image by libraryman Artists often ask me what they should do in social media. How much time should I spend on Facebook? How do I do social media without getting lost in the eternal time sink? I find these questions, when they come from artists, to be a little bit funny. I mean, after all, […]
Tweet Freedom: How to Use Social Media and Still Have a Life
We’ve all done it more than once when trying to be productive online: disappeared down the social media rabbit hole while our valuable time ticks by. Part of what makes social media and social networking such powerful tools is their capacity to suck us in with endless information and entertainment. But how do you harness […]
Brian Sherwin: Galleries Will Make A Big Push To Embrace the Internet
Brian Sherwin is an art critic, and until recently, the Editor of MyArtSpace.com’s blog. He has interviewed hundreds of artists from all over the world and when he approached me about doing an interview for TheAbundantArtist.com, I jumped at the chance. Brian’s a smart guy and knows the future of the Art industry. Check him […]
What Happened: How My Business Mistakes Led to Following My Bliss
This is the 4th and final post in a series on the evolution and re-evolution of an art business. To read the backstory, see parts 1, 2 and 3. —- Sometimes it seems that the only thing that gets me to make a change is a hearty wallop upside the head by the universe. As […]
How to Merge Your Art Blog and Your Website (and why you should)
image by cambodia4kids If you have a website and a blog as two separate places online, you may be wasting a lot of valuable opportunities. Easy blogging services like Blogger have done a great job of encouraging thousands of people to start their own blogs. Artists who don’t know better will pay to have some […]