Creative WordPress Themes For Artists

Posted by on Aug 18, 2011 in Art Marketing, Blog | 10 comments After a long time of research and many attempts to build a nice, clean and good-looking website, I finally found a great theme builder. The themes that I have been using previously were all great and they definitely served the purpose. All I needed was an SEO friendly blog where I can add plugins and connect to my readers and online friends. So far, I used two separate websites, one for my blog...
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Great WordPress Themes for Artists

Posted by on Aug 16, 2011 in Art Marketing, Blog | 7 comments My site has been up and down a lot in the last two days and the theme changed several times because I have been testing stuff. Now, my old theme is back up but it’s missing a lot of my old widgets (lost them while experimenting). So here’s what happened: After many many attempts to find the perfect wordpress blog theme, I finally found Clear Line Theme (which I am currently using) and...
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How To Attract People To Your Artblog

Posted by on Aug 5, 2011 in Art Marketing, Blog | 8 comments So now after I talked about how you can scare people away from your artblog, I thought I should leave a constructive post how to actually attract and have them come back! - don’t use music on your blog: if people want to hear music they will turn their favorite channel on - use a template that is neutral and not too flashy, too dark or distracting from beautiful pictures, artwork and the...
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How to Scare People Away From Your Artblog

Posted by on Aug 4, 2011 in Art Marketing, Blog | 14 comments In the last year, I have come across quite a good amount of blogs. I have seen pretty stuff, ugly, loud, colorful, scary, interesting, boring, you name it -seen it all! And guess what? I have made almost every single mistake on the list (except the loud part). Sometimes, we need others to tell us what’s wrong with what we do and some good criticism could help. I have had some good online...
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How To Promote Your Online Art Business

Posted by on Apr 10, 2011 in Art Marketing, Blog | 0 comments After I decided I wanted to turn my painting talent into a full-time business, I actually had to get into gear and start painting. All of my paintings are left behind in Germany, so I had to start from zero and I spent the last three months with producing. The next step was a portfolio/catalogue -all of the paintings need to be accessible to the public, so I took pictures with a high-quality...
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Marketing: Design Your Business Card

Posted by on Mar 7, 2011 in Art Marketing, Blog | 2 comments Having business cards for your business is vital. Most people aren’t even aware that you can use them as a part of your marketing strategy. It should deliver a message of what your business represents, what you do and most importantly that people still remember who you are when they come across your business card months later. I have made many mistakes when I went out there networking but...
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Creating A Logo For Your Brand

Posted by on Mar 6, 2011 in Art Marketing, Blog | 0 comments So I have been busy for the whole day creating a logo for my art business. There are so many things you have to keep in mind. It is hard to have a neutral perspective about what you do, which message you want to deliver and how to represent your brand best. These are the steps I have taken to create my logo: 1. Brainstorming and making notes about how I would describe my artwork and my style....
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Keep Blog and Website Separate?

Posted by on Feb 28, 2011 in Art Marketing, Blog | 6 comments After numerous hours/days/months figuring out how to build a blog, I finally have my blog set up the best way I could find on the internet. And finally, I have my own website where I can sell my paintings. I would like to share the best options that I have come across with you. I have made some stupid mistakes but it has been an amazing learning experience. This is what I would do if I had to...
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What The Color RED Stands For

Posted by on Jan 15, 2011 in Art, Blog | 3 comments Today, I picked the color RED to explain why it is important to choose the right color for your brand and what red stands for. Colors have a symbolic meaning formed by our societies but they also trigger emotions (red is the warmest color out of all). For example, red catches people’s attention and therefore is chosen as stop signs and traffic lights. Red symbolizes strong and irrational...
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What The Color BLUE Stands For

Posted by on Jan 8, 2011 in Art, Blog | 2 comments When choosing the right color for your brand you should keep several things in mind. What does the color stand for, what kind of emotions does it trigger, what is your business or personal statement and how do you feel about it? Meaning of the color BLUE: In nature, blue is mostly seen in the sky and the oceans. One of the reasons why our planet is called the Blue Planet. It gives us a feeling...
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Choose The Right Color For Your Brand

Posted by on Jan 7, 2011 in Art Marketing, Blog | 0 comments Never underestimate the importance of your brand’s color. With the color of your website, your logo, signature and font you represent yourself and what you stand for. Colors influence: - emotions - reactions - actions because they have a meaning and stand for something. It is interesting that colors cause an emotional reaction because of how we feel about them intuitively but also because...
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Do You Google Yourself?

Posted by on Nov 18, 2010 in Art Marketing, Blog | 2 comments You may wonder why this could be important? Why should you google yourself? I am attending business networking groups to make connections, to meet interesting people and to expose my brand. When I moved to the US, I didn’t know anyone besides my husband, so I decided to find groups to meet people: Meetup was one of the options to find groups. Ever since, I have  met with all kinds of...
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