General / Gallery Set Up ,etc.
Every Artist/Craftsperson that reads this probably has more experience here (on and about FAA and selling on the Internet) than I do, (I have 40 years of My Art sales/experience, but this particular sales approach/medium is a completely different animal) and I thank each and everyone of you for that wealth of knowledge that I get/have gotten from you!
This is the (pointed ) question I have this time: Is there a way, do you know that you can place 'pictures' on/in a (separate )gallery that would not be for sale (NFS) and have no pricing (I'm not looking to sell them) but specifically for visual enhancement of 'Paintings' that are in another gallery ?
- you see this in many websites - (posters.com etc.) Say for instance, you pick out a poster you click on it and the website has an option there to show you what that poster looks like in a 'setting' - in the past (decades )for me this quite possibly was/is my greatest technique with My Metal Sculptures - specially with the 'Rich' - I would take a picture of their setting and in the computer superimpose either a piece from 'stock' or a proposed commission (mockup/model) and present to them - I'm telling you it's like money in the bank, an instant sale (for me).
- it's similar to what FAA is doing with the new app - 'see the picture you would like to buy for your 'setting' before you make a decision - a clever(innovative) concept and a technical upgrade from what I was doing. Why can't I, or anybody use this same technique by simply showing pictures that have been taken by My Private Patrons, Galleries, Interior Designers etc. - put it in this separate gallery just for a visual of what the proposed 'Painting' looks like in a setting. (I already have the necessary components available)
- as you or I know, a lot of people can't visualize, imagine or picture something in their own environment like we (The Artist ) can, right? - Well, I can't seem to figure out how to do this - any 'gallery' that I open and set up automatically has it geared for sales. - Of course the other thought would be to deliberately set up the gallery, so that people could buy the setting's 'Pictures etc.' or see the images that they're interested in in different settings.
This idea is just one of many functions (like using videos - to promote The Artist and their Art, etc. - Which from the latest research study indicates 'videos' are responsible for 60 to 70% of the decision/ buying today)) that would enhance the possibility for sales -but I don't see how in Artist FAA sites - these (successful concepts in the past) are just my logical thoughts
- what answers do you have (to my pointed question ) and what do you think of these viable/proven concepts (separate gallery for viewing only and Artists video promotions)?
I thank you in advance - (The other) Robert Palmer . . . over
(The other) Robert Palmer . . . over