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PRESS RELEASE 18/01/2008:

DESIGNINTRO GOES LIVE
New online gallery where designer-makers can showcase AND SELL their work

Designer-makers, artists and crafts people now have a new tool in their armoury as they seek to make a serious living from their work.

Sawitfirst Ltd, online specialist in design-led furniture and accessories, is pleased to announce the launch of designintro.co.uk

designintro has been created to offer a unique route to market for emerging and established independent designers and artists enabling them to sell direct to the public. designintro is a beautifully designed online gallery offering original designs from established and emerging talent direct to the discerning buyer.

It's simple and free to join and very easy to use - prospective members just logon to www.designintro.co.uk. There is no charge to join, upload and exhibit work.

Using their extensive experience, designintro do the marketing and sales, leaving designers free to concentrate on their design work. All the online sales are handled professionally by designintro.

Once a sale is made designintro then pays the member the full sale price less 22% commission (as a special launch offer, members joining during 2008 only pay 20% commission on sales!), far more competitive than traditional galleries. So it costs the designintro member nothing until they make a sale and a very reasonable commission when they do.

designintro is fully ecommerce enabled and powered by Worldpay - the leading provider in secure online payments. The site is backed by Sawitfirst Ltd, with over six year's experience in successful online marketing and sales of design-led goods.

Kevin Bell, Director of Sawitfirst Ltd, the company behind designintro, said;

"We believe designintro is the perfect route to market for crafts people, designers and artists of all disciplines. As a former furniture maker I know just how hard it is to make a living out of your craft. We are using our internet sales and marketing experience to ensure designintro members can showcase their work to a huge audience at no cost.
Unlike other galleries, we will sell members work online for them so we take away all the headache of sales, marketing and payment processing, in other words the business side of things that tends to be the hardest part of making a living as a designer-maker.
There is no charge at all to join and showcase your work on designintro - just go to www.designintro.co.uk and sign up online. We have made the site really easy to use so you can publish your personal profile and start showcasing your products straight away.
Our commission charges are exceptionally competitive, especially for members joining during our launch year, 2007. Better still, unlike working with galleries and high street shops, our members don't have any of the hassle of sale or return or chasing customers for payment.
We believe designintro is the future for independent designers and artists. We look forward to helping them turn their talent into a viable business."

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For more information contact:
Kevin Bell, Director - designintro
Tel: 07968571610
email:  info@designintro.co.uk
web:  www.designintro.co.uk