The following list of "don'ts" is for anyone who wants to customize their art website (or already has) and isn't sure if their changes are helping or hurting their chances of actually selling art online.. . . read more
DiscoveredArtist.com launched in July with over 300 artists and nearly 3500 works of art for sale. It has a pleasing layout of neutral colors and strong navigational cues to help people browsing or searching for art . . .. . . read more
Although Artocracy.org has apparently been around for a few years now, it only recently came to my attention when I saw that it was one of five art websites nominated for the 12th Annual Webby Awards this year.. . . read more
Every few months I like to take a closer look at the online art market and see how some of the best art-selling websites are doing, traffic-wise. Let's start with the two art websites at the top. . .. . . read more
Several months ago I posted a survey asking artists where they sold their art. The response so far has been incredible, with over 270 artists taking time to respond. After analyzing the poll, here are some of the more interesting results I found:. . . read more
Zazzle.com is a print on demand supplier of various products, including posters and fine art prints. It's fairly similar to other print on demand services I've reviewed, but with enough clear differences that I'm sure some artists will prefer Zazzle over the competition.. . . read more
CafePress.com was one of the first online markets to offer print on demand services to artists. Now CafePress has over 6.5 million members (each with their own CafePress shop) who sell t-shirts, mugs, stickers, cards, and yes, even posters and framed prints of their artwork.. . . read more
Because of Etsy’s popularity, I’ve had several requests lately to review it - and while it’s not solely a fine art site (the focus is really on crafts and handmade items) it’s certainly possible for fine artists to use Etsy to display and sell art online.. . . read more
This month I noticed something out of the ordinary while checking some statistics about the online art market - in the past, Imagekind has ranked higher than any of the other art websites I'm tracking in terms of sheer visitors. . . but not this month.. . . read more
Have you been to Artflock.com lately? Artflock is a UK-based website for displaying and selling original art, but it’s open to artists all around the world. More importantly, it’s really been changing over the last few months, and it's now a much more "social" art community than it was. . . read more
