What To Do When There Is No Market For Your Product Part II

Posted by on Dec 16, 2011 in Art Marketing, Blog, Ideas & Inspiration | 2 comments In Part I, I wrote about the most important ingredient that you need in order to have success for the product that you are trying to sell: PASSION. You need to love what you do and you should not have a single doubt that it is great and has value. It’s the result of the work that keeps you up at night! There are many different ways to sell your artwork and let me assure you this: there is...
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How The Internet Can Change Your Life

Posted by on Sep 7, 2011 in Art Marketing, Blog | 20 comments I clearly remember the day when I opened my very first email account with the help of my former boss, the Executive Chef of the Steigenberger Inselhotel in Germany. It was at the end of my chef’s apprenticeship just before my graduation in culinary arts in 1999. Back then, it was only vaguely perceptible how the online world would change my life. At the end of the same year, I moved to New...
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CREATIVE MINDS – Christian Hollingsworth

Posted by on Aug 1, 2011 in Blog, Creative Minds | 16 comments Please welcome Christian Hollingsworth to my Creative Minds of the month August 2011! I have been very fortunate to have met Christian through blogging -quite a remarkable innovative, young man but read for yourself.. This is Christian Hollingsworth: - Born and raised in Northern California amongst the mountains and many outdoor activities offered. Rock climbing, snowboarding, skiing, dog...
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Should I Have Google+ ?

Posted by on Jul 14, 2011 in Art Marketing, Blog | 11 comments Oh no! Not another social media site… It’s all getting too much, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, MySpace, Friendster, etc. I have to admit, I thought the same when I heard there’s another platform coming up. Then I thought, ok, maybe I should check it out and see what it’s got to offer, won’t hurt. Just open it, if I don’t like I’ll close it again. No,...
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Why You Should Have An FB Fan Page

Posted by on May 19, 2011 in Art Marketing, Blog | 6 comments What is a Facebook Fan Page? Facebook is a social media site and it offers -besides your personal profile page- a fan page where you can present your business. It allows you to post photos, announcements, events and much more. You can even check your demographics, what age visited at what time. If you reach 25 followers, you can determine the ending of the url of your site like I did:...
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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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