Where Does The Money Go?
Development and Publishing Costs
There is a large range of costs associated with maintaining the free availability of online publications devoted to social issues and artistic presentation by making the following freely available: eBooks, art, music, literature, and photography as an artform.
A catalogue of works are available in list form at My Creative Estate:
http://www.mycreativeestate.com
No advertising or commercial links appear on any publications associated with Art Lover VIP.
Costs
The following is a summary of cost areas associated with Art Lover VIP.
Online Publications
Hosting for multiple websites that are published by Mike de Sousa that form part of Art Lover VIP:
www.personalsafetyfordoctors.info
www.therightsoflivingthings.earth
Domain Name Renewals and management.
Domain Name Redirects.
Domain name redirection is a cost effective way to direct traffic. For example, www.artlovervip.com redirects to www.artlover.vip, and www.publicartworld.com redirects traffic to www.publicart.world.
There are very many domain names that redirect traffic towards online publications associated with Art Lover VIP.
Software As A Service
Art Lover VIP uses online tools that provide Software as a Service (SaaS) that aid in development, publishing, administration, and management.
WEB DEVELOPMENT
Website Development Services
Compliance Services for Aiding Accessibility.
Dedicated Website Legal Compliance Service.
Legal Compliance Service for General Data Protection and Policies under GDPR, IAB, TCF, CCPA etc.
Regular Security Auditing for Web Servers.
Website Backup.
Website Device Testing Service that helps ensure publications are compatible with mobiles, tablets, laptops, and desktops across platforms.
Website Analytics across all Art Lover VIP publications to review and improve page performance.
Website Monitoring and Public Status Update Pages to provide round the clock checks for availability, errors, and performance across Art Lover VIP publications and Apps.
Website Change Notification Service checks updates to privacy policies, tax, and other mission critical information.
Web Form and Survey Processing Services.
Digital adoption service for the development of interactive web pages and art guides.
Search Engine Monitoring Service for detailed analysis of SERP (Search Engine Results Page) performance.
Server Side Webpage Split Testing Service.
Secure Content Delivery Network (CDN) Service.
SEO Services.
APP DEVELOPMENT
NoCode X Full Stack App Development Services.
Live Code Create.
App Integration Service that links different services together.
REST API client for creating, debugging and testing APIs.
PUBLISHING
Radio publishing service that delivers Art Lover Radio.
eBook Distribution Service for Art Lover VIP Publications.
Streaming services for video, music, audiobooks, and podcasts.
SUPPORT SERVICES
Support Ticketing, Knowledgebase, and News Service.
Email Services: SMTP; Subscriber; Design.
Support Help Desk and Ticketing.
Feedback, Roadmap, and Announcement Service.
Push Notification Service.
Secure Digital Meetings Service that conforms to ISO 27001 Certification.
Live Webinar Service for connecting with Art Lover VIP Supporters.
Link shortening service to better share content in a variety of settings.
MARKETING AND PROMOTION
Press Ranger. A service that provides the means to contact and promote new work to journalists and publishers.
CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT
Topaz Labs Studio. A suite of tools that assist in the development of art and graphics.
AI Services for research and creative development.
Secure Cloud Storage, Backup, and Transmission.
Image, Design, and Video Resource Services.
Writing Services for creative, copy editing, editorial, legal, and plagiarism.
Programs
Windows and Apple software programs assist with the creation, development, and publication of art, music, literature, photography, and ideas that are associated with Art Lover VIP. As the workflow is complex depending on the task, and very many programs are used, the following list presents the general areas were software tools are used.
Art and Design
Music
Illustration
Photography
Web Design
Publishing
Administration and Office
Utilities (Windows and Apple)
Hardware
Hardware costs are kept relatively low.
Apple Computer for Music Creation and Production.
Windows Computer for Website Development and all other tasks.
Workstation Music Keyboard.
Music Studio Headphones, Mixing, Monitoring, and Accessories.
An array of SSD drives for music libraries and composition.
External SSD hard drives for local backup.
Keyboards and Office Accessories.
Personnel
A modest honorarium of US$10 per hour for Mike's time to create, curate, design, manage, and publish existing and new work that is published for all to enjoy.
You may also be interested reading the article Money and Artists which discusses Art Lover VIP income, profit, and presents a comparison of personnel costs.
