Marketing Tip 11th Week - 3rd Exercise - Place

Agreed, content is very important - especially in the descriptions of our art pieces. I am beginning to see some success in organic search results to my premium site (cannot see results to FAA or Pixels). I had three this morning so that is encouraging.

One important thing to keep in mind when contacting galleries is, they are not often very thrilled when they see your work on P.O.D. sites, particularly if you are selling your photos on products. Maybe have a selection of works that are not out on the internet for sale to approach galleries?

That's great, Bill Have you been following the marketing tips at all? I mean I know you have but have any helped you into changing something that you feel may have helped?

Alessandra, that's so helpful, thank you!

That's so helpful, thank you!

I understand the descriptions, blogging about our work etc but where do you advertise your art at? Like I mean to you pay for ads or how do you get it out there?

As I am new to Fine Art America, I have a "beginners" question. Does anyone truly sell their art on Fine Art America or is this, instead, a platform where a lot of artists are trying to sell their art to one another. If the latter, I am starting to understand the problem. Artists wanting to sell is not looking to purchase. I ask because in a short time (a few weeks) I have had over 130 visitors and won a photography contest through one of the FAA groups. And yet, not a single sale. So, I was just curious if this an issue wherein we are all trying to sell, but nobody is coming to FAA to purchase.

I do note that I receive updates that artist XYZ has sold something. However, you never know if that is fact or FAA hype or worse, the artist purchasing their own work for marketing purposes.

Robert

You need to read the marketing advice on the site. We have a LOT.

Put Marketing in discussions search

Yes artists make sales here but to buyers, not normally other artists. 130 visitors is nothing. Miniscule amount which means you are not marketing.

This is the largest art site and I argue the most successful, and that is due to the amount of sales we make daily

George

We have covered all of this in numerous marketing threads. I will say the same to you as to Robert. Read as much as you can in the discussions

Robert
Sales by artists of their own work are listed as "owner purchases" and do not appear on the sales notice page.

Abbie, I so appreciate this marketing advice. Thank you for all of it! The course you recommended in the first week goes into detail about the different types of internet advertising and the best places for your ads to be. I have an ad running right now for my personal website and it's getting a lot of exposure.
I do exhibit my work in galleries and feel it's really the best exposure. You can google local galleries and find out where they are. Their websites will list upcoming exhibitions. There's usually a fee to enter and no guarantee your work will be accepted, but it's worth it and the fees help keep the galleries alive.

I am so glad it helped

Yes, I am repeating a lot of stuff and rewording things I have already added or put up over the years. But I do hope it is helping some understand the importance of advertising and marketing

That's so helpful, thank you!