ArtistBe.com, an online artist community showcasing original art of both established and emerging artists from around the world announced the completion of its fully responsive design and optimization of its website.
“We are so very excited with artistbe.com, we are set for growth and we are excited of the redesign and the optimization we have went through in the past few months,” said Amitai Sasson, vice-president of marketing and development for overstockart.com and artistbe.com.
The redesign allows artists and art lovers to browse, view and buy art on any device including mobile phones.
The new ArtistBe.com website features significant functionality improvements including enhanced product presentation including the ability to zoom into the art, new HTML5 frame studio offering 45 different frame choices, the ability for shoppers to share their favorite works of art using multiple social media options including Facebook, Pinterest, Houzz, Twitter and WhatsApp.
There is also enhanced artist management tools, new curated categories to showcase new art and faster load times via improved algorithms and data structures.
Since the site rolled out sales made through smartphones on the ArtistBe.com website have increased 225% compared to the same period last year, across all devices, conversion on the new sites is up 100% compared to the same period last year.