June 1st, 2010 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 for artists to have a presence on LinkedIn as well. On today’s show, I’ll discuss the advantages of using LinkedIn to promote your artwork and give you some tips on how make the best impression.
1. LinkedIn has a couple of advantages over other social networking sites
This is a preview of Social Networking: LinkedIn Tips for Artists . Read the full post (283 words, estimated 1:08 mins reading time)
January 5th, 2010 The year 2010 is here and it’s time to start looking ahead to the New Year. Do your beginning of the year plans also include making your artist’s website a success? In this episode, I’ll talk about how to plan for a successful online 2010.
1. Do some basic website maintenance- January is typically a very slow time for artists, use this slump to do some sprucing up and maintenance on your website. Things to check include:
- Your images
- Your links and navigation
- All your online forms
- Your newsletter
- Your shopping cart
This is a preview of Marketing Your Art Online: How to Make Your Website a Success in 2010 . Read the full post (393 words, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)
October 27th, 2009 When most artists think about making money with their art, they mainly think about direct sales….you make a piece of art and you sell it to a customer. But there are number of different ways to make money in addition to selling your artwork. And these alternate streams of income can help supplement your bottom line. In this episode, I’m going to talk about 5 alternate ways to make money without directly selling your art.
The benefits of additional income streams
- You can even out your cash flow in between crafts shows and gallery sales
This is a preview of Making Money With Your Art: 5 Ways to Make Money Without Selling Your Artwork . Read the full post (326 words, estimated 1:18 mins reading time)
October 22nd, 2009 If you’re an artist trying to promote your artwork or sell your artwork online, you’ve probably heard of social networking sites like Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter. Perhaps you’ve already dipped your toe into the social networking waters. But is it working the way you’re expecting? Is it getting you results or does it feel like a waste of time? Social networking can greatly benefit your marketing efforts IF you take the right approach. On this episode, I’ll give you some tips that you can use right away that can help you successfully marketing your art through social networking.
This is a preview of Social Networking Tips for Artists: Making it Work . Read the full post (345 words, estimated 1:23 mins reading time)
October 8th, 2009 Simply building your art website is only the beginning of marketing yourself online. You also need to promote your website if you want it to work as an effective marketing tool. But, if you’re a working artist or an artist that also holds down another job, how are you going to keep with the marketing part of your website AND creating your art? In this episode, I’ll discuss ways you can keep up with both creating your art and marketing it on your website.
1. Understand that promoting your website is a long term task
- traffic doesn’t arrive by magic
This is a preview of Marketing Your Crafts: How to Balance Marketing Your Art Website with Creating Your Art . Read the full post (373 words, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)
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