Thank you for your response, Alison.
I am the team leader for Social Media for my Open Studios group (150+ artists, ARTrails in N. CA). We are 27 years old as a group, with old and new players, and like everyone else, trying to learn how to effectively engage with our community, friends and art patrons, in person, in print and online. May we share your suggestions, with credit to you?
About FASO and WordPress. FASO may have more of a built in audience than WordPress? But is it for more traditional artists, asks an abstract friend. And less personal? FASO has a connected email platform, with WordPress you have to select one and set that up, too. I’m trying them out, as I personally want to have a blog and email server instead of Macmail and update my website, and to know the basics to share with fellow artists. Have investigated Chimp, Constant contact, iContact, Vertical Response, Campaigner. Any recommendations on email servers? Some of our artists are starting out. Some, like me, have been working a long time, but nevertheless have to upgrade everything!
And what do you think about posting prices and carts, when you also are doing business with galleries? Keeping prices the same across the board has to be done in this age of the internet as far as I can see.
I’m also researching artists’ legacies. . .but that’s another topic.
Thanks you for responding.

Marsha: FASO provides excellent service and has many benefits. Good people there.

Yes! Where in the world is your sign-up form? I clicked 3 places and never found it.