Comments on: Blog vs. Website

By: Real Live Art — Art Biz Blog | Art

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:47:08 +0000

[…] write a lot about promoting your art online because it’s cost effective and easy. But you shouldn’t be satisfied with showing your work […]

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By: Real Live Art — Art Biz Blog

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:02:09 +0000

[…] write a lot about promoting your art online because it’s cost effective and easy. But you shouldn’t be satisfied with showing your work […]

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:54:07 +0000

In reply to Cory Huff.

Cory: Yes, that’s an excellent exercise. We’re very opinionated about what we see on other sites and that can inform our own decisions.

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By: Cory Huff

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:43:42 +0000

huzzah, Alyson. I’ve blogged about this more than a few times. Everyone who knows me knows I’m a big fan of WordPress as a way for artists to get their own site – and it takes no coding knowledge.
There’s really no excuse for not having a professional site, even if it’s simple. One thing that every artist can do to improve their site is look for 10 – 15 sites by artists in their niche and make a list of what they like/don’t like. This exercise alone will inspire you to make some positive changes.
Google Blog Search, Twitter search, and Flickr are some great places to start looking for great artist websites.

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By: Website vs. Blog « Marlene Lee Art

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:48:50 +0000

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By: tortagialla.com – Artist and Designer Linda Tieu

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:47:35 +0000

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:16:24 +0000

In reply to Photography Art Cafe.

PAC: Sounds like that works well for you. Some artists prefer blogs because they can update them more easily without tech help.

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By: Photography Art Cafe

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 14:59:29 +0000

Helpful, clear tips as ever.
I guess a blog that ticks all these boxes – clear navigation to key pages, newsletter etc. – becomes fairly close to a frequently updated website. Equally, I have a website with a blog page that draws comparable traffic from the search engines as the homepage!
My impression is that a site/blog can work if all the key components (content to drive traffic, clear galleries, contact info…etc)are there in any form; it can be shaped around the individual artist.
I like to use an old-school website layout because I don’t know when I might be less able to spend time on it in the future and require it to run on auto-pilot.

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By: Patricia C Vener

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 05:26:50 +0000

In reply to Alyson Stanfield.

Thanks Alyson. Now to figure out getting it there. I’m sure it can’t be any more difficult than cutting and pasting some code into the right place. Heh.

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 05:03:34 +0000

In reply to Dora Ficher.

Oh no! Not again, Dora.
I would write out a very clear strategy. What would you use the blog for or the website? The results you want from the site should dictate how it functions and the content.

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