some ideas take a look at <a href="http://gozabo.com/artist/ms-elaineous">Ms. Elaineous' </a>profile picture and ask yourself what you can do to drive more buyers to your gallery! Have fun with it and get creative!<br />The promotion will end on August 2nd, 2007<br />We look forward to your submissions!</p></div><div align="center"><br />As always we wish you much success, have a great weekend and stay safe!<br /><br />Cheers,<br />The GoZabo Gang<br /><a href="mailto:contactus@gozabo.com">contactus@gozabo.com</a></div><div align="center"><a href="http://www.gozabo.com/">http://www.gozabo.com/</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Gozabo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595489738658716681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548202921418834724.post-70848727259962413402007-07-08T20:26:00.000-04:002007-07-08T20:39:39.152-04:00GoZabonotes July 8th, 2007<div align="left">July 8th, 2007</div><div align="left"><br /><span style="color:#ff6600;">To our GoZabo Friends:</span></div><div align="left"><br />Hope everyone had a <strong>WONDERFUL</strong> 4th of July! On a personal note my husband and I spent a couple of days on Torch Lake, Michigan (rated the 1st most beautiful lake in the world) enjoying family, friends and long boat rides! It was a nice break from the 19 hour days that we have been spending on the site for the last 5 months! Although I am always connected to my blackberry- we enjoyed our short but much needed down time!</div><div align="left"><br />In the last 5 days we have made <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">MANY</span></strong> changes to the site! </div><ul><li><div align="left">A MAJOR change to the functionality of the site is that visitors can now <span style="color:#ff6600;">view your creations in a larger sized picture which shows your works in greater detail!</span> We are excited about this upgrade as it provides buyers the ability to really see what they are considering purchasing in what we like to call "High Volume!"</div></li></ul><ul><li><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">We have also lowered our subscription prices!</span> We are now offering 6 month subscriptions for only $7.95 a month and if you sign up for a year subscription it is only $6.95 a month!!! You CAN’T beat those prices! <span style="color:#ff6600;">Spread the word! </span></div></li></ul><p align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;"><br /><span style="font-size:+0;"></span></span> </p><ul><li><div align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;">We have also lowered our advertising rates</span> to be a featured artist or feature your products on our Home, State and City pages. Check out the new rates at: <a href="http://gozabo.com/about/featuredproduct">http://gozabo.com/about/featuredproduct</a> for products<br /><a href="http://gozabo.com/about/featuredartist">http://gozabo.com/about/featuredartist</a> to feature your gallery<br />If you would like to reserve your week to advertise either your product or gallery you can call our office at 616.302.0251! Don’t forget that the Shopping season for Christmas isn’t too far away! <span style="color:#ff6600;">Don’t miss the opportunity to reserve your week now! </span><span style="color:#ff6600;"><br /></span></div></li></ul><p align="left"><span style="color:#ff6600;"> </p></span><ul><li><div align="left">We have also added a <span style="color:#ff6600;">“Spread the word”</span> button on the site so visitors can let others know about GoZabo! Check it out!<br /></div></li></ul><p align="left"> </p><ul><li><div align="left">You will also see in the top navigation bar of the site a new <span style="color:#ff6600;">“GoZabo News” </span>section. This is where you can view our newsletters and add the RSS feed to your email!</div></li></ul><p align="left"><br /><br />We want to personally thank our new Site Manager Chris Elston for working over the holiday weekend to upgrade our site!! <span style="color:#ff6600;">Thanks Chris!!!</span></p><div align="left"><br />A couple of things for you all to pass on! Take a look at our <span style="color:#ff6600;">“Young Artist Spotlight”</span> for school art programs or talented young artists that you may know! </div><div align="left"><br />Remember you can <span style="color:#ff6600;">add an art event to</span> our calendar of events from your artists navigation bar. Do you have an event in your city that you know about or will you be featured at an art exhibit? Let us know and we will add your event to the calendar!</div><div align="left"><br />Everyone take care and we are working hard at getting GoZabo on the map! This all takes time and lots of patience but the more we can get people to network and <span style="color:#ff6600;">spread the word the more successful we will ALL be!</span></div><div align="left"><br />Cheers,<br />Julia Thomas<br />President/Founder<br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.Gozabo.com">http://www.blogger.com/www.Gozabo.com</a><br /><a href="mailto:contactus@gozabo.com">contactus@gozabo.com</a> </div>Gozabo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595489738658716681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7548202921418834724.post-32287318506952269802007-06-28T17:36:00.000-04:002007-06-28T17:37:33.170-04:00Gozabonotes June 28th, 2007June 28, 2007<br /><br />Good day to all of you:<br /><br />Welcome to the first Official Gozabonotes Newsletter! We are hoping to use our newsletter to update you on the progress of the site and to add a few suggestions for increasing sales and making your gallery more appealing to our buyers!<br /><br />It has been a long, exciting and adventurous 11 days since we first launched!! We have been busy networking, blogging, setting up an adwords campaign through google, sending out press releases (as most of you know we were featured on Fox 17 News last Friday on the “Best of the Web”), visiting art fairs, and adding our site to many information destinations on the net!<br /><br />We have had over 1000 “Unique” hits on the site since we launched from one end of the continent to the other (I have been told this is awesome for a brand new site)! We have had artists reporting sales and are working hard at driving more buyers and artists to the site! As you see, we are offering the first 50 artists that sign up on the site a FREE 6 month subscription! Let your artist friends know about this offer as it will expire on July 1st!<br /><br />As we weave our way through the myriad of marketing options on the web, we know that a new site takes time to really grow (as most web authors tell us).<br /><br />We have a few suggestions for all of you that will help us grow and make our site a top notch place to be!<br />We received an email from the editor of emptyeasel.com and they will be doing a review of the site in the next couple of weeks.<br />A few comments they made to us were about the quality of the pictures taken showing the products on the site. It is an absolute necessity for pictures to be taken that allow buyers to see the quality of your works! There are some distorted pictures and some that do not show detail of your products.<br /><br />They have shared a link with us that will give you some direction and ideas for this process. If you click <a href="http://emptyeasel.com/2007/01/19/how-to-photograph-your-artwork-for-a-portfolio-or-the-internet/">here</a> you will get some great information on how to take quality pictures.<br /><br />Remember this is YOUR business and the easier you make it for buyers to view your products, the more sales you will receive!!!!<br /><br />Another very important note: All artists can use the “Tell a Friend” tab under your artist navigation bar to send emails to friends/relatives/other artists to let them know about the site. Of course we are not asking you to SPAM people (that is annoying) but it is the most important thing you all can do to “Spread the Word”! I can see the results on our analytics pages of the artists that have done this and it is bringing people to the site! If you are a member of a blog or any other organization that you can spread the word about GoZabo- it will be a great benefit for us all!<br /><br />Remember that you can also add your own unique URL on your business cards, your emails or any other promotional materials you may use that will allow your clients to view your gallery on GoZabo.<br /><br />If any of you would like brochures that you can hand out at art shows, clubs or councils please email us at <a href="mailto:contactus@gozabo.com">contactus@gozabo.com</a> with a mailing address and quantity and we will send them out ASAP!<br /><br />Last but not least- there is a new artist that is adding products to the site as we speak and her profile photo is fantastic. Her name is Bia and her site is Ms. Elaineous. When she gets her products added to the site, check it out…. It might give you all food for thought when you see her gallery photo as to some creative thinking!<br /><br />We have soooo enjoyed chatting with you all and seeing the new products on the site. You are all SOOOO talented! We have enjoyed each and every one of you! If you want to chat with other artists that are a part of the Gozabo community- contact them- make friends- share ideas and enjoy a new community of some fabulous people!<br /><br />Thanks to all of you and as always, feel free to contact us at anytime!Cheers!Julia Thomas<br />President/Founder<br /><a href="http://www.gozabo.com/">www.gozabo.com</a><br /><a href="mailto:contactus@gozabo.com">contactus@gozabo.com</a>Gozabo.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11595489738658716681noreply@blogger.com