The London Art Company
— part of —
The Barefoot Conservatory, LLC
9776 Covent Garden Dr. Orlando, FL 32827
[email protected]
Direct Line: (407) 963-7331

Nelson London Bates – Founder Imagineer

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 whole company.

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

That’s what I wanted to do.

. . . with one-small-twist.

In addition to coming up with the ideas, I needed to own the Rights.

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

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

So how did I get started in the Art business?

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.

Before starting The Barefoot Conservatory, I was the Founder of The Bonsaiii Company. (Acquired 2018)

A business that sold world-class, gallery-quality bonsai.

It was at The Bonsaiii Company where my fascination with plants, soils, and natural fertilizers began.

Before The Bonsaiii Company, I served as the lead Web Master for Walt Disney World.  Where I ushered in the digital-era at the most magical-place-on-Earth.

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Nelson has also written two
#1 Bestsellers about entrepreneurship.¹

Best Website: Simple Steps
to Successful Websites

Web Fluent: The Faster, Easier
Way to Build Your Web Business

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

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

In 1995 I pioneered the Web Marketing industry with the original Internet Marketing Center™ website.

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 (Acquired, 2012).

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

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

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

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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.