“With social media and media technology on the rise, it is important for us to maximise the potential for our members to market their works more efficiently with what the digital has to offer,” said Alex Goh, founder of TAXI and The Creative Finder.
TAXI ensures that its members’ works are given the treatment appropriate for a piece of art. Even on the mobile site, images are sized fit-to-screen, so viewers have just the art, and not walls of text, to look at. Because of the wealth of images available, TAXI has organised portfolios according to galleries that members set and can upload to.
Easy navigating tools and browsing functions are also available on the new mobile TAXI. To complement this mobile scheme, the URLs for all portfolios have also been shortened; they are now in the simple "http://www.designtaxi.com/username" or "http://www.thecreativefinder.com/username" formats.
Accompanying the theme of simplicity is TAXI’s new batch upload system. Where previously members could only manually upload their work one at a time, the new system allows for multiple pieces to be simultaneously uploaded.
At the core of TAXI’s services is the providing of better support to its members. A new FAQ discussion forum has been introduced to the website, where members can suggest what features they would like to see on TAXI.
Alex explains, “By introducing a more efficient customer support channel, members’ ideas can be further improved via open discussion from fellow members. These requests will be looked into promptly with quality service from our dedicated Portfolio Crew.”
Besides these optimised features, TAXI has also introduced a new section: the Image of the Day. Each day, TAXI will feature a single image from its members’ portfolios, handpicked by our editor. The image will be displayed on TAXI’s homepage, with a link to the corresponding artist’s portfolio attached, as well as the ability for viewers to leave comments.
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