Favicons are used by blogs around the world as a way of branding themselves - basically, they help blogs “stand out” as people are browsing the Internet, scouring RSS feeds, or scanning their favorites or bookmarks. . . read more
Have you ever visited a blog and thought, “Wow! That’s a lot of reading. I don’t have time for that, I’ll come back later. . .” only to never return? Well, that’s the exact same thing that happens when a visitor arrives at. . . read more
In order to sell art, we first need to bridge the gap between the value WE put on our art, and the amount that someone else is willing to pay. . . read more
Do you sell your art in various places on the internet and find it difficult to keep track of all those URLs, or point potential clients in the right direction? If so. . . read more
One day, long, long ago, I was pulling a print out of the etching press and one of my professors saw it. He took out a $20 bill and asked me to sell it to him. I was in shock, and kept that $20 in my wallet as a good luck charm for several years. . . read more
Your blog readers can be just as vital to the success of your art business as your email or mailing list. . . so my suggestion is to take full advantage of your blog by creating a clear and direct “call to action” at the bottom of every post. . . read more
When you first started using Blogger, did you add a bunch of “keyword label tags” to your posts only to discover that it needlessly cluttered up your sidebar? How would you like to clean up those label tags while consolidating them into just a few “categories” for all of your blog. . . read more
You may have the best art in the world, but if you’re talking to the wrong people, you won’t have a business. Conversations with the right people at the right time, in the right place, about the right things is what it takes. . . read more
Have you ever wanted to post a text announcement at the top of your blog and have it appear on every single page? Perhaps you’re promoting a 24 hour sale of your art, or a local art event. . . read more
Years ago, people thought that adding their websites to link farms would trick the search engines into believing their websites were more important than their competition. Well, it rarely worked, and . . . read more
These days it’s not just fellow creatives we need to stand out amongst. The internet makes it easy for everyone to set up their own shop, reach worldwide audiences, and sell everything from junk they no longer need to beautifully crafted art. . . read more
As I thought about all the reasons I read art blogs, I realized that I go to them mainly to be entertained and educated. But there are two key factors that make me want to return time and time again. . . read more
The great thing about blogging is you don’t have an editor looking over your shoulder, constantly telling you to tighten this, cut that, or expand on some area. You can say exactly what you want to say, when you want to say it. . . read more
Today I am going to show you how to manually create your own “Top Posts” link list for your blog sidebar. The advantage is that you have more control over the actual posts that your readers will see. . . read more