I have published 145 posts on this blog in 2013 – so far.
Deep Thoughts received most of the comments, but there were also some surprises – including the most commented-on post of the year.
The Hot Winners >> Exploring lower-priced work to increase your income. Affordable Art as an Option . . .
Hottest Art Biz Blog Posts of 2013 Read
I seem to be recommending mind maps to artists with great frequency these days, so I thought it would be useful to review what they are and how you can use them in your art business. A mind map is a tool for brainstorming or organizing your ideas. Mind maps are great for creatives and artists because they put words and ideas in a visual format.
Mind Mapping Your Ideas and Events Read
The Art Biz Blog is 9 years old today!
To date there have been 2,400 posts and 24,000 comments. Thank you for being a reader. And a special thanks if you participate in the discussion here.
Happy Birthday to This Blog Read
Many artist-bloggers bemoan the fact that they don’t have the engagement they want on their blogs. If you’ve been wondering why your posts aren’t encouraging comments and dialogue, you probably puzzle over why you’re spending your time blogging at all. Let’s start with what an artist-blogger might want for her reader. While I encourage you to generate your own list, here are five things I want for my readers.
Art Bloggers: Write for Your Readers Read
Artist Ruth de Vos gave me permission to share this with you to help you plan your blog posts: I made up a little form for my blog post planning. It includes the post title, notes for the post content, a list of my categories, a list of link ups I try to participate in, space for jotting down external and internal links that relate to the post, as well as a call to action.
How To Plan Your Blog Posts Read
Want help finishing your newsletter, catalog, blog post, book, or even your artist statement? Listen up. My friend and writing coach, Cynthia Morris, shared a secret with me. Print It Out. Really? That’s it? “Print it out” is all you have for me? Yep, it’s that simple. Or at least it’s a good first step.
Finish Your Writing Project Using These Secrets Read
At some point along the way I decided that I would post to this blog on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. My reasoning was this: – I don’t need to post every day. Period. That’s too much stress. – Mondays are pretty good traffic days. Everyone is getting back to work.
Why Am I Blogging On A Tuesday? Read
Have you wondered why you write regularly on your artist blog and send a newsletter?
Seems like you’re duplicating effort, right? You’re tangled up in knots because you can’t see the difference between the two or the value in having both. Let’s see if I can help untangle this mess for you.
Untangling Blogs and Newsletters Read
I saved my all time favorite plugin for the final installation of my top choices for WordPress plugins: NextGEN Gallery. There is so much that you can do with NextGEN Gallery, the least of which is managing and organizing your work into separate distinct galleries.
Essential WordPress Plugins for Artists: Showing Off Your Art Read
My top tweets from the past two weeks. “Mixed-media artist” doesn’t mean “multi-media artist” Two different things! From my mastermind group: Market as you would want to be marketed to. . . .
Twitter Tweekly for October 7 2012 Read
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