How to Sell your Art Confidently Online
There was a time when building a successful career followed a fairly predictable path. You found a job. You worked hard. You climbed the ladder. Maybe you changed companies a few times, earned a promotion, built up your super and hoped that somewhere along the way you found work that you actually enjoyed. But something […]
You just put the final editing touches on a new drool-worthy photo of your art, pop it into Instagram with a flourish and then land on the caption page.
Crap. What do I write??…
Let’s state the obvious here – Instagram is an awesome tool for artists to market themselves online (and it’s free to boot, huzzah!).
But that doesn’t mean that it is without limitations…
We’ve all been there at some point.
You see that “new follower” notification on Instagram, only to see that you’ve lost a follower. Hello new friend! Buh-bye old friend…
We’ve all heard it time and time again – engagement is KING for success on Instagram.
Do you know why they say that? Because it’s TRUE. So how on earth do we start boosting engagement…
You’ve heard time and time again that Instagram is the bomb for artists – and that’s because it is!
Instagram is a killer social media platform for artists because A) it’s a visual platform which is naturally great for artists, B) it’s free, and C) it puts an emphasis on…
Beating the Algorithm (Without Feeling Gross)
So you want to get more followers on your art on Instagram, eh?
One of the first things you need to be aware of is the threat of purely chasing higher numbers. You want to make sure that everything you are doing is targeted so you are gaining followers that are right for you. That are more…
We’re breaking down something that plagues so many of us when it comes to growing an audience for our art on social media today on the Live Your Art Life podcast…
Oh Instagram. It can be so easy to fall prey to the siren song of constant thumb-scrolling, draining away hours and so much of our precious energy.
Don’t get me wrong – it can be a powerhouse tool for artist when used correctly. The visual-based platform…