There is a huge proliferation of flash-based art and photography websites today and while many of them look sleek and sexy I have some doubts about their effectiveness as marketing tools. Here are my biggest concerns:
Waiting….Waiting… Waiting….. That’s the …
In this excellent post, Art Business blogger Barney Davey tackles that most interesting question we’ve all been wondering about:
…“Can I make it as a visual artist without having a Twitter and Facebook account? Not to mention Linkedin, MySpace,
Part 4 – Custom-Designed Artist Websites
They are what they say they are – fully customized websites designed around you and your art. Effectively executed, these websites should:
In yesterdays post we discussed Online Art Galleries and Slide Registries. Today we will look at Template Art Portfolios.
Part 3 – Template Art Portfolio Services
These services allow you to create an online portfolio of your work by choosing …
Part 2 – Online Art Hubs / Galleries / Digital Slide Registries
There are many great online gallery services available today. For a variable fee (typically $50 to $300 per year) these sites allow you to create your own portfolio …
Artists seeking to develop a website to showcase their work have many options. Website designers offer a range of solutions ranging from simple template-based sites to fully customized designs built entirely around the persona of the artist and their work. …
The latest issue of Art Calendar (newsstand edition) has a series of great articles on building and maintaining your online art presence. There’s sections on Social Networking, promoting art in “Second Life” (an online 3-D virtual world), Website Design, and …
Technique #7: Optimize Your Website For Search Engine Traffic
Galleries and other Arts professionals do search for work on the internet so it makes sense to do as much as possible to help them find you. If you perform an …