Do I Need A Personal Website to Sell Art? (5 of 30)

September 25th, 2009 |

What a good post should contain , so I am posting on a daily basis to my pen name blog. We haven’t really talked about what a good post should contain. These are some pointers from Mark Joyners Affiliate Marketing Program.

A Compelling Title — Why should I read this?
A seductive introduction — Your art will handle this once the reader gets there, but before they do you need to say something seductive about your piece. Things like what were you trying to achieve. What you want the viewer to see. Tell them what you are expressing in the painting. Do not just hope they will get it. Were you successful or did this turn out to be a decent study for a theme you will be returning to. Do not shy away from honestly sharing your results with your readers. If they know you are going to keep posting and improving they will be more likely to return. Not everything you create will be a masterpiece, but your collectors are interested in your growth and direction. Nothing shows that better than works in progress and studies.
3 to 5 details about your work. Perhaps the pallet you are using, colors, and challenges to yourself as you completed the work. What materials did you use to put the piece together. How you arrived at the choices for your composition. Did you learn anything from this piece.
Wrap it up, restate your introduction. If you are offering prints online at ImageKind or some place similar, make the offer here with a link. If you are selling the original, put the paypal button tight in your blog post.

Well these are some basics, that will help when you do not know what to post. Keep the 4 point in mind for everything you post on your blog. Check in Tomorrow for How To Create a Paypal Button.

Please feel free to leave comments or suggestions.

Jeremy