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There has been much frustration expressed with the (almost) past year and the results of our labors. I just read this article about marketing oneself, it's not a DIY article but rather how to be kind to yourself as you figure it out. I find myself there often and am about to attempt to jump in again so the words of encouragement were well received!

http://faso.com/fineartviews/98950/the-frustration-of-being-your-own-marketer

I was just curious if anyone had any experience with selling with this online juried website? I applied and was accepted, but I don't know of anyone who has used it and was a little nervous to try it out. If it works as it says though, it could be a pretty nice tool. I'd really like to hear from anyone who has had experience with them.

Here is the link:

http://theartgallerist.com/

Here is our latest podcast from August 14 where I spoke with author Scott Fox, my son, whose expertise is small business Internet marketing. Scott grew up in the art fair business, traveling to art fairs with us and knows a lot about artists and how they earn their living, so his information is very specific to our particular needs.

Listen to it here:

The show covers everything from choosing a domain name to capturing the sale online, including:

• keywords and how to determine the best ones
• choosing an url
• how google searches for sites
• why a free platform may not be the best choice for your site
• how to expand your market beyond the people you meet at shows
• what are the five things every artist's website should have
• his idea for an "artist retirement plan"

You'll also learn about his own lifestyle business coaching forum whose focus is on helping individuals build their Internet businesses.

In addition this fall Scott we'll be doing another podcast where he will be taking live calls from you.

Are you interested in this?

Check out the rest of our podcasts by clicking on the "Radio" button on the toolbar at the top of this page,

or visiting the Art Fair Radio Show page here.

I'd love feedback in the comments below about this podcast.

After all my booth fees I didn't have funds to create a professional website. I asked the web wizards if there was a good free site. Thank you Jim for recommending weebly.com. Looks pretty decent, don't you think??

Excuse my sentences or miss spellings, I have to ask my husband to help me to correct it. English is not my 1st language,just learned it 10 years ago, but you can check it out in the meantime at : www.carlabank.com

hope this helps more artist that need a site, it was so easy to make.