for your blog
Here’s a start for your blog post:
I’d Rather Be in the Studio! The Artist’s No-Excuse Guide to Self-Promotion is for artists of all kinds. Painters, sculptors, ceramist, jewelers, photographers, and others will benefit from the easy-to-follow self-promotion practices in this book.
Author and art-marketing consultant Alyson B. Stanfield, of Art Biz Coach, focuses on sharing the artwork directly with potential buyers through electronic and traditional communication outlets—in a manner that is comfortable, not artificial. Artists match Internet marketing strategies with sincere personal skills to take charge of their art careers.
The book includes access to worksheets for in-depth self-promotion.
Snag some images for your blog in the Media Room.
Or, maybe you’d like to post 6 different blog entries? Feel free to post my 6 Principles for No-Excuse Self-Promotion.
social media updates
We think the best thing you can do to promote the book through social media is to give your sincere thumbs up. We encourage you to be bold and creative when promoting IRBITS, as we affectionately refer to the book. We can’t do any better than that.
amazon
Help spread the word! Please consider writing a review on Amazon.
This is easy and also gives you a link on Amazon! To write a review on Amazon, you have to be registered with them. This means you have to have ordered something from them in the past. Just go to the book’s Amazon page, scroll about halfway down and click on “Rate this item.”
Write a short review (fewer than 250 words) with a catchy title (5 stars always appreciated!). It might be useful to write it in a document first and then copy and paste it into the Amazon site. It would be helpful to other readers if you pointed to something in the book that is particularly valuable information for you.
giveaways
Do you have an art event coming up where you could hand out bookmarks? Email Alyson and she’ll send you a handful. Just give her a number.
help us reach more artists with . . .
- A written review in a magazine or newspaper
- A post to an online artist forum
- A tweet or two
- A post on your blog – feel free to use this pre-formatted text
- A comment on someone else’s blog
- A “Recommended Reading” link on your blog or website to www.idratherbeinthestudio.com (Alyson has an Affiliate Program if you are interested in making some money from that link)
- A mention at a workshop you’re conducting or artist talk you’re giving
- A whisper into the ear of the manager at your favorite bookstore, noting that they can get copies through their wholesale distributor
- A mention on your Facebook page or profile
- Public display of affection: Stand on the street corner, wave the book overhead, and shout, “All artists must have this book!”
get the book
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