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The Photographer's Market Guide to Building Your Photography Business
An all-in-one resource full of practical advice to successfully start or maintain your business. Experienced photographer, studio owner, and photography teacher Vik Orenstein provides you with the skills you need for every aspect of your photography career. Whether you're just starting out, are looking to revamp an existing business, or have been in the business for years, find out how to make the most of every photo you take.
Category Archives: Self-Promotion
Art Fairs 101: Top Tips for Art and Craft Shows and Christmas Bazaars
The spring art fair season is in full swing, and most summer art festival deadlines have past, but now is the perfect time to research holiday art and craft shows and Christmas bazaars. Before you get started, check out these … READ MORE
Upcoming art and graphic design competitions
Winning or placing in a competition is a great way to get your creative work noticed (and cash prizes are always nice!). Check out these competitions on Artist’s Market Online’s sister sites ArtistsNetwork.com and HOWdesign.com to see if one of them is right for your work: READ MORE
Posted in Artists, Artists & Graphic Designers, Calls for Entry, Miscellaneous, Self-Promotion
Tagged Artistic Excellence Competition, ArtistsNetwork.com, cash prizes, competitions, HOW magazine, HOWdesign.com, In-HOWse Design Competition, Interactive Design Awards, International Design Awards, Logo Design Awards, Over 60 Art Competition, Pastel 100 Competition, Pastel Journal, Southwest Art, The Artist's Magazine, Watercolor Artist, Watercolor Showcase
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Spectrum 18 to feature illustrator Lisa L. Cyr
Our good friend Lisa L. Cyr, an accomplished illustrator, artist and designer, has just announced that her painting Voyage to Michaelania will be featured in Spectrum 18: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art! The Spectrum annual is a showcase of the best fantastic illustration and art from each year. READ MORE
Posted in Artists, Artists & Graphic Designers, Self-Promotion
Tagged art, design, fantastic, fantasy, illustration, lisa.cyr, spectrum.18
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The blog on blogging
Blogging can be a major part of any marketing plan professionals can use to get their work out in front of the buyers. The growth of this form of web contact/content has in many cases replaced the website. The lower cost and the ability of the user to keep the content fresh makes the blog an arena to consider if building a website is too daunting a task for you to take on. READ MORE
Promoting your business
At any level of our profession, promoting your work is the key to staying in the game.
In the age of instant communication many of us may neglect the power of a printed promotional marketing piece or campaign. You may have a topnotch website and a book that blows away all those who see it. But there’s the rub: who is actually seeing it?
There are other ways to get the word out such as e-mail blasts, banner ads, and social network marking. Let’s face it: if you’re like me, you don’t often pay attention to the spam type marketing unless it is exceptional. This is where a well conceived, produced, and executed printed piece can make a difference, and it doesn’t have to require a second loan on your house to make it happen. The following are just a few of the options you may want to consider. READ MORE
Posted in Artists & Graphic Designers, Photographers, Self-Promotion
Tagged art, business promotion, clients, design, mailers, mailing list, marketing, photography, postcards, promo
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2010 AGDM Excerpt: Leveraging Social Media
Hi there! It really is Mary this time. I’ve been busily editing the articles for the 2011 edition of AGDM, and I sure do appreciate Joy stepping up to keep you informed on the latest news. I thought it was … READ MORE
Upcoming Online Seminar: 10 FREE (or low cost) Ways to Promote Your Art
Whether you are a new artist just starting out, or a seasoned veteran with years of shows to your credit, the new media landscape has created an opportunity to promote your art in a variety of cost effective ways. This … READ MORE
FREELANCE DOs & DON'Ts
Dave Roman, comics artist and associate editor of Nickelodeon Magazine, has posted a very helpful guide to freelance illustration and cartooning here.
ArtOverture
ArtOverture.com is an online portfolio site, similar to portfolios.com or theispot.com, except it’s less complicated — and FREE. Check it out… Features & Benefits: Professionally Designed Portfolio: Create your own personalized portfolio to display your work in a professional manner. “We’ve … READ MORE
2008 Edition is done!
I just got my advance copies of the 2008 AGDM!!! (And I also realized that today is the 1-year anniversary of my promotion to editor, so I guess October 17 must be a lucky date for me.) It’s so exciting to see … READ MORE