Comments on: Don’t wait until they’re ready

By: Karen Martin Sampson

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:20:19 +0000

I will definitely get back to “snailmail” contacts (I used to before email). I was also taken with your idea in a post from last year about making up a notebook to keep articles, statements, exhibition postcards, etc., as well as photos. I do have a photo book of my work and have noticed that people love looking through it (most are full colour 8×10) – adding the other information on my “career” highlights is a great idea.

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By: Alyson B. Stanfield

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:48:44 +0000

Kaitlyn and Laura: Go get ’em!

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By: Laura Prill

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:54:06 +0000

I’m enjoying this post also, especially the part that speaks to self-confidence. . Not having that confidence would definitely make me back away from the four times a year newsletter , for eg. But acting on the assumption that people who have expressed an interest in my work would actually like to receive updates from me !, is a river to cross that speaks more about how I feel about myself than how they might feel about me. Thanks for the encouragement !

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By: Kaitlyn

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:45:36 +0000

I love this post because it speaks to why so many people are as successful as they are. It’s that personalized persistence that makes us recognizable but not annoying. *laughs* It’s amazing what persistence, self-belief and self-promotion can do!

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:20:09 +0000

Amrita: Just to clarify, I’m talking about REAL mail–not email. I agree with you about the latter! This needs to be sent through snail mail. I say “one-sided” above, but I’m going to go back in and make clear that I’m talking about snail mail.

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By: Amrita

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:12:04 +0000

While I agree she shouldn’t wait a whole year I also think there should be some communication up front that she will be in touch in what way. I find it really disrepectful when people add me to their mailing list for a newsletter assuming that I would want to receive those mailings when I didn’t give them permission to contact me in that way.

I would suggest a more personalized email or other as a way of keeping in touch – it can be a “standard” email that is customized in the introduction.

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:00:12 +0000

Ann: That would be great! I love your work and I know more people need to know about it.

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By: Ann

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:34:09 +0000

What a good idea I think I’ll schedule that into my marketing plan too. End of October my newsletter will be out! a.

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