Quadruple Your Email Subscribers

After struggling for some time with a dearth of subscribers to her email list, Artist Conspiracy member Mary Gilkerson came across two of my old posts/podcasts that helped her turn the corner. See how she did it with a personal invitation

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Twitter Tweekly for April 15 2012

Be inspired by artists’ stories of success, gain insight into Facebook timelines, and get the inside scoop from the recent Colorado Creative Industries Summit I attended. All in this week’s Tweekly.

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9 Art Podcasts You Should Follow

Guest blogger Richard Slechta discusses that an often overlooked, but extremely rich resource for art inspiration and education, are podcasts. Richard shares his 9 top choices for art podcasts.

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Bias and Prejudice in the Art World

Two recent discussions have made me think about the dark, unseemly side of the art world. Choose your beef: ageism, gender bias, racism. Hot stuff.

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Relax! This Blog Post Formula Does the Work for You [Infographic]

Feel like it is a struggle to write blog posts? Follow this simple formula to relax more about writing posts and enjoy the process.

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How a Theme Can Help Revive Your Blog

If your blog needs a jolt, try working on a theme like Carrie Cahill Mulligan’s 17 Days of Green. Themes give you structure. You aren’t always grasping for something to write because you know what your subject will be.

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The Timing Will Never Be Right

There will never be a “good time” to have an exhibit, approach a gallery, write a grant proposal, or give your first artist talk. You have to make room for your priorities, and we tend to put off things that make us uncomfortable.

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Anyone Can Snip: Protect Your Art with Watermarks

Guest blogger Kim Bruce shares how adding an (unobtrusive) watermark to your images protects your art and provides a way for people to find you and your site.

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What is an emerging artist?

You may think it unimportant to define, but granting agencies, galleries, and collectors have their own definitions. Every artist, at some point in their careers, will be called an emerging artist by someone. If you ruled the world, how would you define “emerging artist”?

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Fail-Proof Business Advice from 10 Years of Art Biz Coach

In continuing the celebration of my 10-year anniversary at Art Biz Coach, I share my top 10 pieces of sound business advice that it pays to review from time to time. What’s #1 ??

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