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Any ideas what I could add to the page or fix on it?

I have no automated payment method yet, which I should set up sooner rather than later. I've tried to set up Stripe, but it's US only, so that leaves PayPal, I guess.

On the other hand, I do enjoy the 1 on 1 with customers, which is the current way of ordering/paying. Feels a lot more personal, which is what the whole thing is about as well.

I've been yearning to do something pretty for a while now, so when I stumbled on these beautiful images, I built a website around them. I also used them as an excuse to learn about a few canvas and Raphael.js features. TypeKit came into play as well.

Running on a free EC2 instance and backed by a name.com domain it's pretty lean too.

The prices you charge are probably a bit steep. Just my 2 cents.

They could be lower if the posters weren't unique and I would be able to do offset printing in volume. Since they are unique, which I think is good, printing comes at a hefty price already.

Since they are one off prints, that can bump the price up a bit. Especially when you include shipping and all that. So I don't find it that expensive.

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