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“Throughout history, artists have been dependent on dealers and galleries…now they can do their own marketing. It’s a very empowering thing, and it levels the playing field.” - Eric Sparre, Artspan founder, The Wall Street Journal, June 16, 2008.
Sign up today and be online tonight!
Building your website is EASY! 1. Visit Artspan.com & click Join Us 2. Complete the simple online application 3. Upload images & create galleries 4. Create pages with any info (bio, contact etc) 5. Customize the design of your site 6. Start promoting your website
Artspan Website Features
Easy to Manage We provide elegantly designed artist, photographer and artisan websites. Artspan sites are simple to use, each site has its own control panel where the artist can customize and control all aspects of their site. Artists can upload their work, create galleries, and post pages with any info they want. Artists can also control the look of their site by selecting colors & fonts.
Most Traffic Artspan is the only provider of websites that is also a major art destination and that brings traffic to member sites. We are ranked #1 by Google for “contemporary art” and top-ranked for many other terms. Your work will appear in Artspan search results, in the directories and will be featured in the genre portals. All Artspan member sites are also optimized for search engines.
Lowest Cost
$13.95 to 19.95/month (10% off for annual payment). If you want to keep your current site you can become an Associate Member and have your images show in the searches and directories, the cost is $35 per year.
A manageable website is key to showcasing & marketing your work
10 WebSmart Steps ...to Advance Your Career
1. Reserve a domain name & launch a site 2. Show only best quality images 3. Keep your site fresh – add new images regularly 4. Include your site name on any and all printed materials 5. Tell everyone you know and ask them to tell someone 6. Optimize your meta tags for specific terms
7. Optimize your website content
8. Exchange links with other websites
9. Participate in blogs, forums and social networking sites 10. Affiliate with a larger art site like Artspan.com
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Hear what our members are saying...
“Artspan has been an invaluable tool for marketing my work, and I have made numerous contacts and sales through the site. -Sandy Flood, Painter ”
“I joined every free listing I could find for artists and placed a link back to Artspan. Then the magic began…People began to find me. They actually got on planes and flew in and bought sculpture!!!! WOW! They said they came specifically because of the excellent website! The sales came in from Canada, California, the country of Colombia, Albuquerque New Mexico, Florida, Maryland, Virginia, New York State and Belgium! - S-G Kelsey, Sculptor ”
“I have made valuable contacts as a member of Artspan. It is always my pleasure to direct potential clients to this innovative, attractive site. The director, an artist himself, is sincerely intereste”d in making this a professional tool for artists. - Stephen Layne, Sculptor
www.artspan.com email: ask@artspan.com 609.397.0888 toll free: 866.ARTSPAN
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