Best Way To Sell Art on the Internet With a Blog Website

by Lloyd Dobson

A great way to share your art with the world is to create an art blog. You

can even sell artworks to people who visit your blog or offer to create custom art such as portraits for

people who are interested in hiring you as an artist.

In many ways, creating an art blog is just like

creating any other blog except the content of the blog will consist of more images and the blog will follow a more creative

theme that depicts your style of work.

1) Sign up for a blogging service. The most popular services are Blogger and WordPress, but there are

many other services available. Some of these

services are completely free to use (such as Blogger) while others may require you to purchase a domain

(your blog address) or pay a fee for hosting (online

storage space).

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2) Start creating your art blog just as you would

create any other type of blog. When you use any

blogging service to create the blog you will be asked

to choose the following blog attributes.•Blog URL: The URL (also

known as the domain address)

•* Blog name: Ideally, the name of your blog should match the main keyword used in your blog's domain address.

3) Pick a template. The template basically determines

the design of your blog and how content should be displayed within it. The

template should match the theme of your blog or the style of art that will be displayed on

it.•* Font: The font refers to how the letters, numbers and punctuations will be displayed on your blog.

•* Color scheme: Each template has a color scheme that specifies the color of the background and also the color of other design elements such as the header and menu bars.

• * Background image: At times you may be allowed to select a background image for your blog.

4) Start writing blog posts so people have something to read when they visit your blog. Here are some ideas to help you get

started.

* Create content that is unique. Being an artist is all about being different and expressing who you are.

•* Share personal stories so people can relate to your work.

• * Proofread each blog post before publishing to minimize grammatical errors that may make your blog less appealing.

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5) Brand your images if you want to prevent others from

copying the images from your blog and using them without your permission. Here are 2

methods of branding that you may want to consider.* Add your signature to the

images that you want to brand.

•* Create watermarks. Watermarks are a more effective method of branding because they cover the whole canvas area occupied by the image. The watermark can be a faded texture or symbol and can be made using an image-editing software such as Adobe Photoshop by creating a new top layer containing the texture or symbol and then increasing its transparency.

6) Add images to create an art blog that is visually

stimulating. Of course, people want you to share your art on your blog or at least see your

style of work.

Adding images is even more crucial if you want to sell

artworks or encourage people to hire you as an artist to

create custom art because your customers will want to know more about the products or services that they are paying for. There are a few methods

that you can use to add images.

* Upload images directly as part of your blog posts. Many blogging services display an "Add Image" link at the top when you create a new blog post.* Create an art gallery. Websites such as Starving Artists are created in particular for artists to create galleries of their work.

* Make slideshows. Websites such as Kizoa Microsoft Power Point and PhotoShack let you upload images and then choose from different themes and styles to create your slideshow.www.LloydDobsonArtist.c

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