I have been thinking about the ZAPP 700 vs 750 sizing issue, especially with monitor jurying. (I am assuming virtually everything to which I apply is monitor juried now). It was discussed at the ZAPP conference last fall; people mentioned their verti
Read more…Time to click away on those Facebook likes once again, AFIers. A few minutes here and there and we all benefit.
What does a "like" on your FB page do for you? Clicking and sharing appears on your friends pages which can lead to new discussions, intr
A good website is such a great way for an art fair to attract patrons to their show. Artists love it when they get into one of the "biggies" and their art stays on the site for a year giving them lots of chances to catch the eye of art collectors.
So
Read more…Fan pages are critical in the modern age of social media. For every "LIKE" you get, you have the possibility of attracting countless new fans. I have only recently dropped the priority of my .com site to focus on my fan page on Facebook. It is far
Read more…I recently uploaded a photo to my personal FB page -- it is pretty square, it includes 8 people, but three of them are short and the photo totally cuts off the bottom of the image. Anyone got any tricks for making it show everyone? Parker? Anyone?
Read more…Hi, all! I'm needing to start getting up my own website, up until now I'm only had my work on marketplace style websites like Etsy, Artfire, Handmade Artists, and a few other sites along those lines, but I'd really like to have an actual stand-alone
Read more…I have a question for those of you who use the Square to take credit cards. I just bought a phone and set up the Square account only to find that the show which starts Dec. 1 in not in an area with cell signal! I know it says you can enter some ite
Read more…Last night I noticed that Howard Alan is using Google AdSense as part of his advertising campaign for the Pittsburgh Shadyside show this weekend. Google’s AdSense program uses web site content and the viewer’s geographical location to serve related a
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Been busting my butt to get a good look to my website, and easy to order from. Then stumbled across some info that said 80% of people will leave a website if it is not easily used from their mobile device. That got me researching making a m
Read more…Still tweaking the site to be more intuitive and helpful. Last week I added SEARCH to the tabs at the top of the site, which does a great job. Also, right in the middle of the home page there is another Search -- does anyone use this? Do you think it
Read more…Searching Art Fair Insiders or any other specific web site using Google.
Enter the following into Google followed by a space and then what you're searching for. It's the word site followed by a colon then the URL followed by a space:
site:artfairinside
A friend pointed out an article in Wired Magazine to me, apparently Etsy is struggling with the same issues that art fair promoters are faced with and getting ready to embrace businesses that have grown to big for a single artist:
Read more…Does anyone know of any websites or programs that offer a way to virtually set up your tent/wall display? I have all sort of sizes of paintings and its like a giant puzzle moving them around during set up (and can take several hours), but if I could
Read more…I need a new website and found out professionaly it would cost around $800. maybe more. Does it really matter about how my website looks? I could get a simple one done much cheaper, but might still have problems like I have now. I created my own -
Read more…I've already searched this site for previous talks about Facebook and there has been a lot of really good tips and suggestions. I just started my Facebook page and so far the participation has been minimal, but I'm going to stick with it.
I was wond
Read more…Today while at a show I wanted to post an update to our business FB page. FB used my personal profile picture, not our business profile picture for any update I wanted to post. Any suggestions on how to be able to use the business picture?
Another
Read more…I'm looking for a new service to set up my own website and blog. The one I currently use offers a limited amount of options such as a way to collect email addresses. Is anyone using a service that they really like and would recommend? It doesn't have
Read more…Not sure if this is kosher, but I am seeking help form my Art Fair Insiders. In winning the first round of the voting for the privilege of being on the cover of Crafts Report. Please, go to the link and like my image and then to help me win, please s
Read more…AOL e-mail hacked
Though they probably won't admit it, AOL e-mail was hacked in the past 24 hours. I've gotten in at least six emails from different people that have AOL accounts. If you get an e-mail from an AOL address that only has a link to a web
Suddenly my Firefox browser window is open full screen with no toolbar above it and I can't get it smaller. I've been playing with the keys for a half hour now. I can't even get to Firefox help to get an answer. Can anyone help?
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