When My Art Gets Discovered I will Be Successful…
I often hear this phrase from artists or some variation thereof such as, “If I could Get Discovered, Then My Art Will Sell!” or “If I Could Only Get Discovered, Then I Will Become a Successful Artist”. I am sorry but I am here to tell you that this type …
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10 Things Artists Can Do to Get Unstuck Now!
Every day I hear from artists who have an art website, are entering and placing in art competitions and are active in several social media networks, Despite this, these artists are not making sales and they are now discouraged at the dismal marketing results. At this point-in-time some artists begin …
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Successful Facebook Business Pages for Artists
Today, it is essential for artists to expose their art to their target audience. At the least, artists need to be marketing their art on Facebook, Google Plus, Pinterest and LinkedIn. Other effective social media outlets for artists to use to market their art would also be YouTube, Twitter and …
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10 Events for Artists to Send Out Press Releases
Artists should use press releases to promote and market their art brand whenever they are involved in or when they participate in any newsworthy art related event. Press releases are a very fast and effective way in which an artist can get their “message” to their target audience. Today, there …
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Do You Have a Body of Work to Show? – Part II
Previously, in Part I we wrote about having a body of work to show art galleries, art reps, art collectors and to any other interested parties of your art. In that article we also discussed the overall importance of having a body of work and how to develop a body …
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Do You Have a Body of Work to Show? – Part I
As an artist do you have a body of work to show interested parties? What is a body of work? Why is it important to have this? How do you develop a body of work? We will explore these subjects and more a series of two articles. To me a body …
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I Was Accepted Into an Art Exhibition! Now What?
You entered an art competition and were accepted into a group exhibition, now what should you do to leverage that achievement? At every chance an artist should try to promote and market this success. Hopefully, this article will provide an exhibiting artist with a plan of action to take advantage …
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5 Things an Artist Should Do to Kick Start 2013
If you have not done so yet, have you determined and set up your art marketing goals for the year 2013? If not, here are 5 relatively easy things that an artist can do to help improve their marketing and branding of their art in 2013. I believe that if …
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The Best Times for Artists to Post to Social Media
As an Artist are you unhappy with the results of your social media efforts? There could be a simple answer to this issue in that you may be posting your messages at the wrong time of day! Over the past several years there have been several studies which has measured …
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Does Your Art Website Have RSS? – It Should!
Is your art website setup with RSS capabilities? Do you know what an RSS feed does? Do you understand the advantages and benefits that an RSS feed can have for your art website? We will briefly explore what an RSS feed can do to increase the impact and the following …
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10 Free Directories to Drive Traffic to Your Website
If you are unhappy with the number of visitors to your art website, here are some free online directories you should immediately have your art website listed on. Today, being listed with online directories is a necessity for any artist, who would like to drive more traffic to their art …
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How to Write a Good & Effective Artist Biography
An effective artist biography (bio) is necessary information to have as part of the artist’s presentation to any viewers and interested parties of their artwork. A well written and composed artist bio serves to help a reader to connect to the artist and to the artist’s artwork. An artist bio, when …
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