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9 Years Ago
Hi there, I am relatively new to Pixels.com, and I am wondering if I am doing something wrong, when it comes to promoting my work.
I have not made a sale yet, and was curious to why?
Also, not that many other viewers leave comments or likes/favourites.
So I suppose I am asking how do I improve my 'sales-potential'?
Any feedback from member/s is welcome.
Kind Regards
Jacques
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9 Years Ago
you don't have that many images and at least one gallery is blank. you haven't been here that long - have you been advertising?
you have galleries with strange names, many of which leave me scratching my head. it doesn't pay to be poetic there. your bio isn't a resume and it shouldn't be written in all caps.
your avatar is hard to see that dark and cracked.
its black and white, but you mention pink. the descriptions should be more thought out. you have too few keywords and your price is WAY too high for a small. not many will shell that much out for a small image.
while you have black and white stuff, most are flowers and there are already too many flowers. the rest looks like abstract which is a tough sell.
you'll have to figure out who your going to market this too. with only 1 keyword, which has no value, you'll need more words. the adage, if you make it they will come -- won't happen in a gallery. you have to reel them in.
not many will find this by calling it abstract in the tags and no description. all these will be useful in google as well. that watermark of yours in the corner may be too large to print.
there will only be so many people that will want an elephant on there wall, let alone one with huge cracks in it.
overall - you have to figure out who your audience is. you need to tell us about your art, and not leave it for us to figure out. you need more keywords and more work.
---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com
9 Years Ago
Marketing 101 by Mike Savad
Why Your Work May Not Be Selling - By Mike Savad
Evaluating Your Own Work To Sell – By Mike Savad
How To Critique And Edit Your Own Work For Better Sales
oh and my links
---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com
9 Years Ago
Well Mike Savad you are the man when it come to info on selling, I follow your post and read all your stuff you post and have to say iot has helped me greatly, but still no sales, but I can say I have stepped up by game by upgrading equipment, business cards, upload new work almost daily, critique my work before loading, and use free blog sites and social media. With all this said I have been able to sell some stuff just off my business cards I hand out, have talked to 2 local galleries and working on deals with them, and my family photo shoots are really picking from last year. So in closing hats off to you Mike Savad, I cant thank you enough for all the info you have given me.
thoughts and critique is always welcome!
9 Years Ago
still it takes time. you can sit around a year or more and not sell. while the net may seem instant, it isn't. and sometimes, no matter how good the work is, it may not go with anything in their room. other times you have to figure out who it will be for. like the nature shots - that might be better in a log cabin or house in the country or woods or for a hunter. so you hashtag it that way, or you describe it that way. often its just a creative way of explaining or spinning something in your favor.
---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com
9 Years Ago
Hello Jacques! I recognize you from the Orange Euphoria group. Mike does have some solid points, but also, it's simply a matter of time and building momentum. Your profile was created in November (just 3 months ago) and already you have 14 followers. That's a good number for the time frame we're talking about here, that means that some people are viewing your profile, liking what they see, and choosing to follow you to see more.
I'm a firm believer in the power of belonging to groups, or at least, belonging to well-organized groups. It's an excellent way of obtaining exposure. As soon as I have my strategy more clearly defined, I plan to promote my 3 groups, which, obviously, will benefit the contributing artists. Joining contests is also helpful, again, for the exposure.
I just read your bio. It is improved over the previous one, but it still is distant and cold, and tells us NOTHING about YOU!. People want to know about the artist. As the term biography suggests, tell us about Jacques.
I hope all of this has been helpful.
9 Years Ago
coming back to the thread wouldn't hurt either, some interaction to show you didn't abandon it.
while the bio is easier to read, it looks more like a KGB report or your sending it via telegram. write a small paragraph about the art you do, rather than how old you are. and say it in the first person not that whole line. you say you specialize in food and other things, but i don't see any of that on here. only list what you have. also the links at the bottom - that all go to the same place, just adds clutter. the visit website button should be the only place your link is in.
---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com
9 Years Ago
Thank you mike and rahdne for all the advice, i really do appreciate your comments. i will make changes and hopefully get more feedback on them
thank you again
9 Years Ago
Thanks for posing this question, Jacques. I have only recently begun adding images to my profile page, and the responses you've generated here are very helpful, especially the ones about using social media. --John
9 Years Ago
now the bio is too long. just give us a 3 line outline of what you make also that discount will only take it off on your end, so you know. remove all the negatives about drawing. i can't tell you how to shorten it because there is so much there right now i can't tell what you do.
hi my name is this. i make these things, they are a cross between X and Y, i specialize in this that and the other thing and that's it. also remove the albacoxe thing, and just tell us - you did those things. or it will just confuse people.
---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com
9 Years Ago
Randy and Mike: Thanks for this bio guidance. It is VERY helpful. FAA should prominently post similar guidelines for newbies to help them create a short-and-sweet bio.
--John
9 Years Ago
bio's are different for different people. some people think its a good idea to go on and on about every award and achievement they ever got. other's think it's a good place to list all their medical ailments. some think its a book and they have to tell everything, some think its an the enquirer, and talk about their personal lives. others think its for talking about family and friends. and some think its a place to list all their faults. its different things to different people. but if you want to sell, usually its best to keep it to the point. you don't want it too short, you want to list keywords that will attract google as you type. adding a little content and context.
keeping in mind that it's only so wide, so anything you type will be in the form of a poem. type too much and it goes down the length of the page.
---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com
9 Years Ago
Jacques, If your having trouble with the bio's see how others are doing. I have to agree with Mike and your welcome John.
9 Years Ago
Hi everyone helping me regarding this matter. I have made more changes and hope that it is more to the point, and effective.
I value all of your opinions and thank you for the time you take to help me.
Mike, John and Randy
9 Years Ago
Also I forgot to ask, then how does the discount code thing work Mike, and where do possible buyers see this code once I create one?
Kind regards
Jacques
9 Years Ago
the amount that's off is on the amount you mark up not the total amount. which then confuses the buyer a lot. the code itself would have to be sent outside of this site. when you do your usual advertising. i don't run many sales myself, i find no one really cares.
you can look at my bio if you want. it shouldn't be too long. the amount you might right for a long comic strip box. you want people to not lose their attention spans on it.
lets see if we can change the bio
I am a photographer living in South Africa. I specialize in abstract and a modern style black and white flower images?
then talk about why you make it, don't talk about the manipulations because you clearly do that in all of them. adding cracks and such don't really enhance, so maybe distress? i dunno. don't bother mentioning the commercial stuff, no one will contact you. if you have a link for the commercial stuff include that, but keep in mind, every link out will be a way out of your store. if you love landscape and still life - post more of it.
your hotmail account, does not look professional. get a real .com, address. its hard calling yourself a company, and then putting hotmail in the end. it would be better to just say contact you and they can do it internally.
I am a freelance photographer living in Pretoria, Gauteng,
South Africa. The art I am showcasing are collections of
sculpted pieces using different materials and subjects, that I
photograph. Believing in 'true' photography, I only enhance the
'art pieces' and never photo-manipulate the images.
I also love photographing still lives of any subject matter,
portraiture and landscapes.
My commercial work is not included on this site, and I want to keep it just for Fine art.
If you would like to see my commercial work please contact me.
---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com
9 Years Ago
Jacques, you are welcome to look up my bio as well as Mike's or just look up any of the artist. My bio isn't that great and I need to work on making it better. You can see its short and not a very long story. Two or three sentences is all you need and they won't be bored. Have a great weekend!
9 Years Ago
Don´t take my bio as an example! I´m struggling myself!
Colin Utz
www.colinutzphotography.com
9 Years Ago
hi there Mike
After looking at your bio, i made these changes.
please advise
Kind regards
Jacques
9 Years Ago
i'm not sure i'd bother mentioning commericial. i'd either post it in its own gallery (because you never know) or leave it out. unless people know you very well for your commericial stuff, it will just be confusing, especially if someone wanted commercial, they might be looking for that part of the site away from the fineart stuff. but it's easier to read now.
---Mike Savad
MikeSavad.com