UNLEASH YOUR NICHE
Build a new niche website—using a template designed by Nate and Salli—along with a cohort of other illustrators.
YOU DESERVE THIS
Do you have a beautiful body of work just sitting in your archives?- Does it deserve to be properly displayed, not just Instragram’ed?
- Does the thought of adding it to your website sound like no fun?
- Does the idea of building a new website sound horrifying?
UNLEASH YOUR NICHE!
A website template designed and built by Nate Padavick and Salli Swindell for illustrators who want to promote and exhibit a specific body of work—a niche.
- easy-to-use
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drag-and-drop
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fill-in-the-blanks
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built in Cargo
- 100 times more fun than Squarespace
SEE IT IN ACTION
Look at the website Salli created:
Look at the website Nate created:
Look at the template:
ICYMI: WATCH THE INFO SESSION
WHY DID WE CREATED THIS TEMPLATE?
To give illustrators a jump start that enables them to quickly and easily create a well-designed website that focuses on a specific body of work.
Recently, we’ve felt that our portfolio websites were not focused enough—too many menu options, too many different kinds of work, too crowded. We each had a body of work that deserved it’s own home, it’s own website. We feel so much better now—knowing it’s all in one place, in one beautiful home.
SALLI SAYS
After I saw all my food illustrations on my new website, I was re-energized by my practice and proud of all the work I’ve done!
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT, FROM A BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE?
- Potential clients are looking for illustrators who are experts
- Potential clients want to see examples of your expertise
- A website that contains many examples within a cohesive body of work is exactly what potential clients want to see
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT, FROM A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE?
- Illustration is how we share our love and interests and passions and skills and creativity with our friends and family
- As artists, we have an obligation to archive and share the work we create
- When we—or our friends/family/fans—wish to look back upon our creative output, we want to view it within a beautiful place
YOU ARE NOT ALONE!
The purchase of this template grants you access to a series of three cohort-based training sessions on Zoom. We won’t leave you hanging!
SESSION 1: INTRO + PREP
Monday, April 21 from 12–1pm (NYC time)
- choosing your niche
- naming your site
- listing your projects
- envisioning your collections
- gathering your images
- preparing for Session 2
SESSION 2: UPLOAD + INPUT
Monday, April 28 from 12–2pm (NYC time)
- Landing page
- About page
- Detail and Summary pages
- Article / Blog page (optional)
- applying SEO as you go
- preparing for Session 3
SESSION 3: CUSTOMIZE + LAUNCH
Monday, May 5 from 12–1pm (NYC time)
- selecting fonts
- changing colors
- plugging in a custom domain
- linking social media, contact, and newsletter sign-ups
All participants will be sent recordings of the sessions afterwards.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
$1,000 Set-Up Fee
$150 Annual Fee*
$100 30 Min. 1-on-1 Help Fee (optional)
$250 Set-Up Fee
$0 Annual Fee*
$50 30 Min. 1-on-1 Help Fee (optional)
LET’S BUILD OUR SITES TOGETHER!
The training sessions will begin in mid-April 2025. Each session will be approximately one hour long with a small cohort of other illustrators.
Nate will contact you directly with scheduling and preparation details.
By signing up, you agree to these Terms & Conditions.
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Questions? Send an email to Nate.
Nate & SalliCo-founders, siblings, and freelance illustrators
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