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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Social Media for Artists
Drive More Traffic to Your Site
by Alyson Stanfield on June 15, 2011
How to Organize Photos of Your Art on Facebook
by Alyson Stanfield on May 27, 2011
It’s much easier to promote your Facebook pages when your art is well organized in photo albums. Create photo albums on your page that make sense and that have only related images within them. Organize them as you would on a website.
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Create a Fan Page (Business Page) on Facebook: Updated
by Alyson Stanfield on May 23, 2011
I’m keeping my promise to artists I met on my book tour and at my workshop last week that I would post updated instructions for creating a business page on Facebook.
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High-Quality Connections on Twitter
by Alyson Stanfield on May 11, 2011
The Twitter interface has some cool features, such as Who to Follow and Browse Interests, to help you find the best tweeps to follow. High quality tweeps = potential high-quality connections.
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Give Your Twitter Bio a Boost
by Alyson Stanfield on May 10, 2011
Your bio on Twitter is key to attracting high-quality followers. Does yours need a boost?In your Twitter bio, tell us about your interests so that we want to follow you. Intrigue us. Make us want to know more. Make us laugh. Here are some of my favorite artist bios on Twitter.
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How (and Why) to Tag People on Facebook
by Alyson Stanfield on May 4, 2011
Tagging people on Facebook to brag about their art, to gush about their book or to help promote their upcoming event, can make you fast friends. Just be sure you link to business pages rather than personal profiles.
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Social Media Is Only a Tool
by Alyson Stanfield on February 23, 2011
Are you considering abandoning your own site in favor of a Facebook Fan Page? One word – ERROR! Facebook should be only one of your marketing tools. Why? You can’t throw all of your faith behind a site you don’t control.
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Blog Comments on Facebook
by Alyson Stanfield on January 21, 2011
Don’t worry because people comment on your posts on your Facebook page instead of your blog. Be grateful for their presence.
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Proof that Twitter Can Help Your Art Career
by Alyson Stanfield on January 6, 2011
An artist lands features for two of her friends in a prestigious art magazine and a solo exhibit for herself–all within a couple of weeks of joining Twitter.
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Texting and Tweeting Shortcuts for Artists
by Alyson Stanfield on December 16, 2010
Ever wish there was a language just for artists? Of course, we have our own words, but how about bringing them up to date? I submit the following shorthand for artists who text and tweet.
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