When we set out to create ArtAcadia.org, we knew that it had to be something different. There is a reason that so many buildings around the world lie derelict. The traditional ways of raising funds for restoration, no longer work. In the words of Albert Einstein,“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results”. Not being (totally) nuts, we started thinking outside the box…

 

Thinking outside the box!


 

Membership – We have opted for a membership model. Providing member benefits, tools and resources. Hence avoiding the need to resort to invasive advertising.

Membership

 

Affiliates – Every user that registers is automatically an affiliate, although participation is voluntary. Members help spread the word in return for a share of the monthly revenues,

Affiliatess

 

Community – The first consideration was to foster a community, but not within the confines nor control of Facebook Groups. So we created our own INDEPENDENT online social network.

Community

 

Directory – The next task was to build a directory, where we can showcase listings, in categories of our choosing. Expertly seeded for optimal exposure to the major search engines.

Directory

 

Global Map – We integrated the latest Google Maps API into the directory. Listings are geolacated and plotted onto a global map. Everything in the directly is easy to find and pinpoint.

Map of all listings

 

Meetups – Local social networking is an essential part of the plan. Frequent face to face meetings are still the best way to meet, greet and compare notes and exchange ideas.

Meetups & Networking

 

Academy – WIth online courses the initial focus, we are also working on a physical academy in the north of Italy, A place for students to study all things heritage and artisanal.

Academy

 

JobsBoard – Matching seekers to jobs, artisans looking  work and investors with opportunities, is a key cornerstone of ArtAcadia.org. Keeping the heritage workplace active is a priority.

JobsBoard

 

MarketPlace – Curating a selection of products and services we feel will benefit our users. The objective is not profit, but rather helping our members save time, effort and money.

MarketPlace

 

Events – Making it easy for members to announce their events relating to heritage, this resource also helps keeps track of mainstream industry conferences and seminars.

Events Management

 

Affiliate Stats – Keeping members directly in touch with their referrals and commissions. Real-time traffic logs and reports, including email and pushover alert notifcations.

Affiliate Stats

 

Member Account – Keeping track of membership options, transactions and invoices, with self-help ways to update profile information and user notification preferences.

My Account

 

Tutorial – Taking users and members through the website step-by-step. Highlighting all the features and giving pointers to pertinent pages, resources, tools and calls to action.

Tutorial

 

Dashboard – Icons to easily home in on all the tools and resources availabe to users and members. Everything in one single page (panel) to make it all push button easy.

Dashboard

 

Calendar of Events – For those who like to keep abreast of all the industry happenings, we keep track of major events as well as allowing members to announce their own events.

Calendar of events

 

Industry Blog – To keep the content flowing, there is a stream of posts for visitors to digest and comment on. Niche news in an emvironment free of commercial advertising.

Blog

 

Frequently Asked Questions – To clarify anything that is not clear in the pages and posts on the website, we compile any queries into a readily available knowledge base.

Frequently Asked Questions

 

Help & Support – To take out any frustration that users and members may suffer, we’ve implemented the necessary support channels. It behooves us to make things super easy.

Help & Support

 

Legal Stuff – We are obliged to keep in step wth the rules and regulations regarding privacy and data protection. Add to that some common sense in the form of the terms of use.

Terms of Use


 

Executive overview…

Mindmap – For those who are fans of this format to visualize the bigger picture, the good news is that so are we. Feel free to download a copy of our dynamic digital mindmap.

Mindmap & Diagrams

 

Get timely updates…

Newsletter – We are using Mailchimp to manage our mailing lists. Wth a good deliverability rate and easy integration with our systems, it’s the way to go to let our users now!

Newsletter & Updates


 

ArtAcadia.org - Heritage Ambassadors

Many months of coding has produced a comprehensive web presence for ArtAcadia.org ~ A platform from which Heritage Ambassadors around the world, can help take the past into the future. By getting involved here, people from all walks of life, make a real difference, while securing financial freedom for themselves.

To your success!

This is the shape of heritage to come!