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10 Secrets To Sell Art In A Down Economy
Last Updated: Wednesday, March 31, 2010
10 Secrets To Sell Art In A Down Economy

By art publisher and marketing expert B. Eric Rhoads This is an article I recently read on Eric Rhoads’ blog. Click here to go to his site, although you can read the article right here as well, including all his links. He is a highly respected artist, art expert and publisher

Holly Becker: Interview – How to Make Your Blog Work for You
Last Updated: Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Holly Becker: Interview – How to Make Your Blog Work for You

Other artists ask me all the time for tips on how to market their work. There’s no set secrets, believe me! Here are the Big Two, as far as I’ve seen: 1. The unbending intention to get your work out there because you know it has value and serves your market well, and 2.

How Even Newbies Can Create A New Blog Lickety-Split
Last Updated: Sunday, March 28, 2010
How Even Newbies Can Create A New Blog Lickety-Split

Recently, an old friend emailed me and told me she wanted to rep my work, but wanted to be able to go to a site where she could ONLY see recent works. She told me it was way too confusing to her clients to sit there and say, this is sold, this one is available. That’s OK –

I Used to Detest Making Goals
Last Updated: Saturday, March 27, 2010
I Used to Detest Making Goals

If you’re one of those artists who say, “don’t tell me I have to market my work, I just make it,” you’ll really appreciate the solutions for easier marketing in this note today. That actually goes for you health, biz and energy coaches and practitioners,

Carol Gold: Master of Human Expression in Bronze
Last Updated: Saturday, March 27, 2010
Carol Gold: Master of Human Expression in Bronze

Carol Gold: “I sculpt in wax, then cast into bronze. I have chosen to work with human and animal forms to best express my feelings about nature and the human condition. I strive to convey a mood as well as create a sense of motion in space. Through the years my sculpture has

Lori Woodward: Building Art Career Credentials
Last Updated: Thursday, March 25, 2010
Lori Woodward: Building Art Career Credentials

This is an article by Lori Woodward out of the FineArtViews.com newsletter. I thought you’d appreciate it because it gives all kinds of real, concrete suggestions, rather than flimsy theoretical ideas. Lori is a painter, and refers to painting organizations, events and media,

Harriete Estel Berman: Professional Contract Guidelines for Artists
Last Updated: Saturday, March 6, 2010
Harriete Estel Berman: Professional Contract Guidelines for Artists

Have you ever wondered about your artist’s contract? Or if the one you’re signing is really and truly on the up and up? Check out this whole long list of documents, guidelines and such that you can use in your own work. Here’s a partial list of what Harriete has

Marketing Lessons from A Hair Stylist
Last Updated: Friday, March 5, 2010
Marketing Lessons from A Hair Stylist

Guest blogger: Michael Lynn Adams This post first appeared on Alyson B. Stanfield’s info-packed Art Biz Blog (artbizblog.com) About two months ago I went to Bigoudi Salon (Woodland Hills, California) where a wonderful woman named Natsu cut my hair. During the haircut our conversation