Email Problems – Mails from Senders Not Received
When you can’t receive from senders many of them may be spam, so having them rejected is useful, but when legitimate mail is blocked, that’s a problem.
Spam Control – is it Possible?
Spam emails can be blocked at server level if you have your own domain and hosting. Unfortunately, rigourous spam control software is sometimes a bit too effective and will get rid of legitimate emails along with the baddies.
Writing Articles for Artists
How articles add value to artists websites. Why should an artist write articles for their website? If you have a portfolio site showing a good selection of artwork, surely that is enough – or is it? A very well-known artist can get away with a portfolio site and can even have no website at all…
How to Use Tweetdeck as an Account You Manage
When someone invites you to be a contributor on their Twitter account, it can be confusing at first. Here’s how to ensure you are Tweeting as the account and not as yourself. This five minute video gives a quick overview of how to change accounts on the fly, to like share and comment as well…
Course for Artists – Share Authentically Online
If you’re not getting your art in front of the right people online then you may be “under the influence” of one or more common excuses around promoting yourself and your art: • “I don’t have enough time.” • “I can’t make art and promote it.” • “I don’t have anything good to say ……
AutoResponder Services – List
Email marketing tools and Autoresponders are among the most important parts of your business as an artist. They are used for more than sending promotional emails. You can also use them to follow-up with existing customers, to build loyalty and keep people coming back to your art website and ultimately to make sales. All These…
Find Your Ideal Buyers and Target Them
Promotion and Publicity One of the things I learned early on is that when promoting the next Exhibition of your work, the importance of spending your advertising budget on promoting to those who are already interested in your work. That is why your list of previous clients is your first port of call, followed by…
Keeping Sight of Goals and Avoiding Distractions
There’s a system for goals that I have come across time and again. If applied, the system can be very useful to move a person forward. Briefly, it’s about identifying the big long-term goals and the ones that will get you there which are the mid-term and short-term goals. This is about making use of…
Making a Name as an Artist – Your Name as Your Brand
There are many industries that use a person’s name as the brand for a product but in the arts in particular, your name is important even before you are well-known or established. As an artist begins to gain a following, the name of the artist is what people talk about. The name is passed on…
The Benefits of having an Artist’s Blog
Why would an artist need or even want a blog? What is the point of having a blog and how can you have one? You might be wondering how having a blog can contribute to the success of an artist whether just starting out or already showing in galleries. You may even be sceptical about…
