Twitter Tweekly for August 25 2013

A couple of weeks ago I asked if you were reading the Tweekly and I was delighted that many of you found it helpful. So here goes another edition.
A curated list of my top tweets from the past two weeks.

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Helpful Artist Resources

Artists: affected by hurricane Sandy? See relieffund.nyfa.org #artists #artbiz
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RT @ArtsyShark: Just updated! Artsy Shark’s directory of Over 200 Places to Sell Your Art or Craft Online bit.ly/1954BqY

General Biz

Before you post, remember Don Miguel Ruiz’s Agreement #1 in The Four Agreements: Be Impeccable With Your Word…. fb.me/6seaZvn2B
When you are successful, people will expect more from you. And that’s okay. You’ll expect more from yourself, too.
Beware of “everyone” and “people” Good advice fr @christinekane christinekane.com/beware-of-ever…
Successful people start before they feel ready — aonc.co/175hM8Y via @chrisguillebeau
Get more done by doing nothing via @fengshuikatie redlotusletter.com/the-value-of-t…
Biz Ladies Profile: Emily Henderson zite.to/18I0e1I < good biz lessons here
RT @bethjhayden: Great checklist for creating exemplary emails from the smart folks at @emailmonks emailmonks.com/design/email-n… <Love this!
Series on how to monetize yr blog fr @rebeccacoleman rebeccacoleman.ca/monetizeyrblog/

The Art World

Dealers worldwide earned about 36 percent of their sales on average through local or international art fairs in 2012 nytimes.com/2013/08/22/art…
Cool @LeeShiney featured in “Can you make a living as an artist in Wichita?” kansas.com/2013/08/16/294… #kansasart
Aug 12 ed of New Yorker has good story on outsider artist Thornton Dial and his “dealer” Raises interesting ?s newyorker.com/reporting/2013…
10 of the Cheapest Artworks on Amazon Art hyperallergic.com/78822/10-of-th… via @hyperallergic
Christie’s CEO weighs in on Amazon getting into art biz ow.ly/nP5ti via @CNNMoney #art #artbiz
Richard Artschwager’s “blps” Conquer the West, Pop Up in Los Angeles and Las Vegas zite.to/13RI91n <love this!
Homeless man finds success in selling art bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/10598048.…
The tension b/t art star and apprentice – re Jasper Johns nytimes.com/2013/08/19/art…

For Fun

30 most expensive paintings of all time webneel.com/webneel/blog/3…
Art project asks passers-by to imitate “The Scream” imkerust.com/video-2/an-inf…
“I don’t know if anyone feels comfortable in the art world…. I don’t know if that’s possible.” tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/20/art…

Gratitude

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