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Jenny Rainbow

9 Years Ago

What A Point To Work On Pixels Not On Faa?

I really interested in answer! As sometimes its truly annoying when somebody put the images to the discussion threads, to the contests, to the groups from pixels.com and its demanding to logout from FAA and login to Pixels. Than I prefer not to vote/comment on image at all. And the same with discussions to participate there you need logout/login.
Really why you prefer go to another site to work if its totally the same as FAA? Why to make some difficulties to reach your stuff? What the real point for chose Pixels as your main platform for editing and another work??
As I can see most artists works from FAA just several ones on Pixels...

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Jenny Rainbow

9 Years Ago

I think it will be soon the same problems with images from AW, as after we got such nice individual sites we prefer to work from there. Did you ever realize that?



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Bradford Martin

9 Years Ago

You could say the opposite also. What is the point of working on FAA not pixels. Pixels offers the full range of products. Not FAA. Many may have joined Pixels directly and never heard of FAA. Did you ever realize that?

 

Jenny Rainbow

9 Years Ago

What I wanted to say that its makes the interrocnnection in between the artists more difficult. As I told its really annoying to vote/comment for images from different sites. Well if its not bothering you, thats ok. I just would say that if somebody put in the common FAA thread or groups the images from Pixels/ AW and expect the feedback so have to keep in mind, that you'll get half attention..

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Touche

 

Frank J Casella

9 Years Ago

The more we use Pixels then the more it gains natural SEO like FAA has ... I remember Sean saying this in one of his announcements.

However, you have a point that some members don't like the Pixels Brand ... so maybe we should all work in FAA and promote Pixels? If that is the case everyone should be on the same thinking.

Their are even some members who prefer using FineArtInternational over Pixels. You still get the phone cases there ( at least I do ) but it's in the drop-down for the Prints option instead.

 

Jenny Rainbow

9 Years Ago

Frank, dont get offended by me but well its your example made me write this post as I wanted to comment on something of yours and did not with the reason which you know now :-)

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Frank J Casella

9 Years Ago

No worries Jenny. Thank you for your kind words.

 

Joseph C Hinson

9 Years Ago

I agree with Jenny, but to me it's not about the brand as much as it is the inconvenience, really. I just happen to log into FAA other than Pixels, but when I try to jump between the two sites, I have to log in and log out. It makes no sense. Same when I'm trying to do stuff on the AW site, too. It's a bit tedious.

 

Mike Savad

9 Years Ago

it is a bit annoying. its the same site yet we still have to log out and log in. so for those things - i don't click the link. i never understood why we would need to log into the other site. its the same place with a different name.

---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com

 

Mike Savad

9 Years Ago

i don't work on pixels because pixels is second in the eyes of a search. why work there where faa comes up first in the search and all images are connected to this site anyway? i don't log into my art site because i can't connect to the forum. we have too many sites.

i also don't like the pixels name - while its a good name, it doesn't say fine art. it doesn't conjure up the image i want people thinking when they hear the original name.

as a customer of stuff i think i would be confused if i was switching back and forth between sites. they all look the same, but all have different names.

---Mike Savad
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Jenny Rainbow

9 Years Ago

Mike, I should say that Im totally agree with all your words said here as think the same way...

And by the way I want also say, that the old problem that pixel always transfer me back to FAA still not fixed. So for me another reason just complitely forget about Pixels..

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John Haldane

9 Years Ago

I never log into Pixels. I, too, find it annoying. One site, one name, makes much more sense. All my searches on my art by name turn up FAA - none ever shows as Pixels (at least as far as I can see).

Stick with one name and promote.

Jenny - I never vote or comment on images shown from Pixels, either, because I won't log in and out.

 

Barbara A Griffin

9 Years Ago

Mike this explains a lot ...{ i don't work on pixels because pixels is second in the eyes of a search. why work there where faa comes up first in the search and all images are connected to this site anyway? i don't log into my art site because i can't connect to the forum. we have too many sites.}

Since I started using and logging in to only Pixels 3 months ago, my sales have all but dried up. I don't log in to my artist site either because there are many things that can't be done there. So I guess it's back to FAA for me.

 

Abbie Shores

9 Years Ago

Pixels is the site of choice for me because I want to be working on the site that has all the products on it. Its easier to check phone cases for instance and we have new things coming so I want to be there ready.

Think how I feel though as I have no idea what site you are on when requesting help here or in messaging so have to double link all the time for you

Where you log on and work from has nothing to do with search, here or Google

You should ALL be on Pixels just to make my life easier!!

DISCLAIMER This last sentence WAS a joke

 

Jenny Rainbow

9 Years Ago

Abbie :-) Make my day!

P.S. But my choice is FAA though...:-)

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Joseph C Hinson

9 Years Ago

Can't wait for those new things. I took the prices out of all my phone cases because I was tired of my images showing in a Google search in a phone case (turned the wrong way, many times) But with the new items coming very shortly, I may rethink that and rethink Pixels. Although, oddly, my work computer will go to FAA but not Pixels. Go figure. I have always thought it was the "America" in the domain name. IT didn't want to look unpatriotic.

 

Jenny Rainbow

9 Years Ago

To promote phone cases I use AW for Twitter and for Pinterest. But anyway they are not selling for me - just one for all the time its started.

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Mike Savad

9 Years Ago

i just never understood why the url name makes any difference as to what we sell here. in the court of law i don't think they would consider that important. and i would sell more phone cases if they were listed here.

if i push any site that has the new products it will be the artist site. if we just had a connection to the site functions on the art site, i would be logging in over there instead.


---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com

 

Floyd Snyder

9 Years Ago

I don't think I have ever logged into Pixels at all. I see no reason to. I never advertise Pixels or FAA and I don't do contests or groups anymore.

I agree with Mike, FAA is the lead brand and it is the one most likely to be found by Google and other search engines.

I never seen the need for splitting the brand. It did not make sense to me. I am sure Sean has/had his reasons so it doesn't need to make sense to me.

I never advertise Pixels or FAA and I don't do contests or groups anymore.

 

Lynn Bauer

9 Years Ago

Thank you for bringing this up, Jenny! As usual, we are thinking the same about this!! And, I also agree with everything Mike has said about it. I only use FAA, and I find all the logging in & out to other sites a pain. I've made one print sale through Pixels, and one phone case...that's it. And, I too, like having the "fine art" as part of the name!! Just my 2 cents worth.

 

Marlene Burns

9 Years Ago

Premium members now have 3 sites to juggle.
I joined faa....I like "fine art" being associated with my work....I don't sell cell phone covers, nor will I want my work on umbrellas or coffee mugs.

Sean has told us that pixels is going to become the main site one of these days.
He has added bells and whistles to AW..and seems like we are being encouraged to promote by changing 'artist websites' out with our own domain names....yet our AW links are subdomains.

And I have the same issue as Jenny...I can't comment on many images that I'd like to simply because I'm not going to waste more time signing in and out and in and out.

In a google search, pixels doesn't come up for my work....but faa does...so that's where I'll stay

 

Mike Savad

9 Years Ago

google prefers the original - faa. yahoo, bing etc go to the artist website. i don't think i've ever seen where pixels came up. and the only time i do, is when it's related to the forum. according to stat counter anyway.

---Mike Savad
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Jenny Rainbow

9 Years Ago

I did some search in Google now as was interested how change the situation when we got better individual AW and found out that my name in search come first with Houzz! :-)
2-4 rows FAA - separately as greeting cards, canvas and prints, after that couple links for Pinterest, than book from Blurb and FINALLY! I can see my artistwebsites! So on 8-th place - it was not there before at all! Even above my Flickr where I have more than 1 million views!
So for now it make sense! And 2 links of pixels very behind but for particular works - I really dont know why they appeared...

# Lynn, thank you very much for your kind support, always! :-)

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Mike Savad

9 Years Ago

just be sure you do this experiment you clear your google history and turn off anything in the settings where it gives you suggestions. otherwise you'll never know where you rank. if you visit houzz more often it will show up higher in the list. if your friends on google plus prefer a site, it will show those at the top. each search will yield different results on every computer and location in the world.

---Mike Savad
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Jenny Rainbow

9 Years Ago

Thanks for this advise, Mike, did not know that...


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Lesley DeHaan

9 Years Ago

How the sites differs only matters in one way for me - the name. My work is not "fine art" so it makes way more sense to me to be on pixels.com 'cause my work is more contemporary and computer based.
Sending my teenage fan base to fineartamerica feels uncomfortable, but pixels.com makes more sense to me, and to them.

 

Marlene Burns

9 Years Ago

Mike,
Thanks for the info about what google prefers. I prefer google as well....and until such a time that google stops prefering faa, I won't be changing over to pixels...it's just not showing up in my searches.

 

Jenny Rainbow

9 Years Ago

Lesley, also make a sense your choice of Pixels, can complitely understand.




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Mike Savad

9 Years Ago

on the plus side, being shorter, pixels is easier to tweet, because there are less letters.

---Mike Savad
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Lesley DeHaan

9 Years Ago

I use bit.ly @Mike. Consistent and easy so I can compose my Tweets knowing how many characters I'll have every time.

 

Jenny Rainbow

9 Years Ago

My husband who is in Netherlands now checked my name from his computer and got really interesting results, very different with mine! Really make me think whats going on: 1st result staying for Houzz 2,3 links with FAA, 4th for Pixels and after that no more links related with my name...

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JC Findley

9 Years Ago

Can he check my name? I think I am bigger than Jerry Lewis in France.

 

Jenny Rainbow

9 Years Ago

JC, From my Russian side its like that : 1st FAA, 2 - Pinterest, 3- Etsy, 4- AW, Youtube, LinkedIn, Houzz,Twitter,Amazon..
From Netherlands will give you later, as he isnt home now..




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Frank J Casella

9 Years Ago

Jenny I searched your name in Googe: FAA > Flickr > FB > 500PX > Houzz> Twitter > Pinterest

My name now search has changed since the new AW: LinkedIn > FB > about.me > Twitter > PentaxGallery > Wordpress> AW.

This is interesting because I only link to AW when sharing to my email campaign list, otherwise it's Pixels on social media.

This is Sean's business, but I'm thinking maybe all the websites except Pixels should be like AW ... so everyone in in contexts, groups, the forum, etc. on Pixels since that will be the main site. We can still share our work from the other sites like we do with AW but have full access on Pixels.

 

Jenny Rainbow

9 Years Ago

Thank you very much Frank, great to know in US some more info about me on Google :-)

For you: 1- Photographer LinkedIn, 2-nd LinkdIn, Facebook, Pentax PhotoGallery,About.Me, FAA,Twitter,Wordpress .......Pixels - about 23rd place after different links not really yours..Didnt find AW or maybe more than on 3rd page..




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Frank J Casella

9 Years Ago

Thank you Jenny ... makes sense the Pixels is before the AW site to come up because that is what I most share. Like I said though, for my search AW came up first and has not before the new website launch.

 

Frank J Casella

9 Years Ago

Mike is right though with Yahoo, Jenny: Flickr> FAA> AW> FB> Houzz> devianart> youtube> 500PIX

 

Mike Savad

9 Years Ago

from nj -

Jenny Rainbow no quotes

faa, flicker, facebook, 500px, houzz, twitter, pinterest, saatchi and tumblr


---Mike Savad
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Jenny Rainbow

9 Years Ago

Mike, thank you - Facebook definitely not mine as im there under my other real name and not using for business actually and Tumblr - seems because they picked my pictures from Flickr...

For you 1 - FAA, 2- http://www.suburbanscenes.com/, Facebook,RedBubble,Twiiter,Pinterest - seems you have some fans there - http://www.pinterest.com/inkflo/hdr-art-nostalgia-mike-savad/, Houzz,Zazzle, one more site you maybe interested to hear as seems not exactly yours: http://www.tuttartpitturasculturapoesiamusica.com/2012/04/mike-savad-suburban-scenes.html
about me, image kind etc...


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Loretta Luglio

9 Years Ago

I understand the logic behind pixels but I also have a problem with the name. I'm primarily an oil painter although I do some digital work on a limited basis. As a traditional artist I feel FAA is a much better name to identify with. Pixels brings an image site to mind and the name loses the art branding. Fine Art America is a great name, tells the story and is a wonderful marker for customers.

 

Valerie Reeves

9 Years Ago

Totally agree, Jenny! I find the whole thing very annoying and won't log in to Pixels to comment.

 

Joseph C Hinson

9 Years Ago

Can someone do a Google search for Joe the Photog and Joseph C. Hinson for me please? I'm off to Google some of you folks right now. Let me know if it tickles.

 

Jenny Rainbow

9 Years Ago

Joseph, from my (Russian) side: 1. Facebook 2. FAA 3. Flickr 4 Flickr 5 if it yours: http://www.thumbtack.com/sc/columbia/photographers/photography-services-joseph-c-hinson-photography





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Joseph C Hinson

9 Years Ago

Jenny Rainbow -- Flickr, FAA, Facebook, 500px, Houzz, Twitter, Pinterest, Saatchi, Tumblr
Frank -- Linked, Facebook, AboutMe, Twitter, Pentax Photo Gallery, FAA, WordPress,
JC Findley -- FAA, Pinterest, Etsy, Facebook, You Tube, LinkedIn, Houzz, Saatchi, France

No Pixels for anyone.

 

Dan Turner

9 Years Ago

"No Pixels for anyone."

That will continue as long as Pixels is a clone of FAA. One of the sites needs to go away or needs to radically change and become it's own site, completely separate and apart from the other.


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Mike Savad

9 Years Ago

pixels is there if you force it. but because it's totally identical in every way it will be washed to the back. how much of a change it needs isn't known. i'm hoping the private artist sites will go higher in google than the artist subdomain.

---Mike Savad
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John Haldane

9 Years Ago

Pixels is a terrible name; just merge it and the products here at FAA. Honestly, in the world of marketing, multiple choices of places is a sure fired way to lose customers. KISS principle - remember?

 

Mike Savad

9 Years Ago

KISS principle, wear platform shoes, black wigs, and paint my face like a freaky mime clown.





---Mike Savad
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Abbie Shores

9 Years Ago

Aw is not a subdomain of faa it is a domain of itself

Yes, pixels will be the head site with faa and others just additions to

 

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