Get Your Website and Promote it For Free!
Artists, are you looking to sell your art online, but your
pocketbook can't take a lot of pressure, you came to the right
place! The internet is a wonderful place, and the good news is
that there are a lot of free online marketing resources
available.
But first, you need to think about exactly what kind of computer
skills you have, or are willing to learn. This will determine
what type of sites you will be needing, to be able to market
your work. There are certain things you will need no matter what
online help there is.
1. You will need to be able to at least take digital photos, and
put then online for others to see, Or have someone else do this.
Now, a scanner is a great way to do this, and much cheaper than
a digital camera.
2. Do you know the basics of web site development? If not, then
you will need to find either an online store in which to market
your work, or at least a photo album or portfolio in which to
show your work.
Guess what? I found a turnkey solution to opening a store. Best
of all, it is completely free! They offer free merchant set up,
they use the oscommerce shopping cart. Guess what? I found a
turnkey solution to opening a store. Best of all, it is
completely free! They offer free merchant set up, they use the
oscommerce shopping cart.It's called: http:www.vstore.ca
If you want to build a web site, here are some free ones to get
you started. Some of these,like geocities, and bravenet, also
have a web site building wizard to guide you in setting up your
web site.
1. www.bravenet.com 2. www.zerocatch.com 3. www.ecomplanet.com
4. www.ivillage.com 5. www.geocities.com
If you want a little more services for your web site, these are
good and low cost Web Hosting Companies:
1. www.ocatch.com- besides offering a free site, it offers low
cost hosting, starting at $6.95 per month. If you do have a
problem, they are prompt in rectifying it.
2. www.hostorange.com- this is the hosting company that I
currently use. They offer a lot for the money. You get
subdomains, and you can host more that one domain at the same
price, and a lot more extras. They are also prompt in ansering
your problems, but they have no phone, and everything is online.
Now that you have your site up and running, you need to start
promoting it. Learn how to optimize your site for online
marketing for free.
Learn how to optimize and promote your site for free.
1. www.selfpromotion.com can give you lots of help, and freebies
for your new site.
2. If you would like to find more freebies. www.thefreesite.com
- lots of free info
The internet is a wonderful resource, but the fact is that you
need to generate a lot of traffic to make any significant amount
of sales. One way to increase exposure is to take advantage of
free links, and link exchanging on sites that are relevant to
yours. Most of these sites are undoubtedly larger than yours,
(especially if you are beginning), and generate traffic. At
least your work will be seen by a larger audience. Your site
will also start to gain some recognition with the search
engines. If you choose your sites wisely, the type of people who
will be seeing your work will be your target audience. Those who
are most interested in your work! A great way to link exchange
is by creating articles, and linking inside a relevant article.
This gives people a lot of extra knowledge and information
relevant to their interests, and the search engines are more
friendly to these type of links.
Another good way to get some increased exposure is to belong and
post your work in some online galleries. There are many free
ones that allow you to post 4 or 5 photos of your art work. Here
are some galleries to get you started:
1. www.wire-sculpture.com- has a free gallery for jewelry makers
2. www.electroniccottage.com 3. www.artquest.com 4.
www.artdepot.com 5. www.espectro.com 6. www.artzee.net
So, try these out, there is nothing to lose, everything to
gain:) Start your home business today!