As I said in earlier posts, Twitter is a social medium. You want to be friendly and have conversations. So, you reply to tweets from other people. Twitter makes this very easy. Let’s say you’re watching your @Replies very closely, as you should be. Someone mentions you in one of their tweets, so it shows
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At a loss for what to share in your Twitter updates? While we really do want to hear what you’re up to from time to time, you also have to keep our interest and be friendly.
Here are 9 solid ideas to get you started or keep you going.
This economy is producing surprising opportunities for those who are willing to think outside of the box. Take for instance, artists in the United Kingdom who are turning vacant storefronts into what are being called “pop-up galleries.” The name aptly describes art spaces that show up out of nowhere and then, Poof!, disappear after an
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You’ll need at least two different pieces of software for your art business: one for your financial records and another for your inventory and mailing list database.
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In 8 Ways to be More Financially Savvy, I mentioned forming a financial support group and that, in my group, we give ourselves homework before our next meeting. On Twitter, @swcoffey asked what financial homework might consist of. Here are ten real-life homework examples from our financial support group mixed in with some additional ideas.
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While reading de Kooning: An American Master, I was struck by the following quote from the author: The downtown artists . . . saw how hard de Kooning was working “on the side,” and how ardently he struggled to find an independent style, constantly destroying his work rather than settling for mediocrity. (pg 122) A
Not on Twitter yet? Great! I’ll get you before you make a huge mistake. Okay, you can’t really make a huge mistake. I want to give you some tips for coming up with your Twitter handle (or username). Process for Finding Your Twitter Name I got to thinking about this subject when I was helping
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Was the printing bargain just too good to pass up? Did you really go and order THAT many postcards? I talked with an artist yesterday who was ordering 5,000 postcards (”because it was such a great deal”). Truly, there were no other options in this deal. As I understand it, it was 5,000 postcards or
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How many hours a week should a full-time artist devote to his or her career?This Deep Thought comes from a recent guest post in which Michael Shane Neal mentioned the importance of working art–citing 12-18-hour days. (He didn’t mention if that was 7 days a week or 5 days a week.) What is necessary and
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I’ve been noticing bad habits snaking into my vocabulary. Not just my speech, but my writing! Certain words and phrases sound like fingernails on a chalkboard. If only they wouldn’t come out in the first place! The phrases “you know” and “I mean” are tops on my list, along with the word “actually.” I’m reminded
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