Register a domain name for your prison art business. Try to choose a domain name that incorporates the phrase "Art." By doing so, your website has a greater chance of being found by individuals who type "Art" into the search engines. You can also use the phrase "Prison Art." However, keep in mind that by doing so, you may hurt your sales. Some people are biased and will not support anything that a prisoner does.
Choose a web hosting provider for your website. If you are going to be selling the prison art to your website visitors, check to make sure the web hosting company offers e-commerce capabilities.
Log into the control panel of your web hosting account. Open the "File Directory." Select the option to "Upload" images. You can then browse through the prison art pictures that are on your computer and upload the pictures into the file directory. If you don't have any prison art pictures on your computer, you can use a scanner to scan the pictures onto your computer. If you have prison art that you have captured with your digital camera, you can transfer the pictures to your computer by connecting a mini-USB cable from your camera to your computer.
Select the option to create a "New" page to begin creating pages for your prison art website. Add text to all of the pages. For example, on the "About Us" and "Our Cause" pages, you can mention who you are, when you started selling the prison art, and why you are selling the art. Be sure to sprinkle the phrase "Art" (or "Prison Art" if that is your phrase of choice) throughout the text that is on your pages. This builds "Keyword Density" which is important for search engine optimization (SEO).
Include a "Gallery" page for the prison art. Be sure to provide the name of the artist and the costs for the art. You can place a "Buy Now" button under each piece of art so a website visitor can purchase the art. Websites, such as PayPal and Authorize.Net, will provide you with the code you need to integrate this payment gateway on your site.
"Save" and "Publish" your prison art website when you are satisfied with the finished product. You can now submit your domain name to search engines so your site can be found on the Internet.