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- 2. Blogs - What Are They and How Do They Work? - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Alka DalalA blog is a form of online journal that allows you to write about your subject or field and solicit suggestions or comments from responsive readers. Blogs are like web pages, complete with links, graphics, sound and video if you want to present it that way. They are published by individuals as ...
Views: 4975 - Selling Your Artwork Online With Etsy and Craigslist - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from Alka DalalEtsy.com has grown to be the #1 selling site for artists, crafters and jewelry makers. You can create your own store, load it full of images of your jewelry and use the Etsy selling software to take and process the orders. Just like an eBay store, you can create custom headers for your store ...
Views: 1929 - Internet Marketing For Artists - Building Relationships - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2011 from Alka DalalSocial networking has become the darling of the Internet. Why? First, it is free and easy to use. Second, it humanizes your Internet experience. And third, there are so many people now members of social networking sites that it is a powerhouse of prospects and leads just waiting to take to the ...
Views: 1310 - Affiliate Marketing For Artists - People Selling Your Jewelry - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Alka DalalAn affiliate is someone who advertises your products on their website. When a visitor buys one of your pieces from them, they will get a commission. It's a bit like consignment, just online. Unlike consignment stores however, your pieces don't actually sit in the gallery, out of your hands. It's ...
Views: 1266 - Twitter - The Current Trend - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Alka DalalTwitter has taken over the hearts of millions today and if you do not know anything about it, you really want to get on the band wagon and log on to Twitter and learn about it in a matter of minutes. The 140 character message can go a long way and you will be on your way to social networking ...
Views: 1220 - Internet Marketing For Artists - Writing a Good Sales Letter - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2011 from Alka DalalThe elements of good sales copy will make or break the success of your product. You could have the greatest product in the world, but if you can't convince a website visitor to buy due to bad sales copy, you'll get nowhere. Most people's sales copy just suffer from a lack of knowledge about how ...
Views: 1208 - Making Fans Into Customers - The Facebook Secrets - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2011 from Alka DalalEveryone has got a Facebook account these days. It is almost obscene how much time people are spending on Facebook playing Farmville, making friends, looking for dates, printing coupons...you name it! But one group of people of Facebook have been making interesting strides in how they use the ...
Views: 1199(1 vote) - Beading Crafters - Making Money Beyond the Craft Show - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Alka DalalDid you know that there is so much more to selling your jewelry at art and craft shows? Have you ever thought of making videos for YouTube and other video hosting sites that teach others to make your craft? Information products, especially ones that are instructional and teach a craft or skill, ...
Views: 1183 - Internet Marketing For Artists - Google Profiles - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Alka DalalGoogle has a great social network tucked away in it's machinery called Google profiles. Just like Facebook, you can make friends with tons of people just like you with the same interests and like-mindedness. These are people you want to get to know better because they could become your next ...
Views: 1179(4 votes) - Internet Marketing For Artists - Affiliate Marketing - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from Alka DalalDid you know that you could be making sales from someone else recommending your artwork to their readers? Just like an ad in a magazine, a major site could be advertising your art or art expertise to their visitors and driving traffic to your website. If those visitors buy something from you the ...
Views: 1173 - Creating Extra Income Streams For Artists - Writing A Book - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Alka DalalWriting a self-published how-to book on your craft or art could make you a ton of extra money to supplement your business. Art and craft shows are not what they used to be. Making sure you have other products such as DVD's or books can not only make you extra income, but make you the expert in ...
Views: 1168 - Your Success Through Social Networking - Five Important Sites - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2011 from Alka DalalSocial Networking is an every day phenomenon. People are participating on social networking web sites by the millions and interacting with like minded people, strangers, friends, colleagues, past friends and just about anyone. These specific sites can bring you a huge influx of people whom you ...
Views: 1158(1 vote) - Internet Marketing For Artists - Using the Flip Cam - by Submitted on May 15, 2011 from Alka DalalA flip cam is a cheap and portable digital camcorder that is easy to use and easy to upload to your computer. You can order it online or from WalMart. What is great about the Flip cam is that you can take it to art and craft shows without lugging around an expensive or fragile camcorder. Why ...
Views: 1133(1 vote) - Opting In - Creative List Building Techniques - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Alka DalalBuilding a list is one of the most important tools to market yourself on the Internet. When people visit your website, it is critical that you collect a important piece of information about the visitor before they get away and click out. Offering something for free in exchange for their email is ...
Views: 1114 - Fine Artist Marketing - Creating Multiple Products - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2011 from Alka DalalSo you have been a fine artist for years. You have sold your paintings, watercolors and oils all over the country for years at galleries, art shows and charity events. But did you know you can turn almost any piece you have ever made into a postcard, t-shirt or even a coffee mug for very cheap? ...
Views: 1111 - Internet Marketing For Artists - Video Sharing Social Media - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Alka DalalTwitter has changed the way your profile works. You can share videos from a video hosting site URL such as YouTube and when you paste the URL in your Twitter status box, it will play in the new sidebar area that they have created. In the past, the follower had to click on the URL in the tweet ...
Views: 1111(1 vote) - Online Marketing For Artists - Branding Your Websites With Headers - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Alka DalalNo one just has one website anymore. I remember back in the 90's when one website was all anyone could afford and it was an all inclusive, one-stop-shop for the entire business no matter how big that business was. Since then however, the invention of blogging, membership sites, social profiles, ...
Views: 1108 - Building Traffic For Your Artist Website - Guest Blogging - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2011 from Alka DalalBeing a guest blogger for a high traffic blog is a quick way to not only get some traffic for yourself, but to establish your expertise in your art. As almost every blog knows, getting content for your blog posts can be hard to do. Blog owners also know that to keep their blog high in the search ...
Views: 1107 - Internet Marketing For Artists - WordPress Fun! - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Alka DalalWordPress is the hottest blogging platform out there today. What is a blogging "platform"? That is a service that provides the tools, sites and templates to create your own blog so you can have your own website up and running in minutes. Blogging is a powerful tool for spreading information and ...
Views: 1098(1 vote) - Ebooks and Ecourses - A Smart Approach to Marketing - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Alka DalalWriting an ebook or creating an ecourse is an easy way to make big money on the Internet. Imagine selling an ebook over and over with no cost of goods sold. What that means is there is no shipping, printing or storage space involved as with a physical book. The customer can get their product ...
Views: 1092 - Internet Marketing For Jewelry Makers - Ecommerce Solutions - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2011 from Alka DalalIf you are finally thinking of taking the big plunge from hobby jewelry maker or part time crafter into starting your own business on the internet...congratulations! Selling your jewelry or artwork on the Internet is a worthwhile endeavor that many people have had great success with. I know you ...
Views: 1092 - Internet Marketing For Artists - Choosing a Great Keyword - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Alka DalalKeywords are the lifeblood of marketing on the Internet. Keywords are how search engines find your website pages, articles or videos that bring information to the masses. Keywords are descriptive words or phrases about your, your art or your business. The more refined they are, the easier the ...
Views: 1089 - Internet Marketing - Article Submission Secrets - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Alka DalalArticle marketing is a powerful way to deliver content on the Internet. There are a large number of article sites that can get great search positioning. Articles provide searchers with fresh and up to date content that can build your business and make you an expert. Articles by nature deliver ...
Views: 1088(1 vote) - Traffic Driving Techniques For Jewelry Websites - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2011 from Alka DalalThere are plenty of ways to get traffic to your website, even if things seem slow right now. Cheap banners ads on a popular jewelry website or blog, can help drive targeted traffic to your site. Some blogs get a ton of traffic on a daily basis and a banner may not be that expensive. For some ...
Views: 1085 - Online Marketing Strategies For Artists - Squidoo - by Submitted on May 01, 2011 from Alka DalalSquidoo is a powerful and easy source for promoting your products and services, or better yet, sending high quality traffic to your websites and blogs. How does Squidoo do this? Well, Google loves Squidoo and gives the service very high search engine positioning for its keywords. Squidoo is run ...
Views: 1080 - Selling Your Art Online - Customer Service - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2011 from Alka DalalCustomer service on the Internet is just as important if not more so, than in real life situations. This is because there is very little personal interaction on the web as compared to a store. There should be plenty of current contact information, easy to access email forms and comment sections, ...
Views: 1078 - Creative Genius, TIPS to Unleash Yours: Be a Life Long Learner - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2011 from Alka DalalOngoing learning shows us that the world is changing and that we continuously have to reinvent and rewire. When I read a book by Thomas Friedman entitled "The World is flat," I learned much about our global world and how we're all connected to one another. I was especially intrigued when he ...
Views: 1073 - 1. Twitter - The Current Trend - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Alka DalalTwitter has taken over the hearts of millions today and if you do not know anything about it, you really want to get on the band wagon and log on to Twitter and learn about it in a matter of minutes. The 140 character message can go a long way and you will be on your way to social networking ...
Views: 1071(1 vote) - Blog Success - Tips Make Your Blog Stand Out - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2011 from Alka DalalBlogging is a great way to drive targeted traffic to your websites, sales letters and opt-in pages. Leaving your thoughts down on the Internet on a regular basis helps build credibility for your business or service. There are millions of blogs online for every kind of subject, so how do you make ...
Views: 1064 - Making Fans Into Customers - The Facebook Secrets - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2011 from Alka DalalEveryone has got a Facebook account these days. It is almost obscene how much time people are spending on Facebook playing Farmville, making friends, looking for dates, printing coupons...you name it! But one group of people of Facebook have been making interesting strides in how they use the ...
Views: 1064 - Internet Marketing For Artists - SEO Tactics - by Submitted on May 13, 2011 from Alka DalalSEO, or search engine optimization, is how websites are discovered by the search engines. It consists of many different facets including keywords on the web pages, how many there are, where they are placed, are graphics are optimized, how many sites are linking to you and much more. If you want ...
Views: 1063 - Beaders and Crafters - Building a List of Customers - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Alka DalalYou know that guestbook that you keep at your table during busy crafts shows? The one that people will sign to get updates, giveaways and upcoming show schedules from you? Really...you should have one of those already to build an email list and if you don't, make sure you have one from now on. ...
Views: 1062 - Video Marketing - Making a Persuasive Video - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Alka DalalFree hosting sites like YouTube can help drive traffic to your websites, sales letters and opt-in pages. But how do you know if the video is interesting enough to your viewers and whether it is converting into sales? Following are some simple tips to good video production will help make the ...
Views: 1049 - Creating an Awesome Author Resource Box - by Submitted on May 28, 2011 from Alka DalalThis is the number one secret to getting your reader to click out from the article to your website. The author resource box is a text area describing who the author is, that is appended automatically to the end of submitted articles. Internet articles are different than ones in print. On the ...
Views: 1046 - Internet Marketing For Artists - Google Profiles - by Submitted on May 17, 2011 from Alka DalalGoogle has a great social network tucked away in it's machinery called Google profiles. Just like Facebook, you can make friends with tons of people just like you with the same interests and like-mindedness. These are people you want to get to know better because they could become your next ...
Views: 1046(1 vote) - Internet Marketing For Artists - Joint Ventures - by Submitted on May 17, 2011 from Alka DalalAre there any major websites that you like to frequent with education or materials or even artwork? I wonder if they have a big list of subscribers? If they are signing people up to a free giveaway or a newsletter, chances are that they could have thousands of people on their mailing list. ...
Views: 1042(1 vote) - Internet Marketing For Artists - Video Sales Letters - by Submitted on May 15, 2011 from Alka DalalYou know those old style, very long sales letters that you always see on webpages? The ones that are always trying to sell you something you don't really need? Well, those old sales letter formats are going the way of the dinosaur and you want to be better than that. After all, your artwork is a ...
Views: 1035(1 vote) - Internet Marketing For Artists - Video Conferencing - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from Alka DalalDo you remember that painter on PBS for years, Bob Ross? He entertained people for years and taught millions of beginning artists to be better painters. How did he do this? Because he had a TV show! It was fascinating how you could watch his paintings come alive on your screen all the while ...
Views: 1030 - Internet Marketing For Artists - Google Speed Penalties - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Alka DalalGoogle has announced that websites that take too long to load will be pushed further and further down the search results. Google is a business and the people who search it everyday including you, are it's customers. If a website loads too slowly the searcher will click on another result and ...
Views: 1028 - YouTube For Artists - Making Friends, Building Subscribers - by Submitted on May 21, 2011 from Alka DalalYouTube is great for spreading the news about your products and services. You can represent your artwork nicely and even create training videos for people to watch. Nothing gets your name up on the search engines faster than putting up YouTube videos. But there are things you can do to increase ...
Views: 1025 - Blogging For Artists - Multimedia Postings - by Submitted on May 22, 2011 from Alka DalalThe best way to get your art across to consumers is the make sure they see it in all the forms available. Using videos and multiple images, you can create a virtual experience for your visitors that is much like a real life art show. What do people do when they see your work in an art show? They ...
Views: 1018 - Internet Marketing For Artists - Slideshow Videos Article Source - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2011 from Alka DalalA great way to show off your artwork is to make a slideshow video. A slideshow video is one where you see images moving slowly in and out of the video with maybe a soft background music playing. These videos are great for artwork because you can show off your work in the best light. These videos ...
Views: 1014 - Search Engine Marketing - 7 Important Things to Remember - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2011 from Alka DalalWe are all aware of the big name search engines like Google and Yahoo. We know how to use it to find any information. We say, "Just Google it" and we have tons of information at our finger tips. Through search engine marketing you are reaching your buyers directly. There are vertical market ...
Views: 1009 - Internet Marketing For Artists - Important Traffic Sources - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Alka DalalIf you are an artist, musician or small business person looking to sell your products and services on the web, videos on free hosting sites are the way to go. How-to DVD's are one of the most profitable products to produce because of the high content and high perceived value they carry to show ...
Views: 1007 - Marketing For Artists - Your Own Social Network - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Alka DalalNing is a bit different than a social network that you join. Ning gives you the freedom to create your own social network in any topic or niche you desire and invite friends to join. You are the creator and administrator of the network and you can manage members and content. This is your chance ...
Views: 1006(2 votes) - Internet Marketing For Artists - How Can Forums Help? - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from Alka DalalInternet forums are not just fun and popular tools for finding information and making friends, they are great places to build your expertise and teach the world about your art. Forums are some of the first places people go when searching for information not because of the valuable resource they ...
Views: 1005 - Internet Marketing - Guidelines For Domain Names - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2011 from Alka DalalIt may be trivial to many to pick a domain name but it is hard for others who have never picked one. Either way it would be best to follow these guidelines for your next domain name and you're on the road to success. Always have many domain names if they are available. They can be used for your ...
Views: 995 - Create A Book For Your Art Business - CreateSpace - by Submitted on May 13, 2011 from Alka DalalOne way to accent your talents and beef up your profits is to create your own book. Your book can be about you, your artwork or your career. It is one more way to get your work in front of the eyes of thousands of people and another thing you can sell at shows or even Amazon and your website. If ...
Views: 994 - Internet Marketing For Artists - Making A Good Opt-In Box - by Submitted on May 07, 2011 from Alka Dalal1. Lots of benefits near the point where the person has to make a decision to put in their email address. Opt ins haven't been a novelty for over 10 years. People are afraid you will spam them to death so you must make it extremely enticing for people to risk putting in their email address. 2. ...
Views: 993 - Online Business Building For Artists - Ebook Sponsorship - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Alka DalalSelling ebooks are a great way to not only make an income from the internet, they can help brand your business and help make your work into a household name. Getting the word out as an artist gives you the tools for creating demand for your work in your local area and beyond. Instructional ...
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