Social Networking: LinkedIn Tips for Artists

A lot of attention has been given to social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. But there is another social networking site that artists often overlook. That overlooked networking site is called LinkedIn. Even if you already have a presence on Facebook or Twitter, there are a number of reasons why it makes sense [...]

Keeping Control of Your Online Presence

Just like there are a lot of things that you must keep control of in the offline part of your art business…there are a number of things that you need to be in control of if you have an online presence or if you’re selling your artwork online. Unfortunately, a lot of artists give up [...]

Blogging: Choosing a Blogging Service for Your Art Blog

There’s a lot of choices in services and software to start and run your art blog including Blogger, Typepad, Wordpress, LiveJournal, Squarespace and more. So what’s the best choice for your blog? The service or software you choose for your blog depends on a number of different factors including cost, features, and ease of use. [...]

Email Marketing: Email Etiquette for Art Business

Despite what everyone is saying about the death of email because of social networking, email is still a critical component when it comes to marketing your work online. So are you putting your best foot forward in your emails? Or are you projecting yourself as unprofessional, amateurish, or even worse…rude in your email communications? Here [...]

Art Blogging: 7 Ways You Can Improve Your Art Blog

Is your art blog the best that it can possibly be? Whether you have a blog on Wordpress, Typepad, or Blogger, there are things that you can do that will attract more readers, encourage more comments, and most importantly, help you promote your artwork better! Here are 7 ways you can make your blog be [...]