“We run OtherPeoplesPixels to make artists’ lives easier, more connected, and to share the power of art online, because we believe deeply in the important of art and artists.” Jenny Kendler, Artist & Co-Founder of OtherPeoplesPixels In a world where technology is advancing at a dizzying pace every day, lapping even those of us who […]
LemonStand Review: An E-Commerce Solution to Sell Your Art Online
UPDATE: LemonStand is now closed. Check out this great list of alternatives: https://digital.com/ecommerce-platforms/lemonstand/ Last year, I printed a zine and needed a simple e-commerce solution to help sell it online. I’d heard good things about Shopify and opted to give it a whirl. In hindsight, I wish someone had told me about LemonStand*, a similar […]
The Artist Website Checklist
Did you sign up for our free webinar, the Website Working Sessions? Click here to register if you haven’t already. You’ll get free access to a recording of me breaking down artist websites in real time, showing exactly how to use this checklist effectively. Thanks for signing up! Download the Checklist Here’s a succinct checklist […]
The Thriving Artist Survey Results
Some time ago, we did this survey thing. The results are in, professionally analyzed, and, well…fascinating. Here’s what we learned about what artists are doing in their business and online. Lesson #1: Ya’all really care about what’s going on in the art world right now. This is actually tremendously heartening. We had an astonishingly high […]
Artists: Stop Building Other People’s Business
Too many artists are building someone else’s business. Sites like Etsy, Artfire, FineArtAmerica, and others (which I call Art Malls) make it easy to create the illusion of having a ‘web presence.’ When they upload all of their work to an Art Mall site, it makes many artists feel like they are finally getting their […]