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Sell Art Online — Where Do I Start
Blog – Blogger
Artist Statement: Write an artist statement, make it an evergreen post. Sidebar, header or footer.
Post you wips: Post your work in progress (wips). As it goes ask for comments, get you readers involved in the creative process. Sell originals on your. Get a paypal account and follow a tutorial on paypal about how to add a button for purchase. Once you have done this a few times, it will be as easy as sending an email.
Twitter (easier than sending an email)
Keep the conversation going with a twitter account, you can remind the world what you are creating. More on twitter in Part 1 Sell Art Online With Twitter
Use Flickr or Picasa
If you are going to use Imagekind, or you think yo are going to use Imagekind use Fickr or Flickr Pro to store all the electronic copies of your art. I recommend you use it as a make shift file ssystem/catalog for your art in Is Flickr A Social Media SIte?
Use Imagekind or Redbubble
Set up galleries to display and offer prints for sale. If you are looking to provide high quality framed prints of your work Imagekind and RedBubble both have nice features. A comparison between these two sites comming in Print On Demand – Part 2
Read Great Books and Blogs
Get two great books I’d Rather Be in the Studio! and The Unconventional Guide to Art and Money read them and put them to practice.
Read Art Marketing Blogs
EmptyEasel.com
Tony Moffit
Fine Art Views.com
ArtBizBlog.com
Your comments are appreciated and will help move forward the idea that an artist can take total control of their online success.
Jeremy