— About Us —

Nelson’s Direct Line (407) 963-7331
Email:  nelson(at)nelsonbates.com

Miss Higley’s Art is a part of
The Barefoot Conservatory, LLC
9776 Covent Garden Dr.
Orlando, FL 32827

Nelson London Bates, Founder

During my time working for the Walt Disney Company, I came into contact with the Disney Imagineers.

I thought they had the best job in the company.

They not only came up with creative ideas — but made them happen.

That’s what I wanted to do.

With a-small-twist.

In addition to dreaming up the ideas, I needed to own the Rights to them.

So that meant I needed to strike out on-my own and build everything from scratch.

. . . and that’s what I’ve done; and loved almost every minute of it.

So how did Miss Higley’s Art get its’ start.

I was in a Target store with my three-year-old daughter, standing in the Baseball Card isle; when I noticed they had three full racks of Garbage Pail Kids for sale.

I was impressed that something I collected as a kid in 1985, was still being sold in Target.

I know shelf-space is very valuable and thought these silly portraits must be very profitable.

And they are.

Amazingly, they were still using some of the same artwork from the ’80’s — when the idea popped-in-my head that I’d like to do some interesting children’s art, the whole family can enjoy.

And that’s how Miss Higley’s Art, got its start!

Here I am at my daughters school for a 30-minute presentation about my Art business.  I thought the kids would like it—but I wasn’t prepared they’d go BONKERS for the Art.

It was honestly one of the funnest days of my life, realizing I’m living my childhood dream!

School year: 2024-2025

I’ve also served as the lead Web Master for Walt Disney World and have written two #1 bestsellers about entrepreneurship.¹

My first Book.
Best Website: Simple Steps
to Successful Websites 2008


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My second Book.
Web Fluent: The Faster, Easier Way
to Build Your Web Business 2012.

I’ve also run The Bonsaiii Company, LLC. It was a business that sold world-class bonsai and handmade, gallery-quality pottery. (Sold, 2018)

Before that, I Founded The Entrepreneurs Studio, LLC — which was a creative advertising company that designed richly imaginative marketing campaigns for companies. (Sold, 2016.)

It was in 1995 that I pioneered the Web Marketing industry with the original Internet Marketing Center™ website.

In 2002 I Founded BuySellWebsite.com, LLC and built it into the #1 Ranked Website For-Sale Marketplace Worldwide.³

In 2003 I invented the Web’s most used Website Appraisal system to value Internet companies.

In 2006 I started BestWebsite.com® LLC and ran it for 5 years.  It taught others how to build successful Web businesses of their own (Sold, 2012).

I’m probably best known for my creative marketing strategies to build businesses.

I am enthralled with beautiful design, and elegant marketing and I live in sunny Orlando, Florida with my Family.

I graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in Marketing.

Last but not least, my current Dream Project is to build something called The Barefoot Conservatory, right here in Orlando!

A wellness playground for the whole family.  Read more at BarefootConservatory.org

FOOTNOTES:

¹ Best Website: Simple Steps to Successful Websites (2008, book by Nelson Bates) Hit Number #1 on Amazon, December 15th 2009.

² Web Fluent: The Faster Easier Way to Build Your Web Business (2011, book by Nelson Bates) Hit Number #1 on Amazon Popular List for Web Marketing, Jan 1st. 2012.

³ BuySellWebsite.com ranked #1 Website For Sale Marketplace by Alexa.com during 2003-2006. It had both more Unique Visitors and paid business listings for-sale than any other Marketplace.

Nelson Bates and his family, Walt Disney World. 2024