Artists Helping Artists: Selling Your Art On-line With Leslie Saeta

In 2014, Vogue magazine did a piece titled “Why the world’s most talked about new art dealer is Instagram”. A 2015 Artsy survey revealed that, of collectors who are active on Instagram, 51.5% purchased works from artists they originally discovered through Instagram. Join us as we share twenty top instagram accounts we think you should follow. Plus, you need to learn from these examples how you can use Instagram to sell your art.

Artists find inspiration for their art in many different places. Many artists are inspired by nature, color, and emotions. But many artists are motivated by non-traditional things. Join us as we discover many of the creative places artists find their inspiration. You don't want to miss this show!

So why are we doing a show about getting your computer organized for your art business? Well, first you need to clean up your desktop. Then file all of the documents that need to go in a folder. You also need to clean out your computer storage and most importantly, make sure you have a good backup system. And that’s just a start. But there is good news. We have an entire month dedicated to organizing your email so you don’t have to do that until later.  Join me, Leslie Saeta, and my March co-host Anne Needham as we try to make this process as painless as possible!

Do you create your art in a series? Creating a series is painting a collection of art that has a common theme. It's not only easier to create but is much easier to promote, sell and gain a gallery's interest. Join Leslie Saeta and co-host Anne Needham as they share exactly why you need to do to paint a series of paintings. They also offer a step by step process to create a successful series. You don't want to miss this show!

Do you get in to your studio and ever feel like you are not motivated to paint? Are you tired of painting the same subject all of the time? Join co-hosts Leslie Saeta and Margaret Sheldon as they discuss what you can do when you feel bored, unmotivated and stuck in a rut! 

On this week's show we will be addressing one of the most asked questions in all of social media. How can we get more followers? On today's show we will offer tips and specific things you can do to build your Instagram and Facebook followers. Don't miss this show!

Today we have the pleasure of interviewing the very talented and award-winning abstract artist Jenny Nelson. Committed to abstraction -- yet very sensitive to her environment Jenny Nelson creates paintings that are energetic, responsive and finely tuned. On today's show, we will learn more about the journey Jenny has taken on a path to a very successful art career.

This week's Artists Helping Artists show is all about exactly what you need to either start a new blog or fix the one you have. It's interesting that in the last 13 months Leslie has done both of these things. This show is for you if you want to know the steps to creating a blog, how you can be organized, how you can write better blog posts and the mistakes you should avoid along the way. It's a really good resource and if you have ever considered blogging then you really should listen to the show.

Most artists have tons of photos stored on their phone, tablet and computer. Don't you think it's time to get them all organized? Join us on today's show as we tackle the February Organizing Project ... Managing and Organizing Your Digital Photos. My co-host Margaret Sheldon and I will discuss what to do with all of the photos already stored on your devices and how to keep them organized in the future. We will even tell you how to find all of your duplicates and free up storage space on your computer and phone! This show just might finally get you organized.

Are you looking for some great studio tips? Today we will discuss over twenty studio tips suggested by some of the best artists that have been on the AHA show. Join me and my cohost Margaret Sheldon as we share this invaluable information!

Tony D’Amico defines his mission simply as follows: “Capture scenes of everyday life that are too often overlooked." Today we will interview Tony as he shares his incredibly successful journey as an illustrator, marketing promotions business owner to a full-time award-winning artist. Join us as we interview this fabulous artist!

All artists need to define their audience before they spend time marketing their art. Defining who your art audience is will help you focus on creating great content that will appeal to your buyers. Join Leslie and her co-host Margaret Sheldon as they share a step-by-step process to identify and attract your art audience.

Do Artists Need Galleries? This really is the 64 million dollar question. Should you sell your art online or through galleries? And in a perfect world can you do both? Today my cohost Margaret Sheldon and I are going to look at both sides of this issue and we think you should be very interested to hear what we have to say.

Working from home sounds great — unless your home office is a disaster. Mine is! If you recall we did an AHA show last month on 12 things you should do in 2017 (each month!) to really organize your art business. On the first show of each month we are going to go in to detail on how you can accomplish the task. January is the month to organize your office space and file folders.

On our last AHA show of 2016 we are going to feature all of our (and your) favorite things! Thanks to everyone for their input on their favorite art supplies, apps, magazines, blogs, websites, gadgets, etc. This show will be very valuable to help you plan for the new year!

It's that time of the year for goal setting. And we know it's really hard. How can you pick a few goals that are supposed to last for the whole year? What if the goals are too hard? What if they aren’t really the most important things you need to do in 2017?  So do you see why we find this goal setting task almost impossible? I think my co-host Carrie Waller and I found a way around this problem. Today's AHA show is going to change that. It's titled "Goal Setting … A 12 Month Plan to Organize Your Art Business". I think you really should listen to this show.

Today we are blessed to learn about the Nozomi Project. It's an incredible story of how a wonderful organization was created to support the local survivors of the 2011 disastrous earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Our guest is Sue Takamoto and her story is an amazing story about tragedy, hope and success.  Sue  is one of the founders of the Nozomi project which creates hand made local jewelry from the pottery remnants scattered after the tsunami. Join us for this amazing and touching story.

Today we are joined by Tim Miles and Ryan Patrick. They are from Miles & Co. which provides integrated marketing strategies for companies. Join us as they share their knowledge about marketing and communication and apply it to helping artists. Don't miss this show!

Many artists have great websites. After spending lots of time updating your website, your content is accurate and up do date. But lack of website traffic is one of the most common challenges I hear from artists. Are you struggling with getting more visitors to your site? Join me and my December co-host Carrie Waller as we share thirty-five things you can do to increase your website traffic.

Most of you have heard of Google Hangouts. But do you realize how you can use this communication app to build your art business? Join me and my co-host Margaret Sheldon as we discuss twenty ways you can use Google Hangouts in your art business. You don't want to miss this show!