June 2011

Titles < Deep Thought Thursday

by Alyson Stanfield on June 30, 2011

A lot of my clients have a hard time coming up with titles for their artworks or titles for their exhibits. What are some tricks you’ve learned for coming up with titles?

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Week 26 Income Check-up

by Alyson Stanfield on June 29, 2011

As this week marks the halfway point in the year, it is a good time to sit down with your income goals for the year and evaluate how you’re doing. What did you do that worked? If something didn’t work, consider alternatives that would yield higher profits or better results.

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Accepting Credit Cards with Square

by Alyson Stanfield on June 27, 2011

Square credit card processor makes it easy for anyone in the U.S. with a smart phone to accept and process credit cards. There are downsides to every form of accepting credit cards, but I’m quite pleased with Square and see little risk in encouraging you to give it a try.

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Twitter Tweekly via @abstanfield

by Alyson Stanfield on June 26, 2011

The new bio on Joan Mitchell book club (and author interview), Bento update, Google profiles, copyright notices, and my book event in Wichita.

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Knowing < Deep Thought Thursday

by Alyson Stanfield on June 23, 2011

Is it important as an artist to know what you want or where you want to be?

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Your Marketing Strategy

by Alyson Stanfield on June 22, 2011

A marketing strategy involves more than just having a website, starting a blog or setting up social media accounts. It is a thoughtful plan for putting your art in front of more people and engaging potential audiences.

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Best of the Art Marketing Action Podcasts

by Alyson Stanfield on June 20, 2011

While the Art Marketing Action podcast was closed down last fall, there are still 189 episodes on iTunes. To my amazement, more and more artists continue to find these old, but still relevant, audio programs. Maybe some of them will speak to you.

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Guest blogger Marty Coleman (aka Napkin Dad) says: My kids liked that I was an artist as they grew up. They had a ton of things to create with and had inspiration to do so from seeing me being an artist. I learned a couple things about encouraging them that I want to share with the followers of the Art Biz Blog.”

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Artist’s Platform < Deep Thought Thursday

by Alyson Stanfield on June 16, 2011

The artist’s platform is how you are currently reaching an audience of art-buying people, or how you plan to do so. It is your influence, your ability to sell to your market. It is your multi-faceted art-marketing machine!

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Drive More Traffic to Your Site

by Alyson Stanfield on June 15, 2011

Wondering how to drive more traffic to your site? Use enticing language in your newsletter, email blast, Facebook update, or tweet to encourage blog visits and create more meaningful connections.

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