As a visual artist, the process of creating something meaningful and beautiful is what drives you. But when it comes to promoting your work, finding the right balance between self-promotion and being genuine can be a challenge. You don't want to feel like a pushy salesperson or risk turning off potential customers. So, how can you market your work to your audience in an authentic way? In this post, we'll explore inspiring examples of artists that lead with authenticity.

In January of 2021, Contently, an industry authority on content marketing, surveyed their community to find out what they thought their most important content format would be, based on what best aligns with consumer preferences. Survey said (in my best game show host voice): “blog posts,” followed closely by “videos.”

An artist’s portfolio site is so much more than a collection of artworks. It is also a business and marketing tool that is capable of attracting new business, and generating profitable, sustainable growth over time. Whether you are thinking about creating your first site, or if you've had a site for years, here are a few things to avoid, and a few things you can implement instead.

If you’re an artist who is interested in building momentum around a particular social, cultural, environmental or political issue that is meaningful to you, and you’ve been struggling with how to present your work on your website, this post is for you.

Squarespace and Wix are both great website builder platforms, but they also stack up very differently based on where you currently are in your business, and where you might want to take it in the future. In this infographic post, I’m going to share a snapshot comparison of both website builders, so you can identify some of the features that are important to you at a glance.

One of the questions I get asked most is “which website builder is best?” The answer to that question is “it depends.” There are a lot of options on the market, so it really boils down to what kind of features and functionality you’re looking for, as well as your degree of comfort with the tech side of things. Both Squarespace and Wordpress offer powerful solutions, so I’ve created an infographic for comparison.

In this post, I review the website of one of Poland’s most renowned illustrators, Paweł Jońca, who is based in Warsaw. There is so much about this site that we can all learn from. Admire Paweł’s amazing work when you visit his site, but before you do, let’s review a few web design practices that I believe make this website stand out from the competition.