Independent Site vs Marketplace: Why Choose Your Own Shop?
❌ Marketplace (Etsy, Amazon, etc)
- 18-25% commission on your sales
- Your shop "drowned" among millions
- Platform clients, not yours
- Very limited design and branding
- Dependent on changing algorithms
✅ Your Artworks Site
- 5% commission (or 0% Premium)
- YOUR site with YOUR domain
- Loyal clients who belong to YOU
- 3 customizable pro designs
- Total control of your image
What is an e-commerce website for artists?
An e-commerce website for artists is an online shop specially designed to sell artistic creations: paintings, illustrations, photographs, sculptures, and all forms of visual art. Unlike generic platforms, it showcases your creative work with an adapted design and features designed for artists.
With Artworks Digital, you get a complete artist shop solution that lets you focus on your art while we handle all the technical aspects: hosting, security, payments, maintenance.
Why choose a dedicated e-commerce site over a marketplace?
Your identity, your brand
On a marketplace like Etsy or Amazon, you're one shop among millions. Your personalized artist e-commerce website belongs to you: your domain name, your colors, your visual universe. Clients come to YOU, not to an anonymous platform.
The advantages of having your own painter or illustrator online shop are numerous:
- Total price control: no race to the bottom with competition
- Direct client relationship: you build your own client database
- Professional image: a website in your name inspires trust
- Creative freedom: present your artworks as you wish
- Google ranking: your site appears in search results
Features of your artist e-commerce website
Sell DIRECTLY = Better profitability
With your personal e-commerce site, you avoid high marketplace commissions (18%+ Etsy/Amazon/Facebook). Keep 99.5% of your sales and build direct relationships with collectors.
Professional gallery
Showcase your artworks with high quality images, detailed descriptions and interactive zoom.
Intuitive dashboard
Manage stock, prices and orders from a simple interface, accessible on mobile.
Stripe payments
Accept credit cards securely. Transfers within 2-7 days.
Customizable design
Choose your colors and adapt the style to your artistic universe.
Optimized SEO
Meta tags, automatic sitemap, structured data for Google.
Support included
Strategic guidance and marketing advice included in the commission.
For which artist profiles?
Our e-commerce website for artists is perfect for:
- Professional and amateur painters selling originals or reproductions
- Freelance illustrators offering prints and custom commissions
- Art photographers with limited edition prints
- Emerging artists looking to develop their online presence
- Established artists wanting a complementary showcase to galleries
- Multi-disciplinary creatives: ceramics, textile, digital art
How much does an artist e-commerce website cost?
Traditional solutions for creating an online shop are often expensive and complex:
Annual cost comparison
Shopify : 348€/an minimum + frais de transaction + apps payantes
WooCommerce : 100-300€/an (hébergement + plugins + maintenance)
Wix : 204€/an minimum pour l'e-commerce
Artworks Digital : À partir de 19.99€/mois ou 500€ une fois puis 10%-5% sur vos ventes uniquement
With our artist shop solution, you pay a one-time fixed price of 500€. Then, we take 5% on each sale. This percentage covers hosting, maintenance, technical support and strategic advice. If you don't sell, you pay nothing more.
How to create your artist e-commerce website?
The process is simple and fast:
- Fill out the form: shop name, artistic style, bio, photos of your artworks
- Receive your preview: within minutes, visualize your future shop
- Validate and pay: 500€ secure one-time payment
- Your website is live: start adding your artworks and selling
No technical skills required. You don't need to know how to code, manage hosting or configure anything. We take care of everything.
Concrete results for artists
Artists who use a dedicated e-commerce website generally experience:
- Une augmentation de leur visibilité grâce au référencement Google
- Des ventes directes sans intermédiaire (contrairement aux galeries)
- Une meilleure marge sur chaque oeuvre vendue
- La constitution d'une base de clients fidèles
- Une image plus professionnelle auprès des collectionneurs
Launch your artist e-commerce website today
Ready to create your painter, illustrator or artist online shop? Request your free preview now. No commitment — you'll see what your future shop will look like before making your decision.
