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Self Promotions and Networking

Promote Your Art with SlideShare

by Alyson Stanfield on September 1, 2010

Artists can use SlideShare to promote their artwork at no cost and gain a new audience for their work. There are six steps to creating a slide presentation and getting it online. You can also upload your slide presentation to YouTube and other sites.

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Art Marketing Action Podcast: Promote Your Art with SlideShare

by Alyson Stanfield on September 1, 2010

Audio version of the post with the same name. Artists can use SlideShare to promote their artwork at no cost and gain a new audience for their work.

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How to Be Humble When You’ve Messed Up

by Alyson Stanfield on August 28, 2010

Kirsty Hall messed up and admitted having people on her email list who might not have asked to be there in the first place. She wrote a humble letter and told her list how they could remain on her list. She also told them that they had one week to act. Read the letter in this post.

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Increase Business with Testimonials

by Alyson Stanfield on August 18, 2010

Artists who are teaching classes and workshops, accepting commissioned work, and competing for public art projects can increase business with a powerful testimonial.

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Audio version of the post with the same name. Artists who are teaching classes and workshops, accepting commissioned work, and competing for public art projects can increase business with a powerful testimonial.

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Brag Better About Your Art, About You

by Alyson Stanfield on August 2, 2010

Peggy Klaus, author of Brag! How to Toot Your Own Horn Without Blowing It, says brag is not a four-letter word: “Remaining quiet about your successes only leads to being underappreciated and overlooked.” Brag better about your art by spending time reviewing your accomplishments.

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Audio version of the post with the same name. Peggy Klaus, author of Brag! How to Toot Your Own Horn Without Blowing It, says brag is not a four-letter word: “Remaining quiet about your successes only leads to being underappreciated and overlooked.” Brag better about your art by spending time reviewing your accomplishments.

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Is food the way to a gallerist’s heart?

by Alyson Stanfield on July 2, 2010

Getting noticed takes effort. Staying noticed takes more. Once you are in the galleries you hoped for, you still have to work just as hard to stay there. Artist Elizabeth St. Hilaire Nelson says that sending homemade baked goods have made her a favorite with her galleries.

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One of the most popular applications for a Facebook Fan Page is Static FBML (HTML/Facebook Markup Language), which allows you to post a dynamic welcome page, add an opt-in subscribe box for your newsletter, and display your videos.

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Meet New People (Before You Ask for Anything)

by Alyson Stanfield on June 21, 2010

You must keep meeting new people–those who can help with your art career and enrich your life. It’s easier than ever to meet people, but it requires effort.

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