Use a photo of you for your personal profile on Facebook and an image of your art for your business page. Yes, it’s nice to see artists’ faces (I agree! I like to see faces, too), but are you promoting your face or your art?
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Why Your Art is the Profile Picture for Your Facebook Page
by Alyson Stanfield on December 5, 2011
Look Like a Whiz on Facebook & Twitter
by Alyson Stanfield on October 12, 2011
It’s not very easy to find out little secrets about how things work on Facebook and Twitter. Here are a few things I’ve learned that have made me feel more confident in my presence on those sites.
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PEARLS of Social Media Wisdom
by Alyson Stanfield on September 7, 2011
It’s not just you. Everyone is overwhelmed by all of the options for online marketing. In today’s Art Marketing Action newsletter, I provide PEARLS of social media wisdom. Here’s a sneak peek.
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Fine-Tune Your Artist Presence on Facebook
by Alyson Stanfield on August 24, 2011
Does your Facebook presence show your friends and fans that you’re going places with your art? Here are 4 quick things you can use to improve your professional presence on Facebook.
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How To Set Up a Custom Welcome Page for Your Facebook Page
by Guest Blogger on July 19, 2011
There are at least 5 reasons to add a custom welcome to your Facebook page. Follow these steps and you’ll have one up and running in about 30 minutes.
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Are you spamming people?
by Alyson Stanfield on July 11, 2011
Spam isn’t just sending bulk email to those who haven’t requested it. Spam is also rampant on blogs, Facebook, and Twitter. Make sure you’re not spamming people!
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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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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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You ARE an Artist – Even on Facebook
by Alyson Stanfield on May 2, 2011
Facebook wants to categorize your business page and, as with most things on Facebook, it isn’t intuitive what you should select. In 3 short steps, you’ll find the Artist category.
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