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My name is Nicolette Tallmadge, I currently run my own hand crafted jewelry design business. I’ve been designing and selling jewelry for over 11 years. I got the idea about The Crafted Webmaster when I was working as a full time and freelance web designer. I created my first site in 1996 by learning HTML in a magazine and used that experience to get a job designing web sites for a living. While designing sites full time and on a freelance basis, I was also designing and selling my own handmade jewelry and used my web experience to promote myself online. During that time I helped many of my fellow artisans with setting up their own web sites and with advice on how to promote their business on the web. I now run my jewelry business full time and I’ve built The Crafted Webmaster so I can provide information to other fellow artists and craftsmen so they can learn how to promote their work on the Internet.
Date / Time: 8/20/2009 6:03 PM UTC
So you finally decided to take the plunge and start a blog for your art. But before you go to Blogger or Wordpress.com, take some time to do a little bit of planning before you begin. Here are 5 things you must do before you start your art blog.
1. Figure out why you want to start a blog
• Build traffic to your art website • Get more customers • Talk about your artwork • Knowing what your goals are will help you plan
2. Figure out who you're blogging for
• Who's your audience? Customers? Other artists? Galleries? Potential collectors? • Your audience should match your blogging goals • Figuring out your potential audience will help you plan how to promote your blog
3. Figure out what your "anchor topic" is
• Your "anchor topic" is the main topic of your blog, what you'll be blogging about • It should match your blogging goals • It should be of interest to your audience • Choose an anchor topic that you can blog about long term
4. Name your blog
• Choose an interesting name that attracts readers • Include major keywords in your name • Use freekeywords.wordtracker.com for keyword ideas
5. Get a domain name for your blog
• A domain name is virtual real estate. It will separate your blog from all of the blogspot.com blogs • At $10 per year or less, a domain name is a cheap form of branding • You can get a domain name at MyNamespot Domains.
If you're thinking about starting a blog or if you already have a blog and you want to be more effective, sign up for my FREE e-course "50 Blogging Tips for Artists". Get a free tip in your email every day that will help make your blogging life easier. Sign up now!
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