Free & Recommended Tools & Tips for Visual Artists
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Artists will find recommended tools and resources for artists. They start with the extensive archives of the Art Marketing News blog, which are a treasure trove of useful art business information and advice. You can subscribe below. I publish helpful free art marketing tools regularly like the 7 Essential Marketing Tools Artists Need report. I trust you'll find these resources helpful. Some are affiliate links, but are also tools I use myself, and the price is the same.
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Resources for Artists I Use and Recommend
It takes a great collection of useful tools lot to build a thriving, active online business. I use and recommend these artist resources without hesitation. Most of the artist resources listed contain affiliate links. When you use them, I get a small commission, but you don't pay more. Instead of advertising, the company pays me to introduce them to new potential customers. Your support in using these links helps me pay the bills and to keep publishing Art Marketing News at no cost to artists.
ConvertKit - Email Marketing for Creators
ConvertKit offer flexible segmentation that is at the heart of sending personalized, targeted email sequences. It is superior to Mailchimp because it was built to use tagging and autoresponder software. Convertkit uses tags that allow you to include or exclude people on your list when sending a broadcast or series of emails. It is free for the first 1,000 subscribers, so you have nothing to lose by giving it a try.
Teachable - Online Course Platform for Creators and Coaches
I've used Teachable for years to present my courses. There are artists teaching watercolor, oil painting, and photography courses there using it to publish highly profitable courses.
Evolve Artist - the Most Impressive Realism Painting Course Ever
If you want to learn how to paint in the style of realism, check out Evolve Artist. It is the most professional, well-designed, and thorough painting course I've ever seen. Use this link to take its free painting course.
Thrive Themes - the best WordPress Theme with Plugins
My sites, ArtMarketingNews.com and BarneyDavey.com WordPress sites are built on Thrive Themes. It provides themes & plugins that are designed to make your entire website convert more of your visitors into subscribers, customers & clients! It replaces nine plugins. Everything is included in one price. It updates every month. Here is an impressive example.
ThriveCart - Independent, Flexible Shopping Cart
I have used ThriveCart for years and love it. Robust shopping cart to sell digital and physical products. It collects taxes and calculates shipping. Excellent customer service. Use it to create high-converting cart pages and one-click upsell funnels. You can add bump offers, trials, and recurring payments
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Books by Barney Davey
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I am the author of six bestselling art marketing books. Order them them on Amazon.
- Straight Advice: How to Market Art Online
- Guerrilla Marketing for Artists: How 100 Collectors Can Bulletproof Your Career
- How to Sell Art to Interior Designers
- The Zen of Selling Art
- How to Profit from the Art Print Market
- How to Price Digital Fine Art Prints