Archive for 'Art Career'
I Can Ride My Bike With No Handle Bars
Photo by Mokolabs
Well actually I can’t, but what I am referring to is the insanely catchy song ‘Handlebars‘ by Denver hip hop band the Flobots.
What made this song get so much airplay in the UK was that it is unlike other songs out there in the commercial sphere at the moment. It’s not run of the mill. It’s [...]
Posted: October 8th, 2008 under Art Career.
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Small Art Shows for Big Profits
Just wanted to throw into the ‘How to Sell Your Art’ mix a recent experience of an Artist friend of mine.
She exhibited three paintings at a local RNLI (lifeboat charity) exhibition recently, that was held during a local festival for two days only + an opening evening. From this she sold one painting, however after the exhibition [...]
Posted: September 22nd, 2008 under Art Career, Art Marketing.
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The Trouble with Free Stuff and Artists !
Everyone loves Free Stuff - but the reality is that while the best things in life may be free…this does not genearally include artists websites.
We are all getting used to being able to post pictures of our art for free all over the Internet on huge web services like Facebook, Myspace, Flicker and the likes, and when it comes to [...]
Posted: June 4th, 2008 under Art Career, Build the Brand, Sell Art Online.
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Artists Business Plans and the Long Haul Mindset
I read a fantastic post the other day on Empty Easel’s blog called ‘The SEO Mindset for Artists: Are you ready for a long haul?‘ Basically it discusses that when you are implementing search engine optimisation tactics on your blog or website, you have to have a ‘long haul’ mindset. You need to work at it consistently for [...]
Posted: May 24th, 2008 under Art Career, To Do.
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