Social Media is built for images and promotion. Website and Apps like Pinterest, Facebook, Google+, YouTube and Twitter have great features to help you enhance your art experience digitally. You should consider promoting your art through these services instead of keeping it centered on your own website. Websites are great, but social media can help drive traffic to your website and generate sales. Social Media will also help you drive repeat business and give your fans a chance to find, share and comment on your art. It would be similar to the discussions and debates of a real gallery showing. So you could actually gain an advantage in terms of knowing your hottest selling pieces and most touted works.
The other advantage is of course having the ability to let your fans know about your art-centered events, whether they are online events or gallery showings. Find creative ways to use the events functionality of different social media networks. Remember you should always interact with your fan base. Giving them a sense of participation and hearing the truth from the word of the artist’s mouth is a great way to keep them coming back to your page. You can even use Google Hangouts or YouTube to teach a few tips and techniques to your fans. Answer how-to questions in the comments section.
And finally the most important advantage of social media is driving sales. Promote pieces that are available for sale. Artists need to make money, and your fans aren’t opposed to you promoting your art for sale. Just make sure you aren’t incredibly annoying and overbearing. Try to continue to focus on the community advantage of your fan base and make it a fun experience for them to engage with you.
Mark Schwartz of Tampa, is an accomplished shoe designer and artist with over twenty years in the design industry.
The other advantage is of course having the ability to let your fans know about your art-centered events, whether they are online events or gallery showings. Find creative ways to use the events functionality of different social media networks. Remember you should always interact with your fan base. Giving them a sense of participation and hearing the truth from the word of the artist’s mouth is a great way to keep them coming back to your page. You can even use Google Hangouts or YouTube to teach a few tips and techniques to your fans. Answer how-to questions in the comments section.
And finally the most important advantage of social media is driving sales. Promote pieces that are available for sale. Artists need to make money, and your fans aren’t opposed to you promoting your art for sale. Just make sure you aren’t incredibly annoying and overbearing. Try to continue to focus on the community advantage of your fan base and make it a fun experience for them to engage with you.
Mark Schwartz of Tampa, is an accomplished shoe designer and artist with over twenty years in the design industry.