June 22nd, 2010
10 Tips and procedures for submitting your website to commercial galleries.
- Do your research. Find a gallery that fits your work.
- Respect and follow the submission guidelines that are posted on the gallery website.
- If submission guidelines are not posted then contact the gallery and ask if they are accepting submissions and if they accept website submissions. The more we as artists ask for our websites to be used as a submission tool the more likely it will happen. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: submissions, tips, Writing
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June 22nd, 2010
Since the art world is moving more and more toward website submissions it is very important – no it is paramount – that your images are high quality. That does not mean that they are large file size and 300dpi. That would take forever to load and your visitors will leave your site before the image finally gets there.
What is does mean is that your original digital photograph is of high quality because when it is reduced in size and made web ready it will hold that same quality even though it is a smaller image (around 72dpi).
Here are 5 tips:
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Tags: photography, resize images
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June 22nd, 2010
When I started Artbiz my mandate was and still is “To provide websites for artists at an affordable price.” While I still believe Artiz is living up to that promise the current economy has a number of artists putting any thought of a website on hold.
Making submissions to galleries by your website is growing as it should. It is fast and easy and it’s FREE. I look forward to the day when all submissions are standardized to a website submission.
When using your website for gallery submissions you….
- Re-size images to the best quality for fast uploading only once instead of to the exact size the gallery wants with each gallery wanting a different size.
- Title your images the way you want instead of rename your jpegs to the gallery requirement. Which is always different; one wants your name first then the title of the piece or they just want a number and corresponding slide list.
- Never have to Label slides and buy duplicates (anybody still doing that?)
- Never have to buy and burn CD’s or is it DVD’s that they want this time.
- Never have to pay for postage and SASE’s.
Artbiz is going to provide websites for artists at an affordable price by donation.
Here’s how it works.
- Pick from any one of the required host providers and register a domain name and hosting.
- Each provider was selected because they have great support and the technology for the program I need to install.
- I’m all for autonomy and self sufficiency – YOU will own your own website and domain name!
- Send me the login credentials for your control panel that was sent to in the Welcome email from your chosen host provider.
- I will install WordPress for you and configure all the plugins for security, SEO and the gallery within 24 hours.
- I will set up 6 pages and 3 galleries for you so all you need to do is add your content.
- I will install a template of your choosing from Artbiz’s 25 artist templates as well as your choice of galleries.
- I will give you my PDF Manual that shows you step by step how to add your content and images.
- Set things up and return here to send me a donation that you can afford by PayPal using the link below.
Really it is and going to be that easy!
If you have any questions please contact me or give me a call at 403-949-2693.
You can also sign up to receive updates on new templates and the News (all email addresses are confidential)
Tags: artist site, artist templates, Website by donation
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June 9th, 2010
Under the Help Menu (look up) you will find more and new questions and answers.
View all the FAQ regarding things you might want know prior to working with me
Want to know something else?
Just provide your comments below and I will do my darnedest to get you an answer.
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June 9th, 2010
Rea Harfield
Creating is like breathing to me; it has always been a part of everything I do. I am a lampwork and silver artist who loves color and texture. I enjoy pushing the boundaries of my medium. In doing so, I create unique, unpredictable glass and silver jewellery. My pieces have been shown in high end galleries in Western Canada and are worn by women of distinction. Each piece is its own artistic creation and individually handcrafted.
Visit Secrets in Silver
Rideau Gardens
Try not to overdose on the beauty of this Calgary Garden.
Visit Rideau Gardens
McLeod Manor
An amazing Calgary Historic House converted to an office. It has quite a history and very interesting tale on the renovation.
Visit MacLeod Manor
Tags: Customized template, news, Subscription site, Templates
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June 9th, 2010
All the artist templates can now be previewed live with actual content and sample galleries. The artist template page has direct links to each individual live template. Simply click the demo link under the templates description. Once there you can browse all the templates by choosing one from the drop down menu and click the preview button.
Here is a screen shot of the live preview: click the image to be redirected to the live previews.
Tags: artist templates, Clay Side, content management, do it yourself, Subscription site, Templates
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June 9th, 2010
Here are some ideas to increase the traffic to your website (If you don’t do it who will?)
- People need to know that you actually have a website. Tell them, publish your website address on everything include adding it to the signature of all your emails. I know one gallery who’s business card has only their website address on it and nothing else. Certainly this may drive traffic to their site if only to retrieve their phone number and address. You may not want to go to that extreme but do put your website address on everything that goes out including on the back of your paintings.
Tags: marketing, resources, SEO
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