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Top 10 Essential Elements
of an artist website, updated
by Clint Watson
TODAY:
We have updated our top 10 essential elements of an artist website,
first published a bit over a year ago. We have changed the list
slightly to reflect today's landscape and the more widespread adoption
of RSS technology. So, as of today, the top 10 essential elements of
an artist website are . . .
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Monday, November 9, 2007
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IN THIS ISSUE
* Top 10 Essential Elements of an Artist Website
* You are the Music, Revisited
* COLLECTOR'S DISCOVERY SALON
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* The Bookshelf
* From the FineArtViews Blogs
The Latest Ruminations from our artist members.
* Focal Point: beret
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The Top 10 Essential Elements
of an Artist Website
by Clint Watson
Dear {{FirstName}},
We have updated our top 10 essential elements of an artist website,
first published a bit over a year ago. We have changed the list
slightly to reflect today's landscape and the more widespread adoption
of RSS technology. So, as of today, the top 10 essential elements of
an artist website are:
1. A Domain Name Containing Your Own Name
2. Clean and Consistent Design
3. Easy, Text-Based Navigation
4. Contact Information on Every Single Page
5. A Join Email List link that handles subscriptions automatically
6. Large Portfolios are divided into collections
7. Buying is easy for the customer
8. High-Quality Images
9. Site information is Always Current
10. An RSS Feed of your new artwork
We added number 10, the RSS Feed as an essential element. It replaces
our previous number 10 item "current biography", which is really just a
sub-category of number nine anyway.
To learn why RSS is important, read:
Feed your artwork to your fans with RSS
Sincerely,
Clint Watson
Software Craftsman and Art Fanatic
PS - Of course, our service, FineArtStudioOnline, facilitates as many of these items as possible...including automatic RSS feeds.
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You are the music, revisited:
Karen Cooper Wrote:
Hello,
I just read two newsletter entries in rapid succession: Lori Woodward
Simon's article on 'what a gallery really wants' and Clint Black's views on the
commonalities of artists and hackers:)
Lori's article spoke of "If you
haven't gotten to the point where you've arrived at a style of your own, take
however much time you need to get there". And with my odd sequencing of
articles, Clint's countered with the pss. note of "how does one really ever know
that they are a master?"
Wouldn't it be lovely if there was a point system
for such matters? "You have attained 83 of 100 possible points in the game of
arriving at a style of your own". Better yet, "you have compiled 97 of the 100
points needed to be a master".
I truely love color, but this is one area
where I would settle for black and white!
I appreciate this newsletter---sure
wish I could get it to come to my inbox!
Cooper
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beret - A round, soft brimless tam (hat). It fits snugly, and is often worn angled to one side. It has long been a traditional mode of head-covering throughout Europe, and now other parts of the world. Men, women and children of all walks have worn it, and continue to, but it has been popularly associated with artists since the nineteenth century, to the extent that the stereotypical artist is depicted wearing a beret.
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