If Your Blog And Website Are Separate

ArtBizCoach navigation menu

If your blog is very separate from your website, you might want to model what I just did on the new ArtBizCoach.com and ArtBizBlog.com sites. It was a last-minute decision, but a big Duh moment. . . . We used the same navigation menu for each site. The only difference is the logo. Otherwise, visitors feel like they’re on the same site. This is a game changer for me. It’s a solution for something that’s been bugging me for years. [...]

Why Am I Blogging On A Tuesday?

Photo of desk calendar

At some point along the way I decided that I would post to this blog on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. My reasoning was this: – I don’t need to post every day. Period. That’s too much stress. – Mondays are pretty good traffic days. Everyone is getting back to work. [...]

Essential WordPress Plugins for Artists: Showing Off Your Art

Kim Bruce WordPress NextGEN plug in

I saved my all time favorite plugin for the final installation of my top choices for WordPress plugins: NextGEN Gallery. There is so much that you can do with NextGEN Gallery, the least of which is managing and organizing your work into separate distinct galleries. [...]

Essential WordPress Plugins for Artists: Search Engine Optimization

Content is king

SEO: Search Engine Optimization. Guest blogger Kim Bruce shares that there are only two things you need to remember when writing good content and making it SEO friendly: 1) your focus keyword and 2) your meta description. [...]

Essential WordPress Plugins for Artists: Security

You have been hacked!

Hackers are finding the open doors in WordPress and unless you know how to close these doors and batten down the hatches your site is vulnerable to attack. It is just a matter of time until you’re hacked. Artist Frances Clements Fawcett shares in this blog post how it happened to her and how stressful was. [...]

Coordinating Your Marketing Efforts

Sara Drescher Braswell coordinates her marketing efforts across platforms.

Artists everywhere are throwing their arms up in frustration. Sure, it’s great to have free self-promotion tools on the Internet, but . . . Dang! . . . enough already! Website, blog, newsletter, email, Facebook, Twitter, G+, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest. The list just keeps exploding. How do you keep up with it all? The answer is: You can’t! [...]

How to Prioritize Your Online Marketing

Carolin Peters coordinates her website, blog, and Facebook account.

Understanding the mission for various online marketing platforms makes it easier to prioritize your efforts in communicating to your target audience. [...]

9 Things You May Not Know About The Art Biz Blog

Even if you visit the Art Biz Blog weekly, you may not know that there is an archive of podcasts and newsletters here or that you can subscribe via email. Read about what else is available to you. [...]

Quick Blog Fixes

Whenever you visit Debbie Gonville Miller's blog, you get a feel for her art instantly.

Spring cleaning is not just for your house or yard. You can do the same for your blog with these 5 easy fixes. [...]

Resources for Starting a Blog

It’s easy to get a blog up and online in no time, but I want you to do it right from the get-go. I recommend a specific platform and give you resources for self-training or for getting professional help with your new site. [...]