I’ve been writing about WordPress for artists for nearly five years. When I started, WordPress was not a great choice for ecommerce sites. When I started writing about WordPress, there were two things that hadn’t really happened yet in the online art community. 1. Artists hadn’t yet broadly embraced the idea of ecommerce on their […]
Are You Making Any of These Common Mistakes on Your Artist Website?
With platforms like WordPress available to the masses, it has become a lot easier for the average person to build a website without needing a degree in web design or spending money on a For Dummies book that will only be used once. These resources have been extremely beneficial for busy artists who would rather […]
11 Gorgeous WordPress Themes for Artist Websites
I’ve talked a LOT about using WordPress for your artist website. We even do pre-installed WordPress websites for artists. A handful of artists keep asking me to share my list of WordPress themes that work well for artists. I finally sat down and assembled a list of some of the best themes that you can install […]
How to Make Your Online Art More Accessible
Painting: Taurus by Karen Mckenzie This week on TAA we’re providing two short, advanced lessons on displaying and tracking your art online. This first post is from the team at Big Stock Photography. If you’re a painter or sculptor, don’t run away! There’s a big bonus in this one for you as well! Today we’re […]
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 […]