More Links Please! One of the challenges of instagram is the lack of clickable links in posts. You get only one link – which is located in your profile.* You will often see “link in profile” in an instagram post. Which is the standard way of pointing someone to your one and only clickable link. […]
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The Power of Habits I gave up trying to manage my time. Firstly – I’m not really even sure what that means. And secondly – I’m not disciplined enough to follow a time management plan such as Getting things Done or the Pomodoro Method. I always think I can cheat and then the system doesn’t […]
My #1 Tip for How to Move your Art Practice Forward Stop entering juried shows. Why? Because juried shows are a distraction without a solid end game. This post is originally appeared a few years ago and I’ve always wanted to explore these ideas in more depth. I held a facebook live event expanding on […]
Stress This morning I read an interesting article about stress in the New York Times. It was about learning to view stress in a more positive light and learning to deal with it better. The article recommends several skills for doing this. One of the big ones is to put yourself in stressful situations […]
Lines #22, Lisa Call,Textile Painting, 3 x 3 inches How to Take Better Photos Several years ago I was really struggling with photographing my artwork. I had a good camera, a tripod and photoshop. And I didn’t have a clue how to use these tools to get good results. If you are not hiring a […]
The Email Trap Well it happened again. I sat down Monday morning to check email and I realized I have dozens of emails from the previous week that I didn’t answer. Email is the life line of my business – ignoring it is really not a good idea. I’m checking it several (okay LOTS) of […]
The Guest Book Mounting an exhibit is a huge undertaking. I believe building repeatable systems is one of the keys to managing the huge list of tasks. One of the stresses I had every time I held an exhibit of my art was figuring out how to gather visitor information. It’s a small detail yet […]
Tell a Story Do you wish you had more blog readers? Do you wish you could inspire your readers to take action? Try this format for a few of your posts: 1) Watch this TED video , The Secret Structure of Great Talks by Nancy Duarte. 2) Remember that you are the mentor. Make […]
Help Your Friends Find Your Art Do you have the new facebook profile? Do you have a facebook fanpage (or like page or community page or whatever you want to call it) for your artwork? With the new profiles on facebook, there is an opportunity to promote your fanpage from your profile, by setting it […]