Being an artist is tough. Not only do you have to create your work, but, in order to be successful and make a living, you have to market and sell it. Integrating social media into your marketing plan is an investment well worth your time.
The Cost of Social Media Marketing (+Giveaway!) Read
Facebook is a powerful application. It can help you make amazing connections. It can also be a huge time-waster if you let it. When someone asks me which social media site they must be on or need to start with, my response is always “Facebook.”
You don’t have to be excited in order to try it Read
Guest blogger: Michael Lynn Adams There is a ton of information online about social media tools and techniques. But there is little information to help me know how effective my efforts have been compared to other artists. I believe that I have had reasonable success in achieving some of my goals. I have had sales
What benefits do you receive from using social media? Read
Just a quick note to let you know that after my Facebook account was hacked, Facebook dealt me another blow when they disabled my account! I’m doing what I can to get it up and working (anyone have a friend at Facebook headquarters?), but please know that I haven’t defriended you and I’m not ignoring
Update: Facebook account disabled Read
Did you know that not all of your Twitter followers see all of your @Replies? Twitter made big changes to how @Replies back in May. Make sure you understand how they work.
Some clarification about how @replies work on Twitter Read
As I said in earlier posts, Twitter is a social medium. You want to be friendly and have conversations. So, you reply to tweets from other people. Twitter makes this very easy. Let’s say you’re watching your @Replies very closely, as you should be. Someone mentions you in one of their tweets, so it shows
How To Reply To Tweets on Twitter Read
At a loss for what to share in your Twitter updates? While we really do want to hear what you’re up to from time to time, you also have to keep our interest and be friendly.
Here are 9 solid ideas to get you started or keep you going.
Everyone’s tweeting these days. In fact, you’re probably sick and tired of hearing about Twitter. Twitter this, tweet that. But maybe, if you aren’t already using Twitter, you could try it to see why it’s all the rage. The Good News Twitter, a microblogging platform in real time, is free and fairly intuitive. Unlike
Here’s a little bit more about what you see when you are on your Twitter Home page. (Remember from my earlier post that this is the page that only you see when you sign in to Twitter.) The following three links are in the right column of your Twitter Home. I think of them as
Find your way around Twitter, part 2: @Replies, Direct Messages, and Favorites Read
In earlier posts about Twitter, I gave you guidelines for your Twitter username and told you about the @ and # symbols. By popular demand, I’m going to share with you some additional basic information that will help you to better understand how Twitter works. This won’t be too helpful if you aren’t registered for
Find your way around Twitter, part 1: Profile and Home Read
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