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Sixteen Ways to Increase Your Sales
by Stephen MitchellI’ve seen so many people still asking why they’ve still not sold any artwork on Redbubble! So I’ve compiled all my enterprising, marketin…
I’ve seen so many people still asking why they’ve still not sold any artwork on Redbubble! So I’ve compiled all my enterprising, marketing, sales and money-based articles written over the last two years. I really REALLY hope you enjoy reading and applying them into your sales-campaign. First, let’s take a look at you, the artist within. Wait, that sounds like the first article… 01. Defining the Artist Within / 02. I Have a Special Condition! / 03. Keep that Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive / 04. Two Crafty Ways to Become a High Profile Photographer / 05. Playing the Popularity Game Without Caring if You Win or Lose / 06. What Makes You Think Your Art is Good Enough? Here is the guts of this article, the really in-depth stuff that should help understand how to better use Redbubble in your venture to either make money or make a name for yourself: 07. Are You Selling More Artwork ? / 08. Helping YOU Make a Profit on Redbubble ! / 09. Pleasure from Profit from Pleasure / 10. Quality Marketing Equals Sales / 11. Selling Your Art Successfully / 12. Sell, Give, Donate and Use Your Skills / 13. My Marketing Strategy / 14. How to Sell Anything / 15. Selling My Artwork At Amended Prices / 16. Twelve Months on Redbubble The trick is to read each article, and then ask yourself: ‘How does this apply to my situation?’. I’m very sure you’ll find a way to incorporate the ideas I’ve used here to improve your situation and increase your sales! I look forward to hearing how much more sales you make over the next few months!! EDIT [11:32 PM 15/05/2009] / Some of you will now want to run an exhibition, gallery or stall of your artwork. For that I have compiled another list of links that should help you! / ... Running Sheet for Exhibitions Since this is my article, I have to get a few shameless-plugs in here somewhere. I have T-shirts for sale that will get you noticed! / ... Your Name on a PHOTOGRAPHER Shirt / ... Photographer Shirts / ... Redbubble Shirts for Artists, Writers and Photographers Postscript / I started writing simple tips that any Redbubble Artist could use. I don’t write them so much any more, but I keep them here for my own reminder. I hope you enjoy these two that relate to this post enormously: / ... Tip #001 / ... Tip #004
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Inspired by Martin Puryear’s “Ladder for Booker T. Washington” Please vote / http://www.redbubble.com/people/toastedghost/journal/3339650-would-you-like-to-vote How far do you climb? / At what cost? / Do you fear the assent? / or descent? / Do you climb at all? / What prevents you from climbing? / or climbing further? Many will notice that the falling figure is not me / I wanted the work to remain generic / however it is my mouth
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This is the unframed version without a quote attached. There have been requests for this version. Captive “The youth, intoxicated with his admiration of a hero, fails to see, that it is only a projection of his own soul, which he admires.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Who is you’re hero? / / Name: Panthera tigris sumatrae (Sumatran Tiger) Description: The Sumatran tiger has the darkest coat of all tigers. Its broad, black stripes are closely spaced and often doubled. Unlike the Siberian tiger, it has striped forelegs. Sumatran tigers are the smallest tiger subspecies. Males average 2.4 meters (8 feet) in length from head to tail and weigh about 120 kilograms (264 pounds). Females measure approximately 2.2 meters (7 feet) in length and weigh about 90 kilograms (198 pounds). Distribution: The Sumatran tiger is found only on the Indonesian island of Sumatra in habitat that ranges from lowland forest to submontain and montain forest with some peat-moss forest. Biology: The Sumatran tiger eats wild pig, big deer (called rusa), and small deer (called muntjak or barking deer). The specific range size of this tiger is not know, however the population density is approximately 4–5 adult tigers/100 km 2 (39 mile 2) in optimal lowland rainforest. As elevation increases through submontain and montain forests, the number of tigers in any given area decreases because there is less prey available. Status in the wild: 400-500 wild Sumatran tigers were believed to exist in 1998, primarily in the island’s national park areas, but no island-wide census or monitoring system has been possible. Tiger numbers have continued to decline because of poaching of tigers to supply the illegal trade in tiger parts. The last remnants of lowland forest are being eliminated to establish oil palm plantations and for shifting agriculture by recent settlers from other areas of Sumatra and Indonesia. Ongoing road development makes many formerly inaccessible mountain areas accessible to illegal logging even on the steepest slopes, and many mountainous areas are being converted into plantations for coffee and other products for international markets. Tigers are legally protected but are not highly valued. Captive breeding: For three years, the Indonesian Zoological Parks’ Association (PKBSI) has been working with the Tiger Global Conservation Strategy to develop a conservation program for Sumatran tigers. In addition to the 65 Sumatran tigers living in Indonesian zoos, there are 55 tigers managed by North American zoos, 100 in European zoos, and 12 in Australasian zoos. This captive population is descended from 37 wild-caught founders. The Indonesian Sumatran Tiger Masterplan now has the potential to function as the heart of the Sumatran tiger population worldwide. It is designed to preserve sufficient genetic diversity to reinforce both captive and wild populations, thus fulfilling its goal to ensure that the in situ tiger program comprises verifiable founders permanently identified and registered in the Indonesian Sumatran Tiger Studbook. It also extends the capabilities of Indonesian zoo staff to professionally manage their tiger programs in Indonesia, and at the same time serves as a model for other range country tiger management programs in Southeast Asia.
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This shot was taken on St Tropez’s market, in provence, just before lunch.. “Bouteilles en Provence” was featured / - on the homepage / - in the group European Everyday Life / - in the group Art of Glass
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“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” Confucius
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Triathlon start /
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Articles of Interest
by Stephen MitchellThere are so many tips’n’tricks, tutorials, enhancements and various other interesting articles listed around Redbubble. I’ve decided it …
There are so many tips’n’tricks, tutorials, enhancements and various other interesting articles listed around Redbubble. I’ve decided it is time to revitalise the articles I have written. / Why? Because so many writers are long-winded, overly-descriptive and their instructions are near impossible to navigate. I believe my documents cover the many issues necessary to run a successful redbubble gallery, allowing artists to successfully present their portfolio to all clientele. Linking Text and Images Advantage of Tagging your Uploads / ASCII Characters in your RedBubble Journal / Coding your RedBubble Journal / Embedding a Profile Banner / Linking Images in Series, Columns and Rows / Linking Photographs / Naming Your Art / Using Favicons in Your Profile Exhibitions, Marketing & Sales Add This To Your Cart / Making a Profit Because of Redbubble / Marketing and Sales / Running Sheet for Exhibitions / Sell, Give, Donate and Use Your Skills / Selling Your Art Successfully Photography DPI – Myth, Mania, or Massive? / DPI – Myth, Mania, or Massive? v.2 / Knowledge is Power / Two Crafty Ways to Become a High Profile Photographer Interesting Reading Consent for Photography Not Required in Australia / Correct Spelling on Mozilla Firefox / DPI Determines Resolution, Not Quality / Online Purchasing : Safe or Scary? / Playing the Popularity Game Without Caring if You Win or Lose / Tip for Answering Comments About Redbubble Advantage of Choosing RedBubble / My Redbubble Dictionary / Ode to Redbubble / Redbubble Breeds Winners This will be updated as I write more interesting articles and tutorials for your reading-pleasure.
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Taken on the same day as Fire in the sky (posted earlier), this flock of ducks passed through at just the right moment to accentuate the brilliant winter twilight! / / Portfolio Areas / / Tigers / Wildlife / Macro / Landscape / Birds / Abstracts / Cats~wild and domestic
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Habits of a successful seller
by sellingToday I went to visit the portfolios of RedBubble’s top sellers. Namely the top 20 T-shirt sellers and the top 20 wall art sellers. (This…
Today I went to visit the portfolios of RedBubble’s top sellers. Namely the top 20 T-shirt sellers and the top 20 wall art sellers. (This ranking did not include self purchases) I found some strong patterns in how these sellers showcase their art online and make use of RedBubble to sell their work. There were exceptions, but I found myself flicking from one portfolio to another nodding my head as the same habits came up again and again. What I didn’t find The best selling artists come from all over the globe, are a variety of ages, and there isn’t a popular genre or medium selling better than others. My very subjective opinion would also politely add that these top sellers come from various skill levels. / / / Lack of Bling You know how some people have large images or animations down the left hand side of their portfolio page? Our best sellers don’t do that. Their portfolios are fairly clean with plenty of white space. / / / Artwork Descriptions Almost all the top sellers have ‘text only’ descriptions. And they simply describe the artwork – what it was inspired by, how it was created etc. Of the handful who have images in their descriptions, they are small detail shots or a photograph of someone holding/wearing the finished product – like buyers booth. / / / Groups Most of the top sellers are in about 5 groups, some are in none, a couple are in 10-ish. None had a huge list a groups. And they all are in groups which are relevant and make sense for their style and medium. / / / Journals About half the top sellers had no journals or very few journals. Which lead me to do some googling. I quickly noticed that several were cleverly blogging elsewhere and participating in other non-art communities to find customers. Why sell your band photos to other photographers when you can sell them to the fans of that band via a music forum? Journals were directly related to their art, exhibitions, initiatives, creative ventures in the real world and insights into how they make their art. I struggled to find non-art themed journals in this group of top sellers. Only one person had a “thanks for the feature” journal on their first page (which quickly got my attention after reading this last week.) / / / Length of Portfolio Some top sellers have less than 10 works and others have more than 10 pages. But the bulk were sitting on around 2-4 pages of work in their portfolio. So what has this taught me about selling on RedBubble? Don’t worry about how my art compares to others Keep my pages clear of clutter, with plenty of white space Use descriptions to describe my work and nothing more If I must use additional pictures, the best kind are photos of people wearing/holding the finished product Being in relevant groups is better than being in lots of groups Journals about my art are the best kind to have Blogging and promoting my art elsewhere is a really good idea I should keep my portfolio short and sweet Jo
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Running Sheet for Exhibitions
by Stephen MitchellLooking for a ‘check list’ or ‘running sheet’ for your next exhibition? Thanks to the power of google.com, and a spare hour on a Saturd…
Looking for a ‘check list’ or ‘running sheet’ for your next exhibition? Thanks to the power of google.com, and a spare hour on a Saturday afternoon of sporadic rain, I found a few PDF’s that should help you: Events Management Check List ... I really like this one! It’s comprehensive, has tick-boxes, and could easily be modified to suit any type of event. Running, Promoting and Organsing your Event / ... Page 1 to 17 have great information on setting up and ensuring your t’s are crossed and i’s are dotted. Page 18 to 20 are the pages you want to print! Club/Association Management Program / ... This is a most extensive booklet (36 pages) outlining EVERYTHING about exhibition running. Whilst it is aimed at sport clubs, the information is easily transferable to anyone’s exhibition. Page 19 says … / ” It is essential that an event has an evaluation process that is more than simply monitoring the planning and implementation. Evaluation should be carried out through the life of the event as well as at the end. Information recorded from monitoring provides a record and can be kept as a historical record for events that are held regularly. Criteria for success, and methods for measuring those criteria, need to be set when the event is first planned. Measures depend on the important questions to be answered. Questions may have to do with attendances, quality of staff, revenue, public opinion and press coverage. Methods for obtaining the information needed to answer the questions might include statistics for attendance, questionnaires from participants and spectators, and financial records. “ Survival Guide to Event Management / ... Another long-winded yet comprehensive (56 page) PDF that has a lot of useful information. Visit these pages for the details you really want: 9, 16, 24, 27, 32, 36-37. But you MUST read every other page in conjunction to get an overall and complete view of how to run your exhibition properly and successfully! Submission form for Major Events / Activities in Adelaide / ... Maybe your exhibition is SOOOO BIG that you need to fill this in. Event Guidelines / ... This could easily have been ripped off from any one of the suggested PDF’s above, but it still has some interesting information. You’ll want pages 21 to 24.
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AFL – Toowoomba Queensland / 400 2.8 lense full frame 1000th at f4 /
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What: A water reed, colour enhanced. / ... / Location: Wittunga Botanic Gardens / (December, 2007) / ... / Note: This has become my signature piece and will shortly be the reverse-side of my business-card. All artwork is copyright© to Stephen Mitchell All Rights Reserved. / You may not use, replicate, manipulate, redistribute, or modify my photography, writing, and artwork without my express consent.
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Pelicans off the Victor Harbour shore.
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Woman with her arms raised walking from an open nautilus shell. Photo based illustration.
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2 shots of Tiger Moths taken at a local airshow at Parafield. Merged into one image with a sky taken elsewhere.
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MAY YOU HAVE Enough happiness to keep you sweet, / Enough trials to keep you strong, / Enough sorrow to keep you human, / Enough hope to keep you happy, / Enough failure to keep you humble, / Enough success to keep you eager, / Enough friends to give you comfort, / Enough wealth to meet your needs, / Enough enthusiasm to look forward, / Enough faith to banish depression, / Enough determination to make each day / better than yesterday. / ~Anonymous /
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I know I need to remember this statement every day of my life!! See separate upload for card format (different dimensions!)
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Inspirational greeting card
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Inspirational print version. Also see my T-shirt with this design. The text around this image reads as follows: “I am the curving branch dancing in the wind, I am the drop of dew clinging to the tip of a delicate leaf, I am the firm bolder upon which fertile earth has gathered and into which creep the roots of a mighty pine. I am the rustling leaves and the autumn breeze. I am the silence that surrounds me and flows through me. I am the path, I am the wanderer and I am the journey”. Life is often thought of as a journey, and there are many ideas about just how much we humans have been able to influence our own direction and the obstacles we might find along the way. Mankind is often blamed for the state of the world, but when it comes to taking responsibility for our own direction we too often bend to the force of external pressures or blame these for our failures and successes. Thus, this work is my tribute to the idea that we create the journey upon which we partake … up to the smallest and most insignificant detail. Photography and text by Richard G. Witham Photograph taken along the path to Panther Creek Falls in Northeast Georgia.
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/ / Canon 350D / Sigma 50mm 2.8 DG Macro lens / Edited in PSE / / Featured 6 Nov. 2008 in the group 1:1 Macro Photography
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