Starrpoint
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| 09/13/2006 8:55 PM |
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| my website acts more to let people who have bought from me in the past know when I have new work up. So it is a marketing tool, but seldom brings new clients. |
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Muckleskate
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| 10/15/2006 9:24 PM |
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| I did get an offer from a Nigerian businessman . . . |
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Sandy
Signatures Gallery
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leverton
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| 10/17/2006 8:51 AM |
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really thoughtful discussion
i've been looking into yessy - i'm glad to see there are some positive reviews
as for my own site - it's still young but i've got about 300 visitors in a month - about half leave just after the opening page but my work isn't everyone's cup of tea either (and yes my home page needs some work as well) - i just consider it one of the evils of doing "business" as an artist; same with blogging... in fact, the world at large is interested in the artist as a person, so blogging i would consider almost more essential than a website
haven't had sales via the site, but it's a handy visual tool to show potential customers.
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kkaralee
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| 10/17/2006 2:01 PM |
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I've used Yessy as my website for some time now and I highly recommend it. I figure it serves many purposes. It's an address I can put on my business card. I'm very low volume as yet, so It's a place I can use for credit card sales. They constantly improve on the statistics and as a result, I can see which of my pieces are viewed and the geographical location of viewer. I can rank my pieces by viewing popularity. I can see that some countries linger on landscapes, while others love abstracts. They tell me if my piece came up on a general screen of thumbnails with others, a screen of thumbnails of just my own, or a click through enlargement from either. They tell me if my gallery was specifically requested, and which pieces were viewed on that request. You can put up mulitple galleries, and a bio. You can write your own blurb for your picture, and you can add search words that are not included in the category or title. All useful tools for about $60/yr. Hah! Commercial over.  If there's a bigger bang for the buck, please post the information. I'd be very interested. |
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leverton
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| 10/17/2006 7:33 PM |
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thanks for the extra info - that is a great price for the service
does anyone have negative experiences with yessy?
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gord |
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www.gordonleverton.com
www.finelineartists.com
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mousie5
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| 10/17/2006 9:08 PM |
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I am still doing well on my Yessy site and have helped my friends get on it too, very easy to use and in-expensive. Also saw that someone else is using it and made up business cards with the site to advertise, which is another good idea. 
I do not see anything wrong with the yessy gallery and makes me want to work harder at painting to get them on.
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Starrpoint
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| 10/17/2006 9:31 PM |
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| where is this site? |
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mousie5
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| 10/17/2006 9:53 PM |
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| Just email me for the site. I do not want to post it on this newsletter, last time I did so to help artists, I got critized, so will give it to you thru an email. Thanks. |
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mousie5
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| 10/17/2006 9:54 PM |
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my email address is mousie55719@yahoo.com
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candita
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| 10/18/2006 6:45 AM |
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Yeah people were being brutal about you posting the site. That was weird. Can you e mail me your site though? lacandita@yahoo.com
Mine is www.yessy.com/CandaceByington
I am glad to hear that you're on yessy. I have been really happy with it so far and it is so inexpensive compared to ebay.
Another thing though is, I've put my art on myspace.com and gotten a lot of feedback and ideas. It's been a good thing for me, but no sales. I know that myspace gets a lot of bad press but that's because crazy teenagers and perverts make more exciting news than 30 something artists sharing ideas.
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candita
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| 10/18/2006 6:47 AM |
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Not so far. It's been all good. People can offer you less than what you want for a piece but you don't have to take the offer. I have been taking the offer because I want to move inventory! I love it so far.
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leverton
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| 10/19/2006 7:33 AM |
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you all have me convinced - i signed up yesterday to yessy and spent all last night uploading (blech) - i might have to give myspace a try too...
i have a friend that does extremely well on ebay with aceos (small art cards) - but from what i hear, she's the exception to the rule; most artists don't do that well with ebay - anyone have experience?
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candita
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| 10/19/2006 7:49 AM |
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Hi
Ebay was better in '99-'01 before the dot com bust happened. I did well on there but not enough to quit my day job!
People that bid and buy on there want deals so paying what you really should pay for original fine art is out of the question. It is a great place if you are up and coming and want to just sell for whatever you can get but it is hard if you have success and want to up your prices at bit. I sold almost all of my drawings from college...like my figure drawings, etc. It was a great way to clean house.
Ebay is very expensive. I made the move to yessy.com because it is inexpensive and you make more money from it and its just all art. You are not competing with other items. It is up to you...myspace is just going to give you exposure and feedback and a chance to network...
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timntara5
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| 10/29/2006 8:25 PM |
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| So far I have not had any luck at all with ebay! |
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klippie
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| 11/05/2006 10:50 PM |
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I find the internet is just a place where people look to see what you have done if they know you, here some people are not internet wise, I sell more at the local galleries, though it may get better.Hevent sold on wesite yet its been a year and a half.
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mousie5
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| 11/06/2006 5:55 AM |
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I just sold another one of mine in the internet. I do advetise on free classifieds though and seems to help.
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dlmtle
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| 12/16/2006 11:34 AM |
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| i am interested in getting a website for my artwork, but funds are limited --I have never sold any of my work yet. I looked at Yessy.com. it looks good, but I am wondering if I hadn't better make sure i have some prints etc done first. I don't have any work that i would want to sell the originals of yet since I have mostly done things for family and friends. How much has getting started up cost most of you. what should i expect to pay out before I start seeing any returns? I know I'm going to have some start up costs, but don't know what to expect. How would you advise starting out or what would you do differently if you had to do it over again? |
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Jim
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| 12/23/2006 1:22 PM |
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I just opened a site on yessy about a month ago. I still have
had no responses to it at all. Am I doing something wrong?
Jim
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All the best,
Jim
www.paintingsbyjim.com |
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Laf
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| 12/27/2006 1:20 PM |
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| Hi I'm new to this site and I would like to say thanks for the info and could I ask (without advertising) whether anyone knows anything about the ArtEurope.com website, my partner is currently doing a website for me and it would just be good to have any comments |
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FoxieLoxie
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| 01/09/2007 8:35 PM |
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Hi! I am absolutely new to this forum. But after reading every posting, I have discovered a few new tools to let people know that I'm an artist, & that my work is for sale. I must say - "Thank you to you all!"
It sounds to me, it is a matter of expectations from your sites. I have assertained that some do better than others. I think presentation is a key aspect. Good clear photographs first & foremost!
I am about to hold my first solo exhibition at a regional gallery in Victoria, Australia. Like a couple of other artists in this forum, I too, live in a rural area, many miles from good galleries. A bit harder to knock on doors. That is why I am interested in displaying on the Net/Web in some way.
I mentioned expectations.
I believe that if you go to an exhibition expecting to sell work, you may come away disappointed. But if you go not expecting sales - and you do sell something, it's a bonus.
Just a small piece of "food" for thought.
Happy painting & hopefully plenty of sales! |
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