Comments on: Mention Sales in Your Newsletter? http://www.artbizblog.com/2006/04/mention-sales-in-your-newsletter.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 By: Effexor. http://www.artbizblog.com/2006/04/mention-sales-in-your-newsletter.html/comment-page-1#comment-1387 Effexor. Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:04:34 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2006/04/mention-sales-in-your-newsletter.html#comment-1387 <strong>Effexor.</strong> Effexor. Effexor.

Effexor.

]]> By: Jennie Rosenbaum http://www.artbizblog.com/2006/04/mention-sales-in-your-newsletter.html/comment-page-1#comment-1386 Jennie Rosenbaum Sat, 29 Apr 2006 05:48:26 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2006/04/mention-sales-in-your-newsletter.html#comment-1386 Oh great! I'm so glad to hear it, it sounds like fun. now I just have to get it all up and running! Oh great! I’m so glad to hear it, it sounds like fun. now I just have to get it all up and running!

]]> By: Alyson Stanfield http://www.artbizblog.com/2006/04/mention-sales-in-your-newsletter.html/comment-page-1#comment-1385 Alyson Stanfield Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:20:44 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2006/04/mention-sales-in-your-newsletter.html#comment-1385 Jennie, I don't think that looks bad at all. I think it's a great idea! Just highlighting one piece and then donating a portion to charity is a terrific way to handle it. AND, it makes you feel good. Jennie, I don’t think that looks bad at all. I think it’s a great idea! Just highlighting one piece and then donating a portion to charity is a terrific way to handle it. AND, it makes you feel good.

]]> By: Jennie Rosenbaum http://www.artbizblog.com/2006/04/mention-sales-in-your-newsletter.html/comment-page-1#comment-1384 Jennie Rosenbaum Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:09:33 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2006/04/mention-sales-in-your-newsletter.html#comment-1384 I have been contemplating offering one piece per newsletter for auction or a fixed price with some of the proceeds going to charity - would this end up looking as bad as sales? I have been contemplating offering one piece per newsletter for auction or a fixed price with some of the proceeds going to charity – would this end up looking as bad as sales?

]]> By: Clint Watson http://www.artbizblog.com/2006/04/mention-sales-in-your-newsletter.html/comment-page-1#comment-1383 Clint Watson Wed, 26 Apr 2006 19:11:50 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2006/04/mention-sales-in-your-newsletter.html#comment-1383 I agree with Alyson on this. I would suggest taking the idea of letting your clients in on a "Secret" a step further. Create an email (or snail mail) "Insiders" list of people who have bought your work and people who are really serious about buying it. Don't put everyone on the list, just those people who really should be on it. Put everyone else on a "general" list. Send the "Insiders" a notice of a new group of work first and tell them that you're thanking them for their past support and that you're offering your new works to them first for a period of time. Your "Insiders" will feel good because they are getting preferential treatment and first opportunity to see your work. This has the added bonus of creating a bit of time urgency for them to act. The web sites that I build for artist have a "Membership Manager" built in and you can assign "Insiders" a higher security level on your website than other members. You could create a page of art that required members to log in to see the works. This has an added benefit. After they log in you know exactly WHO is looking at which pieces. After the insiders period expires, you can simply remove the security on the page and make it available to the general public. Sincerely, Clint Watson Software Craftsman and Art Fanatic I agree with Alyson on this. I would suggest taking the idea of letting your clients in on a “Secret” a step further. Create an email (or snail mail) “Insiders” list of people who have bought your work and people who are really serious about buying it. Don’t put everyone on the list, just those people who really should be on it. Put everyone else on a “general” list. Send the “Insiders” a notice of a new group of work first and tell them that you’re thanking them for their past support and that you’re offering your new works to them first for a period of time. Your “Insiders” will feel good because they are getting preferential treatment and first opportunity to see your work. This has the added bonus of creating a bit of time urgency for them to act. The web sites that I build for artist have a “Membership Manager” built in and you can assign “Insiders” a higher security level on your website than other members. You could create a page of art that required members to log in to see the works. This has an added benefit. After they log in you know exactly WHO is looking at which pieces. After the insiders period expires, you can simply remove the security on the page and make it available to the general public. Sincerely, Clint Watson Software Craftsman and Art Fanatic

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