Comments on: Starting an Online Presence for Your Art

By: Alease Michelle

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 06:16:39 +0000

Hi Alyson. These are basic but important steps to bring your art into the world. Ensuring photos that really highlight your art is so important too.

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By: kathryn

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 23:57:40 +0000

ohhhhh…forgot to add this…Alyson, do you have any advice about the fanpage…how to engage more people to interact on it? Thanks!!

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By: kathryn

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 23:54:58 +0000

i love my blog and think it’s an awesome place to show what i’m up to in creating my work. my blog posts feed into my facebook fan page…but honestly i really don’t know how to engage people more there or really what to do with it. and i don’t twitter cuz i just don’t have the time, as i’m also on flickr and etsy.

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By: Deb Stewart

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:30:37 +0000

I’d be lost now without my “online presence”. I did not know what I would blog about when I started but now it is a weekly thing for me to do and I enjoy it. I’m getting better at it as I go along. My facebook “fan page” has been very helpful also. Two people recently said they would be going to an exhibit in Denver where I will be showing my work. Really, the online world has changed my life and opened up a whole world to me. Its pretty amazing.

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By: Laura Beardsell-Moore

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:08:10 +0000

If you are based in the UK there is a government initiative called Get British Business online, which enables people to get a free website. It is pretty limited without paying for some additions, but it’s a great platform to get you started if you think that paying for an all singing all dancing website will be too expensive.
http://www.gbbo.co.uk/
Admittedly getting a digital presence is a really confusing environment, there are so many things to think about. But don’t forget the offline stuff… Carry business cards with with you including your Facebook page address and website so that people you meet at private views can check out your stuff later. The interaction with people in real life shouldn’t be forgotten!
I don’t yet have a Twitter feed, but I know that it’s something I need to think about. Just got to take the plunge…

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By: Christine Sauer

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:30:05 +0000

I started my blog a few months ago on wordpress. There was a learning curve though now I have several pages with different types of content. I enjoy posting about friends exhibitions in the New Orleans art scene as well as showing my in process and new work. I post once a week or so. I have my blog hooked up to facebook, and a link on my website. I try to keep the style clean, fresh and colorful to make it appealing. http://christines29.wordpress.com/ Thanks to Allyson for her many great helpful tips. I have been reading my new pdf of IRBITS. Great stuf!

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By: Vanessa

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:20:19 +0000

It can seem somewhat overwhelming at first but once you start it’s easy to fall into a routine and even find shortcuts like Robert noted above by linking a few of your accounts together.
I found the best part of all is that you gain exposure quickly and you’ll be surprised at the people you meet along the way, clients and even fellow artists who will share ideas with you and provide some help even!
Above everything I would say go with the blog to start off with because it will benefit you as an artists too, by expressing your views and in terms of support. From there when you move on to add face book and twitter, you’ll already have content!
All the best 🙂

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By: Robert McCall

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:36:52 +0000

Like Catherine I’ve just started blogging. I had Twitter, and I’ve just started the Facebook page. I connected Facebook, and Twitter with Twitter feed, and looped it all together for readers with Wibiya. I used ‘Blogger’ because I consider it the easiest and most versatile. It’s tough. I’d also recommend Flickr, and Twitpic to get your message out. All the best Catherine. Great website Alyson.

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