http://www.artbizblog.com/2005/06/dont-have-a-web-site.html for the Business of Being an Artist Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:18:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.artbizblog.com/2005/06/dont-have-a-web-site.html/comment-page-1#comment-2067 Pat Velte Sun, 19 Jun 2005 18:45:41 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2005/06/dont-have-a-web-site.html#comment-2067 For some artists, there is another opportunity that, while not free, may be a very inexpensive way to have a basic web presence: an art guild or association's web site. The Oklahoma Art Guild, for example, charges a one-time fee of $35 to host a member's page with the artist's bio/statement and five images. Since the artist's name is included in the text for the page, the name shows up in search engines (priceless!). The affiliation with a respected Guild or Association is also a benefit and can give an artist a more credible URL than a photo album address would. OAG membership is $36/year -- so a single page listing would be a $71 investment (for example). I think it's worth the effort to find out what might already be available with exisiting memberships. And a disclaimer: I build the OAG member pages but maintain the OAG site pro bono. I'm not trying to get business... just wanting to expand the discussion! For some artists, there is another opportunity that, while not free, may be a very inexpensive way to have a basic web presence: an art guild or association’s web site. The Oklahoma Art Guild, for example, charges a one-time fee of $35 to host a member’s page with the artist’s bio/statement and five images. Since the artist’s name is included in the text for the page, the name shows up in search engines (priceless!). The affiliation with a respected Guild or Association is also a benefit and can give an artist a more credible URL than a photo album address would. OAG membership is $36/year — so a single page listing would be a $71 investment (for example). I think it’s worth the effort to find out what might already be available with exisiting memberships. And a disclaimer: I build the OAG member pages but maintain the OAG site pro bono. I’m not trying to get business… just wanting to expand the discussion!

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