http://www.how-to-be-a-bad-artist.com Free art, craft, writing tips and techniques Mon, 26 Jul 2010 07:18:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.how-to-be-a-bad-artist.com/marketing/effective-link-building/ http://www.how-to-be-a-bad-artist.com/marketing/effective-link-building/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:06:32 +0000 Diane http://www.how-to-be-a-bad-artist.com/?p=531 SEO and effective link building Do you wonder about how to market your website so that it reaches the first page on Google? There is no easy answer and theories vary about SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and the best ways of attracting visitors to your website. Link building (adding a link to your website on other websites) is a good method of SEO. Read more about effective link building...]]> http://www.how-to-be-a-bad-artist.com/marketing/effective-link-building/feed/ 0 http://www.how-to-be-a-bad-artist.com/marketing/search-engine-optimization/ http://www.how-to-be-a-bad-artist.com/marketing/search-engine-optimization/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:07:16 +0000 Diane http://www.how-to-be-a-bad-artist.com/?p=560 Search engine optimization (SEO) or how to market your website To get your website listed on the first page of Google, after someone types in a search word, is the ultimate way to market your website. But how do you achieve this? The answer is to make sure your website incorporates techniques that make a first page Google listing more likely to happen. This is known as Search Engine Optimization or SEO.Read more about Search Engine Optimization...]]> http://www.how-to-be-a-bad-artist.com/marketing/search-engine-optimization/feed/ 0 http://www.how-to-be-a-bad-artist.com/marketing/craft-fairs/ http://www.how-to-be-a-bad-artist.com/marketing/craft-fairs/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:18:47 +0000 Diane http://www.how-to-be-a-bad-artist.com/?p=547 Are craft fairs a viable venue for artists? Many artists begin as self-representing artists (and some prefer to remain so). Some exhibit with other artists, others choose to exhibit with craftspeople. When I first started to try and sell my paintings, I took part in exhibitions with other artists that we organized ourselves. Later I tried to sell my artwork by renting a space at craft fairs, which proved to have limited success. The question is: are craft fairs a viable venue for artists? Read more about craft fairs...]]> http://www.how-to-be-a-bad-artist.com/marketing/craft-fairs/feed/ 0 http://www.how-to-be-a-bad-artist.com/marketing/benefits-of-a-blog/ http://www.how-to-be-a-bad-artist.com/marketing/benefits-of-a-blog/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:20:12 +0000 Diane http://www.how-to-be-a-bad-artist.com/index.php/marketing/what-is-the-point-of-a-blog/ What benefits does a blog have for my website? Is a blog more than just a diary? What are the advantages and benefits for your website or for readers? Read more about the benefits of having a blog...]]> http://www.how-to-be-a-bad-artist.com/marketing/benefits-of-a-blog/feed/ 1 http://www.how-to-be-a-bad-artist.com/marketing/what-is-an-rss-feed/ http://www.how-to-be-a-bad-artist.com/marketing/what-is-an-rss-feed/#comments Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:42:07 +0000 Diane http://www.how-to-be-a-bad-artist.com/index.php/uncategorized/what-is-an-rss-feed/ What is an RSS feed? An RSS feed is a great marketing tool for blogs and interactive websites. Regular readers can add your RSS feed to their own personal feed reader, which will automatically update them on any new posts you add to your website. Read more about RSS feeds...]]> http://www.how-to-be-a-bad-artist.com/marketing/what-is-an-rss-feed/feed/ 1