How To Market Art? For Free
Here are some ways to market your art work for free. This doesn't give you 100% sell but it will increase chances to sell your art work.
1. There is lots of online art gallery which gives you free artist membership.
You will find list of free artist membership website here.
Some point to take under consideration with online art gallery.
Before sign upping any of free membership art galleries read out terms and condition.
Review Website and its functionality
Read shipping and delivery about art work. Sometime shipping cost you more than your art work price.
Also study the market value of online art gallery.
Is online art gallery have and virtual space? Some also have virtual art gallery.
Find how much traffic the online art gallery website is getting.
If some of your friend has already joined that gallery ask for review.
2. Have a blog.
Its also good to have a blog on your art work. There are lots of free blogger platform. Best are blogger, wordpress and typepad. (i will give list of blogging platform)
Before starting blogging read the terms and condition. Wordpress doesn't allow advertising on their platform and any other affiliate marketing.
In my point of view blogger is the best platform. You can integrate your pay pal with your art work post. Means you can sell from blogger. And they allow earning money through blogging.
3. Marketing your blog
Marketing your blog is also toughest part.
Have a weekly blog post
Exchange blog URL with your blogger friend blog or website
Try to have the URL of your blog on your online profile.
4. Ask Other Art Blogger
There are also other art blogger sometime they are not artist but they love to blogging.
So have your post on their blog. Because their blog is getting long term marketing and can rank better than your blog.
You can also exchange your blog post with your friend blogs or website.
Ask other art related blog to have your post as a guest blog.
For all this you just simply need to write post and email them.
5. Social Networking is important for success.
Signup for facebook, myspace, orkut or other social networking website which is well know in your region.
1. There is lots of online art gallery which gives you free artist membership.
You will find list of free artist membership website here.
Some point to take under consideration with online art gallery.
Before sign upping any of free membership art galleries read out terms and condition.
Review Website and its functionality
Read shipping and delivery about art work. Sometime shipping cost you more than your art work price.
Also study the market value of online art gallery.
Is online art gallery have and virtual space? Some also have virtual art gallery.
Find how much traffic the online art gallery website is getting.
If some of your friend has already joined that gallery ask for review.
2. Have a blog.
Its also good to have a blog on your art work. There are lots of free blogger platform. Best are blogger, wordpress and typepad. (i will give list of blogging platform)
Before starting blogging read the terms and condition. Wordpress doesn't allow advertising on their platform and any other affiliate marketing.
In my point of view blogger is the best platform. You can integrate your pay pal with your art work post. Means you can sell from blogger. And they allow earning money through blogging.
3. Marketing your blog
Marketing your blog is also toughest part.
Have a weekly blog post
Exchange blog URL with your blogger friend blog or website
Try to have the URL of your blog on your online profile.
4. Ask Other Art Blogger
There are also other art blogger sometime they are not artist but they love to blogging.
So have your post on their blog. Because their blog is getting long term marketing and can rank better than your blog.
You can also exchange your blog post with your friend blogs or website.
Ask other art related blog to have your post as a guest blog.
For all this you just simply need to write post and email them.
5. Social Networking is important for success.
Signup for facebook, myspace, orkut or other social networking website which is well know in your region.
Art Selling Resources
How to sell Art?
sell art for free
6. List of free blog host: List of free blogging platform7.Create your mini store on e-bay for free. E-bay has millions of visitors so chances to sell art will increase and e-bay is most trustable platform.
8. Sign up to following business networking site. To be active in such business networking site and social networking sites are really time confusing.
http://www.ryze.com/
http://www.zoominfo.com/
9. Submit your site to following Website.
This will increase your links and also traffic (visitors).
http://www.talentdatabase.com/
http://www.britisharts.co.uk/
http://www.craigslist.com/
http://dmoz.org/
http://www.artistsincanada.com/php/main.php
http://artistsresources.com/
How to submit the site: Just go to website and find add url/submit url/suggest url. Find how to submit url on website. Find related category (if define) then submit your website. Some sites didnt accept free blogging platform but try to submit once.
Before submitting ready: Title, Description, Keywords, Email ID in word document.
So its easy for you to copy paste the things in form.
10. Try this also
Real Small Art League
What is it? Real Small Art League is an ongoing public art project to inspire random acts
of artistic kindness and creative awareness. A growing number of artists are committed to making, posting, and giving away tiny works in surprise locations. A little work of art can go a long way.
Great Stuff on eBay
Fetching new data from eBay now... please stand by
Art Related Magazines
The Artist's Magazine (1-year)
Amazon Price: $19.96 (as of 12/02/2009) 
International Artist
Amazon Price: $38.00 (as of 12/02/2009)
American Artist
Amazon Price: $29.95 (as of 12/02/2009)
American Artist Drawing
Amazon Price: $23.95 (as of 12/02/2009)
American Artist Workshop
Amazon Price: $23.95 (as of 12/02/2009)
Left your stroke
submit
-
Reply
- selfdefenseclique selfdefenseclique Jun 8, 2009 @ 2:27 am
- Great lens! Keep up the great and fabulous work!
-
Reply
- manujarch manujarch Apr 5, 2009 @ 5:17 am
- Thanks for the heads up. Useful info.
-
Reply
- henzy henzy Mar 11, 2009 @ 11:28 am
- great lens.. going through your list of free online art galleries right now. I am already a member of Redbubble and Zazzle. Lets see what else you have.. Thanks.
-
Reply
- boiscanot boiscanot Jun 20, 2008 @ 6:55 pm
- Nice idea - will be periodically checking on you!
by shwetashah
My self Sweta, love to imagine things from a different perspective, love to translate my imaginations and observations into creative works, and colors... (more)
Explore related pages
Art Dolls | Cloth Dolls | Making Cloth Dolls| Art Doll Ideas and More- This lens will help you if you are new doll maker, a learner or a bit more advan...
Sell Art Online - Resources for Artists- Do you want to know how to sell art online - or improve your knowledge of e-comm...
Sell Your Art Online- The internet offers many free and paid sites for posting and selling artwork...y...
MARKET YOUR ART- This lens is about fun and profitable ways to get your art seen and purchased....
The Art Business Headquarters- Resources for Artists - The Art Business This group is for visual fine artists w...
Making a Living as an Artist- Have you ever thought of having a career as an artist? It is not as diffic...
