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My about page basically just explaining what the company is all about and why we're doing it. I don't think it needs to be a personal history of the owner, but a basic "why are we doing this?"
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I think it's a great place to set the "personality" for your company. Your site looks like more of an "outdoor" type, so I'd post somthing about making t-shirts while camping?? LOL I don't know, just a thought.
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I think it's a great place to set the "personality" for your company.
I totally agree with that one. For your site with such an interesting theme, you could really get creative with the About page.
Talking about small towns, growing up, backwoods, having respect for where you live. Give the visitors a little insight into why the site exists (leave out to make money part, but talk about why you selected those type designs). There's even a cool country song that would go with it "Boondocks" by Little Big Town.
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You Should Always Speak About Both Only If You Want Credit For Your Hardwork.people Love Artists And They Want To Know Your Stories.also How Much Do You Pay For Your Finished Product Tees? I Saw The Site And $16 May Be A Little Low,you Have To Sell A Lot Of Tees To See Any Real Money.
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I would post about your company and not yourself. I don't know about any of you other guys, but I get very skeptical when I am purchasing from 1 guy and not a company.
As the others said as well, you can still show the personality of your site, but I would stay away from words like "I, Me, Myself.....etc"
Your intro is too long. I think you could lose the reader and that would be a shame. I love how you wrote everything after "and so a clothing line was born.'' It says a lot about your company's personality and charm and it targets your niche really well. (I used to be a newspaper reporter)
I agree with Carrie. I only skimmed the first few paragraphs, but I found the fairytale setup very dull. The stuff grounded in reality is a lot stronger.
I think (and I'm new, so pay me the appropriate amount of non-attention) that the About Page of a site is the appropriate place for a Mission Statement sort of thing. Developing a mission statement is an art, I hear. I don't think I'm violating the rules by posting a link to a related page, am I? It's a little off, being about arts organizations, but the basic idea holds:
Anyway, when it's hard to write, it's nice to start by following a concrete guide. It's a starting point, mind you, not a straight jacket. I'd run through the material and questions on the above page to generate ideas, and go from there. But, as I mentioned, I'm new...I don't know a lot about this sort of thing.
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Mel
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Make your About Page personal and interesting...try to explain why you wanted to start the company and your aims. You need to show yourself as a person rather then another t-shirt company on the web looking to make cash.
Anything that'll set you apart and further explain why you rock and rule in your niche. Short paragraphs so you've got some nice space in between (easier on the eyes - I think most people hate reading at length on the web). And, yeah, the fairytale intro is a bit tough to get through. Nice site...
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