@ Mike - "though i still wonder how many use that color feature"
All interior designer shop by colour, they have a palette for the room they are designing and the art must match.
They pick a theme, ie, ballet shoes and then a colour ie blue... if they get frustrated they leave and buy somewhere else.
Interior designers have bought my art directly through me for going on 30 years... my sales on this site are pitiful in comparison and it's not because I don't market myself, I DO MARKET and have a degree in Business, I am not ill prepared for the on-line market.
Many interior designers refuse to use FAA for order fulfillment because of the search issues. Sean can argue marketing all he wants, if the problem is not fix, that market segment will continue to shop elsewhere. Simple, that's why sale have drop for some of the best sellers....and the artists like myself who got in later in the game (on FAA) don't stand a chance regardless of how much promoting they do... unless they hold the buyer's hand and walk them through the process. My time is better spent else where, because if I can't blanket market and get any concrete results then why would I continue to do it.
Order fulfillment businesses are a dime a dozen... ever town has one and shipping is less, no duties... the list goes on.
I want to use FAA, I would love it if it work as intended. I could reach a market demographics that I can't reach in Canada, but first my buyers need to be able to find the art they are looking for. And my buyer are designers.
My two cents...IMO only
Barbara