Web Sites, Blogs, and Technology for Artists

Master Your Digital Images

by Alyson Stanfield on October 11, 2010

When you’re asked to provide someone with a digital file of one of your images that is 355 ppi and 400 pixels on the longest side, can you do it within 15-20 minutes? Don’t be hindered by an inability to use technology effectively. And don’t interrupt others for help with something that you should know how to do.

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Artist Website Special–Only Thru October 8

by Alyson Stanfield on September 9, 2010

I’m teaming up with Pat Velte of Whitewing Design to help artists enhance their online presence. From now through October 8, you can get a website makeover or a completely new site, but you have to act now. Pat can only take on so many clients!

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Manage Your Artist Portfolio in WordPress

by Guest Blogger on August 16, 2010

Artists and others can use the WordPress blogging platform as a content management system (CMS) for their WordPress sites. You can manage your portfolio, update your CV, and post upcoming shows and exhibitions by using WordPress PAGES.

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How to Launch a New Website or Blog

by Alyson Stanfield on August 11, 2010

Launching a website or blog involves more than just building content, publishing it, and then telling everyone about it. You need to entice and pique the curiosity of site visitors.

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The Evolution of the Art Biz Coach Website Design

by Alyson Stanfield on August 5, 2010

The new Art Biz Coach will be unveiled next week. Now, I want to take you on a tour of where Art Biz Coach has been over the past 8+ years and how it has evolved–design-wise. No details. Just fun pictures.

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11 Fast Website or Blog Fixes

by Alyson Stanfield on July 19, 2010

Creating an entirely new website or blog is overwhelming. Tweaking what you already have is easier! Implementing even a couple of these 11 ideas will make a big dent in the way your website functions.

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Audio version of the post with the same name. Creating an entirely new website or blog is overwhelming. Tweaking what you already have is easier! Implementing even a couple of these 11 ideas will make a big dent in the way your website functions.

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Drive More Traffic to Your Website

by Alyson Stanfield on June 7, 2010

You can’t just build a website and wait for the traffic to pick up. You have to encourage visits consistently. Here are 15 techniques that I use to get people to click on my website. Use them to start the wheels churning.

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Audio version of the newsletter. You can’t just build a website and wait for the traffic to pick up. You have to encourage visits consistently. Here are fifteen techniques to start the wheels churning.

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Converting In-Person Meetings into Web Visits

by Alyson Stanfield on June 4, 2010

It would be an error to give all of your information in a handout or email. I’m encouraging you to create a special FAQs page so that people must visit your site to get the information they want. You don’t want to turn people off. You approach it with a spirit of generosity. You’re helping them out!

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