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Pandion haliaetus
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Pandion haliaetus (Linnaeus, 1758)
|Regional Assessments:
Common Name(s):
|Taxonomic Source(s):
|Cramp, S. and Simmons, K.E.L. (eds). 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Least Concern ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|BirdLife International
|Butchart, S. & Symes, A.
|Butchart, S., Ekstrom, J., Khwaja, N. & Ashpole, J
This species has an extremely large range, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (extent of occurrence <20,000 km2 combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population trend appears to be increasing, and hence the species does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (>30% decline over 10 years or three generations). The population size is very large, and hence does not approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (<10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be >10% in 10 years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Argentina; Armenia; Aruba; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Bolivia, Plurinational States of; Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (Saba, Sint Eustatius); Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; Cape Verde; Cayman Islands; Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Colombia; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Costa Rica; Côte d'Ivoire; Croatia; Cuba; Curaçao; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Estonia; Ethiopia; Finland; France; French Guiana; Gabon; Gambia; Georgia; Germany; Ghana; Gibraltar; Greece; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Guam; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Hong Kong; Hungary; India; Indonesia; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Korea, Democratic People's Republic of; Korea, Republic of; Kuwait; Kyrgyzstan; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Latvia; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Liechtenstein; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Malawi; Malaysia; Mali; Malta; Martinique; Mauritania; Mexico; Micronesia, Federated States of ; Moldova; Monaco; Mongolia; Montenegro; Montserrat; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Netherlands; New Caledonia; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Northern Mariana Islands; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Palau; Palestinian Territory, Occupied; Panama; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Puerto Rico; Qatar; Romania; Russian Federation (Central Asian Russia, Eastern Asian Russia, European Russia); Rwanda; Saint Barthélemy; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Martin (French part); Saint Pierre and Miquelon; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Sao Tomé and Principe; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Sint Maarten (Dutch part); Slovakia; Slovenia; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Spain (Canary Is.); Sri Lanka; Sudan; Suriname; Swaziland; Sweden; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; Taiwan, Province of China; Tajikistan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Togo; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Turks and Caicos Islands; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United States; United States Minor Outlying Islands; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of; Viet Nam; Virgin Islands, British; Virgin Islands, U.S.; Western Sahara; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe
Vagrant:Bermuda; Faroe Islands; Greenland; Iceland; Maldives; Seychelles
|Additional data:
|Range Map:
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|The European population is estimated at 8,400-12,300 pairs, which equates to 16,700-24,600 mature individuals (BirdLife International 2015). Europe forms approximately 14% of the global range, so a very preliminary estimate of the global population size is 119,000-176,000 mature individuals, although further validation of this estimate is needed. Partners in Flight Science Committee (2013) estimate the global population as 500,000 individuals which equates to 333,000 mature individuals. The population is placed in the band 100,000-499,999 mature individuals.
Trend Justification: This species has undergone a large and statistically significant increase over the last 40 years in North America (1,100% increase over 40 years, equating to a 84.2% increase per decade; data from Breeding Bird Survey and/or Christmas Bird Count: Butcher and Niven 2007). Note, however, that these surveys cover less than 50% of the species's range in North America. In Europe the population size is estimated to be increasing (BirdLife International 2015).
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
Behaviour Individuals in the tropics and subtropics are resident, but others migrate to the lower latitudes of the Amazon Basin, South America's northern coast, or West Africa in the non-breeding season (del Hoyo et al. 1994). Migrants begin moving to lower latitudes in August and arrive by October, returning in March and April (Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001). Birds are generally solitary and usually migrate alone, but may congregate in small groups at roosts or plentiful food sources (del Hoyo et al. 1994, Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001). The species migrates on broad fronts and is not dependent on land bridges during migration (Snow and Perrins 1998, Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001); birds readily cross bodies of water using flapping flight, but can soar easily over land. It is entirely diurnal (Brown et al. 1982). Habitat It inhabits the areas around shallow waters, being sufficiently tolerant of human settlement to persist in suburban and sometimes urban environments (del Hoyo et al. 1994). Diet Almost its entire diet consists of live fish (del Hoyo et al. 1994). Breeding site Birds usually build large nests high in exposed trees (del Hoyo et al. 1994). Management information Reintroduction has helped populations to recover across parts of its range (del Hoyo et al. 1994).
|Terrestrial; Freshwater; Marine
|Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat:
|Generation Length (years):
|Movement patterns:
|Full Migrant
|Congregatory (and dispersive)
|Major Threat(s):
|Human persecution was the main historical threat, prevalent from the 18th-20th centuries (Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001). A combination of deforestation and the collection of eggs and live birds drove the species extinct in Azerbaijan (del Hoyo et al. 1994). In the U.S.A. (and to a lesser extent elsewhere), numbers fell significantly from 1950-1970 as a result of pesticide use, although they are now recovering, as they are in Scotland where the species had been extirpated by collection and hunting (del Hoyo et al. 1994, Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001). Pesticide use has now been reduced to a minor threat. However shooting still affects many birds on migration in the Mediterranean, notably in Malta, as well as wintering birds in tropical regions including Latin America and the West Indies (Global Raptor Information Network 2015). A few Australian birds are apparently impacted by local human disturbance (del Hoyo et al. 1994). It is very highly vulnerable to the effects of potential wind energy development (Strix 2012).
|BirdLife International. 2016. Pandion haliaetus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22694938A93478747. . Downloaded on 16 August 2018.
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Food JunkMonday, September 20th, 2010
I'm borrowing the name of this little column from William Woys Weaver, who uses the term to describe 'culinary ephemera' in an article in Fine Books Magazine in February of '09. One reasonable definition of ephemera is printed material produced with the intention of having a limited life span. So culinary ephemera includes lots of categories: menus, trade cards, printed labels, catalogues, and much more.
In today's world, items in those categories might be thought of as mundane and easily overlooked, but they often are carefully produced, occasionally beautifully printed, and more often than one might think, carry important historical information. Weaver has produced a new book, Culinary Ephemera. An Illustrated History, one of his many terrific books on food and food culture, for the California Studies in Food & Culture series, edited by Darra Goldstein. In this beautifully produced book from the University of California, he outlines the many categories of culinary ephemera, tells interesting stories about these little slips of paper, and illustrates it all with wonderful examples culled from his own collection and other important collections around America.
At Rabelais, we also have a nice (albeit much smaller) collection of culinary ephemera on hand. We have menus, some quite rare, as well as trade and business cards, wine and spirits labels, seed packets, product cookbooks, advertising booklets, and much more, from the 18th century through the 20th. Much of it is finely printed, with bold graphics and enticing illustration. Prices run from a few dollars to a few thousand. The examples you see here are from our collection. For info about the book, or to purchase, click here.

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Bolt Catcher
In this module students explore energy, motion, and engineering design as they work to create a bolt catcher — a device used to absorb energy from bolts during the separation of a space shuttle from booster rockets. In the design challenge, students design a model of a bolt catcher by attaching a box to a moving object and modifying the inside of the box so it can efficiently absorb impact while minimizing the distance the device travels during its rebound. Throughout the design challenge, students engage in the engineering design process and develop an understanding of key science ideas related to speed, energy, and transfer of energy during collisions.
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Students are introduced to the design problem. They learn that space shuttles need to have bolt catchers to absorb the energy transferred to the space shuttle when the space shuttle separates from the booster. Students develop and revise models to explain the energy and motion involved in the separation event. Download
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Students begin to design their impact reduction boxes (bolt catchers). After creating a blueprint for their device, students generate models to show the changes in energy taking place in their bolt catchers. Download
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Students select and use their preferred materials to reduce the effect of force on their bolt catchers and minimize the distance they move on impact. They then build, test, and optimize their bolt catchers. Download
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Student teams present a synopsis of the learning that has occurred throughout the module. Team presentations include a description of the project in students' own words, an explanation of the science concepts being applied (speed and energy), how the team improved on their design, and how their product could be applied in other real-life applications. Download
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I've tried to be reasonable, but the time is now right to cash this in. I'm booked for lunchtime.
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Wild, huh?
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I missed the clay I'd named Patricia Hewitt (imagined legs on it and everything), so had another pop on its way back to earth. The training geezer didn't appreciate that very much.
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Thanks for the advice AE, very useful.
I only missed four out of 30, BTS. Not as good as it sounds seeing as they were using the largest clays. I clipped off a quarter of Harman.
So she's still a fat bitch then? Figures..
But thanks for the others. I take vicarious pleasure in your bloodlust..
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Three, the UK mobile phone operator, has announced that it is ditching data caps on its "The One Plan" first launched in July earlier this year.
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Scrap metal dealers Simon Rogers and Martin Pace cleared on appeal
Two scrap metal dealers convicted of knowingly buying stolen property from undercover police officers have been cleared on appeal.
Simon Rogers, 44, and Martin Pace, 37, who worked at T R Rogers & Sons in Nuneham Courtenay, Oxfordshire, were arrested in May 2012.
They were each found guilty of one charge of concealing, disguising or converting stolen property in November.
Court of Appeal judges ruled their convictions were "unsustainable".
Following an eight-week trial at Oxford Crown Court, Mr Rogers, of Bromsgrove, Faringdon and Mr Pace, of Brookmead Drive, Wallingford, were sentenced on the basis of their attempts to profit from criminal property.
Defence lawyers argued the convictions had been obtained through "entrapment" when the metal, which was police property, had been offered as stolen.
Lord Justice Davis said the offences, as described in the indictment, were unsustainable in law and the trial should have been aborted when the defence applied for that to happen.


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Sarpedor Boutique Hotel, Bodrum
- Free breakfast, free WiFi in lobby, and free parking
- Collect nights
Main amenities
- 50 smoke-free guestrooms
- On a private beach
- 2 restaurants and 3 bars/lounges
- Full-service spa
- Outdoor pool
- Free children's club
- Fitness center
- Beach umbrellas
- Airport shuttle
- 24-hour front desk
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Free breakfast, free WiFi in lobby, and free parking
Feel at home
- Children's pool
- Playground on site
- Children's club (free)
- Supervised childcare/activities (free)
- Private bathroom
- Separate sitting area
What's around
- Torba Beach - 3 mi / 4.8 km
- Bodrum Castle - 5.5 mi / 8.9 km
- Museum of Underwater Archaeology - 5.6 mi / 9 km
- Bodrum Windmills - 7.5 mi / 12 km
- Bodrum Maritime Museum - 5.3 mi / 8.5 km
- Bodrum Farmers' Market - 5.3 mi / 8.6 km
- Zeki Muren Arts Museum - 5.4 mi / 8.7 km
- French Tower - 5.5 mi / 8.9 km
- Bodrum Beach - 5.6 mi / 9 km
- Bodrum Ferry Terminal - 5.6 mi / 9 km
Sarpedor Boutique Hotel, Bodrumfrom $169
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- Family Room, 2 Bedrooms, Sea View
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At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 50 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 2 floors
- Check-in time starts at 2 PM
- Check-out time is noon
- Express check-out
Required at check in
- Credit card deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- Up to 2 children (5 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Free children's club
- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free valet parking
- Area shuttle *
Other information
- Smoke-free property
- All-inclusive rates available
- Resort fee included
In the hotel
- Children's club (free)
- Supervised childcare/activities (free)
- Free breakfast daily
- 2 restaurants
- 3 bars/lounges
- Snack bar/deli
- Beach bar
- Poolside bar
- 24-hour room service
- On private beach
- Beach cabanas (surcharge)
- Outdoor pool
- Children's pool
- Fitness facilities
- Full-service spa
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Beach sun loungers
- Pool cabanas (surcharge)
- Steam room
- Beach umbrellas
- Pool sun loungers
- Sauna
- Beach towels
- Pool umbrellas
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Wedding services
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Number of buildings/towers - 6
- Year Built 2010
- Garden
In the room
- Air conditioning
- Ceiling fan
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Bathrobes
- Slippers
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- In-room massage available
- Individually decorated
- Individually furnished
- Separate sitting area
- Furnished balcony
- Private bathroom
- Shower only
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Digital TV channels
- DVD player
- Desk
- Phone
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
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Special features
All inclusive
All-inclusive room rates at Sarpedor Boutique Hotel are available. These rates are higher because they include onsite food and beverages in the room rate (some restrictions may apply).
Gratuities and taxes
Taxes are included.
Food and beverages
- Buffet meals, snacks, and local beverages included
- 24-hour room service (limited menu)
- In-room minibar (some restrictions)
Activities and facilities/equipment
All non-motorized water sports are included.
Land activities
- Fitness facilities
- Onsite entertainment and activities
Not included
- Motorized water sports
- Sailboats
- Scuba-diving certification
- Scuba-diving excursions
- Scuba-diving lessons
- Snorkeling excursions
- Snorkeling gear
- Premium food items
- Premium and/or non-domestic beverages
- Alcoholic beverages
- Bottled wine
- Bottled liquor
- Minibar
- Room service
- Airport transfers
- Laundry/dry cleaning services
- Spa/beauty facilities and services
- Activities and services offered by independent operators
- Offsite tours
- Transportation to offsite activities
- Gratuities
The Spa has 7 treatment rooms and outdoor treatment areas. Massages are available on the beach and in the spa; other services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, and Swedish massages. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a spa tub, a steam room, and Turkish bath/hammam. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy, Ayurvedic, and reflexology.
DiningSunset Main Restaurant - This beachfront restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available. Open daily.
Seafood Restaurant - This beachfront seafood restaurant specializes in seafood and serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required.
Beach Snack Restaurant - This cafe is located on the beach and specializes in Turkish cuisine. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open daily.
Pool Bar - This pub specializes in international cuisine and is located by the pool. Happy hour is offered. Open daily.
Sarpedor Boutique Hotel, Bodrum's small print
Also known as
- Shamana Boutique Class
- Janna Bodrum
- Janna Bodrum Boutique
- Janna Boutique
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- Shamana Hotel Boutique Class
- Shamana Hotel Boutique Class Bodrum
- Sarpedor Boutique Hotel Bodrum
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- Sarpedor Boutique Bodrum
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- Janna Hotel Bodrum
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments and can be made by contacting the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
The charges below are included in the total price displayed:
- Resort fee
Resort fee inclusions:
- Breakfast
- Pool access
- Spa access (may be limited)
- Beach access
- Fitness center access
- Internet access (may be limited)
- In-room safe
- In-room bottled water
- Concierge/valet service
- Valet parking
- Parking
- Housekeeping
Inclusions may be listed elsewhere on the page as free or for a surcharge.
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Area shuttle service is offered for an extra charge
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
What's around Sarpedor Boutique Hotel, Bodrum
- Torba Beach - 3 mi / 4.8 km
- Bodrum Castle - 5.5 mi / 8.9 km
- Museum of Underwater Archaeology - 5.6 mi / 9 km
- Bodrum Windmills - 7.5 mi / 12 km
- Bodrum Maritime Museum - 5.3 mi / 8.5 km
- Bodrum Farmers' Market - 5.3 mi / 8.6 km
- Zeki Muren Arts Museum - 5.4 mi / 8.7 km
- French Tower - 5.5 mi / 8.9 km
Getting around
- Bodrum (BXN-Imsik) - 30 min drive
- Bodrum (BJV-Milas) - 31 min drive
- Kos (KGS-Kos Island Intl.) - 123 min drive
- Free self parking
- Free valet parking
- Airport shuttle
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
Recent reviews
Superb 9.2 From 35 reviews
The hotel is a great boutique style hotel. Only 50 rooms. We stayed at the junior suit which was a 80m2, very large room, with ensuite very large jacuzzi and amazing view. Service was great like a family run business. The only area that they can improve is the food. It was not bad but ordinary.
loved it, very friendly and helpful staff, amazing spot.
Excellent stay! Definetly recommend.
Awesome place to relax and wind down. The hotel has balinese feel which is what they have gone for. If you just want to relax, sunbath, swim in the sea and eat awesome food then this is the place! Theres not much around locally so you would plan to stay at the resort. Local bus can take you in to the bodrum centre which will cost you less than 1 pound and is very frequent. We did this twice but returned for food as we were full board. Would go back for sure
Excellent boutique hotel in Bodrum. Only 35 rooms, not your typical 'mega' resort. I believe all rooms have a sea view. Stayed on a full board basis - food was delicious throughout with a wide variety of dishes on offer. The Spa offers a number of treatments at very reasonable prices. Would definitely recommend if you are looking for somewhere peaceful to relax and recharge.
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Mickey Finn's Brewery, 412 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville, hosts a beer tasting and all-you-an-eat pizza fundraiser at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, with a portion of the proceeds donated to the nonprofit group Feed My Starving Children. Admission is $15. It precedes a Nov. 2 event, from 9 to 11 a.m., in which brewery staff and customers will help package meals at Feed My Starving Children, 742 E. Park Ave., Libertyville. The organization ships meals to nearly 70 countries around the world. To participate in either or both events, contact Allison Carollo, (847) 830-7416.
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The following result, which is an immediate consequence of the Remainder Theorem:
Let f(x) be a polynomial. Then x−h is a factor of f(x) if and only if f(h)=0.
The theorem is valuable for finding factors of polynomials. For example, to factorize 2x3+3x2−12x−20, look first for possible factors x−h, where h is an integer. Here h must divide 20. Try possible values for h, and calculate f(h). It is found that f(−2)=−16+12 +24−20=0, and so x+2 is a factor. Now divide the polynomial by this factor to obtain a quadratic which it may be possible to factorize further.
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We celebrate our gardens year-round at the High Line, paying special attention to the beauty of untouched perennials in the autumn and winter, and preparing for the burst of growth in the spring and array of colors throughout the summer. Here are some ways we prepare the gardens in spring.
Herbaceous Perennials and Grasses
The winter display of perennials is our specialty on the High Line, and we leave the spent stems and leaves of the perennials and grasses to add beauty and interest to our garden in the colder months. The roots of the plants store the previous season's accumulated energy, which they'll use when sprouting new growth this spring. But now that spring is arriving, these older stems need to be removed.
Before you begin, be sure to clean and sharpen your pruners and other cutting tools. Wearing gloves will protect hands from the rough plants and from sharp tools. When using your tools, stay aware of what you are cutting and watch your fingers and hands to avoid injuring cuts. Cut back the plants three to five inches from the ground. It is important to not cut too low to scalp the plant's crown, which is the part of the plant close to the ground where the stems emerge. Make level, clean cuts to ensure that even growth will emerge from the top of the plant. Make even, smooth, controlled motions; avoid hacking and making rough cuts as it is both unhealthy for the plant and tough on your arms and wrists. Use small gardening scissors to neatly trim up loose bits around the newly cut stems.
If you have bulbs in your garden like we do, be careful to avoid stepping on or cutting early emerging shoots. It is amazing to discover what is already green and growing when cleaning up the garden.
Woody Perennials and Shrubs
Subshrubs like lavender and Russian sage should get minimal trimming to remove spent flowers and tidy up the shape, but avoid cutting too much or chopping to the ground as this will kill the plant. On the High Line we have a wonderful subshrub called leadplant (Amorpha canescens) that we only lightly trim in spring when the first new growth is observed.
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Look to windward, or at least to the right. And up a bit, possibly. You can see the poll for most popular story in the latest issue. Have you voted yet?
Notice that it's anybody's victory at the moment, but there's a strong showing by both ST regular Tina Rath and newcomer Giselle Leeb. It's all very exciting. In my opinion.
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Come help us say adieu to Secret ArtWorks by leaving your mark and participating in this final farewell!
About Secret ArtWorks
For nine years, Secret ArtWorks has showcased Greater Cincinnati's best artistic talent in the form of thousands of 5×7 inch works of art. This party plays host to art lovers and patrons including Cincinnati's most enthusiastic art connoisseurs, city leaders and young professionals. In our final year, we are seeking to highlight these artists again with their best work to send us off in style. Don't worry, we'll still be hosting a fabulous party next year, but we've decided to change things up for our big 20th Anniversary.
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Jang Keun Suk reveals his secret "Soju Diet"
Pretty Man star, Jang Keun Suk recently sat down for an interview where he revealed an extreme diet technique involving drinking only Soju to achieve quick weight loss goals.
The interview began with talk of his appearance and the question "Do you think you're pretty?" to which JKS responded with a yes because his mother always told him he was (awwz). He then began talking about the importance of diet and explained that he has two go-to diets when he needs to shed a few pounds.
Plan B is simple enough: he doesn't like to exercise, so if he really needs to lose a lot of weight he watches what he eats and incorporates exercise regardless of his dislike for it. Plan A is a bit on the strange side: JKS says that when he needs to lose weight super fast he doesn't consume any food at all; instead he just drinks Soju for 5 days straight. The alcohol rids his body of water weight and makes his face look really thin.
Well ok, I know alcohol makes you go to the bathroom, but so does drinking a ton of water without the side effect of, umm, getting drunk o_0. I wonder how many bottles of Soju he drinks when he does this. I mean, if you're not careful then one bottle alone can have you sliding off stools, so I can't imagine downing that party in a bottle for 5 days straight.
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Bass Falls is a 2.1 mile lightly trafficked out and back trail located near Alna, Maine that features a river. The trail is good for all skill levels and primarily used for hiking, trail running, birding, and snowshoeing. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
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Beautiful trek through quiet woods once you get to the woods. The weeds around the foot path before the woods were challenging. Trial was easy to follow steep in some places. Water was low and river was rocky but Riley my four legged companion had a great time.
Nice little hike! Peaceful and quiet. About the first 20% of the hike is through a beautiful field of wild flowers and long grass (the trail is mowed and easily recognized). The balance is on a well marked trail (teardrop shaped) that winds through the woods, along a riverbed, and up & down a few slight elevation changes. If you really take it slow, you'll be there 90 minutes.
As most of Maine, the ticks were terrible in May. In early July though ... not one! Only a couple mosquitos or other annoyances.
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Mr Bean is heading to the South of France for a simple holiday in the sun. His voyage from London to the Riviera soon transcends into one of mischief and mayhem as he inadvertently creates havoc wherever he goes culminating in an unscheduled and riotous screening of his own video diary at the Cannes Film Festival.
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(REUTERS) – The United Nations chief expressed concern to the Security Council that Iran may have violated an arms embargo by supplying weapons and missiles to Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah, according to a confidential report, seen by Reuters on Sunday.
The second bi-annual report, due to be discussed by the 15-member council on Jan. 18, also cites an accusation by France that an arms shipment seized in the northern Indian Ocean in March was from Iran and likely bound for Somalia or Yemen.
Most U.N. sanctions were lifted a year ago under a deal Iran made with Britain, France, Germany, China, Russia, the United States and the European Union to curb its nuclear program. But Iran is still subject to an arms embargo and other restrictions, which are not technically part of the nuclear agreement.
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|Lucia Perez, 16, died after she was allegedly drugged and gang-raped with a wooden spike (Picture: CEN)
A schoolgirl died after she was allegedly drugged, raped and impaled with a wooden spike. Lucia Perez, 16, had just finished school when she was picked up by the drug gang and plied with cocaine and cannabis, a court heard.
The 16-year-old, from Mar del Plata, Argentina, was then dumped at a drugs rehab clinic where staff began treating her for what they thought was a cocaine overdose. But they quickly discovered the harrowing truth when they examined her closely. Lucia's abductors had washed and re-dressed her in an attempt to hide her injuries, before leaving her at the clinic.
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Prosecutor Maria Isabel Sanchez said: 'The girl was impaled and this was the cause of her death. 'She had been subjected to brutal, inhumane sexual abuse. She died because of the injuries she suffered from being impaled.'
Police have since arrested two men, Matias Gabriel Farias, 23, and Juan Pablo Offidani, 41, after tracing the van used to drop Lucia at the clinic. Officers, who are still hunting a third suspect, found drugs, used condoms, sex toys and gun ammunition in the van.
The teen's father, Guillermo Perez, has called for his daughter's attackers to be jailed for life. He said: 'We want life imprisonment, not just 10 or 15 years in prison and then they are able to walk free to do the same.
'My daughter was drugged, raped and impaled. Who can do something like this?'
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By John Joyce
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Wayne County Public Schools officials are investigating why an employee, dressed as a masked gunman holding a toy pistol, entered each of the six sixth-grade classes at Eastern Wayne Middle School Friday as part of what the principal there called "an enrichment lesson."
The school district would not identify the employee, positively identify his position or offer any other information regarding his status at the school saying that it the incident is "an internal matter" and that school officials, therefore, do not have to release details to the public.
Principal Catherine Fulcher, in a letter sent home to parents Monday, explained that the incident was an unintended consequence of a classroom exercise.
"As part of an enrichment lesson on exhibiting good citizenship and observing your surroundings, another staff member entered the sixth-grade classrooms and pretended to steal an item while dressed in a ski mask and holding a toy pistol," the letter reads.
Wayne County Public Schools Director of Communication Services Ken Derksen, who released a copy of the letter, spoke about the incidents via email and telephone.
Mrs. Fulcher refused comment, referring all questions to Derksen.
Derksen said the staff member who was play-acting changed the skit without the knowledge or consent of the teachers.
As to why the skit was allowed to occur five more times after it was executed differently than planned the first time, Derksen said "it all happened very quickly."
Mrs. Fulcher was not made aware of the incidents until after the close of school on Friday, he added.
The original intent of the exercise was to have the staff member, "dressed normally," go into the classroom, remove an item and walk out. The students were then to be handed an activity sheet to complete on which they observed, according to Derksen.
The activity sheets were still completed as planned, and only two of the classes were not informed prior to the event that "something was going to happen," he said.
"It was handled well as far as the teachers' response in explaining very quickly to the students that it was not real," Derksen said.
The school system cited privacy laws preventing them from discussing the investigation or identifying the staff member involved.
Derksen did say that no disciplinary action has yet been taken. He then issued the following statement.
"Wayne County Public Schools works very hard to create a safe learning environment and takes this matter very seriously," he said. "The district feels that this exercise in its original intent was appropriate, but was not executed with the best judgment or sensitivity toward student concerns."


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The first European blog conference: The Hive
Good morning! Well not such a good one for me and my country. There was a pretty strong earthquake during the night and the epicenter was really close to my home. Fortunately, there's no major damage or people with serious injuries, but I must tell you it was so scary! I haven't gotten any sleep at all, but I am just glad everyone is fine!
To brighten up I've decided to tell you about my much happier weekend! I've spent it in Berlin to attend the first ever European blog conference - The Hive! It was absolutely fantastic and very inspiring! The speakers were all successful bloggers sharing their experience with us! I've learned a lot and met so many enthusiastic, positive and energetic people. As one of the speakers - Gabrielle from Design mom said: "The energy was amazing!" I feel so refreshed now and have so many new ideas that I hope to realize very soon!
Here are some pictures from The Hive. I didn't take any outfit photos, but I promise I am going to recreate the outfits I wore and share them with you!
Thank you everyone who made this fantastic weekend happen! Can't wait for The Hive 2013!


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A Heightened Potential for Creativity Even While Our Brains Slow Down
Few features of humanity are more fascinating than creativity; and few fields right now are more fascinating than neuroscience. Rex Jung puts the two together.
He spends half of his time working with people living with brain illness or injury. In this role, he says, he's something like an "existential neuropsychologist." And what he learns there informs the other half of his working life, in the laboratory applying the newest technologies of brain imaging to the interplay between creativity, intelligence, and personality.
What I like about this interview is the humanity Rex Jung brings to his science. This is a quality of all the scientists we bring on this program, I suppose — whether it's James Gates on supersymmetry, Jean Berko Gleason on linguistics, or Mario Livio on astrophysics. I'm fascinated by the richness of this exchange between humanity and science when you simply shine a light on it. Rex Jung, for example, got interested in studying brains as a volunteer for the Special Olympics. He came to love and revere the participants with supposedly "imperfect" brains.
Rex Jung first made a mark in the field of deciphering the brain networks involved in intelligence. But he was always aware that there is something more than intelligence involved in lives of beauty and integrity and vigor.
Now he's working on the emerging frontier of the study of creativity — and how it is different from, as well as related to, intelligence. He and his colleagues have notably helped identify a phenomenon they've called "transient hypofrontality." That's a daunting name for an experience many of us will recognize. Simply put, Rex Jung says that intelligence works like a "superhighway," with massive numbers of connections being made between the different parts of the brain with speed and directness. When we become more creative, our powerful, organizing frontal lobes downregulate a bit. The creative brain is a "meandering" brain. The superhighways give way to "side roads and dirt roads," making possible the new and unexpected connections we associate with artistry, discovery, and humor.
One of the most helpful things about this conversation is the commonsense way Rex Jung describes the implications of his research. He says to take those famous stories we have of moments of great creative discovery — like Archimedes wallowing in his bath when he had his eureka moment — and be attentive to how we all prime our brains to be less directed, more creative. Some of us take a bath, some take a walk, some take a drink.
This cutting-edge research is a resounding affirmation of something we know we need in the 21st century but struggle to create: downtime. It's a call to make this possible for our children too. Again, I think we all know this. For science to demonstrate it as a necessary precondition for creativity is bracing and helpful.
I appreciate the way this research validates the creativity of the everyday: of humor, of relationships, of social as well as personal, scientific, or artistic innovation. Rex Jung is also part of an emerging discipline called "positive neuroscience" — studying what the brain does well and, by implication I think, how what we are learning about our brains can be of benefit to our common life. He even believes that while there is loss in an aging brain — the phase many of our baby boomer brains have now entered — there is also a potential for heightened creativity in that very slowing down.
There are intriguing echoes between this research and neuroscientist Richard Davidson's discoveries at the University of Wisconsin about how it is possible through behaviors — and with practice — to keep changing our brains across the lifespan. After listening to Rex Jung, I've become more aware of how I sometimes get myself into agonizing moments, when I need to be creative (on deadline, of course) but haven't made the space for my frontal lobes to downregulate and let it happen.
I like feeling more in touch with my frontal lobes. I also like the way Rex Jung questions whether there is a necessary connection between creativity and difficult personalities (e.g. Steve Jobs). From my vantage point, I also feel we may be on the cusp of realizing new creative potentials in ourselves — again, in the everyday. I'll let my brain meander here awhile to consider that. Talk about having your cake and eating it too; I get to delight in the purposefulness of meandering.


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A lot of artists find the idea of building a musician's website daunting. It's difficult, it may be expensive, and is it really necessary with Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Spotify, Bandsintown, and all the other profiles you need to manage?
In a word, yes.
While a huge amount of business and fan growth takes place on social media, if you don't have an effective website, you're going to have a hard time being found and noticed by fans and industry (bloggers, managers, A&R reps, etc.) alike.
You absolutely need to have your own domain as it represents your shingle out there on the web that is fully in your control. Effective social media trends come and go, (hello Facebook!) but your domain is yours forever. tweet
It is perfectly possible to create an effective website at an affordable price.
There is a global marketplace of fabulous platforms and talented designers (like ours) who can help you build a beautiful site for a few hundred dollars.
Or, if you are willing to do some of the work using a templated design, an effective website can be created for less than $20/month with no upfront costs!
A lot of artists drive themselves crazy building websites because they forget that simplicity is key.
Your website exists to do two things:
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The easiest way to register a domain name is to use GoDaddy. You can register a domain in almost any country through GoDaddy, or you can use other country-specific sites like crazydomains.com.au (AUS).
Register the domain that you would like to use. I highly suggest a dot com (.com) with no slashes and underscores if possible. GoDaddy will guide you through this process, and if you have any questions, their customer service is great.
TIP: Try to purchase a domain name that matches the URLs on your Facebook Page, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, etc. This way, if someone Googles you, they'll easily find your website and all your social media channels.
Step 2: Choose How You Build Your Artist Website
DIY Pay-As-You-Go Website Builder
Working with a website builder can get you up and running quickly and if you are computer savvy, you won't need a designer to build the site for you.
Here are my favorites in alphabetical order. All have excellent call-in customer service to help ease the confusion.
Their lite version starts at $8.29 per month (if you purchase a full year). It's easy to use, there are many great templates to choose from and the first month is free! Use this link for a discount!
Squarespace is wonderful and highly flexible. Sites come with a free custom domain, and they make it easy for you to create a beautiful, professional website. You can choose from a vast array of templates (some designed specifically for musicians), and you can switch between them at any point.
Working with a Web Designer
If you are challenged by the builders (they are navigable but not that easy!) then you might think about hiring a designer to help you initially.
Might I be so bold as to suggest hiring us?
Kayla on our team designs fabulous sites and she would love to speak to you about how fast her turnaround time is (she's fast!)
TIP: Don't pay more than $1,000 for a basic site. (we charge $750 )
and if you do hire a designer to help you, don't go crazy with elaborate films and Flash intros. If people get confused by your website, they'll leave fast so, keep it simple!
Step 3: Make Your Homepage POP!
Your entire website should be easy to navigate with a navbar across the very top of each page so visitors can see it (not buried where they have to scroll down).
Your homepage should feature your name and your pitch, or a captivating image that makes people understand who you are and what you sound like.
Remember – your site needs to support your brand! The colors you choose, your logo, the pictures you use… these things are all incredibly important, and help tell your story.
Figure out what story you want to tell, and then keep your brand consistent. Make your socials match your site colors and style as well.
Here are a few effective and affordable musicians websites we have built recently.
These artist websites were built using Bandzoogle:
This artist website was built in Squarespace:
Don't forget to link to your socials! Most of the site builders featured above will help you do this. Your website should be a focal point, where a new fan can find everything you're doing in cyberspace. A Spotify follow button is also a good addition to a homepage.
Step 4: Create The Following 7 Sections on Your Artist Website
1. Your Pitch
Your pitch does not have to be lengthy to be effective; it just has to explain your sound in a few words or sentences and, if you can, add it to your homepage or make sure it really stands out in your bio. Here is a 2-part video series to help you along featuring me and Derek Sivers.
2. Artist Bio/Press Kit
Your bio is very important. Make sure it is up to date, tells a story and is captivating. It is after all the foundation of your brand.
You must have a press section/press kit on your site that displays photos, links, your bio and album art.
Embed your best videos, put up your best press quotes, link to an interview you did with a music blog. The more legit you look, the easier you make elements findable for writers and promoters.
TIP: Photos/Images. Make sure your photos really capture who you are, and give clear instructions on how they can be downloaded.
3. Buy Merch/Stream Music
Make sure people can find where to buy your music (iTunes, Amazon, etc.). People are so used to streaming nowadays, that if your homepage doesn't have a readily available Soundcloud or Spotify link, they may lose interest. An embedded Bandcamp link is a good compromise for this (people can stream it, but there's still an option to buy, or even better – pay what they want).
And if you have Merch add it too!
4. Shows/Tour
We recommend using Bandsintown for this. This allows you to link your shows across different platforms. To have your fans alerted to your shows while they are in Spotify streaming your music, you need to use Songkick.
5. Your Newsletter
You need to direct people to sign up for your newsletter! This means you also need to send your newsletter at least one time a month with great attention to what actually goes in it. A 'free download in exchange for email' box is an easy way to build your list. I recommend using a Noisetrade widget. Create an artist account, upload a track (or two, or ten) then go to the Tools section and scroll down to 'Embeddable Widgets'. This will give you a beautiful little button to put on your website.
6. Your Contact Info
Make sure that you have your contact information with an e-mail address or a contact form so people can contact you for online publicity, booking, or just to tell you they like your music.
TIP: Don't make it hard for anyone to connect with you online. Nothing pisses the media or a booking agent or venue off more than having to hunt you down to talk to you!
7. Your Links to Active Socials
You need to make it easy for people to find you on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube or wherever else you want to be found.
TIP: Only link socials that you actually maintain – you don't want to lead fans to a dead page (and for god's sake if you still have a MySpace link remove it!)
Remember, your social channels and narrative should also match the tone and style of your site! See how our client Laura did it above- she GETS IT 🙂 See how it's all red and blue and muted and wonderful?
Step 5: Final Advice: Don't Let Your Site (or Socials) Ever Go Stale
After your site is complete, make sure you return often to keep it and your socials updated! That means daily for socials and at least once a month for your site.
This way your whole site remains interesting and dynamic and fans will stop by again and again.
Good luck, be creative, and have fun!
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32 Responses to "The Musician's Guide To Building a Website"
Hey Ariel, great post and agree completely. I'm an artist, from Perth and also a web designer, who's worked in marketing for 10 years. I make wordpress sites, having done everything in my time, from using expensive web designers to building it myself. I've read your advice for years, as well as @dubber so hopefully I know what I'm doing. Please check out my stuff readers and drop me a line. I always go the extra mile, and I teach you how to run the site. http://www.florenceroad.com
Kristian Jackson
On the money as usual, Ariel. One of my best friends is a WordPress developer and he consistently is having to fix up websites for clients after they've spent $5000+ on a website that just isn't functional.
My site, kristianjackson.com was done in iWeb and so was very easy to create, but I'm moving all operations to WordPress over the next few months because WordPress is that good. I'm not a web designer, and can't code to save my life (did I mention my code-capable friend?) but have managed to create sites that are functional and look good (except when widgets go awry as two have on mine). Have a look at a work-in-progress site I'm constructing for my day job – http://rock-ed.net .I'm using this one as a sandpit for a few ideas for the kj.com upgrade. If you check it out, remember it's being built and so sweeping changes can occur in between visits.
This brings me to my main point, and the subject of a yet-to-be-written MTT post. Ask yourself this question, "How does my site look on a mobile device?" If you don't have a site yourself yet, visit kristianjackson.com on an iphone, an ipad, or even an Android device. Can you hear my music? Can you join my email list? Can you take advantage of my free track offer? Nup. My site is useless on these devices, and therefore I've cut out a hell of a lot of people, particularly anyone under the age of 25. "Why is that?", I hear you ask. It's simple, I've used a lot of Flash based widgets, and as you should know, the iOS (the operating system of the iDevices) doesn't support Flash (a decision I fully support, for the record). My widgets are from Reverbnation, but the other providers use Flash for their widgets too. Even Nimbit, whose Bandsite product is a great WordPress implementation, the audio player won't appear on an iPhone/iPad. See the problem? From my last round of research, Fanbridge is the only one (out of the music focussed email list services) to offer an alternative Html based email collection widget. It's not very attractive though.
I've raised the question of the over-reliance of Flash by these service providers a number of times and am always intrigued by the silent response. I think I've worked out why they haven't developed non-flash players/widgets (because, they do actually exist). Two reasons, actually. First, they're lazy and have settled for a sub-standard product while turning their focus to other avenues of revenue. Oddly, that segueways nicely onto reason two. Notice how we're now being offered the chance to have our own mobile app by a number of providers? Hmm, I think that's why. Yes, by all means sign up for your own iPhone/Android app to cater for your true fans, but a casual listener or prospective fan isn't going to download an app for an artist they're just checking out. So your site must provide immediate access to your music, on all devices.
There is hope. If you use WordPress for your site, install the JW Player or mp3-jPlayer plugins and your media will be accessible on any device. Both players do a cool thing where they'll use Flash if it's available but will revert to HTML5 if Flash is unavailable. In plain English, you don't have to worry about whether or not your media works on a mobile device, it just will. They both have a playlist feature too. I've been messing around with both on the rock-ed.net site and am really happy with the result. (JW Player is the one you'll see being used there.) It does mean that you'll have to get your hands dirty and learn to how to install a plugin, but seriously, learning a new skill never killed anyone. We're not taming lions here. 😉
Great post, Ariel. One thing you could point artists to, as well, are FREE services like Flavors.me, Tumblr, and Bandcamp. With these three combined, you can actually put together a fairly rockin', ecommerce based artist site, at your own domain, and for only the cost of your domain.
example: http://blog.michaelshoup.com
Thanks for the great post!
Charles Alexander
As always Ms. Hyatt, you're right on the money. Never heard of the merchluv.com site before, thanks for the tip.
Great article very clear and succinct.
I think the reason why most people don't have their own website is the idea of creating one freaks them out, but you really don't need to and it really doesn't have to be that hard. But if you are going to have your own website/URL it should be the king pin ie this is the one site that should ALWAYS be up to date and all other sites should lead back to it.
Secondly when getting your head around creating your own web site, remember the KISS principle Keep It Simple Sweetie Just because your website has all the bells and whistles and splashes colour up the wazzoo does not mean that this is going to do anything for you. In fact more often than not its going to drive most folk insane particularly if they have an ISP from hell like me. Having a webpage take longer than 2minutes to load (you think that's short sit there and count to 120 how bored are you) is not going to cut it.
Your site needs to reflect you which can be as simple as your fav colour, font styles or your latest album cover. It should easily direct folk where they can see here & buy your music and should say where and when they can see you perform. If you're directing someone to another page on your website there should be a link to go back to a home page. If you are linking to another website this should open up a new tab, ie page or browser so that your punter still has your website up.
Include something of you on the website, a little bloggy type thing, not your typical myspace info blog "he was born at an early age and played music at the age of…. blah blah blah yawn yawn yawn" What does your music sound like, what inspires you, what do you like about playing gigs who do you like playing gigs for, have fun with it make it a little personal. Don't take it too damn seriously. You want to make a connection with your "public" you want people to come back time and time again to find what you're doing and if you have some precious little bits of stuff that only they can own, even if they have to pay for it. (we do like the pay for but it shouldn't really the main focus no one likes to feel like someone's meal ticket)
Go browse the net, take note of the pages you use the most, why do you visit it apart from the services or goods they provide is it easy to navigate, is the information clear etc etc. What do you hate about it etc etc then use some of those thoughts to use on your own website. You don't have to know how to implement them but when you go to a web designer (not an artists we don't want fancy shmancy we want workable) you just need to know what you want and the rest is easy, relatively speaking.
Before i end my diatribe, pack up my soap box and head back into the ether. When you contact a web designer or anyone for that matter who you're trying to get to do service for you. Ask questions, assume nothing, ask for clarity even if you think its going to make you sound stupid, better stupid than broke with something that does nothing for you or does something that you don't want to do.
Put what you want in writing and get the designer to sign off on it as to what you want. Make sure that you are both on the same page.
Questions to ask. What happens if something on it breaks, can i get it fixed, how much does it cost me to get it fixed. Will you upgrade it for me, can someone else upgrade it for me if you're not available. Can i make changes ie add tour dates, blog entries, upload pictures, videos, mp3 , include additional links for new sites
Ariel, I always look forward to your posts.
I have to say I disagree with you on you on this one.
Focusing on TIme, Money, and Quality I wanted to point a few things out:
Your website as Ariel will attest to is the center of your Social Media Universe. It is your calling card that shows people who you are AND is a reflection of the quality of your work. Can you afford to have it look DIY?
godaddy.com has treated SO many clients poorly, Subpar service, and endless horror stories with customers jumping through hoops TRYING to opt out of their svc to get their domains released after being held in limbo.
Very few artists (unless they have a marketing or business background) have the knowledge and skill set to craft their own DIY websites to concisely target their marketing message and keep things clean as they update.
Artists, As a creative person do you have the time to dedicate to designing a really great website?
Do you have a marketing background? Do you have a clearly defined brand, and business strategy for your creative business? These are all valuable assets that go into a professionally designed website.
Sites like BandZoogle and Hostbaby have design fees, and costs *listed in the the fine print of their T.O.S.
They also have limited hours of support- that could leave you hanging if your site goes down during their "off hours" what if happens as your dropping a new release or kicking of a big promo, something happens to your site, during down times? BandZoogle, has said they will get to it as soon as they get back in the office! REALLY? Then how much business is that going to lose you over time?
And these services have monthly re-occuring fees for as long as you use them.
When you lay it all out the total cost of your home made site are within a few dollars of finding a skilled web designer or developer to do the work professionally.
Ariel, I think your article is a great template to help artists gather collaterial they need to gather to work with a web professional.
There are excellent revenue generating sites that can be created for artists
that include the design considerations you recommend for a one time cost of $600. the cost of which you get to write off as a business expense on next years taxes.
Thanks for allowing comments,
"Providing business solutions for creative minds"
Kristian Jackson
Hubert, I think you missed something.
"TIP: Don't pay more than $500 for a basic WordPress site."
Notice the word "basic" is used. And for a basic site with an email capture tool, simple player and a couple of pages for photos, bio etc, $500 is plenty. Yes, I do agree that you must build with the future in mind, but a good designer/producer should be able to plan a roadmap with the client for staged implementation and so major overhaul shouldn't be required every time a new element needs to be added.
Kristian Jackson
Hey, just wanted to say I like your site. Nice, clean and simple. I know what you're offering and your portfolio front and centre. Only feedback I'd give is that I just went to click on the big Twitter symbol thinking that it would take me to your twitter page, only it didn't.It might be just the way my brain is wired but I thought all those symbols were going to be links out to your social sites. I like the last tweet at the top but a "join me on twitter" link underneath would make it easier to connect with you there. Hope that's helpful. k
Thanks for clarifying!
cool that you disagree Tamara… Just putting ideas out so that artists who don't have $500 can get started asap.
As many don't have that kind of money in their budgets.
I dont think an artist needs a "marketing background" to put a simple website up hat matches their look and feel.
In fact I just Googled "how to brand yourself" and found several fabulous articles that will help set you in the right direction.
I've had many of my sites with with GoDaddy on multiple sites for YEARS and never ever had a problem once.
Chris Rockett
I guess that some people would rather trade their money for time saving but $5000 is a joke for a site when you can install wordpress so easy.
Hopefully this post and others like it will get through to the majority of musicians.
Hey Kristian, thanks for your reply. I feel like this is something that needs to be hammered-out to something that people can actually understand. I thank Ariel and her crew for inspiring a blog post.
The problem with a $500 template is that – at the price given – most sites will look a WordPress blog, if I am a designer dealing with musicians. If you want an EFFECTIVE wesbsite, then you will likely need custom work. The tools given in this post just creates the same websites that jam 5 widgets in the sidebar that people barely use.
I tend to advise against getting a "basic WordPress site." I understand budgets are tight, but that just means you need to save more money and sacrifice a little more. Not to mention, I doubt many serious artists would want websites that looked like everyone else's.
I can use your site for an example of how I would advise a re-design. Now your site may be effective for you, as I don't know your music marketing strategy. I am not saying this is an informed response, but just checking the homepage, I find it very busy. The only thing catching my eye is the ReverbNation widget, which should be given more space to breathe to allow the "Download on iTunes" button to show. Now my question would be, what is your main goal? Are you just interesting in just selling songs? What about the long haul? I see the e-mail list widget, but how important is it to you? With it being at the bottom, I would guess not that important.
This is the kind of thing that should be established before going to any designer for help, because you might have much less site, but you will have an effective site because it only does what you need it to do at the moment. Hopefully, you have a marketing plan connected to it to generate revenue, wherein you can afford to expand the site.
My point being is, an artist website does not need to have a bunch of stuff on it just because. It all should make sense. If you want to showcase music, get a subdomain and attach a Bandcamp page to it. You can create a pretty basic landing page with links to the other places that you keep your music and your main domain gets all the ownership for the traffic. You can probably get this for under $500 with the right person. It will be very basic, but it will be clean and forces action.
Far too often, I see information being shared that caters to the person that is delivering the message. I manage two acts and I know how much things cost. As someone that builds websites and also works in the communications field, I have a unique perspective on this. No one should be short-changed. Yes, artists can build their own websites for fairly cheap these days, but we should be instructing them to truly consider how to optimize that website beyond packing a sidebar with widgets.
Robin Burks
I find a lot of these comments disturbing. I do design websites for musicians, with full customization and include a web store (I have a license for the Shopp plugin for WordPress) for less than $500 and it's far from basic. I think the problem is that many artists think a good website has to cost more than that.
My best advice is to do your research and find a good web developer who understands branding and good layout aesthetics and how to sell what you're doing (which is what your website needs to do, as listed above) without overcharging you for it.
However, I agree 100% with this article. You need a website and not just a presence on social media.
Some very good points about bands and websites. We can create you a custom WordPress site as suggested. If you're interested then give me a shout at [email protected] – we have musicians and music industry experience in our midst, so we'll know where you're coming from.
Kristian Jackson
Tamara, you're essentially underlining the point that Ariel is making. $600 for a developed site is not an over-the-top quote. I think that's the point that many seem to be missing here. Many developers are charging $6000 for sites that really could be done for 1/10 of the price. I'm not including any custom artwork that needs to be created, that's graphic design, not web development.
Kristian Jackson
Couldn't agree with you more. I build my own sites but most certainly wouldn't call myself a web designer. The thing I've learned about WordPress is that you need to start with a theme design that not only suits image-wise, but also has the functionality and customisation that the client needs. Then there's the question of plugins. Someone like yourself who lives and breathes WordPress knows where to look for good premium themes, and also knows what plugins do what and which plugin developers update regularly and are reliable. You guys can also dive in and tweak the CSS and the PHP and all that other stuff very quickly too. But that's just it, you're tweaking the code, not building it from scratch. Starting from scratch these days, unless it's absolutely imperative to the project, to me is just a developer being vain.
I think the reason many artists think a website is going to cost them the earth is because, for a long time now, web developers have held onto this mystical role in society, being renowned for being able to conjure up html voodoo. We artists used to be able to sell CDs for $30 too once using the same tactics 😉
Kristian Jackson
Oh, by the way, I checked out your portfolio. I like your work. Just realised you're US based. That was Ariel's original point when she was out here. What you charge $600 for, people are charging $6000 for the same thing here Down Under. Not everyone, just the voodoo merchants.
Robin Burks
Thanks! I also live in an area where the cost of living is low, so a lot of my pricing is lower than many places in the United States. It also doesn't hurt that I'm one person, rather than a company (who do tend to overcharge to cover their overhead). Almost every site I do these days, regardless of the industry, is built on WordPress. It's more or less a no-brainer and the clients like it because it gives them the functionality to update their own sites.
Thanks Alex!
I met the founder Todd at MIDEM and was so impressed with his vision and he showed me some of the beautiful MerchLuv merch as well – its really cool.
Virb also is an easy – cool- solution for websites for 10$. I use it, it is really simple & elegant at the same time.
Btw maybe it sounds stupid when at this era when you have twitter real feed on your website do you really need blog posts? Aren't there newsletters (that u can share) for long posts now?
Jay Jolley
Good Point about keeping it simple. Overcomplicated websites only drive people away.
All these ideas really resonated as we worked with a WP specialist on the main site (which we update now) and pulled the rest of the elements together ourselves. Simple has worked best for us, particularly with our listener demographic (mostly boomers). Lots to return to here, thanks!
A couple of my favorite resources is Squarespace rather than wordpress. Just so much easier to deal with for a novice. I also like 99designs for design work. It is a little less expensive than crowspring.
I think there are tools more effective for musicians than traditional website. For example, you can use a lot of WordPress templates to make your musician's website.
Michael H
Hey everyone.. I'm very new at this, just getting a website up. What does this comment mean from Ariel: "TIP: your socials should all match your site colors." I can understand my social media page(s) having the same (or similar) profile photo, but matching colors? How does one even crank the color scheme in, say, Facebook? Is this truly necessary? I'm wearing my newbie hat, so don't flame, just help me understand. Thanks 🙂
Jhon Mourish
Informative blog for me. Keep sharing.
Paulin Curlay
I guess it's time to admit I've been stalking your blog like crazy! I had never really thought about blogging as something I might enjoy, but thanks to your blog, I'm officially in a constant state of brainstorming and have been drafting a few posts. Hopefully I can make the leap and publish sometime soon! I'm having trouble with my domain and tagline. I agree that going with my name is easy and allows me to go in any direction, but I don't know if it's too hard for people to remember (Shallary Marie) What do you think? Thanks for all the info! Your blog is very motivating and easy to understand.
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Bus gets wedged under Toronto overpass
Toronto Police are appealing for anyone who witnessed a bus crash into a North York bridge Monday morning to come forward.
Const. Clint Stibbe said the crash, which occurred around 7:15 a.m. near Weston and Albion Rds., is still under investigation.
The driver of a private coach allegedly lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a highway overpass, getting the vehicle stuck.
Only the driver was on the bus at the time and he suffered non-life-threatening injuries, Stibbe said.
"Anyone that did see anything, we're asking they contact police," he said.
Stibbe said it's too early to say if there will be any charges laid in relation to the incident. As of Monday night, utilities workers were still on scene. The bus had been freed, but some damage to utilities and the bridge was under repair, Stibbe said.
"They're still repairing the utilities in the area as well as some additional damage to conduits on the bridge," he said.
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The driver of an empty private coach bus is lucky to be alive after losing control of the vehicle on Weston Rd., climbing an embankment and crashing into the Albion Rd. overpass around 7 a.m. Monday, April 27, 2015. There were no other passengers on the bus at the time. The driver, temporarily trapped, was rescued by emergency crews. (DAVE THOMAS/Toronto Sun)