Helping visual artists become sustainable businesses
Leaders are not afraid to help others learn to lead and they aren't afraid of grooming their replacements. It is no secret that realm of handmade creative work regardless of the end product is experiencing a shift both in the process of making and the process of consuming. As art and creative … [Read more...]
When evaluating goals, intentions or actions one of the most important things you can do to help maintain forward momentum is to bask in your successes. That doesn't mean boastfully proclaiming how great you are to anyone willing to listen, instead it means to take the success in, let them form … [Read more...]
What are the most important lessons you have learned about being an artist and selling your work? I have learned to value my art and time. To not let negative talk infect my work or attitude. I weed toxic people, places and elements out of my life. Stay positive. Build a good comfortable … [Read more...]
Tell us about your marketing journey...how did you start? I learned a few things from my mother who did PR for our theater group, when I danced and sang in musicals. Her example taught me to be fearless about just asking or sending something in to the press, radio or TV stations. When did you … [Read more...]
Gain more reach through retweets A retweet is when someone you are following adds RT to the front your tweet...big whoop!! Right? Well actually it is because those two letters send your tweet off to the retweeter's network and is one of the ways information goes viral ( spreads fast).There's a … [Read more...]
A lot of people still can't figure out point of Twitter. We have been stressing it's world wide connection ability as a tool to bring people together organized around an infinite number of subjects and objectives. Here is an existing live event organized as Twestival to help bring water to those in … [Read more...]
Before we go any further... I want to point out that what I am describing here is a process, a way of looking at how we create whether it involves groups of people or individuals and what we need in the way of tools and environments to support us along the way. The concepts and processes are not … [Read more...]
In previous articles I discussed some of the broader issues and benefits related to Social Media/Networking and how this new tool could benefit artists. The first article “What’s up with Social media” I introduced the concept of “ambient intimacy” and how the growth of social networking … [Read more...]