Comments on: Creating Content for a Collector’s Web Site http://www.sew-wrc.com/idea-motivator/2007/02/19/creating-content-for-a-collectors-web-site/ Where Creativity Explodes into Content and Link Popularity Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:27:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: robin http://www.sew-wrc.com/idea-motivator/2007/02/19/creating-content-for-a-collectors-web-site/#comment-1210 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:36:38 +0000 http://www.sew-wrc.com/idea-motivator/2007/02/19/creating-content-for-a-collectors-web-site/#comment-1210 What about a tool of some kind that will help collectors give an estimated worth of an old movie prop? An area where people can submit the props and collectibles to us to see if we'd be interested in buying them? Robin What about a tool of some kind that will help collectors give an estimated worth of an old movie prop?

An area where people can submit the props and collectibles to us to see if we’d be interested in buying them?

Robin

]]> by: robin http://www.sew-wrc.com/idea-motivator/2007/02/19/creating-content-for-a-collectors-web-site/#comment-1198 Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:21:05 +0000 http://www.sew-wrc.com/idea-motivator/2007/02/19/creating-content-for-a-collectors-web-site/#comment-1198 What does our target audience want to see on our site? What would make them want to visit? What kind of information could we provide for them? What about biographies of the lives of old movie stars? People are fascinated with movie stars, movie stars in the past and present. What about an area that lists books about old movie stars, and links to those books in Amazon (using our affiliate links)? What else? Robin What does our target audience want to see on our site? What would make them want to visit?

What kind of information could we provide for them?

What about biographies of the lives of old movie stars? People are fascinated with movie stars, movie stars in the past and present.

What about an area that lists books about old movie stars, and links to those books in Amazon (using our affiliate links)?

What else?

Robin

]]> by: robin http://www.sew-wrc.com/idea-motivator/2007/02/19/creating-content-for-a-collectors-web-site/#comment-1182 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 22:36:06 +0000 http://www.sew-wrc.com/idea-motivator/2007/02/19/creating-content-for-a-collectors-web-site/#comment-1182 What about setting up forums where your visitors can talk about various topics? Have a section of your site devoted to old movie stars, and be sure to connect a prop to the movie star(s) who was involved with the prop. If you have jewelry worn by a favorite movie star, you'll may have a better chance at selling the jewelry than if it were just used in a particular movie. Other ideas? Robin What about setting up forums where your visitors can talk about various topics?

Have a section of your site devoted to old movie stars, and be sure to connect a prop to the movie star(s) who was involved with the prop. If you have jewelry worn by a favorite movie star, you’ll may have a better chance at selling the jewelry than if it were just used in a particular movie.

Other ideas?

Robin

]]> by: robin http://www.sew-wrc.com/idea-motivator/2007/02/19/creating-content-for-a-collectors-web-site/#comment-1176 Mon, 19 Feb 2007 22:23:16 +0000 http://www.sew-wrc.com/idea-motivator/2007/02/19/creating-content-for-a-collectors-web-site/#comment-1176 What about finding out if there are any conferences for old movie buffs and posting the dates on the Web site? Have a place for people to post if they're planning to attend, so you can meet while at the conference. Build a sense of camaraderie by meeting at area conferences when possible. Other ideas? Robin What about finding out if there are any conferences for old movie buffs and posting the dates on the Web site? Have a place for people to post if they’re planning to attend, so you can meet while at the conference.

Build a sense of camaraderie by meeting at area conferences when possible.

Other ideas?

Robin

]]> by: John http://www.sew-wrc.com/idea-motivator/2007/02/19/creating-content-for-a-collectors-web-site/#comment-1175 Mon, 19 Feb 2007 21:27:14 +0000 http://www.sew-wrc.com/idea-motivator/2007/02/19/creating-content-for-a-collectors-web-site/#comment-1175 I would consider taking it a step further and breaking it down by specific genre and possibly by year. Collectors love props, especially the "screen used" ones. Examples: Screen used science fiction props (This page could include a gallery of actual collectors props that were actually used in science fiction film.) Science fiction props - wish list (This could be a lit of props that you are willing to purchase from other collectors.) How about a pricing guide outlining what screen used or autographed props are worth? (In other words create a resource for collectors) Same for other genres of film such as: -Westerns -Drama -Classics -Mystery -Comedy -Melodrama -Serial films of the 30s -Serial films of the 40s -Serial films of the 50s -Crime Drama -Horror -Classic 3D Films -Sword and scandel epics -Jungle Films -Fantasy Films -Sherlock Holmes series -Mystery Science Theatre Collectors Animation cells (from classic cartoons) Disney Studios (like Mikey Mouse - Pluto) Fleisher Studios (Classic Popeye cartoons) Hanna Barbera (Yogi Bear) Walter Lantz (Woody Woodpecker) WarnerBrothers (Bugs Bunny - Looney Tunes) Maybe a section on rare classic animation cells: Felix the Cat I like the idea of including chats with actors, directors, lighting or sound people who could share their stories and anicdotes from the past. Focus on some of the offbeat films too, maybe by Director or year the films were made: Low budget directors Roger Corman Edward D Wood Others? Screen used props would need certificate of authenticity and could range from props like: -weapons -model spacecraft -Monster props -Make up appliances -Animation models -Alien props -Jewellry -Various bits of Apparel (worn on the screen) -Props used by specific actors or actresses -Props or photos that have been autographed by the entire group of actors in a specific film. Example: Photo signed by all 4 Marx Brothers. Photo signed by both Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Photo signed by the entire cast of Tarzan- Weismuller, O'sullivan and Johnny Shefield. These are just a few ideas. John I would consider taking it a step further and breaking it down by specific genre and possibly by year.

Collectors love props, especially the “screen used” ones.

Examples:
Screen used science fiction props
(This page could include a gallery of actual collectors props that were actually used in science fiction film.)

Science fiction props - wish list
(This could be a lit of props that you are willing to purchase from other collectors.)

How about a pricing guide outlining what screen used or autographed props are worth?
(In other words create a resource for collectors)

Same for other genres of film such as:
-Westerns
-Drama
-Classics
-Mystery
-Comedy
-Melodrama
-Serial films of the 30s
-Serial films of the 40s
-Serial films of the 50s
-Crime Drama
-Horror
-Classic 3D Films
-Sword and scandel epics
-Jungle Films
-Fantasy Films
-Sherlock Holmes series
-Mystery Science Theatre

Collectors Animation cells (from classic cartoons)
Disney Studios (like Mikey Mouse - Pluto)
Fleisher Studios (Classic Popeye cartoons)
Hanna Barbera (Yogi Bear)
Walter Lantz (Woody Woodpecker)
WarnerBrothers (Bugs Bunny - Looney Tunes)

Maybe a section on rare classic animation cells:
Felix the Cat

I like the idea of including chats with actors, directors, lighting or sound people who could share their stories and anicdotes from the past.

Focus on some of the offbeat films too, maybe by Director or year the films were made:

Low budget directors
Roger Corman
Edward D Wood
Others?

Screen used props would need certificate of authenticity and could range from props like:
-weapons
-model spacecraft
-Monster props
-Make up appliances
-Animation models
-Alien props
-Jewellry
-Various bits of Apparel (worn on the screen)
-Props used by specific actors or actresses
-Props or photos that have been autographed by the entire group of actors in a specific film.

Example:
Photo signed by all 4 Marx Brothers.
Photo signed by both Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
Photo signed by the entire cast of Tarzan- Weismuller, O’sullivan and Johnny Shefield.

These are just a few ideas.

John

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