The Accessible Artist Sells More Art!
Back in the early part of this century (so long ago!) I spent a lot of time visiting major art fairs all over the United States. Some were major recognized art events like the Sausalito Art Festival and King’s Mountain …
12 Tips To Create An Artist Website: Part 2
It seems like forever since we published the first part of this 12-Tips article! We’ve been in technology-land moving all our sites (including AMS) over to a great new webhost who will be helping us manage some of our traffic …
Featured Artist: Myra Rodriguez
In my small universe, being an artist is, first and foremost, a way of seeing life. The results can be expressed in diverse ways – while some artists paint, sculpt, or photograph, others share their artistry through teaching, business, or …
12 Tips To Create An Artist Website: Part 1
Here’s the scoop on what you need to know when designing a website to showcase your art, impress galleries, and win over collectors. Learn how to avoid the mistakes most emerging artists make when creating their online portfolio.
1. Decide …
A Little Art Email Etiquette S’il Vous Plait!
Sometimes, when I read some of the emails we receive, I wonder if I am from a different century. That would be a century where people introduced themselves before speaking, asking questions, or demanding information. A century where people don’t …
The Perils Of The Poverty Conscious Artist
I’m in Australia this week attending a memorial service for a very close family member. My attention has been with my family and I haven’t really wanted to write – until today when I saw something that really got my …
The Emerging Artist In My Dreams
Once in a while I get to share some more personal insights with you. Normally we like to keep the attention on you, the great artists of our times, but today it’s my turn!
The revealing information you didn’t know …
Stealing From Your Artist Website: Does It Matter?
We’ve been having another big discussion at Art Marketing Secrets recently – this time about the whole issue of stealing images from artist websites. While we all know that it’s true that this is a fact of life, the big …
Sleep Soundly: Backup Your Artist Website Data
Tanya Mikaela’s post earlier this week about an international art scam was one of our most popular recent articles and it got me thinking about some of the other perils that artists face in their careers.
Thinking that through I …
International Art Scammers Want You!
I was approached this past week with something that looked great at first but turned out to be a major scam with the potential to take advantage of many artists. Thankfully my brother who is a photographer knew all about …