Great to see someone from an industry other than news, media, self-help, etc. etc. share how twitter is changing their industry.
We look forward to more from ya!
James
Seeds
· 9 months ago
Is this the "acclaimed" artist from Youtube? The one who has had numerous exhibits but fails to mention where any of them took place? When is Mashable going to do their homework about art? This woman is not even a dot on the art world radar. Thousands of Youtube views does not make one a valid artist. Why not ask Paddy Johnson or someone of that caliber to write about art tech? Has Natasha ever stepped foot in a Chelsea gallery?
What is a "licensed artist"? Where does one go to get a license to be an artist?
Jeff
· 9 months ago
my first thoughts exactly!
Robert LK
· 9 months ago
And this only applies to Twitter and none of this applies to blogs because...?
Will Stanton
· 9 months ago
What is the time spent keeping up the Twitter news & information versus the amount of paying business you have received from it?
Cindy Davis
· 9 months ago
Great article Natasha. And congrats for the Mashable thing too!
Thanks for leading your pack with authenticity and grace.
I. C. London
· 9 months ago
On my blog, I make it a point to answer e-mails and responses to my work.
Lou Sagar
· 9 months ago
Natasha, great tips. There is a bigger "conversation" going on, the accelerating awareness that the traditional "gallery" system is eroding and falling away. social media tools, are going to help create a replacement to the "exclusive" gallery network with an "inclusive" network that will enable artists to build their own following, and produce their own shows at gallery venues, in order to shake the hands of their patrons, and show their work - it is reverse engineering, and offers artists from around the globe the opportunity to create and communicate..Stay tuned.
ReTweet
· 9 months ago
I love the idea of sharing your work in progress. Would be fun to watch a painting come to life with daily twitpics perhaps?
KR
· 9 months ago
RobertLK - Twitter is easier for your followers - your thougppear in your followers Twitter stream, they don't have to pay your site a special visit, it's more polite in my opinion! Of course you can still have a blog, website, etc. Day to day converation is easier with Twitter. I no longer visit websites that don't have a Twitted feed. I get all my daily news through my Twitted stream on my iPhone wherever I am.
Holly Powell
· 9 months ago
Your post is nice.. I like it very much.. Commonly i am used to reading and hearing things from twitter with business purely.. But i think your post with regards to twitter has passion. and that what's makes it different from others. Thanks for sharing this post. Looking forward to reading other great posts.
Joey Ho
· 9 months ago
With an established community on twitter, would also be interesting to organise exclusive community events/ talks for members to engage and interact with the world of Arts up close and personal
Chris Kirkland
· 9 months ago
Tip: use your twitter background image to flaunt your skills (like you have Natasha!)
Some really cool ideas, thanks. I'm an artist too and today is my first day on twitter, thanks to you.
Artur Szalak
· 9 months ago
Hi Natasha! Really useful tips. Thanks for sharing them. It's good to know all kind of information are to be found here + some useful links :) Cheers
Fawn Ukkersson
· 9 months ago
Sweden has a micro-blog platform similar to Twitter (with some more features for uploading) at www.bloggy.se and everyone should start trying to get domain territory on that site IN ENGLISH. Lots of sub-domain names not taken up.
So, if you cannot get what you want on Twitter in English, use www.bloggy.se . The only difficulty is that the user interface is in Swedish. but you can translate the terms by going to www.systran.co.uk to translate Swedish words on the www.bloggy.se user interface.
Rhonda Bleems
· 9 months ago
The article says the author "is a licensed artist". What is a "licensed artist"? Since when does a person need a license to be an artist? Who issues this license? And can that license be taken away?
Beverly James
· 9 months ago
The problem I see is all an artist is doing is communicating with other artists or wanna' be artists. I would guess that 99.5% of the people that visit any art blog or art website other artists or wanna' be artists.
Who do I want to visit my websites? People that will buy my art. I do not really care to attract lots of hits on my websites from artists.
How does one get real buyers to visit one's website? And galleries do not go searching the web or wanting twitters from artists - they do not have time to slog through them all.
Aja
· 9 months ago
Beverly - Galleries might not go searching through twitter but I do believe twitter to be a rung on a totem pole of sorts. I've only been on twitter for a handful of days and have already been approached twice about being featured on different websites. You get featured, you get seen.
It's also easier for something you post to "go viral" so to speak on twitter than on any other site in my opinion.
It's all part of a grander scheme of things and not a be all, end all. Just another weapon in the arsenal.
***
And to those who have no idea what a licensed artist is or what art licensing is, do a google search. It's right there and is pretty easy to research yourself.
Karen
· 9 months ago
Hi,
Great information. I am now following you on Twitter!
If someone wants their art to be seen then they need to promote it!
Twitter is a tool that can be used in many ways as you've discussed.
Thanks.
Britt
· 9 months ago
Thank you so much for this post! As an artist with a web-based gallery, I am always looking for new ways to connect with art lovers and customers online!
Bernadette W.
· 9 months ago
I always wonder about the credibility or usefullness of some of the information I read about about publicizing oneself; especially from someone who is very new to the art world and has little success in the art world. The author has not shown her work in any galleries that I could ascertain. How did Twitter get her in any galleries? It did not.
The author says she is a "social media creative". What is a "social media creative"? I went to the link she gave and it is the author's blog. She is the "social media creative" to her own blog. Wow, I guess the title "author" was taken.
And the author says she licenses her art. I followed the links and the licenses appear to be going to products created and sold by herself. (And a "licensed artist" - I think what she really means is she tries to license her art. Sell the rights for it. What artist wouldn't?) Sorry, but this is amateur hour.
Website(s) + Blog(s) + Twitter + MySpace + YouTube +Flicker + Etsy + etc, etc, etc = Success in the Art World?
Natasha Wescoat
· 9 months ago
In reply to Bernadette - I'm sorry to hear your comment on Mashable. I have a licensing agent working on several properties to launch this coming year. So, actually I AM a licensed artist.
Secondly, I am getting connections to galleries that are planning to show my work through the companies I have met on Twitter. But I don't blame you for your comment. It's true that the majority of my art has been sold online and shown online. That, in fact is what makes me a Social Media Creative. I utilize all of the social media sites to promote and sell my work and do very very well for myself.
And yes, I am young. New to the world. But I am making progress everyday and I'm very happy to share my experiences and results with other artists who are just starting to launch their work on the web. That is goal... to share. The world of art is evolving and artists are learning more and more that brick and mortar galleries are going to be hard to sell in. It was my decision to focus completely online in selling my work when I've had several opportunities to show offline.
I'm sorry you dont see it that way. But I thought I'd let you know how I felt about your comment and I wanted to thank you for it. Even though we have our differences and perspective can be different. Either way, you have contributed to my article and I am happy for that. Have a great day!
T
· 9 months ago
Not to be mean, but 27 is not young in the art world. At least not today. You have people in their early 20s selling for $10,000 and up to $75,000 in New York. By early 30s they are often just a memory. That is how the game goes. I think mid-career artists will make a come back though. The galleries don't want to gamble on fresh grads these days.
Rstocks
· 9 months ago
gud to see these tips.. thanks
John
· 9 months ago
What is a "licensed artist?" Licensed by whom?
claudia Olivos
· 9 months ago
Thanks for this information! I am an artist on twitter- looking for sales/exhibition opportunities- 'tweeting' with other artists and getting the opinion and views from other folks as well. In other words- I am happy just to have my work 'out there'.
Twitter is a great tool for artists and crafters...next to Etsy itself, I get the most referrals to my shop from Twitter. It's a lot of fun (and by fun I mean addictive) and I've met some really cool people too...Follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/SeventhCloud...
Liz Gilbert
· 9 months ago
Hi there, Great to see art getting as much coverage as possible. We started #ARTSEVO on Twitter and you can find out about how to use hashtags to follow the conversation here: http://tinyurl.com/artsevo7 On Wednesdays,we're "live" at 1PM PST on Twitter:artists (of all kinds) talking about art. This Wed (2/25) ART holds a Press Conference to open diplomatic relations with Science. Join in the fun. Fridays,to piggy back on #followfriday,also launched #adoptartist and @juliejulie & @artbizness are organizing a Twitter artwalk. Join in,add your pearls of wisdom to #ARTSEVO any time you have something to share. Let's make ARTS trend on Twitter. @anodyne2art
Joey Ho
· 9 months ago
First, i feel that this article that Natasha had wrote is about how artistes can leverage on new platform like social media twitter to promote their work.
The article provides good tips for anyone seeking for an alternative channel other than traditional and mainstream means to broadcast their work. This alternative is important in today's marketing world as what works for anyone yesterday is history in today's context. Social is the new media where a strong community / network can fuel success through word of mouth.
Information sharing through BLOGGING / TWITTER is one of the few good practices we should start with - which is what Natasha is doing. We should never under- estimate the power of these platforms which I had witnessed incredible viral success.
Garnering a strong artist community online defintely opens up windows of opportuntities. Gallery owners, art organisers worldwide are always looking out for new unique original work of arts to target the evolving digital generation.
We may choose to agree or disagree with Natasha's article as all of us have differing opinions and sometimes would like to do things differently. However, we cannot discount the fact that she is graciously opening up and sharing her experience with the industry.
There is nothing wrong with being young and new because a lot of times, they are the ones who come up with new creative and ground-breaking ideas. They are the ones who bring changes, using unconventional ways to shape and bring the industry to the next level.
The experienced veterans should see this as an opportuntity to discover new ideas and learn how to do things differently. The ability to summit comments to blogs is to provide constructive feedback / ideas so that we could all learn from each other and without getting too personal.
We should respect the writer for taking time out to share their experience with the industry peers.
Joey
Christian Eaves
· 9 months ago
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Aja
· 9 months ago
Bernadette... There is a new creative professional who is able to make a successful living through technological means. Just because they aren't in the forefront at a Sotheby's auction or showcased in the front window of a SoHo gallery does not mean they are starving artists with delusions of graduer When they say they are successful through digital means, that is exactly what they mean.
Natasha never presented herself as an art world superstar and your comments were unnecessarily rude and snarky. She was giving advice on what she knows - marketing to an internet audience through digital means.
You were out of line and it makes me question your motives for commenting in the first place.
T
· 9 months ago
I think his point is that we have a novice giving advice on how to be successful selling art online or anywhere else for that matter. You may not want to accept it but their is a great deal of business wrapped up in art today and the traditional art market is very much a part of that. You could compare this to a pawnshop owner giving advice about the stock market. Pestering art dealers online will only lead to many doors being shut. The art dealers on Twitter are there to push their own artists and not to be hounded by hopefuls. It makes me wonder if this author has exhibited anywhere but coffee shops.
jpintexas
· 4 months ago
The problem I see is that other than criticizing this post ... I've seen NO established or expert artists sharing alternatives -- what REALLY works. So, what REALLY works?
Have posts or blogs about that? Would love to read 'em!!!!!!
Jim Spaulding
· 9 months ago
Natasha, Great post! This was very informative for me. I am still learning my way around the tweetybird the Twitter realm and this definitely gives me some ideas and answers some questions. Thank you, Jim
Print Catalogs
· 9 months ago
I think sharing your work in progress is a great idea, but one that would come with plenty of reservations from many artists. I know I wouldn’t want people to see my work until I think it is finished. But, then again, I’m sure I could grow and learn plenty of things by letting people into my process. Yes, many of these tips apply to blogs, but Twitter is like a one-line blog, so I still think these tips fit.
Eric
· 9 months ago
These are great suggestions and ideas - thanks!
Anna
· 8 months ago
Lots of great information, thanks for sharing
Winnie
· 8 months ago
I tried Twitter for a couple of months; my observations: a) Could not get very many people to follow me, so was basically talking to myself. b) Could not think of anything interesting to write about after a couple of days. How many times can I write and people want to read: "Finished a new painting, started a new painting". I am an artist, not a writer or blah,blah,blah-er. c) Saw no increase in traffic to my website. d) It was a lot of time invested and I saw basically nothing for it. e) Followed a lot of people, but that got confusing, was basically meaningless and mind-numbing real quick. Not to mention a time-waster.
marty
· 8 months ago
license, schmiscense, who cares? what people don't get about this new gen tech stuff is that it makes us all "licensed artists"... (I'm still on my "learner's permit" as far as art goes and I been doing it for 46 years.) I say if she got it, then flaunt it...
sully vern
· 8 months ago
went to yur twitter, scrolled through, couldn't find much of you using twitter to promote your art. as in none of the top 10 listed ideas above. also noticed that you are only following about 1/10th those following u. so you don't think there is much of anyone on twitter to follow?
Ben Rowe
· 8 months ago
Great post Natasha!
I wonder what social media tools the naysaying commenters above are using? Given that Bernadette and T didn't provide any links to their own blogs or twitter, I suspect none.
The 'Old Guard' of artists who believe that the art world revolves solely around Offline Art Galleries are about as forward thinking as the Record companies or Print industry. The world has changed, and like it or not, you NEED to be online these days to get a foot up as an artist.
You know what? Twitter mightn't be the silver bullet for all artists. A blog, flickr or etsy page might not be either. But the artists who are out there trying these new tools are already miles ahead of the artists who aren't. It's all about experimentation.
I can think of a number of very succesful artists (Audery Kawasaki springs to mind) who have gotten to where they are by having a solid understanding of social media.
I run an online art website myself (www.ivoteforart.com) and I have found ALL of the artists that work for me through the web. I trawl flickr, etsy, twitter, ffffound, and read tonnes of art websites to find artists. If an artist doesn't have their own presence online, they are invisible to me - And I suspect I'm not alone here.
Good luck!
Ashley
· 8 months ago
You can also contact me to have your art featured as my Twitter background - my Twitter Gallery!!
Kyle Wiebalk
· 8 months ago
Great tips as I'm just discovering promotional potential of twitter. It's really quite powerful...thanks!
the first 5 are pretty good ideas. but none of it replaces going out to shows and exhibitions and connecting to the art community face to face. but it helps to connect with other artists. I've gotten a lot of shows and buyers through artists.
nickyurchenko
· 7 months ago
Dear Natasha. Please compare the startup Freeness & Openness (http://freeandopen.ucoz.com) with Twitter. F&O is much more usable. Best regards, Nick yurchenko
Dottie
· 7 months ago
I was wondering if it's good to show ase artwork on facebook?
ArtBiz2Day
· 7 months ago
Comments on my Twitter experience: If you have a link in your Tweet to your art on average only 5-15 people will click on the link - not the bazillion you think will click because of all your followers and millions of people on Twitter..
Any links you post in Tweet will be clicked for about 5 minutes and then no more will click on it. Your Tweet has been buried among the avalanche of other Tweets coming in.
90% of those people following you on Twitter are other artist just like yourself. Artists following artists. Not Art buyers following artists. Just artists following artists. The other 10% are art coaches, art licensing coaches, people telling you how to get rich using the internet and Twitter and other people wanting your money.
Through Twitter you will not be networking with people that buy art. You will be networking with people just like yourself - trying to make a living selling art. If you sell on Etsy, then that is who is following you - other Etsy artists. Not people buying art, but rather people selling art, just like you. How does that help one's business of being followed by people that only sell just like oneself, I am still trying to figure that out.
There are better ways to reach potential art buyers than using Twitter.
GALLERY SALES
· 6 months ago
Twitter can be a great medium for art and welcome it,give it a go.
tracy murrell
· 6 months ago
Great post. Thanks for the tips,
MARTA-RAWVOLTA
· 6 months ago
wow..She is awesome! Very informatve and I want more!!! All the best! marta rawvolta
jeremymckay
· 4 months ago
I like your post. I am still tittering with tweeting and too many other options to even begin to make a dent in the internet scene. I am thinking much like art one should master one medium and discipline at a time and not be all over the place at one time. Fortunately I am finding my blog will do the tweeting for me. So I am in reality just focusing on my blog until I get a good 21 post completed.
Kimberley Walton
· 4 months ago
Thanks for the great article...you touch on alot of great ideas that I never new about. I am just learning Twitter, and as an artist, this is very helpful. http://www.modernimpressionist.blogspot.com
Playster.org
· 4 months ago
If you're interested in promoting an upcoming art exhibition, Playster - http://www.playster.org - provides a very simple service for adding events directly to our search index. You'll be able to reach a new audience in your city as well as drive traffic to your site or blog.
Enjoy!
Adam Spigel
· 3 months ago
Natasha, Really liked this post It inspired me to build my own blog from scratch on http://www.myArtwork.com Each one of your tips is GREAT. This past weekend, I finished up a post on how to setup Twitter to send status updated to Facebook and Facebook pages. Hope it can help a few people out: http://bit.ly/tJcWg Look forward to more of your posts.
Just launched myArtwork.com Beta - We are the place where anyone can discuss, buy or sell art. Make new friends, discover new art, buy your favorites. Take part in art discussions and setup your own art space where anyone can sell art, receive event alerts and publish blogs.
Adam Spigel
· 3 months ago
Natasha, Really liked this post It inspired me to build my own blog from scratch on http://www.myArtwork.com Each one of your tips is GREAT. This past weekend, I finished up a post on how to setup Twitter to send status updated to Facebook and Facebook pages. Hope it can help a few people out: http://bit.ly/tJcWg Look forward to more of your posts.
Just launched myArtwork.com Beta - We are the place where anyone can discuss, buy or sell art. Make new friends, discover new art, buy your favorites. Take part in art discussions and setup your own art space where anyone can sell art, receive event alerts and publish blogs.
Adam Spigel
· 3 months ago
Natasha, Really liked this post It inspired me to build my own blog from scratch on http://www.myArtwork.com Each one of your tips is GREAT. This past weekend, I finished up a post on how to setup Twitter to send status updated to Facebook and Facebook pages. Hope it can help a few people out: http://bit.ly/tJcWg Look forward to more of your posts.
Just launched myArtwork.com Beta - We are the place where anyone can discuss, buy or sell art.
Adam Spigel
· 3 months ago
Natasha, Really liked this post It inspired me to build my own blog from scratch on http://www.myArtwork.com Each one of your tips is GREAT. This past weekend, I finished up a post on how to setup Twitter to send status updated to Facebook and Facebook pages. Hope it can help a few people out: http://bit.ly/tJcWg Look forward to more of your posts.
Just launched myArtwork.com Beta - We are the place where anyone can discuss, buy or sell art. Make new friends, discover new art, buy your favorites. Take part in art discussions and setup your own art space where anyone can sell art, receive event alerts and publish blogs.
Miss Spaghetti Monster
· 3 months ago
Thank you for taking the time to write this. I'm starting to sell my artwork on the internet but I need all the promotional advice I can get!
All Comments
Great to see someone from an industry other than news, media, self-help, etc. etc. share how twitter is changing their industry.
We look forward to more from ya!
James
license to be an artist?
of paying business you have received from it?
Thanks for leading your pack with authenticity and grace.
painting come to life with daily twitpics perhaps?
hearing things from twitter with business purely.. But i think your post
with regards to twitter has passion. and that what's makes it different from
others. Thanks for sharing this post. Looking forward to reading other great
posts.
for members to engage and interact with the world of Arts up close and personal
We also just did a piece on twitter for artists:
http://www.theartistsweb.net/news/2009/02/how-t...
Thanks
twitter, thanks to you.
for uploading) at www.bloggy.se and everyone should start
trying to get domain territory on that site IN ENGLISH. Lots of sub-domain names
not taken up.
So, if you cannot get what you want on Twitter in English, use
www.bloggy.se . The only difficulty is that the user interface is in Swedish.
but you can translate the terms by going to www.systran.co.uk to translate
Swedish words on the www.bloggy.se user interface.
What is a "licensed artist"?
Since when does a person need a license to be an artist?
Who issues this license?
And can that license be taken away?
other artists or wanna' be artists.
I would guess that 99.5% of the people that visit any art blog or art website
other artists or wanna' be artists.
Who do I want to visit my websites? People that will buy my art.
I do not really care to attract lots of hits on my websites from artists.
How does one get real buyers to visit one's website?
And galleries do not go searching the web or wanting twitters from artists -
they do not have time to slog through them all.
It's also easier for something you post to "go viral" so to speak on twitter than on any other site in my opinion.
It's all part of a grander scheme of things and not a be all, end all. Just another weapon in the arsenal.
***
And to those who have no idea what a licensed artist is or what art licensing is, do a google search. It's right there and is pretty easy to research yourself.
Great information. I am now following you on Twitter!
If someone wants their art to be seen then they need to promote it!
Twitter is a tool that can be used in many ways as you've discussed.
Thanks.
I read about about publicizing oneself; especially from someone who is very new to the art world
and has little success in the art world.
The author has not shown her work in any galleries that
I could ascertain. How did Twitter get her in any galleries? It did not.
The author says she is a "social media creative". What is a "social media creative"?
I went to the link she gave and it is the author's blog.
She is the "social media creative" to her own blog. Wow, I guess the title "author" was taken.
And the author says she licenses her art. I followed the links and the licenses
appear to be going to products created and sold by herself.
(And a "licensed artist" - I think what she really means is she tries to
license her art. Sell the rights for it.
What artist wouldn't?)
Sorry, but this is amateur hour.
Website(s) + Blog(s) + Twitter + MySpace + YouTube +Flicker
+ Etsy + etc, etc, etc = Success in the Art World?
Secondly, I am getting connections to galleries that are planning to show my work through the companies I have met on Twitter. But I don't blame you for your comment. It's true that the majority of my art has been sold online and shown online. That, in fact is what makes me a Social Media Creative. I utilize all of the social media sites to promote and sell my work and do very very well for myself.
And yes, I am young. New to the world. But I am making progress everyday and I'm very happy to share my experiences and results with other artists who are just starting to launch their work on the web. That is goal... to share. The world of art is evolving and artists are learning more and more that brick and mortar galleries are going to be hard to sell in. It was my decision to focus completely online in selling my work when I've had several opportunities to show offline.
I'm sorry you dont see it that way. But I thought I'd let you know how I felt about your comment and I wanted to thank you for it. Even though we have our differences and perspective can be different. Either way, you have contributed to my article and I am happy for that. Have a great day!
twitter.com/olivosartstudio
you can also seemy blog: olivosartstudio.blogspot.com
Thanks!
Claudia Olivos
and if you want to follow me! here i am-
http://twitter.com/SwanDiamondRose
Great to see art getting as much coverage as possible. We started #ARTSEVO on Twitter and you can find out about how to use hashtags to follow the conversation here: http://tinyurl.com/artsevo7 On Wednesdays,we're "live" at 1PM PST on Twitter:artists (of all kinds) talking about art. This Wed (2/25) ART holds a Press Conference to open diplomatic relations with Science. Join in the fun.
Fridays,to piggy back on #followfriday,also launched #adoptartist and @juliejulie & @artbizness are organizing a Twitter artwalk. Join in,add your pearls of wisdom to #ARTSEVO any time you have something to share. Let's make ARTS trend on Twitter. @anodyne2art
media twitter to promote their work.
The article provides good tips for anyone seeking for an alternative channel
other than traditional and mainstream means to broadcast their work. This alternative is important in today's
marketing world as what works for anyone yesterday is history in today's context. Social is the new media
where a strong community / network can fuel success through word of mouth.
Information sharing through BLOGGING / TWITTER is one of the few good practices we should start with - which is
what Natasha is doing. We should never under- estimate the power of these platforms which I had witnessed
incredible viral success.
Garnering a strong artist community online defintely opens up windows of opportuntities.
Gallery owners, art organisers worldwide are always looking out for new unique original work of arts to
target the evolving digital generation.
We may choose to agree or disagree with Natasha's article as all of us have differing opinions and sometimes
would like to do things differently. However, we cannot discount the fact that she is graciously opening up and
sharing her experience with the industry.
There is nothing wrong with being young and new because a lot of times, they are the ones who come up
with new creative and ground-breaking ideas. They are the ones who bring changes, using unconventional ways to
shape and bring the industry to the next level.
The experienced veterans should see this as an opportuntity to discover new ideas and learn how to do things
differently. The ability to summit comments to blogs is to provide constructive feedback / ideas so that we
could all learn from each other and without getting too personal.
We should respect the writer for taking time out to share their experience with the industry peers.
Joey
and please see if you can help me spread the word about my site and the free
articles it provides for anyone and everyone. Thanks, your friend Christian.
Natasha never presented herself as an art world superstar and your comments were unnecessarily rude and snarky. She was giving advice on what she knows - marketing to an internet audience through digital means.
You were out of line and it makes me question your motives for commenting in the first place.
Have posts or blogs about that? Would love to read 'em!!!!!!
Great post! This was very informative for me. I am still learning my way around the tweetybird the Twitter realm and this definitely gives me some ideas and answers some
questions.
Thank you,
Jim
a) Could not get very many people to follow me, so was basically talking to myself.
b) Could not think of anything interesting to write about after a couple of days. How many times can I write and people want to read: "Finished a new painting, started a new painting".
I am an artist, not a writer or blah,blah,blah-er.
c) Saw no increase in traffic to my website.
d) It was a lot of time invested and I saw basically nothing for it.
e) Followed a lot of people, but that got confusing, was basically meaningless and mind-numbing real quick. Not to mention a time-waster.
also noticed that you are only following about 1/10th those following u. so you don't think there is much of anyone on twitter to follow?
I wonder what social media tools the naysaying commenters above are using? Given that Bernadette and T didn't provide any links to their own blogs or twitter, I suspect none.
The 'Old Guard' of artists who believe that the art world revolves solely around Offline Art Galleries are about as forward thinking as the Record companies or Print industry. The world has changed, and like it or not, you NEED to be online these days to get a foot up as an artist.
You know what? Twitter mightn't be the silver bullet for all artists. A blog, flickr or etsy page might not be either. But the artists who are out there trying these new tools are already miles ahead of the artists who aren't. It's all about experimentation.
I can think of a number of very succesful artists (Audery Kawasaki springs to mind) who have gotten to where they are by having a solid understanding of social media.
I run an online art website myself (www.ivoteforart.com) and I have found ALL of the artists that work for me through the web. I trawl flickr, etsy, twitter, ffffound, and read tonnes of art websites to find artists. If an artist doesn't have their own presence online, they are invisible to me - And I suspect I'm not alone here.
Good luck!
http://twitter.com/DavidCousens
but it helps to connect with other artists. I've gotten a lot of shows and buyers through artists.
Please compare the startup Freeness & Openness
(http://freeandopen.ucoz.com) with Twitter. F&O is much more usable.
Best regards,
Nick yurchenko
If you have a link in your Tweet to your art on average only 5-15 people will click on the link - not the bazillion you think will click because of all your followers and millions of people on Twitter..
Any links you post in Tweet will be clicked for about 5 minutes and then no more will click on it. Your Tweet has been buried among the avalanche of other Tweets coming in.
90% of those people following you on Twitter are other artist just like yourself. Artists following artists. Not Art buyers following artists. Just artists following artists.
The other 10% are art coaches, art licensing coaches, people telling you how to get rich using the internet and Twitter and other people wanting your money.
Through Twitter you will not be networking with people that buy art. You will be networking with people just like yourself - trying to make a living selling art. If you sell on Etsy, then that is who is following you - other Etsy artists. Not people buying art, but rather people selling art, just like you. How does that help one's business of being followed by people that only sell just like oneself, I am still trying to figure that out.
There are better ways to reach potential art buyers than using Twitter.
Very informatve and I want more!!!
All the best!
marta rawvolta
http://www.modernimpressionist.blogspot.com
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