http://www.artbizblog.com/2009/03/when-you-don%e2%80%99t-get-a-response-to-your-email.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/2009/03/when-you-don%e2%80%99t-get-a-response-to-your-email.html/comment-page-1#comment-15295 Facilitate payment for the sale of your artwork — Art Biz Blog Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:49:08 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2009/03/when-you-don%e2%80%99t-get-a-response-to-your-email.html#comment-15295 [...] trust the reliability of email, so don’t assume that you’re being ignored just because your email message wasn’t answered quickly. After a couple of days have passed, pick up the phone and repeat the conversation under #1 [...] [...] trust the reliability of email, so don’t assume that you’re being ignored just because your email message wasn’t answered quickly. After a couple of days have passed, pick up the phone and repeat the conversation under #1 [...]

]]> http://www.artbizblog.com/2009/03/when-you-don%e2%80%99t-get-a-response-to-your-email.html/comment-page-1#comment-6918 Following up with a gallery submission — Art Biz Blog Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:35:06 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2009/03/when-you-don%e2%80%99t-get-a-response-to-your-email.html#comment-6918 [...] would also send a hard copy to the gallery–just in case they have stealth spam filters set [...] [...] would also send a hard copy to the gallery–just in case they have stealth spam filters set [...]

]]> http://www.artbizblog.com/2009/03/when-you-don%e2%80%99t-get-a-response-to-your-email.html/comment-page-1#comment-894 Sari Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:05:25 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2009/03/when-you-don%e2%80%99t-get-a-response-to-your-email.html#comment-894 Two things...Links in your signature block can cause emails to be blocked...The other is more subtle...Someone emailed me about paintings for purchase...I responded with a direction to a website with pictures & a few prices...End of communication...Then I remembered who this person was, a collector from 10 years ago...& I also realised that they were probably wanting to spend the exact same amount, though 10 years had gone by...I emailed photos of paintings in the right pricepoint...Ahhh! Not only an answer, but later, we sold two works...(a price on the front of my website was scaring people...) Two things…Links in your signature block can cause emails to be blocked…The other is more subtle…Someone emailed me about paintings for purchase…I responded with a direction to a website with pictures & a few prices…End of communication…Then I remembered who this person was, a collector from 10 years ago…& I also realised that they were probably wanting to spend the exact same amount, though 10 years had gone by…I emailed photos of paintings in the right pricepoint…Ahhh! Not only an answer, but later, we sold two works…(a price on the front of my website was scaring people…)

]]> http://www.artbizblog.com/2009/03/when-you-don%e2%80%99t-get-a-response-to-your-email.html/comment-page-1#comment-893 liza myers Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:32:10 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2009/03/when-you-don%e2%80%99t-get-a-response-to-your-email.html#comment-893 This is such great advice. Emily Post never had to deal with such things as email and spam filters. Thanks Alyson This is such great advice. Emily Post never had to deal with such things as email and spam filters.
Thanks Alyson

]]> http://www.artbizblog.com/2009/03/when-you-don%e2%80%99t-get-a-response-to-your-email.html/comment-page-1#comment-892 Constance Humphries Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:30:12 +0000 http://www.artbizblog.com/2009/03/when-you-don%e2%80%99t-get-a-response-to-your-email.html#comment-892 Wow. This just happened to me today. I had sent an email about a pending sale and didn't hear back. I followed up and in fact the person hadn't gotten my email. The sale went through. Glad I didn't listen to the "don't bother her" voice. Wow. This just happened to me today. I had sent an email about a pending sale and didn’t hear back. I followed up and in fact the person hadn’t gotten my email. The sale went through. Glad I didn’t listen to the “don’t bother her” voice.

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