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Promote And Market Art Using Social Media | Free Online Seminar

Daryle Dickens — Tue, 18 May 2010 00:41:05 +0000

Social media marketing is a very popular topic these days. But how can an artist use sites like Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn, and other social media outlets to promote and sell art?

This free online seminar will discuss various ways social media can be used to sell more art. We are going to focus more on methods and strategies, not just the tools of social media. Because if you do not have a sound strategy in place chances are you’ll just be wasting you time.

Each free Art Palaver webinar is no longer than 30 minutes long and includes plenty of time for live questions and answers.

The live event has already happened but you can find the audio, video, and slides below:

Social Media for Artists

Promote and Market Your Art Using Social Media

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Win A Copy Of Crush It By Gary Vaynerchuk | AP240S Video 005

Daryle Dickens — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:31:00 +0000

Getting your head around social media and learning to use it to properly promote your art can increase sales. Crush It! will give you many new ideas on how to use social media to promote your art. And in this short video I tell you how you can win your very own copy.

Don’t see a video? Click here.

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Art News And Links From Around The World

Daryle Dickens — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:04:11 +0000

There is way more information on selling art and news relating to the art world than I could possibly write about. So here are ten links to random and relevant news around the art world. (There is always the chance for an occasional off topic link to be thrown in there too.)

Artist Jeanne-Claude died this week at the age of 74. She was known for large installation works around the world.
Artfest International posts a profit for the 3rd Quarter of 2009.
The definitive rankings of 50 fine art roles by importance and prominence. (#12 out of 50 is not bad)
It is not always good to be the richest artist in a given category.
Selling without galleries. It must be done in this day and age, readers of Art Palaver know this.
To burn or not too burn? That is the question in the music industry these days. (I don’t agree with Lily Allen)
Digital artists and designers who can be found on Twitter.
The world has moved on. Artists of all mediums could learn from the current state of the music industry.
Free shipping is smart marketing for an artist selling online.
Use social media to find deal on Black Friday.

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My Free E-Book | Twitter Primer for Artists

Daryle Dickens — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:23:29 +0000

In recent months I’ve heard a lot of questions from artists about Twitter. Mostly from people who are interested but do not know where to start when it comes to Twitter. And of course the question of “why would I join Twitter?” So I decided to right a little e-book to help out those who have not ventured into Twitter’s waters but are curious.

Let me say this from the get go, I am not one who will ever say “You have to be on Twitter!” I would not say that about anything. It is important to investigate tools and decide if they fit into your process as a working artist. The closest thing I have to a “have to” is a quality website. These days it is really good for people to be able to find you and your work online in a place you own all your pixels. But I digress, that is a topic for another post.

Today I’d like to introduce to to Twitter Primer for Artists:

It is a very basic book that covers the fundamentals of Twitter, from creating your account, to terminology, and finally optimizing your account. Think of it as a “getting started manual” for Twitter.

If you are someone who has been thinking about Twitter I suggest reading the book to help you decide if Twitter is right for you. Bottom line is that Twitter can help you connect with people anywhere in the world. And also Twitter is a lot of fun. If you do read it please let me know what you think. What did I miss? Was any part of it confusing? What parts did you wish I had gone more in depth with? What typos did my editor miss? How awesome is it?

And this is just the first in a series of books I will putting out over the coming weeks to help artists navigate the internet. Let me know what topic should be added to the list.

Click here to download Twitter Primer for Artists

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The Twitter 140 Art Show

Daryle Dickens — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:11:35 +0000

Tweet for art’s sake.

Twitter has been around for a few years now but it seems to have reached its tipping point a few months back and experienced an insane amount of new users flocking to the microblogging platform. Twitter is new and cool and fun, but is it useful? Well that is up to you and how you decide to use it. One artist decided to use Twitter to create an art show that is being called “Twitter 140.”

That artist is Sheree Rensel and this is what she has to say on the show’s blog:

“My name is Sheree Rensel (wizzlewolf). I am an artist. I use Twitter to follow other artists. There are many fantastic artists using Twitter. I thought it would be a great idea if we joined together to create a Twitter Art Show group. Our mission is to write a proposal, submit our plan to art venues, and create an exhibition that can travel the world!”

Judging by her latest blog post it looks like they are in the submit to galleries stage, which is why I thought I would post about the show. Maybe you have a gallery or know of a gallery that would be interested in this show. I’ve been following the Tweets and the show’s blog so I know how hard Sheree has worked on this. That makes me want to do what I can to help the show.

I like the idea of using something like Twitter to tangibly bring artists and art appreciators together. In fact I am pretty much a fan of anything on Twitter that does not have to do with gaining more followers, getting rich without working for it, finding a date, and of course losing weight. (The spammers and the lazy are probably a majority of Twitter’s growth.) The Twitter 140 is actually productive and helps put the “social” in social media. Kudos to Sheree for thinking outside the box on a way to put Twitter to good use.

Because Sheree is right there are many fantastic artists to be found on Twitter. But finding those artistic needles in the haystack of Tweets can be a challenge. This show connects you with 24 of them in a very easy way. Just imagine checking out the Twitter 140 in a city near you and tweeting with the artists while your viewing their work. This interaction will benefit both the artist and the viewer.

If your already on Twitter you can follow Sheree @wizzlewolf and if your down with the hash tag you can use #twitterartshow.

Maybe you haven’t drank the Kool-Aid yet and your not on Twitter, you can find out more at http://twitterartshow.blogspot.com/

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